Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-28

division and provided an ad valorem Of
so per cent. on the second.
4 portion of that part of paragraph 315
relating to pushes, velvets. etc, which was
stricken out by the senate. was inserted,
though in changed form. The insertion is
a proviso to the effect that corduroys COM
posed of cotton or other vegetable fiber
weighing seven ounces or over per square
yard shall pay duty of is cents per square
yard and 25 per cent. ad valorern.'
In paragraph 800 the senate amendments
are all accepted, except that reducing the
rate on cotton suspenders and braces from
! As to 40 per cent. ad valorean. The para
graph inserted by the senate (29112) pro-
viding for an additional duty of 10 per cent.
ad valorem on all cotton yarns finer than
No. 10 single and on all manufactures made
| of such yarns. was stricken out by the con-
| ference.
| Agricultural.
| Raw cotton, which the senate made
dutiable at the rate of 20 per cent. ad val
| orem, was restored to the free list.
| Paragraph 21S. relating to cattle. as it
passed the senate, was changed somew hat
as to rates, 1915 being fixed as the rate on
| cattle valued at not more than $14 per head.
| instead of $50, while rate of 2711 per cent
! ad valorem was fixed on cattle of a greater
value. instead Of 25 per cent in the senate
amendment.
! The difference between the two houses
! on beans was compromised. being made As
cents per bushel.
| The duty on seeds not specially provided
| for was made 30 per cent, the senate rate
| being 25 and the house rate 40 per cent.
| The paragraph In regard to packed fish
was amended as fixed by the senate, so as
| to be made to apply specially to fish in
| packages.
Paragraph 261 was amended so as to spe-
| cihcally provide that fresh mackerel hall
| but or salmon should be dutiable at the
| rate or one cent per pound. as well as the
| picked or salted article.
Dried Fruits.
Paragraph 262 in regard to apples, etc,
| was amended so as to omit currants, and
| the house rate of 2 cents per pound on such
| dried fruits as apples, peaches. pears and
| berries prepared in any manner was re-
| stored
The grape paragraph was altered so as to
| require the payment of 90 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 pineapples the senate rate was re-
tanned.
On unshelled filberts and waInuts the
house rate of 3 cents per pound prevailed
while on shelled fllberts and walnuts the
senate rate Of cents per pound was sus-
tanned.
The conference struck out the senate
amendment providing for duty of 2 cents
per pound on dead game and game meats
Paragraph 2S2, relating to cocoa, was
amended by leaving out cocoanut oil.
Spirits and Wines.
The conference made but one change ir
the schedule relating to spirits. wines. etc.
proper
The senate rate of 80 cents per gallon or
still wines containing less than IA per cent
of absolute alcohol in packages was changed
to 40 cents per gallon. The house rate was
60 cents.
The rates on mineral waters were com
promised, being made 20 cents per dozen or
pint bottles, 80 cents per dozen on quar-,
bottles. House rate of 40 cents and the
senate rate of "a cents.
Chemicals.
The conference struck out the senate rate
PARAGRAPH relating to tartrate of soda and
potash and partly refined argols and re-
stored the house paragraph.
There was compromise on white lead
at 2A cents per pound.
The house paragraph in regard to oxide
of zinc and white paint was restored.
There was a general change of rates on
lead. white acetate of lead being fixed at
3A cents per pound, brown, gray, yellow
at "a cents, nitrate at 21a and iitharge at
pa cents per pound These were generally
compromises between the rates of the two
houses.
Phosphorus was compromised at IS cents
per pound
The house rate on sulphur was stored
The senate made an amendment to the sui
phur paragraph allowing crude birthstone
to come in at 80 cents per ton, but the con-
ference struck this out, including this ar
ticle IN the IS rate. as originally fixed by
the house.
Paper.
On mechanically ground wood pulp the
house rate of one-tWelfth of one cent per
pound. dry weight. was restored.
] The paragraph in regard to printing pa =
per was entirely rewritten. AS amended
it is as follows:
printing paper, unsiZed, Sized or glued,
suitable for books and newspapers, valued
at not above two cents per pound, three
tenths of a cent per pound; valued above
two cents and not above two and a half
cents per pound, four-tenths of one cent
per pound; valued between two and a half
and three cents per pound, five-tenths of
cent; valued between three and four
cents. six-tenths of a cent; valued between
four and five cents. eight-tenths of a cent:
valued above five cents. Is per cent. ad
Valorem.'
There is also proviso exacting an addi-
lonal duty OF one-tenth of a cent per
pound for each dollar of export duty per
cord imposed by any country exporting
wood pulp to the United States
LithOgraphic Prints
There are numerous changes in the par
graph relating to lithogra phic prints The
rates on such prints on paper not exceed
ing $1,000 Of an inch in thickness is re-
duced from the senate rate of 25 cents per
| pOQnO 20 ~ cents.
The next classification covers paper
ranging from 35 to 400 square inches, fixing
the rate at cents per pound For pa-
per exceeding 400 square inches a rate of
30 per cent ad valorem Is fixed. The SEN
ate rate on prints is reduced from 10 IN
Il cents and on photographic from to
cents.
Books for chiId-en's use containing H.
Illuminated photographic prints not exceed
Ing In weight "a ounces each and all book
lets and fashion magazines or periodicals.
printed In whole or in part by Iithographic
process or decorated by hand s cents per
pound"
The senate rate of 20 cents per pack and
70 per cent ad va1orem fixed on playine
cards was reduced to 10 cents per pack and
20 per cent. ad valorem.
Internal Revenue.
The internal revenue tax amendment re.
lating to cigars and cigarettes made bv ths
senate was changed to read as follows:
On cigars Of all descriptions weighine
more than three pounds per 1.0OO 50 pei
1000; on cigars made of tobacco or any sub
stitute weighing not more than three
pounds per 1000. 81 per 1000: on cigarettes
made of tobacco or any substitute weigh
Ing more than three pounds per Loco, S3 pe1
1000; on cigarettes weighing not more thar
three pounds per 1000. 81 per thousand"
The senate amendment providing for 9
tax on stocks and bonds was stricken out
Metals.
The house rate of S-10th of a cent ne,
pound was restored on round iron of Tess
than 7-16 of an inch in diameter and bar:
or shapes of rolled or hammered iron no,
specially provided for.
The house rate on iron in slabs blooms