, 1880-03-30
Another List Of Important Decls.
ions Rendered by the Su-
preme Court.
Secretary Eyarts Urges tho Collection
Of the Old Claims Against
Venezuela.
Another Scandal Added to the Fine Batch
Already Developed in Wash
ington,
TIE SUGAR TARIFF.
A COMPROMISE gCttEpuLE,

BQfff6l ultpdlth 10 4HE IfHlAEV 4'hVH'S
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 29.-A SUBJ
co,nmfttce Of tho Ways and Means Commit
tee, consisting OF 1fessrs. Tucker, Carlisle,
Gibson. Garfield, and Frye, have arrived at
something like decision OIL tho question 9f
a schedule Of duties OIL s,tgars. Tho Suo-
Committee, nftcr painstaklnx examination
Of tlo prices Of sugars for tllq last nlne years,
ascertaIneil tho specific duty OIL the bnse Ut
m nd yalorem duty, and then added 60 per
cent to this. Tho result was as follows: On
MeIalo, per pound, 1.11 cents; No. Dutch
standard and under, per pound, 3.a5 cents;
above No. nnd under No. 10, per pound,
a.b5 cents; above No. IS ami under No. ~,
per pound, : 81 cents; above No. 10 aid under
NJ. 20 per pound, $40 cents; above No. 70,
per pound, 307 cents. All sugars testing
above 81 per cent shall be classcd above No.
Z, l3utch standard. The practical elect OF
this proposed modification of the law IS to IN
crcusc the duty on the low grades up to No.
u, which Is dividing tho linz between tic raw
| nnd tho refined sugars, aiitl
70 pEcnEAsE THE RATE
on all grades above that polnt. Fori!istanca,
Tic present rate on Alelado y f.s7 ceilts; o.,
No fom NJ III 10 ito e NJ III s s. In Ii otor woris
Wills tlle rate oil the low gratles Is about 40
mnka lie duty uniform, SO tint no class of
sugars will be discriiniiintc;l agaihst. i!ie
sYbEo'attss VI! p5oG;9tny tdrTow rsporT t's
it Is understood TINT the Treasury Depart
,nent viii approyo ths modification, which
Secretary French deno,nlnatcs q q .sn eouiRtto, at,
mise o holds that e Increase ,hs'l T. tne tr anyy
.iuctlon In that form mid promote iorelgh fe
fining, and, consequently, aAnlteration. and
eventually put up tile l,rlcp OF tllo poor tlla1as
~ low grades abroatl, they will be enhanced
In this way tho supply will soon btG01ne ex-
Iaustcd III Cuba nlld elsewhere. Tho pro-
posed schedule will operate
AQA1SBr TIE LOUISIANA MANUFACTURERS
because they do nat produce tic l9w gr9ass,
nnh. further. because the Introduction of the
low grades does not discriminate against
TIE CLASSIFICATION.
70 the tptst<rn Assoetuttd l'Fsss
WARRINGTON, D. c., March ?0.-TIlo SUP.
cntilaitteo Of Tic House Con'!mistce on Wayt
T faekei, : cns:llsle, Gibsosa, Garfield. and Frye X,
held nrotraeted sess!9ll tGtlay fnon no vnft at
wis taken, much uaanlnity WIS expressed
In favor OF the general scAcne Of all!stnen
proposed. The Committee OH Il bAsls Of tht
official values of all cI'ssses e Or sMgnr nH ".
Glued to recommend tho layin. Of q speclt..
duty upon all sugars upon tic ad in; yalots!H !,
principle neArly ~ possible. 70 asceItAai
tho amount ct laey. ulGY voinTs,' aGrgS,
1 speciiic iGty, believing that .this would II, ,,o
reduce the present amount nt revenue: l!'' III
valuation of our sugar imports being llenrL'
$50, 600, bO per. cont would realize to Il!
i;uyerIinci1t nearly $40, 900 OF revenue
rho only departure from tho old pntc
standard proposed, Is that al! sugnr ni ~.
u. y, md under, Whose cryataluzapl
/ strength shall testaboye ~ degrees, stlail pa
L tho rate. OF duty imposed upon tlle Aes
+ higher clAss.
TIE pnEaEsr CLASSIFICATION
. Is retained except TINT tho two classes fFoi
to 10 and ffonl 10 to III rcsiectlfe!y a. 4!
thrown intn one class from to u u. :. ~
iOrem would realize rates of duty respective
: " ~ follows upon yeve1nt classes; un "
lalo, 1.9i cents per pounds; Oh No. 7 uutc
standard and under, 4 225 cents pur pound; Q
No. 7 to IL u. t., ab5 centa per ponna; n
is TO 10 D. s., ~, cents per pound; NJ, ~
20 d. s., 39o cents per pound; ovsrao ID.
3.Ea,H cents per pound.
fined and allstrlbuttyo suYnra IL No. la ID.
'rtlD present rates OIL refining sugars u u
mutetlalIycllnnged. Those Dll refllleu III O.
which 60 Into consumption are much Il
The Sub Committee will hold anoth
~, meeting IN the subject, atlt! Will pr0baply
IL Dort tlu abAvo ~ tllelr fhal rGcuihAlclldat1
ts taI canlst9'e by ths tattSs S ,su II
Il. hMsis Of adjustment will prevent eyasIolls
duty, and Will prove u Just. 0tio to tie ~
tncprS OF raw auE,.EH III tllis country, 10
refining aill Importing Interest, anu TO &C
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