Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1890-10-03
SOME or THE CHANGES.
Provisions of the Report Submitted by
Tariff Bill Conferees.

Tariff Bill Conferees.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The confer
ence report on the tariff bill provides
that the new law shall go into effect
Oct. 6, 1890. The senate reciprocity
| feature is preserved in the bill, but the
date for its going into effect has been
changed from July 1, 1891, to Jan. l.,
1892.
The sugar schedule provides that all
sugars not above No. 16, Dutch stand
ard, all tank bottom, all sugar drain
ings and sugar sweepings, syrups of
cane, juice, meiada, concentrated me-
lada and concrete and concentrated mo
lasses shall be placed on the free list,
tthis is the house provision) subject,
however, to the @ s,
| Restrictions of the Reciprocity Feature,
which empowers the president to sus-
pend the free admission of sugar, mo-
lasses, coffee, tea and hides under GER
tain conditions. The conference changed
the time for the bonded period to 20
into effect to Feb. 1, 1892. The provis-
ION relative to the bonded period allows
merchandise deposited prior to Oct. /,
1890, to be withdrawn at the present
rates of duty before the time the period
goes into effect.
In the Internal Revenue Features
of the-bill nearly all the house provis-
ions of the bill are restored. The pro-
visions removing all restrictions on
farmers and growers Of tobacco, in re-
gard to the sale of leaf tobacco, are re-
stored, and u provisO added that the
farmer shall furnish on demand of any
internal revenue officer statement of
his sales, etc. A fine of $500 is provided
for violation of this provision. The con-
ference committee struck out senate
amendments providing for tariff COM
mission. The tax on smoking and man
ufactured tobacco and ON snuff is placed
at 6 cents per pound. Opium manufac-
turers are taxed $40 per pound upon
opium manufactured in the United
States for smoking purposes, and only
persons who are citizens of the United
States are permitted to engage in its
manufacture.
The senate amendment, providing that
all special internal revenue taxes shall
become due July l, 1891, is retained.
Little Change in the Free List.
In the free list number of changes,
most of them of no material interest,
We're made.
The house provision. placing ON the
free list American-caught fish, except
salmon caught by American vessels, ETC.,
is reinstated.
The conference amended number of
the free provisions, inserting in the bill
paragraphs providing for the free ad-
mission of feathers and downs for beds,
peltries and other usual goods of In
dians passing the boundary line of the
United States, tin ore, cassiterite and
tin in bars, blocks, pigs or granulated
until July i, 1893, and thereafter as
otherwise provided for; works of art by
American artists residing temporarily
abroad.
The sugar schedule is amended SO as
to grant bounty of Il cents per pound
ON sugar testing between 80 and 80 de-
grees polariscope test and cents on
sugar testing not less than 80 degrees,
from July 1, 1891, to July 1, 1905. The
| bill, as passed by the house and senate,
granted bounty of 2 cents ponnd to
sugar testing so degrees and over.
Extend Bounty TO Maple Sugar.
The conferees agreed to the senate
amendment extending the bounty to
maple sugar, and providing that no
bounty be paid ON less than 500 pounds.
Sugar above No. 16 Dutch standard is
4 to pay 5-10 of q cent q pound duty, and
1-l0 Of q cent additional if the country
exporting or producing it charges an ex-
port duty. Machinery for the manu-
factufe of beet sugar is to be admitted
free until july 1892 and anv duty coi-