Argentine albata or German silver Brass bars or pigs, old brass, yellow metal fit only for re-manufacture 25 p.c., a.v. per lb. .per lb. 1 c. Provided that silver ore and all other ores con- In pigs and bars, molten and refuse... In sheets, pipes, shot Metallic mineral substances, metals unwrought, not specially provided for Mica Nickel, nickel oxide alloy Pens, metallic, except gold... Penholder tips, holders, gold pens Pins, metallic, including hair-pins, safety-pins, and hat, bonnet, shawl, and belt-pins Quicksilver per lb. The flasks, bottles, or other vessels in which quicksilver is imported shall be subject to the same rate of duty as they would be subjected to if impo ted empty. Type metal New types .per lb. Tin, black oxide, bar, block and pig, on and after January 1, 1893 14c. Manufactures or wares not specially provided for, wholly or in part of metal SCHEDULE D.-WOOD AND MANUFACTURES of. Ic. 2 c. Ic. 45 p.c., a.v. Timber hewn and sawed 10 p.c., a.V. Squared or sided ....per cubic foot c. Sawed boards, deals of hemlock, white wood, sycamore, If planed on two sides, tongued and grooved Cedar posts, ties, telegraph poles (after March 1, 1891) Sawed cedar, lignum vitæ, lancewood, ebony, box, granadilla, mahogany, rosewood, satinwood, and all cabinet woods Hubs, car blocks, gun blocks, all like blocks, rough hewn or sawed only.. That on and after July 1, 1891, and until July 1, 1905, there shall be paid from any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, under the provision of section 3,689 of the Revised Statutes, to the producer of sugar testing not less than ninety degrees by the polariscope, from beets, sorghum or sugar cane, grown within the United States, or from maple sap produced in the United States, a bounty of two cents per pound; and upon such sugar testing less than ninety degrees by the polariscope and not less than eighty degrees, a bounty of one and three-fourths cents per pound under such rules and regulations as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall prescribe, The producer of said sugar to be entitled to said bounty shall have first filed, prior to July 1 of each year, with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue a notice of the place of production, with a general description of the machinery and methods to be employed by him, with an estimate of the amount of sugar proposed to be produced in the current or next ensuing year, including the number of maple trees to be tapped, and an application for a licence to so produce, to be accompanied by a bond in a penalty, and with sureties to be approved by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, conditioned that he will faithfully observe all rules and regulations that shall be prescribed for such manufacture and produc. tion of sugar. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, upon receiving the application and bond herein before provided for, shall issue to the applicant a licence to produce sugar from sorghum, beets, or sugar cane grown within the United States, or from maple sap produced within the United States, at the place and with the machinery and by the methods described in the application; but said licence shall not extend beyond one year from the date thereof. No bounty shall be paid to any person engaged in refining sugars which have been imported into the United States, or produced in the United States upon which the bounty herein provided for has already been paid or applied for, nor to any person unless he shall have first been licensed as herein provided, and only upon sugar produced by such persons from sorghum, beets, or sugar cane grown within the United States, or from maple sap produced within the United States. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall from time to time make all needful rules and regulations for the manufacture of sugar from sorghum, beets, or sugar cane grown within the United States, or from maple sap produced within the United States, and shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, exercise supervision and inspection of the manufacture thereof. And for the payment of these bounties the Secretary of the Treasury is authorised to draw warrants on the Treasurer of the United States for such sums as shall be necessary, which sums shall be certified to him by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, by whom the bounties shall be disbursed, and no bounty sball be allowed or paid to any person licensed as aforesaid in any one year upon any quantity of sugar less than five hundred pounds. That any person who shall knowingly refine or aid in the refining of sugar imported into the United States upon which the bounty herein provided for has already been paid or applied for, at the place described in the licence issued by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and any person not entitled to the bounty herein provided for who shall apply for or receive the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine not exceeding $5,000, or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding five years, or both, in the discretion of the court. All sugars above No. 13 Dutch standard in colour shall be classified by the All sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard in colour shall pay one-tenth of one cent per pound in addition to the rate herein provided for, when exported from, or the product of any country when and so long as such country pays, or shall hereafter