The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-20

the rate of 1 cent per pound. as well as the
picked or sailed articles.
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
restored. The Senate fixed a rate of
cent per pound.
The Senate language In paragraph 263
relating to preserved fruits, comfits. etc,
was retained, but in addition to the 80 per
cent. ad Valorem allowed on these arti-
cles, preserved in sugar, molasses, etc,
/ cent per pound was given. The para
graph was also altered so as TO reduce to
10 per cent the amount of alcohol allowed
with such preserves, the alcohol in addi-
ton to this amount being required to pay
S265 per gallon.
The grape paragraph was amended 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
oocoanut meat, etc, were restored to the
House rate of 2 cents per pound.
On pineapples the Senate rate was re-
tanned.
on unshelled filberts and walnuts the
House rate OF cents per pound prevailed,
while on shelled flberts and wanuts the
Senate rate of cents per pound was sus-
tanned.
The conference struck out the Senate
amendment providing for a duty of 2
cents per pound on dead game and game
meats
Paragraph 2S2. relating to cocoa, was
amended by leaving out cocoanut oil. ON
dextrne, burnt starch, etc, the House
rate of cents pound was restored, the
Senate rate being ~ cents.
Paragraph 302 In relation to cotton
thread and carded yarns. was amended
by the conference so az to provide that
threads, colored. bleached, combed, etc.
so as to be advanced beyond the condi-
ton OF singles by grouping or twisting of
two or more single yarns, on all numbers
exceeding twenty and up to eighty, are
made dutiable at a of a cent per number
per pound, and on threads of the same
class numbered 80 and above, $40 of a
cent per pound per number In the origi-
nal House bill there was no division as
to numbers, all being made dutlable at
the rate of $40 cent per number per pound,
The Senate left the House rate OF $40
OF a cent on the first division and provid-
ed an ad valorem of 80 per cent. on the
second.
A portion Of that part Of paragraph S5
relating to pushes, velvets etc, which
was stricken out by the Senate was in
serted, though I'm changed form, the inser-
ton Is "A proviso to the effect that cor
duroys composed OF cotton or other veg
etable fiber, weighing seven ounces or over
per square yard, shall pay duty of 1s
cents per square yard, and % per centum
ad yalorem."
In paragraph 800 the Senate amendments
are all accepted except that reducing the
rate on cotton suspenders and braces from
45 TO 40 per cent. ad valorem.
The paragraph inserted by the Senate
OSlR) providing for an additional duty of
10 per cent. ad valorem on all cotton yarns
finer than No 10 single, and on ali man
fractures made Of such yarns was strick-
en- out by the conference.
The thread paragraph Is a compromise
between the two houses making a duty
OF 10 cents per pound on threads made
from yarn not finer than 1--WE lea or num-
Der, and Y OF one cent per pound for each
additional lea or number In excess OF )
made from yarn finer than lea or num-
Der. There h also a change I'm the next
paragraph relating to single yarns In the
gray reducing the rate on yarns not finer
than - lea or number to 10 per cent ad
valorem, which is compromise between
the two houses.
FAX. gill netting. nets. webs, ETC.. Is re-
duced from % 20 20 per cent ad valOrem
Floor mattings. which are taken from
the free list. where they we're placed by
the Senate, are made dutlade at &C. per
square yard where their value does not
exceed 10 cents per square yard and al
cents per square yard al 70 per cent ad
valorem, where their value exceeds 10
cents per square yard. The rates fixed In
the original House bin on floor mattings
were cents per square yard on valua-
tons under 10 cents, while on valuations
above the rate was the same with an ad
valorem OF . per cent added
The House rate on plain woven fabrics
Of single jute yarns, which the Senate
placed on the free list. was reduced from
" OF cent 10 v OF cent on yarns OF
that character, not exceeding sixteen
inches IN width, and on those exceeding
thirty and not exceeding hfty-nve threads
20 the square inch the rate was reduced
from cent per pound 10 = OF a cent. with
Is per cent. ad valorem added Just az In
the original House schedule. The House
proviso requiring "A specific duty OF cent
per pound on all Of the above and ~ per
cent. ad valorem IN case they should be
dyed, cOlored or stained was stricken out
The House rate was restored on fax
pile fabrics. The rate h % per cent. ad
valorem Bags or sacks made from plain
woven fabrics and bagglng for cotton.
gunnycloth and similar fabrics were
taken from the free list, where they were
placed by the Senate. and the language OF
the House practically restored Ia both in
stances, except that the rates we're
changed. on bags the House rate was
reduced from ~ OF a cent per pound and
ID per cent. ad valorem 10 z OF n cent per
pound ana ib per cent ad valorem
on baEgine the House rate was reduced