Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-28

for baling cotton or any other commodity,
5-10 of cent per pound"
Steel Rails.
On railway bars. T rails. and punched
iron or steel fiat rails fae conference re-
stored the house rate of 20 of cent. On
railway fishplates the senate rate of 4-10
of one cent per pound stands.
Paragraph 132 providing for an extra
duty of 2-10 of a cent per pound on iron and
| steel sheets or plates. galvanized or coated.
was allowed to stand. but was made to
apply only to zinc spelter or other metals,
or any alloy of these metals
The house rate of cents per pound was
restored on polished or planished sheets of
! iron or steel. On taggers' iron or steel. tin
plates and terne plates the house rate of
| 1I2 cents per pound was restored. The
house receded from its proviso that the
| benefit of the drawback provision in Sec
tion "a shall not apply 70 articles manu-
| factured in this country from Imported
| tinplateS, etc.
The conference amended the previso to
| paragrap 1876 relating to wire rods so as to
make 1t read as follows:
THAT all wire or steel rods which have
| been tempered or treated in any manner or
partly manufactured shall pay an addi-
| tional duty of one-hah of one cent per
| pound"
There were several changes in the para
graph relating to iron aud steel wire.
Changes in Cutlery.
In the paragraph relating to cutlery there
was but one change from the senate sched-
| ule.
| The conference made material changes
| from both the senate and house rates on
| shotguns. both in classification and rates
| of duty.
On wheels for railway purposes com
promise makes the duty II. cents per
pound and IA cents on ingots, blooms,
| etc. Aluminium. in crude form, was made
dutiable at cents and in plates at 13 cents
per pound.
The rate on Dutch metal was made
cents per package of 100 loaves.
The language and rates of the senate
amendments of the paragraph in relation
to lead ore were accepted without change,
but lead in pigs was made dutiable at 21s
cents per pound, instead of cents, as fixed
by the house, and "a 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 u cents
per pound and 20 per cent. ad valorem.
The rate of cents pound on nickel. as
provided by the house, was restored.
Earthenvvare.
The senate language in paragraph SS, re-
lating to tiles, Is retained, except that the
requirements that the tiles shall be for
floors and walls is stricken 61t. 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, 81. 80 per ton;
pearl hardening for papermakers' use 20
per cent. ad valorem."
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-
factured.
The house paragraph relating to clays
and earths was adopted. and the house
rates on dried asphaltum and bitumen. On
fullerS earth the rate was fixed al 81. so
per ton on the unmanufactured article and
50 per ton on that which has been manufac-
| tured.
The house rate on undecerated 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 so per centun ad va
loren.
The senate receded from its amendments
to the rates on plain bottles, jars. etc.
Glass.
The paragraph Q0O) in regard-to cut or
ornamented glass bottles was not changed
as to rates.
and language unpublished cylinder.
crown and common window glass, but re-
tained the senate rates and language on
polished cylinder and crown glass
In the paragraph QO0 relating to fluted.
rolled, ribbed. or rough plate glass the SEN
ate rates and language were retained ex-
cept the house proviso to the effect
that all the above plate glass when ground,
smoothed, or otherwise obscured shall be
subjected to the same rate of duty cast
polished plate glass unsilvered."
The senate rates were retained on cast
polished plate glass. both unfinished and
silvered, as provided in paragraphs 104
and 105.
The house rate of 10 per cent ad va
loren, in addition to other rates chargea bic
on window, crown. cylinder, plate
glasses where those glasses are bent
ground, frosted, etc.. is reduced to per
cent.
The conference adopted the senate
amendments in paragraph 10S 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 1t II cents per
cubic foot.
Flax.
The thread paragraph $500 is a COM
promise between the two houses, making a
duty OF Ii cents per pound on threads made
from yarn not finer than five lea or num-
mer. and three-fourths cent per pound ad-
d1tional 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 yarns not
finer than so lea or number to 40 per cent
ad valorem. which is a compromise be-
tween the two houses.
Floor mattfngs. which are taken from
the free list, where they were placed by
the senate. are made dutiable at 8 cents
per square yard where their value does not
exceed 10 cents per square yard, and at
cents per square yard and 25 per cent.
ad Va1orem where their value exceeds 10
cents per square yard.
Bags or sacks made from plain woven
Fabrics and baggfng for cotton gunny
cloth and similar ia brics were taken from
the free list and the language of the house
practically restored in both Instances. On
bags the rate was made seyen-eiehth hs
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 bftuminous Goals fixing the
rate OF 81 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.
The house provision in regard to dia-
monds and other precious stones was re-
stored.
Paintings, drawings and statuarv were
| again made dutiable at 20 per cent an va