The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05

containing not more than % cubic inches
cents per box; containing not more
than 20 cubic inches. 10 cents per box.
IL in other packages. 10 per cent al va
loren. All o,hsr fish in cans or boxes
OF less than half barrel and not spe-
c.ally provided Cor, IA cent per pound.
instead OF cent, as provided for in the
house bill MackereI or salmon. pick
led or sailed. or other fish picked in bar
reis or half barrels. cent per pound.
There is a new paragraph relating TO
the character OF FISH. The general house
rate was IL cents per pound. The
senate addition provides for 3-4 OF
cent per pound on smoked, dried. sailed.
picked, frozen fish prepared for preser-
walton and fresh fish not otherwise spe-
ciaily provided for. The senate bill
strikes out house provision for an addi-
tional duty on any country or depen-
dency' which pays an export bounty on
fish. and also the house paragraph pro-
vid:ng for duty on cans containing
shell FISH.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
The provision N the house bill in dis
titled wines is stricken out ond the fol-
lowing substituted:
Still wines. including ginger wine
cordial and vermuth. in casks or pack
ages other than bottles or jugs. II con-
tanning IA per cent absolute. 80 cents per
gallon; z containing more than "a per
cent absolute alcohol, so cents per gall
lon: in bottles or jugs. per case OF one
dozen bottles or jugs containing each
not more than one quart, or more than
one pint or twenty-four bottles or jugs
containing each not more than one pint
81 per case, and any excess beyond these
Quantities found in such bottles or jugs
shall be subject to duty Of cents per
pint or fractional part thereof, but no
separate or additional duty snail De as
sesssed on the bottles or jugs: PROVIDED
that any wines, ginger cordial or YER
muth imported containing more than
twenty-four per cent OF alcohol shall DE
classed es spirits. and pay duty ac-
cordingIy; and provided further, that
there shall be no constructive or other
allowance for breakage. leakage or
damage on wines. liquors. c?rdials or ois-
titled spirits.
Wines, cord.als, brandy and other
spirituous liquors, including bfaIers OF
all kinds. and bay rum or bay water I'M
ported in bottles or jugs, shall be pack
ed in packages containing not less than
one dozen bottles or jugs in each pack
ages. or duty shall be paid if such pack
age contained at least one dozen bottles
or Jugs; and all such bottles or jugs
shall, unless otherwise specially provid-
ed for in this act, pay an additional duty
of cents for each bottle or jug.
The percentage OF acohol in fruit
Juices shall be determined in such man.
ner as the secretary Of the treasury
shall by regulation prescribe.
The duty on brandy is reduced from
81. so to s. % per proof gallon. and the
provision in the original house bill for
the forfeiture Of brandy or other liquors
from countries denying admittance TO
these articles from the United States is
stricken out The duty on cordials. alb
sin.he. arrack, etc, is also reduced from
81 80 to s2.25 per gallon. The provision
in regard TO alcohol in first juices IS
changed, making the duty 60 cents per
contained therein, instead OF $50, as
PROVIDED IN tie mouse OIL.
FLAX. HEMP. ETC.
Flax not hacked or dressed Is re-
duCed from ! cent TO three-tourths OF
cent per pound and hacked or dressed
line" fax from cents 10 IL cents per
pound. Tow of fax is changed so as TO
provide for straight duty OF cent per
round.
Hemp. and tow OF hemp. are reduced
from s25 70 $40 per ton and hacked
hemp from $50 TO $40 per ton.
Considerable additions were made 20
:he paragraph relating 70 cables and
cordage These include Tampico fibre.
manila and sisal grass, all OF which are
made dutiajle a. l cent per pound. There
is an increase in the duty on threads
made from yarns finer than five lea. or
number. of from So to "a cent per
pound additional for each lea, or num-
Der.
Floor mattings are reduced. when
valued al not exceeding 10 cents yard.
from TO cents a square yard; valued
a exceeding 10 cents. at s cents per
square yard. with IS per cent ad
valorem stricken of. There Is provis-
ion added for an additional duty OF %
per cent I'D valorem where these are
manufactured with wary composed OF
cotton, fax Or other vegetable fibre.
Carpets made OF vegetable fibre. ex-
capt cotton. where the value does not ex-
coed l. cents per square yard. are made
dut.abie al cents a square yard, and
exceei ding Is cents in value. at 10 cents
per yard, with an addition OF 90 per
cen; ad vaiorem. This is a different
classification from the house bill on
these articles
Clcloth for floors is reduced from 10
10 cents per yard.
Shirt collars and cuffs. composed in
II: ole or in part of linen. are reduced
from 80 70 40 cents per dozen, and the
house n valo-em rate retained
The paragraph in regard 70 laces. lace
ably changed.
Paragraph 25s. in regard 20 embroid-
cries. etc. is stricken out.
There is a substitute for paragraph
3it. in regard &c woven fabr.cs composed
Of fax. hemp or ramie. which slightly
increases the rates IN ire house biz.
FRFE LIST ADDITIONS.
The following additions are made 70
The Rouse free Isl: Bensoic. csrbolic.
oxalic. salicylic and valerisn.c acids: all
fas;-black coat tar dyes. argots or crude
tar.a-s. and lees. crystals. crude beaux
lie. manila twine measuring 600 feet 70
tlse pound. boiling cloths composed %
six imported expressly FOR milling puT-
passs: books. maps. music. engravings.
photographs. etchinzs and charts. print
i rrO-e than Twenty years before tAe
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