New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05

WINES lncluGlng ginger VINE or ginger CoIulhi eiu
i%ss conanins per cent OF less 8. as:oIais
i per cent Of absolute alcohol g cents per gallon
Gr F per n Sase or 0hs and
more than one pint, or "a bottle or Jugs @ n
excess beyond these quantities round in such bottles
or jugs viii pc subject to duty Of cents per p, ant
dtoI.a duty shall be assessed the bottles or Jug
Snss ss sn pa
ho shall be cassed as spirits and pay dn h be no
other allowance for Srsak%e s. fnS
s sSS '1 VINES @ eordas brandy and other aoS
liquors Including siiers OF all kinds ana g pay sb 'a be
pss Tai n parEsses on not
dozen bottles jugs in each packqge or dn , sH on
dozen bottles or jugs and all such bottles or jn g
se pay m aSdpa dy bottle
jug. The percentage of alcohol IN wne5 anu as he
Secretary of the Treasury shall by regulation pre-
The duty on brandy is reduced from So 80 to 81 2;
per proof gallon and the provision IN Inc 90 ather
House bin for the forfeiture Of 6TnnqS OF to hese
articles from the United states rra as etc is also
TaH GSly 9n 81 q to per- gallon
vision in regard alcohol in fruit juices is Ses
and 81 20 on the alcohol contained therein instead
of So 30, provided in the House biii ,,,, I. .,o
| Lead ore is increased from cent. when Is inc
| House provision. TO ~ cents per pound.
CHANGES ON LUMBER.
| The lumber schedule is changed by adding after
the word timber the words "hewn, sided or squareu
| and round timber" and the duty fixed at the rate
of / cent per cubic foot. in the House Dill Inc
rate of 50 per thousand on all sawed boards, etc;
is retained but when paned on one e sde pnr e hom
| sand feet. board measure when planed tongueu
and grooyed the additional rae Is n aae Of e. IF
planed on two sides and tongued ana groo'eu' u
! per thousand, instead Of 81 80. -
| The House proviso for an additional duty OF -
per cent ad vaorem upon lumber imported rom any
| foreign country which imposes an export duIy Is
changed so to add the amount of the export duty
! instead OF any fixed. sum +, ,,,ou l., .,,,,on
The duty on kindnng wood in bundles Is stricken g n
out Shineles-House rate. 80 cents; Senate 20 cents
per thousand Manufactures Of osier or
picks OF wood or other vegetable SUBSTANCE
per cent ad valorem Butchers and packers skewers
House. 40 cents per thousand Senate 70 per cenS
al valorem. Placed on the free list are poplar ana
! other pulp woods. heading bolts. stave bolts and
| railroad ties. .l.co
! An important change made in tobacco taxes
under the internal revenue laws. Section SSeS, Re
| vised Statutes relating to internal revenue taxes
! on tobacco changed to read as follows:
! Upon tobacco and snuff manufactured and soi,
! removed for consumption or use, there sha Ds
! levied and collected the following taxes: on snuii'
manufactured of tobacco or any substitute Tor TO-
bacco, ground. dry damp picked scented OF OSnei
wise OF all descriptions when & ad lTr wbeS
s s OF Or removed for use or consumpon shall be
taxed snuff and shall be put up In packascs am
/ chewing ard smoking tobacco. fine cut cavendish'
plug or twist cut or graduated or every deScflp-
0I condition TO be consumed or in any manner
other than the ordinary mode of drying and curI.'
prepared for sale consumption. even If prepared
without the use Of any machine or instrument ana
without being pressed or dr @hG on c al
! tings and sweepings of tobacco. tax oil . cents
section 1884, of the Revised Statutes is amended
! SO as TO read as follows:
Upon cigars which shall be manufactured or sold,
or removed FOR consumption or Sa tt ay s io he
paid ny the manufacturer thereof: on cigars OF an
| therefor 50 per thousand; cigarettes weighing
not more than three pounds per thousand, 81 per
pounds per thousand, 50 per thousand.
The House provisions for duties or imported to-
bacco have been stricken out and the following du-
ties inserted on imported tobacco:
| Wrapper tobacco and filler tobacco when mixed
packed with more than per cent 4n went g OF
wrapper tobacco and all GaI oGacc2 hS mixed
or packed together if unstemmet 81 % per pould'
nial prea ida for in this act if unstenmcd 81
| cents per pound; IL stemmed. 30 cents per pound
! paragraph is inserted defining tobacco termed
follows
The term wrapper tobacco used IN this act
that quality Of leaf tobacco which Is su,tane
0p all othe eai to6scco Collectors
sha nS c m s1sFy TO By Of
Treasury of any leaf tobacco unless the nvolcos
o onc me to 5be Weller Wrapper e origin
and uag IN the al ea iGF one ba bSx
package il every ten and at least one or ne
! invoice shall be examined Dv the appraiser VI ~
and at least ten hands shall be examined In each
! examined bale. box OF package
Other changes in the tobacco schedule are as foi-
lows:
| All other tobacco, manufactured or unmanu u
featured, not specially provided FOR IN ms ac ss
/ -four and manufactures of snuff-House rate, %;
% Of s ali per 81
! per cent ad valorem; Senate s. per pound ana %
/ rligarettes OF ali kinds weighing less than. four
! pounds per thousand shall pay a duty OF 20 pe1
pound. ,,rr.rc
In the metal schedule the first change OF I'M
portance is made in Paragraph III relating to
coils or rods of less than seven-siXteenthS o. an
! inch In diameter which Is made TO include ham,
| mered as well as rolled iron, and on which the
dutv is reduced from the House rate Of eighth
tenths to seventenths of one cent per pounc Ihefe
! Is also a reduction on slabs. blooms, loops etc.
from fve-tenths to four-tenths of a cent pc, per
Six-tenths to fiye-tenths OF a cent. Boiler plate
iron or steel is reduced from 30 PEI cent to p pc;
| cent ad valorem; anchors Of iron or steel from
one and half cents per pound 10 one anu , ~
for are made dutiabio at So per al vaorem
| whereas the House rate gave the same al Vaiorem
There are aiso reflections in the hook bands and
scroll paragraph as follows: valued at Gems pc,
cent PEI pound: thinner than no 10 wire eausff
from S I 20 1s OF from cent hne
/ 10 eght-tenths Railway bars. 7 rails, etc, are
Z reduced from seven tWentclls tlite-ttHtiS VI 4"
| cent per pound and railway fshplates from one
/ half 10 four-tenths of cent per pounc There Is
/ a reduction in the paragraph relating TO galvanized
iron and steel sheets and galvanized hoop irOn etc
from one-fourth Of a cent per pound 10 wo-tenth5
or cent: on sheets OF iron steel polished planed
| etc from cents per pound TO one and seven
eighths. with a provision reducing the duty on
Cleaned by acid from one-fourth TO two-tenths OF
| There is a reduction tin plates, terne pla ties
and ragcers tin from one and one-haf cents to one
and fonr-tenths cents per pound. The provision re-
| Iinvnp this paragraph from the benefits of a draw
! back is stricken out.
are added to Paragraph 1871. and are made dutiabe
| az three-tenths OF cent per pound. In the same
ersgranh steel ingots cogged ingos. etc. valued
~ n cent per pound and less are made dutablc at