Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-29


for use in carding or spinning into yarns, or
which shall not contain more than eight per
cent of dirt or other foreign substance.
shall be three times the duty to which
they would otherwise be subjected. The
conference restored the house rates on first
and second class wool
Paragraph 35S-On woods of the third
class and on camers hair of the third class,
the value whereof shall be II cents or less
per pound, the duty shall be four cents per
pound.
Paragraph s5s-On woods of the third
class and on camel's hair of the third class
the value whereof shall exceed II cents per
pound the duty shall be seven cents per
pound
Paragraph 362@Shoddy, Is cents per
pound; on oils. wool extract, yarn waste.
thread waste. and all other wastes. com
posed wholly or in part of wool, and not
specially provided for in this act. 20 cents
per pound
Paragraph 365-On yarns made wholly or
in part of wool valued at not more than 30
cents per pound the duty per pound shall
be 21a times the duty imposed by this act
on-one pound of unwashed wool of the first
class; valued at more than 80 cents per
pound, the duty shall be 31a times the duty
imposed by this act on one pound of un-
washed wool of the first class; and in at1di-
ton thereto, upon all the foregoing, 40 per
cent. ad valOrem.
Paragraph 367-On blankets and fiannels
for underwear, composed wholly or in part
of wool valued at no more than 40 cents
per pound the duty per pound shall be the
same the duty Imposed by this act on
two pounds OF unwashed wool of the first
class and in addition thereto 80 per cent.
ad valorem: valued at more than 40 cents
and not more than so cents per pound, the
duty per pound shall be three times the
duty imposed by this act on one pound OF
unwaShed wool Of the first class and in ad-
dition thereto 35 per cent. ad va!orem-
On blankets composed wholly or in part
of wool valued al more than so cents per
pound the duty per pound shall be three
times the 6IIfV jnnnSAd nv this
pound of unwaShed wool of the first class
and in addition thereto 40 per cent. ad valo-
rem Flannels, composed wholly or in part
of wool valued at above so cents per pound
shall be classified and pay the same duty
women's and childrens dress goods, coat
Innings Italian cloths, and goods of similar
character and description provided by this
act: provided, that on blankets over three
yards in length the same duties shall be
paid on cloths.
Paragraph 370-On clothing, ready made,
and articles of wearing apparel of every
description. including shawls, whether
knitted or woven, and knitted articles of
every description made up manufact-
ured wholly or in part. felts not woven and
not specially provided for in this act, COM
posed wholly or in part of wool, the duty
per pound shall be four times the duty i'm
posed by this act on one pound OF I'M
washed wool of the first class and in addi-
ton thereto GO per cent. ad valorem.
Schedule on Carpets.
Paragraph 372 - Aubusson, Administer,
Moquette and Chenille carpets, figured or
plain, and all carpets or carpeting of like
character or description, so cents per
square yard, and, in addition thereto. 40
per cent. ad valorem-
Paragraph 373-Saxony, Wilton and Tour
nay velvet carpets, figured or plain, and all
description. 60 cents per square yard, and,
in addition thereto, 40 per cent. ad val re1n.
Paragraph 374-Brussels carpets. figured
or plain. and all carpets or carpeting of like
init
yard. and, in addition thereto, 40 per cent.
ad vaIorem
Paragraph S75-velvet and tapestry vel
vet carpets, figured or plain, printed on the
warp or otherwise, and all carpets car
peting of like character or description, 40
cents per square yard, and, in addition
thereto, 40 per cent. ad vaiorem-
Paragraph 376-Tapestry Brussels carpet,
figured or plain, and all carpets or carpet
ings of like character or description print
ed the warp or otherwise. % cents per
square yard. and, in addition thereto. 40
per cent. ad valorem.
Paragraph 377-Treble ingram, three ply,
and all chain Venetian carpets. % cents per
square yard, and, in addition thereto, 40
per cent. ad valorem.
Paragraph 37S-Dutch wool and two-ply
carpets. 1S cents per square yard, and, in
addition thereto. 40 per cent. ad valorem.
WOOD.
The following was substituted for the
paragraph on hewn timber:
Timber hewn, sided, or squared (not
less than inches sQuare). and round tim
Der used for spars or in building wharves.
one cent per cubic foot
The paragraph relating to sawed boards
and planks was amended by striking out
the words white pine" at 81 per LOCO
feet and by restoring the house rate
on all the other items of the schedule,
making the rates 80 cents per / 900 feet for
each side pianed or finished, 81 for
tongued or grOoved, and 81. so If planed on
two sides and tongued and grooved. The
Legislative proviso to this paragraph in
serted by the senate was changed so as to
read as follows: THAT If any country or
any dependency shall impose an export
duty upon saw logs, round manufactured
timber, stave bolts, shing1e bolts. or head
ing bolts, exported In the United States, or
a discriminating charge upon boomsticks
or chains used by American citizens in tow
ing logs, the amount of such export duty.
tax, or other charge. as the case may be,
shall be added additional duty to the
duties imposed upon the articles men
toned in this paragraph when imported
from such country or dependency"
Fence posts are reduced from 20 to 10 per
cent. ad valorem. The house rate of 80 per
cent. ad valorem is restored on casks and
barrels, sugar box shocks. etc.
The house rate of two cents per thousand
and Is per cent. ad valorefn is restored on
toothpicks, as Is the house rate of 40 cents
per thousand upon butchers skewers.
Tobacco.
The conference accepted the senate rate
and language on wrapper and filler to-
DaccO, except tFat the rate on wrapper TO-
bacco was made 81. So per pound instead of
$1.75. The house rate on imported cigars, Gig
arettes. etc, of 4.5o per pound and 25 per
cent. ad vaforem was restored.
The senate made the rate s4 per pound
and % per cent. ad valorem. There were
no other changes in the schedule i'm
ported tobacco.
SILK,
The conference accepted paragraph 3S6
amended by the senate with the addi-
ton of the words ''or plush before ribbons
in the first line, making plush ribbons duti-
able at $50 per pound. and Is per cent. ad
Ifvalorenn.
Paragraph 3S7, relating to woven silk fab
RIGS, was accepted amended by the
senate, except that the rate on cloth other
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