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

| increased from cents 10 2 IL cents.
All iron or steel tubes not especially pro-
| vided for are made duitable at so per
cent ad valored.
The cutlery paragraph is entirely
stricken out and substitute added as
| follows:
"Penknives, clasp knives, pruning
pruning knives, erasers. manicure knives
valued at not more than 40 cents per
| dozen; 40 per cent ad valorem; valued a:
| more than 30 cents per dozen, 1 cen, per
piece and 40 per cent ad vaiorem; val
| ued al more than 80 cents, ) cents per
piece and 20 per cent ad valorem; valued
at more than s150 per dozen, 10 cents
per piece and 40 per cent ad vaforem
valued at more than IS per dozen. %
cents per piece and 20 per cent ad va
loren; razor blades and razors valued
at not more than $50 per dozen. so cents
per dozen and Is per cent ad valorem;
valued at more than $50 per dozen.
sI.75 and 20 per cent ad yalorem; scis-
sors and shears valued al more than 80
cents per dozen, Is cents per dozen and
10 per cent ad valorem; valued at more
than 30 cents, 50 cents per dozen and Is
per cent ad valorem; valued al more
than s1.!5 per dozen, IS cents per dozen
and % per cent al vatorem.
The classification in regard to files,
rasps, ETC., is somewhat changed and
these articles, when two and half
inches in length and under, are made
dutiable at 80 cents per dozen; II ex-
ceeding that length and not exceeding
four and a half inches in length. so
cents per dozen; over four and half
inches. IS cents per dozen; over seven
inches, 81 per dozen, instead Of SLIGO. as
in the house bill.
There is also a change in the classih-
cation OF double-barreled shotguns. the
lowest figure Of value named being $40,
instead OF IS, as in the house bill. The
duty IS changed from specific to ad va
lorem and made 50 per cent on goods OF
this class. Shotguns valued at more
than so are made duitable at IS each.
Paragraph 15S, in regard TO wire nails,
is changed 50 as to make it applicable 10
rails not less than one inch in length
and not lighter than No. Is wire gauge,
and TO this classification the house rate
Of one-half OF a cent per pound IS made
applicable. All wire nails of smaller
size are rated at / cent per pound.
Knitting or sewing machine needles are
reduced from 80 10 % per cent ad va
Iorem, hand and buck saws are reduced
from 40 70 30 per cent al valorem.
There is a change in the classification
in regard to wooden screws made Of
iron or steel, which makes the rate on
all wool screws OF more than two inches
in length four cents per pound instead
of the rates fixed by the house bill,
which range all the way from three
cents to ten cents per pound. The rate
on wood screws between one ond two
inches in length is reduced from I 10
cents per pound; less than an inch and
not more than a half inch in length,
from 10 to 1-2 cents per pound; less
than one-half inch in length reduced
from IA TO II cents per pound.
Lead is increased from l cent, which
is the house provision, TO 1-2 cents per
pound.
Paragraph 1913, in relation TO wheels g
made to Apply entirely TO wheels for rail-
way purposes and rate of one and a
fourth cents per pound is fixed.
Aluminium, crude form. cents per
pound instead of ten; in plates, sheets,
etc, ter cents instead of fifteen.
The paragraph in regard to articles
manufactured Of aluminium is stricken
QUE.
Manufactured argentine. or German
silver, % per cent ad valorem, instead Of
one cent per pound and Is per cent ad
va.orem.
The paragraph in regard to brass ir
bars. old brass, etc, fit only for manufac-
ture, is stricken out. Dutch metal, or al
minimum in leaf, five cents per package,
instead of four; gold lief, s1.75 per pack
age instead of s2.oo.
The duty Of one cent per pound. as fix
ed by the house, on lead was increased TO
one and a half certs, and a provision
added that the value should be estimated
al the port of entry, whether designated
as bonded warehouses or otherwise"
There was no change in the rate fixed
by the house on pig lead, lead dross.
etc.
An ad valorem duty Of 40 per cent was
fixed on mica. instead o. the sliding scale
provided in the house bin. A substitute
is provided for paragraph 1s6 in regard
to pirs, which makes common pins 50 per
cent ad valorem.
There is new paragraph IN regard to
watches, etc, which provides an al val
orem duty of 40 per cent on watches.
clocks and chronometers, and OF 10 per
cent on the jewels used in the manufac-
ture OF watches and clocks
Quicksilver is reduced from five TO ten
cents per pourd and the provision for a
duty on the TASKS and other vessels in
which quicksilver may be imported is
stricken out.
Zinc in blocks or pigs is reduced from
one and three-fourths cents per pound
TO one cent; IN sheets. from two and one
ha.f 10 ore and three-fourths cents per
pound. WORKOUT zinc from one and one
fourth cents tn one cent per pound.
THE SILK SCHEDULE.
In the silk schedule, paragraph 3s4, re-
lating TO goods on the piece. is stricken
ont ard ar entirely new paragraph writ
ten il is place, which provides as fol-
lows:
Woven fabrics N the piece, no; spe-
cially provided for. Weighing not less
than one ard one-thiri ounces per square
yard and not more than eight ounces per
square yard and containing not more
than 20 per cent in weight Of silk, il in
the gum, so cents per pound, and il dyed
in the piece. s.xty cents per pound; con-
tanning no; mere t1an 90 per cent OF silk
n the sum. s. cents per pound. and il
dyed in the piece. SO cents per pou-d;
containing not more than 10 per cen; Of
six in the gum. % cents Per pound; dyed