The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-05

alabaster, where specially imported in good
faith for the use OF any society, school or
library: salop; sauer kraut; beet, canary,
| caulihower coriandor, mangelwurzer, rad :
dish and spinach seeds and bulbs, not
| edible: skins OF all kinds, raw, not speol-
hcaily provided for; tapioca; poplar and
| other pulp woods. heading bolts; staye
! bolts and railroad ties
| Articles stricken from the free list In
| cludc casks. barrels, bags. etc, exported
from and reimported into this country.
| There is a now paragraph In regard 10
| coal tar which continues IN the free list
Fish roe preserved for food purposes is
excluded from the list. as are hides, an
| CORA goat skins and asses skins, also min
erai salts from mineral water.
Cotton manufactures--On cotton thread
and carded yarns. warps and other FORMS
except the spool thread, tho house rate
was $40 OF a cent per pound ON numbers
exceeding 70. The senate proposes $40 of
cent per number In addition 10 the rnte
OF cents u pound on No. 20. ON number,
exceeding 20 and up to so the senate bill
makes the rate on No. so and above 80
per cent ad valorem. The house duty OF
cents per square yard and 30 per cent
on cloth of cotton or other vegetable fiber
with an admixture Of silk is replaced by a
more specific paragraph putting tho same
rate on cloth COMPOSED of cotton or other
vegetable fiber. silk. whether known as
silk, striped sleeve Innings. silk stripes or
otherwise" and 1t is provided that no such
cloth shall pay less than SO Der cent All
valorem. Cotton cloth. filled or coated
Is made cents per square yard and 70
per cent The duties on plushes, vevets
NelNetcen, corduroys. etc. not bieachca
colored. etc. are changed from 10 cents
and 20 per cent to cents and 81 per cent
per square yard; bleached. dyed. etc. from
II cents and 20 per cent TO II cents AMI
20 per cent. This provided bv tho senate
bill that none OF the fabrics Of the plush
and corduroy class shall pay less ratio
than AIN per cent al yalorem. Senate
rates, stockings hose and half hose range
from 30 cents to 81 per dozen and 10 per
cent according 10 value.
The rates on underwear including that
knit by hand. finished or unfinished, are
considerably higher than those provided
by the house bill.
The house rates on marble or ONYX.
which are 65c per cubic foot In the rough
and 81 10 on The sawed or dressed are
very slightly changed.
Freestore, granite, sandstone, limestone
and other building or monumental stone
and except marble or onyx, unmanufac-
tured ard urdressed, is raised from Zoe
TO l4c per cubic foot: hewn, dressed or
polished from 40 to 80 per cent ad valorem.
Leather-Thc addition OF hides TO the
dutiable list made necessary various
changes in the bill concerning leather aud
articles made therefrom. the duties rang
ing from 10 TO % per cent ad valoreni.
AGRICULTURAL products--The rate on cat
Tie importations is changed so as TO pro-
vide for duty of 81 per head on cattle
not valued at more than so, and Sc per
head, where the value is greater The
house bill made n uniform rate Of &c.
Rates on rice were generally reduced.
The paragraph in regard to fish packed |
In oil or otherwise, is entirely changed |
Mackerel. salmon. picked or sailed, and |
other fish picked in barrels or half bar |
rcls / cent per pound |