The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-22
ON the free list, as provided by the house.
Wood and manufactures of wood:

The duty on wrapper tobacco is placed
at $1.S5 per pound, compromise between
| the house rate of 50 and the senate rate
of S1.75. and the senate reduction on filler
| tobacco is accepted.
Chemicals schedule:
Amendment Nos. II and 43 restore ar
gos and chickle to the dutiable rates as
provided by the house.
Amendment 1876 places bleaching pow
ders on the dutiable list at the rate of 10
of / per cent per pound, as provided by
the senate.
Amendment 104 increases the duty on
soda ash from II of 1 cent, as provided
by the house, to 3-S of l cent. as provided
by the senate amendment.
No. 70 reduces the duty on cyanide of
potassium to II ID per cent ad valorem,
rs provided by the senate.
No. 1OS restores crude sulphur to the
free list.
No. 40 leaves toka beans and vanilla
beans on the free list.
Nos. 13 and II raise the duties on the
borates, as provided by the senate.
The several amendments on lead paints
adjust the rates to the increased duty on
lead.
The other amendments in the chemical
schedules connive with the senate reduc-
tons.
Crockery ware is restored to the duties
provided by the bill as it passed the house,
which are substantially the duties of the
act of 1890.
Glassware is left in the main at the rates
provided by the house bill, the reductions
being in paragraphs relating to bottled,
nodded and pressed glassware and cylin-
der and crown glass.
Cement GIG and 40 is left at the duty
fixed by the house instead of having the
duty increased, as proposed by the senate.
Hides of cattle, raw or uncured, wheth--
cr dry, sailed or picked, 10 per cent ad
valorem, provided that upon all leather
exported made from imported hides there
shall be allowed drawback equal to the
amount of duty paid on such hides, to be
paid under such regulations as the secre-
tary of the treasury may prescribe.
Agricultural products:
4 compromise between the house and
senate rates on cattle GID is agreed to.
In general the duties proposed on agri-
cultural products are the same as those in
the act of 1880.
Oranges and lemons are raised from the
house rate of IA of | cent per pound
to the senate rate Of I cent.
Spirits, wines. etc:
The senate rates on spirits and wines
were adopted in the main
COTTON ana co'tOn SOOuS.
The duty of 20 per cent on imported cot
ton, us proposed by the senate is not
agreed to for the reason that the only cot
ton imported is Egyptian cotton, which is
a quality between our upland and sea is
land, and not produced here. The cotton
schedule as a Whole remains substantially
the same as in the bill as it passed the
house.
The changes are mainly in the high
grades of underwear. with some mOditica-
ton of hosiery.
Flax, hemp and jute and their manu-
features:
The senate changes in fax and hemp
are adopted Compromise rates on man
ilfacture of jute, flax, ETC.. are agreed to.
The senate amendments to place bur-
laps. bags. cotton bagging and straw mat
ting on the free list are disagreed to. and
these manufactures were placed on the
lu!iable list.
Wool and woolens:
The house rates on wool of II cents on
class /. and II cents Oh class =, are adopt
I'd, and the senate specific rates on carpet
woods agreed to with a modification rails
ing the dividing line so as to place duty
IF cents per pound on such woods valued
1t II cents and less, and Z cents on such
Aoos valued at more than II cents. The
It substantially the same rates as in the
lct of 1890. There is little change in the |
,ther schedules.
The new tariff bill is to become operative |
it is signed by the president. |
The following is Il summary OF the |
.hanges made by the confcrees in other |
schedules.
On Hides.
bn TO nd
;alOrem of 20 per cent. on hides TO 10 |
,er cent. and added Il provision as fol- |
OwS:
That upon all leather exported made |
rom imported hides there shall be allow
ID a drawback equal to the amount of
luty paid on such hides, to be paid under |
such regulations as the secretary of the |
reasury may prescribe.
The act is made operative Immediately |
lpon its passage.
The Wool Schedule.
The changes in the wool schedules
made in conference leave the duties on
disputed items as follows:
Paragraph 345-The duty on woods of
he first class which shall be imported
lnwashed shall be twice the amount of
he duty to which they would be sub
ected imported unwashed, and the duty
IN woods of the first and second classes
which shall be imported secured shall
Ne three times the duty to which they
would be subjected if imported I'M
secured. The duty on woods of the third
lass, if imported in condition for use
or carding or spinning yarn. or which
hall not contain more than 8 per cent.
If dirt or other foreign substance. shall
,e three times the duty to which they
would otherwise be subjected.
The conference referred the house
ates on first and second-class woods.
Paragraph 35S-On woods of the third
lass and on camels' hair of the third
lass the duty shall be cents per pound.
Paragraph 359-On wool of the third
lass and camels hair of the third class.
If the value of II cents per pound, the
luty shall be cents per pound.
Paragraph 362-ShOddy, % cents per
pound: nOls, wool extract yarn waste
md thread waste and all other waste
wholly or in part of wool not
provided for in this act. 20
'ents per pound.
Paragraph 366-Yarns made wholly or
II part of wool valued at not more than
10 cents per pound the duty shall he
wo and one-half times the duty imposed
" this act on one pound of unwashed
WOOL of the first class; valned at more
han 30 cents per pound, the duty shall
Nc three and one-half times the duty i'm
'Osed by this act on one pound of nm
washed wool of tho first cloco o,J l., II |