Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-17
THE CHILD IS BORN.
Mr. McKinley's Tariff Measure at Last
Before the House.

WASHINGTON, April l7--Just as tht
tariff Dill VAS to be reported to the hous,
the Republican members again changeC
their minds, and at IL O'Clock yesterday
changed two of the most important item,
In the bill. Again hides have beel
placed on the free list and so has sugar
but III the latter case the committee has
adopted a provision looking to the pay.
ment OF bounty OF 2 cents pound on
the domestic product. These changes
have been communicated to the Demo.
cratic minority members, and as correc.
TONS are necessary in their report, these
documents, it is said, will be DELAYED in
their presentation to the house. 1t is
understood the sugar men have little
confidence in the continuity of the
bounty and they therefore protest against
The change. The duty on sugar above,
and lncluding the Ii Dutch standard, it is
SAID, Is fixed at 20 OF Il cent per pound.
This satisfies neither the sugar cane nor
beet sugar producing states.
The sugar bounty proposition is not
acceptable to the Louisiana producers.
lhey have sent statement to the ways
and means committee protesting against
such arrangements and asking that the
present rates be not changed.
The bill was referred to committee of
the whole.
The committee says that the country is
the least prosperous III which low prices
and wages prevail, and points to the pres
ent agricultural depression as a sample.
lhe committee believes it better to raise
the S4JO,OuU,UUO necessary TO run the gov
efhment by taxing foreign imports than
take 1t from domestic prOduCts that the
whole bill is based upon protection to
American industry, but at the same time
recommending no duty above the point OF
difference between the normal cost of pro-
ductlon here, Including labor, and the
cost OF like production abroad. The re-
port then takes up the details OF the blll
and says reduction IN revenues from
placing on the free list chemicals not pro
duced IN this country will amount to
ToIo,O QUO. 1t cites figures to show the de-
cline In the wool production and says an
advance OF duties has been recommended
which will afford ample protection to the
wool grower.
WhlIe the senate bill fixed the duty on
third-class wool at cents, the commltte,
makes 1t 3l2, with change in detini-
tions and classifcations, etc., which will
compensate Tor the difference the com
mlttee believes the country should pro
duce all the wool it consumes. This can |
be done by the addition of 100000 0OU |
sheep to the present number. The re-
port says the bill seeks to stop the shame
less frauds which have been praclced |
IN the importation of woods and WOODEN
goods, and declares that within the past
tscal year underrated invoices showed
the importation Of woolen manufactures
valued at T52,oSl ,O0U, whereas the real
market value was nearly 800 900 UUu
equivalent to the importation OF l6O,0OJ,-
JOO pounds Of wool. The present bill, il
IS argued, by increasing the duty Oh tine
"ools, will transfer to this country $780,
100000 i'll Woolen manufactures. The
average rate of the WOODEN goods sched-
lie proposed is 9l.7Sl, against the pres
ent rate OF 7G.Ul5.