Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-29
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cents per pound. instead of cents. as fixed
by the house. and 2A cents as fixed by the
senate.
The senate rates on mica were advanced,
those on the manufactured article being
fixed at cents per pound and 20 per cent.
ad valorem, those on cut mica at IL cents
per pound and 20 per cent ad valorem.
The rate of cents pound on nickel. as
provided by the house. was restored.
Enrthenware.
The senate language in paragraph IS, re-
lating to tiles, is retained, except that the
requirements that the tiles shall be for
floors and walls is stricken out. The house
rates were restored on Portland, Roman
and other cements.
Paragraph 81, relating to gypsum, was
amended SO as to read as follows:
Plaster rock or gypsum. crude, so cents
per ton; If ground or calcined. $3.50 Per ton:
pearl hardening for papermakers' use 20
per cent ad valorern."
The paragraph relating to pumice stone
was totally changed. the rate being made
Sc per ton on the manufactured article and
10 per centum ad valorem on the unmanu-
featured.
The house paragraph relating to clays
and earths was adopted, and the house
rates on dried asphaltum and bitumen. On
fuller's earth the rate was fixed at $1.50
per ton on the manufactured article and
So per ton on that which has been manufac-
tured.
The house rate on undeccrated rocking
ham earthenware, paragraph "a. was re-
stored.
In the next paragraph, relating to china.
the house provision including clock cases,
with or without movements. was restored.
making the duty 60 per centum ad va
loren.
The senate receded from it's amendments
to the rates on plain bottles, jars, etc.
Glass.
The paragraph 600 in regard to cut or
ornamented glass bottles was not changed
as to rates.
The conference restored the house rates
and language on unpublished cylinder.
crown and common window glass, but re-
tained the senate rates and language on
polished cylinder and crown glass.
In the paragraph QOS) relating to fiuted.
rolled, ribbed, or rough plate glass the SEN
ate rates and language were retained ex-
cept the house proviso to the erect
that all the above plate glass when ground,
smoothed, or otherwise obscured shall be
subjected to the same rate OF duty as cast
polished plate glass unsilvered."
The senate rates were retained on cast
polished plate glass, both unfinished and
silvered, as provided in paragraphs 1O4
and los.
The house rate Of 10 per cent ad va
loren, in addition to other rates chargeable
on window, crown, cylinder. or plate
glasses where those glasses are bent,
ground. frosted. etc. is reduced to per
cent.
The conference adopted the senate
amendments in paragraph 1903 relating to
spectacles, eyeglasses, etc., with one ex-
ception.
Paragraph 112, relating to stained or
painted glass windows. remains practical
ly as left by the senate.
The two houses compromised the rate on
freestone, granite, sandstone, unmanufac-
tured or undressed. making it II cents per
cubic foot.
The thread paragraph $500 is a COM
promise between the two houses, making
duty OF 10 cents per pound on threads made
from yarn not finer than five lea or num-
mer, and three-fourths cent per pound adj
ditional for each lea or number in excess
OF five made from yarn finer than five lea
or number.
There is also a change in the next para
graph, relating to single yarns in the gray,
reducing the senate rate on yarns not
finer than so lea or number to 40 per cent.
ad valorem, which is a compromise be-
tween the two houses.
Floor mattings, which are taken from
the free list, where they were placed by
the senate. are made dutiable at 3 cents
per square yard where their value does not
exceed 10 cents per square yard. and at
Z cents per square yard and Is per cent.
ad valorem where their value exceeds 10
cents per square yard.
Bags or sacks made from plain woven
fabrics and bagging for cotton. gunny
cloth and similar fabrics were taken from
the free list and the language of the house
practically restored in both instances. On
bags the rate was made seven-eighths
cent per pound and Is per cent. ad valorem.
The senate rate on handkerchiefs was ac-
cepted.
Sundries.
There were comparatively few changes
in the sundries schedule. The senate
amendment on bituminous Goals fixing the
rate of CT cents per ton was accepted with
out change.
The house rate of one cent per thousand
on loose matches was restored.
The house rates on haircloth were re-
stored.
The senate rates on jewelry were re-
tanned.
monds and other precious stones was re-
stored.
Paintings. drawings and statuary were
again made dutiable at 20 per cent. ad va
loren.
Free List.
The following changes were made in the
free list:
The provision allowing cattle. horses.
sheep, or other domestic animals, straying
or driven across the boundary line Of an
other country for pasturage purposes, to
be brought back free of duty Is modified so
as to continue this privilege for the speci-
fed time of six months.
The conference restored to the free list
the house paragraph on books and engrav-
ings imported by authority Of the United
States for the library of congress.
The paragraph relating to the free intro
iuction Of books. libraries and reason
able furniture of persons from foreign
countries was altered as to provide that
where they were not introduced for sale
they were to be allowed free entrance
where they had not been so used for less
than one year.
The conference restored the house pro-
vision on camphor.
The following is the paragraph agreed
upon on anthracit coal in the free list:
Anthracite Coal.
Goal, anthracite. now especially pro-
vided for In this act. and coal stores OF
American vessels. but none shall be un-~
loaded"
Following Is the paragraph agreed upon
on coal tar in the free list: