86 



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tfon of the appraising 



available means in hu power to ascertain the <xt of \ 

 iiierchandiiT at the tune of 



-'.. .-. :i : 





d States, and at th.- pl. . of ,,,,,nuf.. 



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and of fabrication, all gen. T 



.... ; - rn o . .o --f l aU ever nai lent to 









-uch merchandise readyfor slnpm. -in, and an 



...... 



centum upon the total cost asUius ascertain.- i : and in 



handii- U- npprmiiHil uj-.n 



inal ai'praUal or reappraisement at lesa than tl.. 

 coat of production a thus ascertain, d It shall be law- 

 IW for appraiainir ofti .:iuMe 



... Icrationthf 



men-hand!* is 



eridoroffeVed forsai. Mates, due a 



aoce being made for estimated dmic* thereon, the cost of 

 transportation, insurance, and other necessary expenses 



1 -.-..; -.-...- . .. 



i commission, if any has been paid, not exceed- 



iaW ix per centum.* 



>. 



That on and after th. ".is net shall 



go into effect all gooda, wares, and merchandise pr.-\ i-.u-lv 



' - u made, and all 



gooda, wares, and merchandise j ; -.-r.-d with- 



out payment f duty and under l>nd \'-r uar- 1: 

 transportation, or any other purpose, for which no iH-rmit 



:very to the imj- ha> l. ( -en 



shall be subjected to the duties imposed l>y t hi- a. t and 

 to no other duty. u].n the entry ..r the withdrawal 

 thereof: /Vt>e</*/, That when duties are bas-d np..n the 

 weightof merchandised, i > -it. d in any puhli. or pi 

 bonded warehouse, aaid duties shall he levied and <<>!- 

 lected upon the weight of such n 

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SBC. 84. That sections one to twenty-four, h.-th indu- 

 atve,ofan:i An Act t< n-dii<-e taxation, t 



vide revenue for the Government, and for other pun 

 which became a law on the twenty -eighth day of August, 

 eighteen hundred and ninety-tV.ur. and all a<-'t- and parts 

 of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this S1 

 hereby repealed, said repeal to take ,:!..; ,.n :t ri 

 the passage of this act, but the repeal of existing !.. 

 modtflcatio! : Ids act shall not affect 



any act done, or any ri^ht a.-.-ruini: or accrued, or any 

 suit or proceeding had or comm< n. , d in any civil cause 

 before the aaid repeal or modifications; but all rights 

 and liaoilitii* under said laws shall continue and mi 

 enforced in the same manner as if said repeal or modifi- 

 cation* had not been made. Any .tfen.ses committed 

 and all penalties or fort -urn-d prior 



to the passage of this act under anv statute embraced in 

 or changed, modified, or MptalM by this act may be 

 -hed in the same manner and with the 

 same effect as if this act had not been passed. All acts 

 of limitation, whether applicable to civil causes and pro- 

 ceedings or to the prosecution of offenses or ir t 

 covery of penalties or forfeitures embraced in or modified. 

 changed, or repealed by this act shall not he i,: 1 

 thereby; and all suits, proceedings, or protect; 

 whether civil or criminal, for cau- 

 or committed prior to the passage of this ; ,,-t may b. 

 mcncedand prosecuted within the same time and with 

 the same effect as if this act had not i 

 FFOtidtd fuHfar. That nothing in this act snail l>< 

 stroed to repeal the pr -.-etion three th- 



chandise to underwriters or the sal\o r , ,,f 



f PP.IK rtv, 

 the a*crrtainiiK.nt of duties thereon: And provided 



, and 



Thst n. i4 act shall be conrtrued to 



repeal or in any manner affect the 



, seventy 

 and seventy -seven of an act entitled* 4 * An Act to reduce 



, to provide revenue for the G 

 . irf*w.~ h,ch became a la 

 . day of August, eighteen hundred a; 



Approved, July 24, 1897. 



Appropriation Bills. The Congress was 

 obliged to take up and paw f,,ur appropriation 

 bills that making appfoprial ;,p| v defi- 



ciencies; that for the Agricultural Department; 



that f.-r the Indian 1 >cpart incut : and that for sun- 

 In the <! .1 a -l:niM> 

 accept! n i; the invitation to take part in th 



n of I'.HHi. and appropriating | 



prcliiniiuiry expenses and t lie a ...niini-- 



. :nTc UM- :i f..r lireproof 



building'- and a (invilinii a! Klli*. i-lanl. and for 



the - n( of thr island :u i.f luilk- 



:;pr.-\i-nii-!il "of t'he iiinni^raiil 



cost $6(K.(MKi. ,,f which ^i:.' 

 appropriated. There was in- litioti 



incorporated in th,- measure to the effect that ii<> 



.1- 1 for armor plate should i.c at aratocx 



ing $J)0 f.r a ton of _>/.. to pound-, and autliot 

 the Srrn-tary of the Navy to secure such tern 



if Heed I.e. to p- < ioVerillllclit Iliallll fart II re 



of armor i'.. 



In the Indian l.ill there wa- - r the 



<|Ue-tioii of sectarian schools, and the policy of the 



: iiinciit \v d us follow- : -That the 



ary of the Interior may make contract- with 



contra. -t Mhoo]a\ apportioning, ftj near 



.mount so contracted atnon^ s<-hool- of \anoii- 

 <lcnominations for tin- ed I hxlian pupils 



during the fiscal year !*!*. luit -Oial! only make 

 such contracts at places where non- < -t.-u -ian schools 

 can not he provided for such Indian children, and 

 to an amount not exceeding 10 per -,-nt. of the 

 amount >. u-cd for the fiscal year iy."i." The 

 ipie-tion of opening to entry the rich uil-onite de- 



po-it- in the rjnoompahgre n met 



l'\ declaring open such agricultural lands as have 

 Hot l.eeii allotted to the rncompah^re Imliai 

 April 1, isiis, to entry, luit reserving to the United 

 1 title in all lands containing gilsonite, as- 

 phalt, Or Other like sillista: 



In the sundry civil hill there was new legisla- 

 tion a- CO tin- forest re0eCTM of the country. The 

 sum of $1.">0.000 was appropriated fora -in 

 all such reservations: l.ut while the full authority 

 of the rresi.lcnt under the act i.f March ::. IMM. to 

 .. iiuMlify. or suspend executive proclaination- 

 as to such reservations was aflirmeii. it was jm.- 

 vided that the proclamation of President ( 'levelaiid. 

 l-'el'. 22, 1897, reserving lands in Wyoming. Utah. 

 Montana, Washington. Idaho, and South Dakota 

 shall he suspended until March 1. 1 *!*. at which 

 date such lauds shall become once more subject to 

 presidential action. The following general provi- 

 sions were added : 



* All public lands heretofor* 



served l>y the Pre-ident c.f the t'nite.l States under 

 the provisions of the act approved March :!, l^'.'l. 

 the orders for which shall be and remain in full 

 force and efTect. unsuspeiidecl and unrevoked. and 

 all public Lands that may hereafter be set a-ide ami 

 n-si-rved as public f 1 act, 



shall he as far as practicable cont rolled and admin- 

 ! in accordance with the following pn>vi-iou- : 

 Fo public ' -tab- 



li-hed, except to improve and protect the ! 



within the reservation or for the purpose of secur- 

 ing favorable condition- of water flows and to fur- 

 nish a continuous supply of timber for the u-e and 

 necessities of citi/.ens of' the United States; but it 

 is not the purpose or intent of the-.- pro\i-ion< or 

 of the act providing for nidi re-crvat ions to autlior- 

 i/- the inciii-ion therein of lands more valuable for 

 the mineral therein or for agricultural purpose* 

 than for forest purposes. 



"The Secretary of the Interior shall make pro- 

 vi-ions for the protection against destruetion by 

 fire and dejiredat ions upon the public for. -t- and 

 forest reservation* which may have been -et 

 or which may be hereafter set" aside under the said 

 act of Man-h ''. 1891, and which may be continued; 



