The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-05

The duty on pranoy - reduced from
e 80 to s. IS per gallon proe3. and the pro-
vision in the original hostse bsll for the
forfeiture Of brandy OF exher liquors frorn
countries denying admitsarsce 10 these
articles from the United states is stricken
out. The duty on .cepdIafs. absinthe.
arrack. etc. is also reduced from s.5a to
g. 3 per gallon
Lead ore IS Increased from ! cent to II
cents per pound
All coal is made dutlable at 70 cents per
ton with provisc that the duty shall
be 50 cents on coal imported from any
country that does not Impose a higher
rate of duty than the rates named ia the
bill.
The senate has increased the internal
revenue duty on beer to N.A per barrel
until January l. lsoa Thereafter IL shall
pay the present rate Of u.
Many important chanues were made In
the wool and woolen schedule First
class woois were reduced from - cents
per pound 10 cents. second class. from
u to 3 cents, whereas duties on woods
third class were raised. The dividing
line class was placed at 10 cents. WOODS
under that value being made dutiable at
4 cents per pound. instead Of ss per cent
ad valoreIn. as in the house bill Woods
valued at more than 10 cents were placed
at cents per pound. instead OF 50 per
cent ad yalorem.
Wool growers have failed TO secure all
the changes they desire IN classification,
but it is understood that the rates fixed
on woods themselves arr satisfactory 10
them.
Skirted woods. first dass. imported in
1850 and prior. are required TO pay / cent
per pound in addition % the rates i'm
posed by this act on Washed wools, class /.
There is a reduction ~ oils from 80 10
20 cents per pound.
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stricken cut and substitulesT provided, as
follows:
Paragraph s2-wocl and hair which
have been advanced by any process OF
manufacture beyond the washed or
secured condition shall be subject to the
factures of wool not specially provided
Paragraph ssa-on yarns made wholly
or IN part OF wool valued at not more than
IS cents per pound the duty per pound
shall be two and one-hah times the duty
imposed per pound on unwashed wool OF
the ,f frsS SoSsens elsss ano 20 u addition upon all
Paragraph S64-On cloths knit and all
manufactures Of every description. valued
az not me more s than ~ cents per pound, the
on unwashed wool OF the nrst class: valued
at above 10 cents and not above 20 cents,
tour times the duty on unwashed skirted
wool of the first class. and in addition to
all the foregoing. 20 per cent. ad valorem:
valued at above 20 cents per pound. four
times the duty on unwashed skirted wool
OF the first class and IS per cent. ad
valorem.
The blanket paragraph is changed as
follows: Blankets and dannels are in
creased from 30 10 % cents per pound
An additional duty Is allowed of 30sper
cent. ad valorem. instead of the house
rate. On these articies valued at more
than 40 cents and not more than 50 cents
per pound the duty Is made equal to two
and half times that on one pound of
unwashed WOOL instead of three times
that, as provided in the house bill. and an
ad valorem of Is per cent. Is added.
Women's and childsens dress goods.
coat Innings. ETC.. valued at Is cents per
yard and less. are refed at 51s cents per
yard instead of cents, as in the house
bill. while articles Of this class valued at
more than Is cents are reduced from to
Ga cents per yard and 80 per cent. ad va
lorenl. instead of 20 per cent. as the house
bill added on all OF them. The above ap-
plies TO goods the warp Of which consists
wholly of cotton or other vegetable ma
terial.
On women's and children's dress goods.
etc. which are composed wholly or In part
of Wool and not specially provided for. the
duty Is reduced from II to cents per yard.
with an ad valorem of 80 per cent added.
The rate on weddings. gorfngs, suspen-
ders, etc. is reduced from 60 10 40 cents
per pounds, though the ad vaiorem addi-
tion of 60 per cent. Is not changed.
There are several changes in carpets.
Orientals. Berlin and other similar rugs.
as well as carpets woven in whole for
rooms. are removed from the paragraph
relating to Aubusson and Administer car
pets and are Incorporated in a new para
graph which provides for duty on them
OF 20 cents per square foot and 10 per cent.
ad valorem when they are valued at not
more than 40 cents per square foot; valued
at more than 40 cents and not more than
81, 40 cents per square foot and 20 per cent.
ad valorem; valued at more than 81 and
not more than 81. 70 cents per square foot
and % per cent. ad valorem.
Treble ingram and all chained Venetian
carpets are increased from 10 cents per
square yard TO Is cents, and wool Dutch
two-ply ingram from IA to 20 cents per
yard.
A paragraph Is added specifying that
all articles, fabrics and manufactures.
however described. of which wool is a
component material, shall be CLASSIFIED
and pay the duties imposed by the several
paragraphs OF this schedule.
The lumber schedule is changed by
adding after the word timber" the words
.'hewn. sided or squared and round tim
ber." and the duty fixed at the rate OF
cent per cubic foot, as in the house bill.
The rate OF 81 per ton on all sawed boards
etc is retained but where planed ON one
side the additional rate is made c5 cents
per / 600 feer. board measure; when plan
ed tongued and grooved. the additional
rate is made 20 cents per 1000 feet
board measure. Instead OF 81. IL planed on
two sides and tongued and grooved. sln5
per 100 instead OF Noo.
The house proviso for an additional
duty OF x per cent. ad valorem upon lun-
ber imported from any foreign country
which imposes an export duty Is changed
so as 10 add the amount OF the export
duty. instead OF any fixed sum.
The duty on klndling wood in bundles
Is stricken out
Shingles. house rate, ~ cents senate
. cents per Ieo.
placed on the free list are poplar and
other pulp woods heading bolts. stave
bolts and railroad ties.
An amportant change was made IN to-
hoceo taxes under tale internal revenue
laws Section 3Sss. relating 10 internal
revenue taxes on tobacco. was changed 10
read as follows:
.TTpon tobacco and snuff manufactured
ara sold or removed for consumption or
use there snail be levied and collected the
CON sns,ff manufactured tobacco or any
Substitutes for tobacco. green or dry,
pickIes scented or otherwise. Of all de-
Srr-HfsnnS when prepared TOT Use. 4 TAX
of cents per pound. SNUFF -four. when
sold or removed for use shall oe taxed
as SnuY ana be put up in packages and
stamped as SNUFF.
''sC9n ali chewing or smoking tobacco. TO
be consumed or in any manner other than
fha ordinary drying and curing. prepared
fo~ sic ar consumption, and on ali fire
cIIt snor;s and refuse scraps. clippings.
cuttings and sweepings of tobacco. a tax
Of cents per pound
section asa of the Revised Statutes. $
s1srde.s 10 read as follows: