The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-25

is hoped that 1t Will prevent much ltt1-
cation and will In h future give the
courts a clear understanding of the in
tention of congress.
THE bill contains q carefully pre-
pared section (section 29) extending the
privileges Of drawback OF material i'm
ported on which tariff has been paid
and the product of which are manu-
featured in thfs country when exported,
It is believed that this section carefully
guards the revenue and at the same
time liberalizes h provision and will
stimulate our export trade.
'It is provided hat the bill shall go
into effect the day following its enact
ment."
Raise Duty On Luxuries.
The committee has transferred some
articles from the free, list to the
dutiable, and have increased duties on
others for the sole purpose of increas-
ing the revenue. Most of these ar
ticles OF which duties have been in
creased are luxuries which have been
increased as follows:
Perfumeries and toilet articles from *
to 60 per centum ad valorem. Fancy soaps
from 10 to 20 cents per pound. Chicory
root raw, not dried. from / cent to ~
cents per pound; roasted. from ~ cents
to 5 cents per pound.
list to the dutiable. at 4 cents pr pound
prepared and manufactured increased
cents on each classification except that
valued above 35 cents per pound which re-
mains the same. Ten per centum ad val.
orem is also added to the duties assessed
on that value between Is and 30 cents pei
pound. Powdered cocoa from s to 3 cents
per pound, Cocoa butter from 81 to ~
cents per pound. Dandelion root. and az,
to 4 cents per pound.
Spices, which are now largely IN the free
list are assessed an average duty OF u
creased from 15 per centum to 20 per cent.
UNI ad valorem and dressed or colored
feathers receive an Increase of 10 per cent
sessed aM Der eentum ad valorem.
Duties on the following. articles have
been increased because the
found that there was not sufficient pro
lection under the present tariff" con-
tinued Mr.. Payne.
Coal tar dyes or %coolrs.. now bearing q
u vaIS en- 81 esn ei in ore, n now " P brought in at
20 per cent ad valorem, to I cent per pound
for the zinc contents contained therein.
bushel. Figs from 2 to az cents per pound.
Lemons, from 1 to ~ cents per pound.
Ptneapples from 81 per thousand to ~ per
thousand.
Increases In the cotton schedule are:
"And additional duty of 1 cent per yard
on mercerized. fabrics "a new process OF
manufacture Invented since the present
law was enacted.
There is also an increased duty on stock
ings fashioned and shaped wholly or IN
part on knitting machines"
Paper Schedule.
Changes in the paper schedule, which in.
clude those recommended by the special
committee on wood pulp and print paper
Surface coated paper. covered with
metal, from 8 cents and 20 per cent to {
cents and 70 per cent ad ya a2 r nan otn neT
pound and Is per cent ad valorem to
cents per pound.
| N0,,p1 M G oantS. "a n from 70 cents
to Is cents per pound; other paper 20 to
/ Is cents per pound, with small Increases
graphic cigar labels from 20 cents per
pound to 50 cents per pound; printed in
colors less than eight, from 20 cents to 80
cents per pound. more than eight from 80
cents to a71a cents per pound, printed in
metal leaf from 80 to 52h cents per pound
paper hangings from rs per cent to 80 per
vided for, from Is to IS per cent ad val
orem, snve,onas from % 70 20 no,
MThe Recommendations Of the select COM
1nittee were to permit the free entry of
mechanically. ground wood pulp from any
reduce printing paper valued at not above
~ cents per pound, from three-tenths to
o%ne-tenth OF cent per pound; valued not
to tw%o-tenths Of l cent per pound.
"The reductions in duty are much more
numerous than the increases.
Chemicals.
In the schedule on chemicals, oils and
aBoracic acid, borax. from s cents to
2 cents per pound; reductions of 2 cents
taric acids, borate of lime. Reductions of
50 per cent are made In the duty of sail
cylic acid, chloroform, fruit others, oils
paris White {idry55, bichromate and chro-
mate of potash and santonin;"
Other material reductions In the chem
ical schedule are:
..Borate of lime and other borate ma
terlal is reduced from 4 cents to IL cents
per pound n from 8 cents to 1 cent per
poS nd ro aei boranIo ao,d the eent p1pesntase OF
"Sulphuric others are reduced to 8 cents
per pound; spirits of nitrous ether to *
cents per pound.
"Iodoform from 81 to To CENTS per pound.
Flaxseed, linseed and poppy seed Oil re-
duced to Is cents per gallon.
"Varntshes reduced from IS to rs per
cent ad valorem. and spirit varnishes from
to q per cent ad valorem.
to * cents per pound; brown. gray OF
yellow. from TX cents to rs cents per
pound: nitrate OF. from ~ cents to ~
cents per pound; Htharge. from * cents
to ~ cents per pound.
"Potash-Cholrate of. from ~ cents to
2 cents per pound.
Plasters-Healing, ETC.. from IS per cent
to rs per cent advalorem.
Hydrate of. or caustic soda, from u cent
to II cent per pound; nitrate of soda from
21a cents to 2 cents per pound; hyposul.
phite OF soda, from Y of l cent per pounC
to 80 per cent ad valorem.
"Sulphate Of soda, or salt cake, or inter
cake, from $1.& per ton to 81.
"Sponges and manufactures OF, from A
per cent to 80 per cent ad valorem.
Strichnia, or strychnine, from so cents
to Is cents per ounce.
Sulphur, refined or subllmed, or flowers
of, from So per ton to Sc per ton.
"Vanillin, from 80 cents per ounce to Il
cents per ounce"
Articles In this schedule that are placed
on the free list are:
"Sulphat Of ammonia. copperas, licorice
and cotton seed oil and croton OIL"
Earths and Earthenware.
Continuing. the statement gives the fol
lowing important reductions in the othe!
schedules:
Schedules on earths and earthenware
Fire brick and other brick If glazed
and enameled from As per cent to IS pei
cent ad valorem.
Plaster rock or gypsum, crude. from s.
cents to 40 cents per ton: If ground o.
calcined from s2.5 to s1.75 per ton.
Unpublished. cylinder, crown and com
mon window glass above 24xS6 inche.
, square reduced M-cent per pound on al
sizes; cylinder and crown glass abov,
24x30 and not exceeding 24x6O inches squar,
reduced from 15 cents to IL per cent pc
square foot: sizes above that from Q
cents to Is cents per square foot.