The times., 1897-03-16
THE TARIFF BILL REPORTED
Contlnned from First Pace.

per pound or less, and on sugars after being
refined, when tnctured, colorcd, or in
any way adulterated, s cents per pound and
20 per centum ad valorem; valued at more
than . cents per pound aud not more than
So cents per pound, IL cents per pound
and 20 per centum al valorem; valued at
above 80 cents per pound, 90 per centmn
al valoren. The wei ght of paper or other
Immediate wrappers, tickets, labels, cans,
cartoons. boxes. of coverings other than
the outer packing case or other covering
shall be included in the dutiable weight Of
the merchandise.
The Tobacco Schedule.
Schedule T. ToEacco-Leaf tobacco. suit
able for cigar wrappers, if not stemmed,
50 per pound; if stemnied, S2.75 per
pound; provided, that if any tobacco iu,-
ported in any hale, box or package. or in
bulk, shan contain exceeding 8 per centum
thereof or leaves suitable for cigar wrap
pers, the entire quantity OF tobacco con
tane3 in Such bale. box or package, or in
bulk, shall be dutiGble. il not stcnlmed. at
81 per pound; il stemmed, at S275 per
pound.
Allother tobacco in leaf, unmanufactured
and not Stennned. 60 cents per pOuno; If
stemmed, so cents per pound
Tobacco. manufactured, Of all descrip-
tions, not specially provided for in this act,
40 cents per pound.
snuff and snuff flower, manufactured Of
tobacco, ground dry, or damp, and picked,
scented or otherwise, OF all descriptions,
40 cents per pound.
Cigirs, cigarettes, cheroots Of all kinds,
"a. 90 per pound and 2 . per cent al va
loren; and paper cigars and cigarettes, in
clDding wrappers, shall be subject TO the
same duties as are herein imposed upon
cigars
Wood Scheduie
Schedule ID Wood and manufactures Of
Timber used for spars and in building
wharves, ! cent per cubic foot
Sawed boards, planks, deals, and other
lumber of whitewood sycamore, and bass
wood, 81 per LOCO feet board measure:
sawed lumber not specially provided for in
this act, 50 per l 200 feet board measure
but when lumber of any sort is planed ar
finished, in addition TO the rate herein
provided, there shall be levied and paid
Tor each side 50 planed or finished 20
cents per 1000 feet board measure; and
IL planed on one side and tongued and
grooved, 81 per 900 feet board meas
nre; and If planed on two sides, and
tongued and grooved, 81. so per 1000
feet board measure; and in estimating
board measure under this schedule no de-
ductiOn shall be made on board measure
Oh account of planning, tongucing and groov-
ing: Provided, that in case any foreign
country or dependency shall. either di-
rectly or Indirectly, impose upon pine,
spruce, elm. or other saw logs or round
ummanufactured timber pulp wood, stave
bolts. shingle hCltS, or heading bolts, an
export duty, discriminating crown dues,
ground rents, customs regulations, or other
duty or tax, when such articles. or any Of
them are exported or intended for export
TO the United States from such country or
dependency. then duty OF 25 per centum
nd valCrem upon the lumber mentioned
n this paragraph shall be levied, collected
and paid in addition to the duty herein
imposed when the same is imported from
Iucb country or dependency.
Paving posts, railroad ties, and tele-
phone, trolley. electric light and tele-
graph poles Of cedar or other woods
20 per centum ad valorem.
Kindiug wood in bundles not ex xceetiinc
)ne-QuarteT Of a cubic foot each. three
enths of 1 cent per bundle; if in larger
sundles. three-tenths of / Cent for each
additional quarter Of cubic foot or frac-
ionat part thereof.
Sawed boards, -planks, deals, and al
Iorms Of sawed cedar. Iignum-vttae. lance
wood, ebony. box, granadilla. mahogany,
rosewood, satinwood. and all other cabinet
woods not further manufactured than
sawed, 10 per Centum al valoren: veneers
of wood, and wood manufactured not
specially provided for in this act, 20 per
centum 2d vaiOrem.
Clapboards 81 80 per l 600.
Hubs, for wheels, posts, heading bolts,
aave-bolts. last-blocks, wagon-blocks, oar
blocks, heading blocks, and all like blocks
Or sticks, rough-hewn OF sawed only, 90
per centum ad valorem.
Laths, 10 cents per 600 pieces.
PicketS, palings, and staves of wood, of
MI kinds, 10 per centum ad valorem.
Shingles, 80 cents per 1000.
Casks and barrels tempty), sugar-bax
shocks. and packing-hoxes and packing-box
Ihooks, of wood. not specially provided for
IN this act, 80 per centum ad valorem.
Chair cane or reeds, wrought or manu-
lactured from rattans or reeds, 10 per
sentum ad valorem; osier or willow pre-
Jared for basket makers use, 20 per
lcntum ad valorem; manufactures of osieror
willow, 90 per centum ad valorem,
Toothpicks of wood or other vegetable
substance, ! 1-2 cents per 1000, and
10 per centum ad vaIorem.
House or cabinet furniture. of wood,
wholly or partly finished, and manufac
tures Of wood, or of which wood is the
component material of chief value, not
Ipecially provided for in this act, 80 per
oentum ad valorem.
Wool and Manufactures of Wool.
Schedule X An woods, hair of the camel,
goat. alpaca, aud other like animals shall
De divided, for the purpose of fixing the
duties to be charged thereon, into the
three following classes:
Class !, , that is to say, merino. mestiza,
metz, or metis woods, or other woods Of
Herino blood, immediate or remote, Down
lothing woods, and woods of like charac-
er with any of the preceding, including
Bagdad wool, China lambs wool, Castle
Branca, Adrianople skin wool OF butchers
wool, and such as have been heretofore
usually imported into the United States
hom Buenos Ayres, New Zealand. Aus
sralia, Cape Of Good Hope, Russia, Great
Britain, Canada, Egypt, Morocco, and else.
where, and also including all woods not
hereinafter described or designated in
classes and 3.
Class 2-Leicester, Cotswold, Lincoln
hire Down combing woods, Canada long
wools, or other like cOmbing woods, OF
English blood, and hair OF the camel
hngora goat, alpaca, and other like nj
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