Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-02
THE TARIFF BILL.
How It Stands as Reported From
Conference.
A bounty ON Certain Sugars -BindIng Twine
Must Pay Duty-"ImItatlon' Articles
Excluded Enect Of tho Isili on
the Revenues.

| late yesterday afternoon ana reported
the result to the House The commit
tee had TO deal with 464 amendments,
many OF them involving cardinal differ.
ences OF principle In treatment and
many the subject OF bitter controversy
between conflicting interests.
The date when the bill is TO take
effect was made October 0, February
next is fixed as the ultimats date upon
which goods deposited in bond before
October may be Withdrawn at the old
rates Of duty.
In the case OF sugar, the conference,
in place of the uniform bounty of two
cents on grades OF 80 and above pro.
vided by the House. included maple
sugar and adopted the following pro
| vision: THAT on and after July /,
1891. and until July /, 1908, there shall
be paid from any moneys in the Treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated under
the provisions OF section 1859 Of the
Revised Statutes, TO the producer OF sugar
testing not less than 90 degrees by the
polariscope from beets sorghum or sugar
cane grown within the United States,
or from maple sap produced within the
United States, a bounty OF cents per
pound and upon such sugar testing less
than 90 degrees by the polariscope and
not less than so degrees bounty Of ia
cents per pound under such rules and
regulations as the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, with the approval of
tho Secretary Of tho Treasury, shall
prescribe.
In the case OF imported sugars the
House line OF 10 Dutch standard, below
which sugar is to be free, is adopted,
and on higher grades the result was a
compromise as follows "All sugars
above No. 10 Dutch standard in color
shall pay duty of fye-tenths of one
cent per pound; provided that all sugars
above No. 16 Dutch standard in color
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 here
after pay directly or Indirectly,
bounty on .the expor ta!Lon. Of any such
sugar which may be included in this
grade which is greater than is
paid on raw sugars of a lower character
and 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 beet sugar factory and used
in the production Of raw sugar in the
United States from beets produced
therein shall be admitted duty free un-
til the first day OF July 1892, provided
that any duty collected on any OF the
above described machinery purchased
abroad and imported from the United
States for the uses above Indicated since
January 1. 1890, shall be refunded.
On glucose the House rate OF three
fourths OF cent pound is retained.
Whereas the Senate provided that the
sugar schedule and bounty provision
was to take effect March next, the con-
ference fixed upon April I as the date
OF operation, with provso that No. l3
sugar may be meantime refined in bond
without duty
In the case OF fresh or frozen fish
from American fisheries made free by
both houses the conference has imposed
the Limitation that they must be caught
by American vessels in fresh water.
Other fish are made dutiable at three
fourths Of cent per pound, a split be-
tween the House and Senate rate.
On binder twine the rate is fixed at 0 Z |
cents, but on other MANILA cordage the |
rate is advanced from ~ cents to 194 |
cents per pound more than was agreed |
on by either house.
All Of the paragraphs inserted by tho |
Senate providing for customs COM
were stricken out by the con-
ference
In the case Of glass bottles whore the
Senate reduced the rates, the confer
enco adopted a medium, fixing the rates
on sizes above one pint and more at
cent per pound and on smaller sizes
down TO one-quarter pint at IL cents
and on sizes below at 80 cents per gross
Spectacles and eyeglasses or frames
are to pay 60 per cent instead OF 80
cents and 80 per cent "A compromise
Reductions we're made on the internal
revenue duties on tobacco
In the case OF tin-plate the House rate
Of 9. cent per pound above sheet iron
rates up to July next and 2-i0 cents
after that date is retained.
The Senate rate of further addition
n duty Of IS per cent on manufactures
Df tin-plate is replaced by an absolute
single duty OF 55 per cent, and its stip-
llation for free sixty-three pound tin
after 1926 in case of failure OF domestic
works to produce one-third of the con
is retained.
In the case Of sawed boards and lum-
YER Of white pine the House recedes
rom its 81 80 rate, the Senate rate Of 81
3 adopted and the provision for the re-
ention OF the old duties TO cover for
,ign export duty is retained.
The Senate struck out the bounty pre-
visions proposea in the silk schedule Of
he bill as passed by the House. Other
which restore the language
md rates OF the present law were made
In these the committee concurred.
In the liquor schedule the Senate
made increases on the various forms OF
vines and liquors. The House rates
we're restored except on champagne and
pirits leaving still wines and malt
4AuhEH a. Hlff fAto kiilA I&HH0 VI tanNNs
The conferees agreed 20 the Senate !
&c procity and retaliation amendment
making but one change, which was in
he date-made January, 1872. instead
# July next
On the changes made in the agricult-
ral schedules the conlerees' report
ays; In the agricultural schedule the
House rates are mainly retained. Garden +,
eeds have been reduced from 40 per
ent, as proposed by the House, to 20
er cent, the rate substituted by the
enate, and turnip seed, which the SEN
te placed en- the free list transferred
o the dutiable list On oranges,
smons and lines, which the House
lade dutiable at double the present
ates in order TO afford protection ana
to the planters Of Cali
ornia and Florida, the Senate reduced :
he rates somewhat above the present
lW The House conferees yielded re-
lctantly 10 this reduction An amend
ient was added 10 that Of the Senate S
IMPOSING an additional duty Of so per
ent on the packages in which oranges.
smons and lines are imported. Y
The paragraphs inserted bv the SEN =