pay, directly or indirectly, a bounty on the exportation of any such sugar which may be included in this grade, which is greater than is paid on raw sugars of a lower saccharine strength; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe suitable rules and regulations to carry this provision into effect; and provided further, that all machinery purchased abroad and erected in a beet sugar factory and used in the production of raw sugar in the United States from beets produced therein shall be admitted duty free until the 1st day of July, 1892. Provided, that any duty collected on any of the above described machinery purchased abroad and imported into the United States for the uses above indicated since January 1, 1890, shall be refunded. Sugar candy and all confectionery, including chocolate confectionery, made wholly or in part of sugar, valued at twelve cents or less per pound, and on sugars after being refined, when tinctured, coloured, or in any way adulterated, five cents per pound. All other confectionery, including chocolate confectionery, not specially provided for in this Act, 50 p.c., a.v. Glucose, or grape sugar, three-fourths of one cent. per pound. Maple syrup, twenty cents per gallon. That the provisions of the free list providing terms for the admission of imported sugars and molasses and for the payment of a bounty on sugars of domestic production shall take effect on April 1, 1891; provided that, on and after March 1, 1891, and prior to April 1, 1891, sugar not exceeding No. 16 Dutch standard in colour may be refined in bond without payment of duty; and such refined sugars may be transported in bond and stored in bonded warehouses at such points of destination as are provided in existing laws relating to the immediate transportation of dutiable goods in bond, under such rules and regu lations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Castor beans or seeds.. Flaxseed, linseed, poppy seed, oil seed Vegetables, prepared or preserved, including pickles and sauces of all kinds 20 p.c., a.v. .per bushel of 50 lbs. 56 30c. In natural state Straw... Teazles Fish. 45 p.c., a. v. 25 p.c., a.v. 30 p.c., a.v. 30 p.c., a.v. Anchovies and sardines in tin boxes, 5 inches by 4 and Fish, pickled, mackerel or salmon, pickled or salted..per lb. Fresh, smoked, dried, or frozen.. Not otherwise provided for.. Herrings, pickled or salted.... Shellfish, in cans not exceeding 1 quart, per doz. cans Exceeding one quart (in addition) per dozen for each half quart or fraction (Provided that until June 30, 1891, such cans shall be admitted as now provided by law). (See "Year Book," 1890.) Oranges, lemons, limes, in pkgs. of 1 cu. feet or less, per 1 to 24 cu. ft., per pkg. 2 to 5 cu. ft., per pkg. Over 5 cu. ft., for every additional cu. ft. or fraction Oranges in bulk, per thousand Lemons and limes in bulk, per thousand. Boxes or barrels containing such oranges, lemons, or limes Raisins ... Comfits, sweetmeats, and fruits preserved, jellies Fruits preserved in their own juices.. per lb. Orange peel and lemon peel, preserved or candied ..per lb. 30 p.c., a.v. 2 C. 35 p.c., a.v. 30 p.c., a.v 2C. 2 c. 13c. Chicory root, prepared Chocolate (other than chocolate confectionery and chocolate commercially known as sweetened chocolate.. .per lb. 2C. per lb. 2C. Cocoa, prepared or manufactured.. Cocoa butter Dandelion root and acorns, substitutes for coffee.... Salt, in packages Salt. .per 100 lbs. 13C. 8c. (Provided that imported salt may be used in curing fish and the duties be remitted, and further provided that ex. porters of meat may use imported salt and have duties refunded in amounts not less than $100.) Starch, and substances fit for use as... Sage gallon 3C. 74c. There shall be allowed on the imported tin-plate used in the manufacture of cans, boxes, packages, and all other articles of tinware exported, either empty or filled with domestic products, a drawback equal to the duty paid on such tinplate, less one per cent. of such duty, which shall be retained for the use of the United States. SCHEDULE H.-SPIRITS, WINES AND OTHER BEVERAGES. Anhydrous alcohol.. Brandy and spirits distilled. Each and every gauge or wine gallon of measurement shall be counted as at least one proof gallon, and the standard for determining the proof of brandy and other spirits or liquors of any kind imported shall be the same as that which is defined in the laws relating to internal revenue, but any brandy or other spiritu. ous liquors, imported in casks of less than fourteen gallons, shall be forfeited to the United States, provided, that it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to authorise the ascertainment of the proof of wines, cordials or other liquors, by distillation or otherwise, in case where it is impracticable to ascertain such proof by the means prescribed by existing law or regulations. On all compounds or preparations of which distilled spirits are a component part of chief value, not specially provided for in this Act, there shall be levied a duty not less than that imposed upon distilled spirits. Cordials, liquors, arrack, absinthe, kirchwasser, ratafia and other spirituous beverages or bitters of all kinds containing spirits, per gallon, $2 50c. No lower rate or amount of duty shall be levied, collected and paid on brandy, spirits and other spirituous beverages than that fixed by law for the description of first proof; but it shall be increased in proportion for any greater strength |