Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-05-11

Inc lumber SCheQule Is changed py ADD
ing after the word timber the words
''hewn, sided, squared and round timber"
and the duty fixed at the rate of one cent
per cubic foot, as In the house BILL
The rate of two dollars per ton on all
sawed boards. etc, is retained, but when
planed on one side the additional rate is
made IS instead of so cents per 1000 feet
board measure; when planed, tongued and
Erooved, the additional rate Is made 20
cents per 1000 feet board measure, instead
of one dollar; If planed on both sides and
tongued and grooved. $1.05 per 1000 instead
Of S1.50.
The house proviso for an additional duty
Of Is per cent. ad valorem upon lumber I'M
ported from any foreign Country which I'M
poses an export duty Is changed so as to
add the amount Of the export duty instead
of any fixed sum.
The duty on kindling wood in bundles Is
stricken out.
Shingles. house rate. 80 cents; senate, 25
cents per ] .000
Manufactures Of osier or willow, house
rate, so; senate, 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Toothpicks of wood or other vegetable
one cent per 1000, al d Is per cent. ad va
loren.
Butchers and packers skewers, house,
40 cents per 1000; senate, 20 per cent.
ad valorem.
Placed on the free list are poplar and other
pulp woods. heading bolts, stave bolts and
railroad ties.
Wooden Schedule.
Many and important changes were made
by the senate tariff subcommittee in the
wool and wooden schedule as passed by the
house. First-class woods were reduced
from II cents per pound, as provided in the
house bill, to eight cents per pound, and
second-class woods from IL to nine cents,
whereas the duties on woods of the third
class were raised. The dividing line in
this latter class was placed at ten cents
value, woods under that value being made
dutiable at the rate of four cents per
pound, instead Of 80 per cent ad yalorem
as in the house bill Woods valued at more
than ten cents per pound We're placed at
seven cents per pound, instead of 80 per
cent ad valorem. The wool growers
failed to secure all the changes they de-
sired in classification, but it is understood
that the rates fixed on the woods them
selves are satisfactory to them.
Blankets and plain flannels are increa sed
from 80 to 40 cents per pound, and it is
also provided that the duty on this article
shall be the same as that i'm posed upon w
pounds Of lnwashed wool.
An important change was made in to-
bacco taxes under the internal revenue
laws. Section $685. relating to internal
revenue taxes on tobacco, was changed.
Section 1894 Of the revised statutes is
changed. The house provisions for duties
on imported tobacco have been stricken
out and other duties inserted.
In the metal schedule the first change of
importance is made in paragraph 12l, re-
lating to coils CIR rods of less than seven
sixteenths Of an inch in diameter The
provision Of the house bill making all iron
or steel wire rods which may have been
tempered or treated dutiable as wire is
stricken out. Paragraph 1877, in regard to
iron or steel bars, cold rolled, ETC., is
or Ri ont ral1
graph is entirely stricken out and substi-
tute added.
There is also change in the classical
ton of double-barreled shotguns the low.
est figure Of value named being ten dol
lars. instead of six dollars, as in the house
bill. The duty is changed from specific to
ad valorem and made 80 per cent on goods
Of this class. Shotguns valued at more
than ten dollars are made dutiable at six
dollars each
The duty on oranges, lemons and citrus
fruits is raised from three-quarters to one
cent per pound and reduced on prunes,
ratsins, plums and dried grapes from two
and one-half to two cents Cattle valued
at less than ten dollars head are dutiable
at four dollars head, and over ten dol
lars at six dollars.
There is new paragraph in relation to
watches, ETC., which provides an ad va
loren duty of 40 per cent on watches, clocks
anu ClIotiOmeleIS, anu OIL ten per cent.
on the jewels used in the manufacture of
watches and clocks.
There are radical changes in the schedule
of earths, earthen ware and glassware,
come of the most important changes be-
ing transfers from ad valorem to specific
or mixed rates.
Fire brick is raised from 30 to IS per cent.
and other brick than common from 80 to
As per cent.
The addition of hides to the dutiable list,
made necessary various changes in the bill
concerning leather and articles made there
from. Asubstitute paragra phi was prepared
inregard to belting leather, the provisions of
which are as follows: Band or betting
leather and sole leather, 20 per cent ad
valorem; calf skins. tanned, dressed upper
leather, including patent, enamel, ETC.,
chamois skins and other skins not spe-
cially enumerated, 20 per cent ad valorem
book binders calf skins. kangaroo, sheep
and goat skins. including lamb and kid
skins, dressed and finished, 20 per cent. ad
valorem; skins from morocco tanned but
unfinished, ten per cent ad valorem
pianoforte leather, 20 per cent ad
valorem boots and shoes made leather,
advalorem; boot and shoes made leather,
25 per cent, ad valorem; provided that
leather cut into shoe uppers or vamps shall
and pay duty accordingly.
L HouuSNbs
The rate on cattle importations is
changed SO as to provide for duty of four
dollars per head on cattle not valued at
more than ten dollars, and six dollars per
head where the value is greater. The house
bill made uniform rate of six dollars
The rates on rice were generally reduced.
putting cleaned rice at TX cents per
pound instead of two cents; uncleaned
rice at eight-tenths of cent instead of
IL cents; rice flour, one-fourth instead of
one-half cent per pound.
Beans are reduced from so to 40 cents per
bushei: hay from four dollars to $3.50 per
ton; hops from 10 to IL cents per pound
dried peas changed from one cent per pound
to 20 cents per bushel.
Evergreen seeds are added to the para
graph in regard to tree cuttings, and made
dutiable at Sl.75 per thousand. Articles In
this paragraph not specifically provided
for are changed from 80 to rs per cent. ad
valorem.
Potatoes are reduced from rs to 20 cent:
rs per bushel, and seed of all kinds no,
specifically provided for from 40 to rs ne,
cent ad valorem.
Shirt collars and cuffs, composed in whole
or In part of linen are reduced from SO tc
40 cents per dozen and the house ad valoren
rate retained. The provision for 80 pei
per cent. ad valorem rate on shirts and
other articles of wearing apparel, composed
of linen is stricken out.
Free List.
The following additions are made to the
house free list: Penzoic, carbolic, oxalic
salicylic and .valerianic acids; all fast
black coal-tar dyes, argots or crude tartar:
and lees crystals, crude beauxite, manill;
Irvine measuring 600 feet to the pound
boiling cloths composed Of silk imported
expressly for milling purposes; books
maps, music, engravings, photograp hs
etching and charts. printed more than 2
years before the date of Importation; al
photographic charts and scientific book
| devoted to original scientific research ant
publications issued for their subscriber
by scientific and literary associations, O
publications of individuals for gratuitou