Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-02
THE TARIFF BILL.
How It Stands as Reported From
Conference.
A Bounty on Certain sugars-Btnding Twine
Must Pay q Disqualification" Articles
Excluded Effect Of the Bill ON
the Revenues.

WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-After ten dSys
of hard work the conference committee
on the Tariff bill completed its work
late Yesterday afternoon and 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 mas made October 9. February 1
next is fixed g the ultimate date upon
which goads deposited in bond before
October 1 mey be 0ithdrawn at the old
eates of duty.
IN the case Of sugar. the conference,
Ga place o. the uniform bounty of two
oente on grades of so and above pro-
Sided By the House, included maple
augar and adopted the following pro-
sision: THAT on and after July 1.
1884. and until july 1, 1908, there shall
De paid from any moneys in the Treas
arys not otherwise appropriated under
Che provisions of section $3.50 of the
Revised Statutes. to the producer of sugar
Seetfng not less than 90 degrees by the
eolsriscope from beets. sorghum or sugar
game grown within the United States,
Or from maple sap produced within the
Waited States bounty of 2 cents per
Bound; and upon such sugar testing less
Chan 80 degrees by the polariscope and
0oe less than 80 degrees bounty of IA
cen is per pound under such rules and
Eegulations az the Commissioner of In
sernal Revenue, with the approval of
She Secretary Of the Treasury, shall
Orescribe."
In che ease of imported sugars the
house line of 16 Dutch standard, below
which sugar is to be free, is adopted,
and on higher grades the result was
compromise as follows: ''All sugars
above Ne 16 Dutch standard in color
ohall pay Q duty of five-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, a
bounty on the exportat 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 a beet sugar factory and used
in the production of raw sugar in the
Uniteds States from beets produced
sherein shall be admitted duty free I'M
Gil Che first day of July, 1892, provided
shat 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 4. 1890. shall be refunded.
ON glucose the House rate of three
SDurths of a cent 4 pound is retained
whereas the Senate provided that the
sugar schedule and bounty provision
gas to take effect March next, the con-
ference fixed upon April 1 as the date
Of operation. with proviso that No. ID
sugar may be meantime refined in bond
without duty.
In the case of fresh or frozen fish
from American fisheries made free by
Doth houses the conference has imposed
Che 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 Irvine the rate is fixed at O z
cents, but en- other MANILA cordage the
rate is advanced from IL cents to ~
cnnts per pound more than was agreed
on by either house.
All Of the paragraphs inserted by the
Senate providing for customs COM
mission were stricken out by the con-
ference.
In the case of glass bottles. where the
Senate reduced the rates, the confer
ence adopted medium, fixing the rates
on sizes above one pint and more at 1
cent per pound and on smaller sizes
down to one-quarter pint at ~ cents
and on sizes below at SO cents per gross
Spectacles and eyeglasses or frames
sre to pay 66 per cent. instead of SO
cents and so per cent "a compromise
Reductions were made on the in ternal
9evenue duties on tobacco.
In the case of tiu-plate the House rate
Of q cent per pound above sheet iron
gates up to July next and 2-10 cents
Dfter that date is retained.
The Senate rate of further addition
al duty of So per cent. on manufactures
Of tin-plate is replaced by an absolute
single duty of SIS per cent. and it's stip-
. ulat;on for free xty-three pound tin
after 1896 in ease of failure of domestic
WOIhS 10 pTOS uCS OHc-GulrO OF Cn0 COLI
sumption is retained.
In the case of sawed boards and lum-
Der of white pine the House recedes
2rom it's 81 so rate. the Senate rate of 81
is adopted and the provision for the re-
9ention of the old duties to cover a for
0ign export duty is retained.
The Senate struck out the bounty pro-
Sisions proposed in the silk schedule of
Cine bill as passed By the House. Other
amendments which restore the language
and 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
were restored except on champagne and
spirits, leaving still wines and malt
liquors at the existing rates of duty.
The conferees agreed to the Senate
reciprocity and retaliation amendment
making but one change, which was in
the date-made January, 1892, instead
of July next
On the changes made in the agricult-
ural schedules the conferees' report
says: ''In the agricultural schedule the