The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20

Manganese ore was restored to the
free list, as was cocoanut oil.
The house pnraseology ol the para
4 graph in regard to ores of gold, silver
etc, ives restored, which has the effect
of making free nickel and nickel mat
ter.
The senate amendment making free
paintings, drawings and statuary was
also stricken out.
AGRICULTURAL SCHEDULE.
dutiable at the rate of 20 per cent ad
valorem was restored to the free list.
Paragraph 2lS, relating 10 cattle. as
1t passed the senate, was changed
somewhat as to rates, 1913 being fixed
as the rate on cattle valued at not
more than s14 per head, instead of
$3.50, while an ad valorem rate of 2715
per cent was fixed on cattle of great
er value. instead of % per cent in the
senate amendment.
The difference between the two
houses en- beans was compromised, be-
| ing made 45 cents per bushel.
The duty on seeds not specially pro-
vided for was made 80 per cent. the
senate rate being % and the house rate
40 per cent.
The paragraph in regard to packed
fish was amended as fixed by the SEN
ate so as to be made 10 apply specific
ally to fish in packages.
Paragraph PSI was amended so as
to specifically provide that fresh
mackerel, halibut, or salmon should be
dutia BILE at the rate of l cent per pound
as well as the picked or sailed article.
Paragraph 262. in regard TO apples.
etc, was amended so as to omit currants
and the house rate of cents per pound
on such dried fruits as apples, peaches,
pears and berries prepared in any man
ner was restored.
The grape paragraph was altered so
as to require the payment of 20 cents
per cubic foot, of the capacity of the
barrels or packages" orange and lemon
peels preserved and cocoanut meat.
etc, were restored to the house rate
of cents per pound.
On pine apples the senate rate. was
retained.
On shelled flberts and walnuts the
house rate of 8 cents per pound pre-
vailed, while on shelled filberts and
walnuts the senate rate of 5 cents per
pound was sustained.
The conference struck out the senate
amendment providing for a duty of
cents per pound on dead game.
Para graph 2S2, relating to cocoa, was
amended by leaving out cocoanut oil.
SPIRITS AND WINES.
The conference made but one change
in the schedule relating to spirits,
wines, etc, proper.
The senate rate Of 30c per gallon on
still wines. containing less than II per
cent of absolute alcohol; in packages.
was changed to 40 cents per gallon.
The house rate was go cents.
The rates on mineral waters were
compromised, being made 20 cents per
dozen on pint bottles, 80 cents per
dozen on quart bott ~. House rate of
40 cents, and the senate rate OF "a
cents.
sUNDRIEs.
There were comparatively few
changes in the sundries schedule. The
senate amendment on bituminous Goals.
fixing the rate of 81 cents per ton, was
accepted without change.
The house rate of 1 cent per LOCO on
loose matches was restored
The house rates on hair cloth were
restored.
The senate rates on jewelry were re-
tanned. -s
The house provision in regard to dia-
monds and other precious stones, was
restored. sr
Paintings. drawing and statuary
were again made dutiable at 20 per |
cent ad valorem.
RECIPROCITY.
The reciprocity provision as agreed |
to by the conference contains some of |
the features of both the senate and |
the house bills on this schedule. 1t also
some retaliatory measures. 1t
sets forth it's purpose to be that OF
"equalizing, the trade of the United l
States with foreign countries, the fol-
lowing articles:
Argots, or crude taratars. or wine
lees, crude; brandies or other spirits
or distilled from grain or
other materials; champagne, or all
other sparkling wines; still wines and
paintings and statuary.
The president is authorized to enter
into negotiations or commercial agree
ments in which the reciprocal conceS-
sions may be secured in favor OF the
products of the United States. He is
TO suspend by proclamation
the duties upon those articles whenever
equivalent concessions may be obtained
as follows:
Argots, 5 per cent ad valorem.
Brandies or grain spirits, s1.75 per
gallon.
Champagne, in bottles. containing
1ne quart, Sc per dozen; containing one
pint, SO per dozen; containing one-half
! pint, $3.50 per dozen; containing
more than one quart in addition TO the
IS rate, s1.9O per gallon.
Still wines and vermouth, 80 cents
per gallon, and other rates in proper
ion where the goods are bottled.
Paintings, etc, Is per cent ad val
prem.
The president is empowered TO re-
yoke the concession when satisfied that
he agreement is not adhered to in
rood faith by any other country with
which an agreement shall have been
made.
What shall be called the retaliatory
clause is that which empowers the
president to suspend by proclamation
he provisions of this act providing
or the free introduction OF coffee, tea,
onduin or tanka beans and vanilla
,eans coming from any country which
imposes duties upon products OF the
United States which he may deem to
,e reciprocally unequal and unrea-
onalble The rates which he is thus
are:
On coffee, 8 cents per pound. On
ea, 10 cents per pound. On tanka
,eans, 80 cents per pound. On vanilla
,eans, 81 per pound.
The president is required to act
within two years in securing these re-
iprocal trade treaties, and they are
O be submitted to the senate for its
atification Articles are to be reduced
o the extent of 20 per cent in these
reaties. and the president is author {
zed TO enter into negotiations which
rill place certain articles upon the free
st for a specified period of five years.
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