The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-27
THE TARIFF BILL IN SHAPE.
OFFICItB ANNOUNCEMENT MADE OF
THE sUG4R sCHLDULE


and the Duty On Refined Sugar Is Reduced
from Onr-hnIr TO Onr-quarter Cent Per
Pound-The sugar Bounty IL to Cease In
Eight Instead OF Twelve Years by Grad.
nal Yearly Reduction Tao Internal
Revenue Features OF the Bim Not Vet
Agreed UPou-RecIprocity Strickeu Out.
WASHINGTON. Nov %. Last nights session
OF the Democratic members Of tho Ways and
Means Committee was tho concluding one in
the preparation of the Tariff bill. with the cx-
ception Of tho Internal revenue features and
tho Income tax. These two important points
remain to be settled. but the bill as otherwise
completed will be presented to full meeting
of the committee tomorrow morning at ] |
o'clock. and then will 10 given to the public. In
the mean time IL has been decided tu announco
the sugar schedule MS finally agreed upon.
The agreement was reached last night, but at
so late an hour as TO render its publication
this morning impracticabc. Tho story hat was
circulated yesterday morning to the effect that
the committee had nbout determined to put ill
sugars on the free list. and at the same time
repeal tho bounty provision OF tho Mckinley
law. created Consideration in the ranks OF the
sugar growers and reilners. and their repre-
sentativcs here put in n good portion of tho
day protesting with the individual members
OF the committee. Thoy threatened TO array
against the hill in the Senate II free
sugar and no bounty" were adopted the votes
OF the two Democratic Senators from Louis
iana tho two ropulists from Kansas. and the
solitary popuist Senator from Nebraska Tho
committee was disposed TO weaken at first
aud 1t was reported early last evening that in
all probability the plan regarding the sugar
schedule would be so changed as to impose an
ad valorem tax OF 20 per cent, thus bringing
in revenue of $50 uOO.OO0a year. and abolish-
ing the bounty The blulf OF the sugar men
failed TO prove effective. however. for when
tho committee adjourned. shortly after mid
night it had agreed upon sugar schedule
that is fair to all interests. and which
lowers instead of increases the sugar duty.
But realizing that this marked divergence
from the action previously indicated as being
in contemplation would affect stocks and
values. the Chairman OF the committee author
lied the following statement OF its action to be
made public to- night:
The Democratic members of the Committee ways
and Means pleed their tartn BIZ last night
midnight. the last item finally acted upon being the
huear schedule. 1t being brought to their attention that
speculator falsely pretending to have information OF
ther proposed action have been seeking 10 man pulae
the stock market they deemed 1t best to depart from
their general plan Of refusing information as to tarE
tens until their full bill Is made public aud At once to
publish their conclusions on this schedule so that
ell men may stand on the same footing Of authentic
row Will show the following changes IN the sugar
schedule; The duty refined sugar is reduced from
ons-haf to one fourth cent a pound Raw sugars re-
main free OF tax. The Mckinley bounty is repealed
ITogrcssiyey: that is oHeeghth each year, 80 that
A. the end OF eight yearsit IS 10 cease entirely.
Under the Mckinley law. nil sugars not
above No. Ii Dutch standard. otherwise
known as raw or unreined sugars. ~ ad-
United free OF duty, while refined sugars. or
those defined rs grading above No. l8. Dutch
standard in color. are subject to a duty OF one
half cent Ter pound. The Wilson bill as agreed
upon retains raw sugars on the free list. but
lowers the duty on refined sugars from one
half cent to one fourth cent IA round. The re-
lners, OF course. will not like this reduction,
hut expert testimony Is to the effect that the
difference Of only one-fourth cent pound be-
tween tho raw and the refined article will still
afford the rellners a margin OF profit Under
the tariff act OF 1883. which was replaced by
the Mckinley law. raw sugar between Nos. ID
and H. Dutch standard paid n duty OF -.
cents a pound. while refined sugars. grading
up to 70 Dutch STANDARD. naid 3 cents, and
those grading higher than 70 Dutch standard
paid 3 cents pound. Tho Mills bill. which
observed the same classification as the old
law. imposed duty Of - cents q pound on
raw sugar, 4 cents II pound on sugar grad
ing between IL and 20. Dutch standard. and
2Scents ound on tina, grading above 20,
the hill now to be reported places upon sugar
the smallest tax yet Imposed or even proposed.
Besides retaining raw sugar on the Tree list
a'd cutting down the duty OF refined sugar
lust nne-hal'. the committee recommends the
abolition OF tho bounty Tho existing law pro-
ydrS Tor the payment OF two cents u pound to
the producers OF tert, sorghum. maple or cane
sugar testing not less than ninety degrees uy
the rolariscope. and H. cents ~ pound upon
sugar testing not more than ninety degrees
nty is ,e1 10 f"n ri ne nHG'H Of pL o fSe
siGhtn II to he made Oh July /. lN!5. ana one
sisns. every cry ySar thsreat,Gt uhti' IN elGht
According ~ the annual report Of tho Com
missioner OF Internal revenue. who has the
administration OF this feature Of the Mchin-
lay law, there has been paid In bounty on
siSS@ y aRs TIVE y"a P' h she Ea aT p 0GrS n 6
Producers OF cane sugar in Louisiana, az this
roYnt @.t'tlyo was Paid o5t during TIE
going to u 753 licensed prod ucers. whose crop
was ta5 la5,9sl 900 q sugar, Ino en- n.
same report Issued to-day, was 5 l:i-,5,,si. The
FIRST year the bounty went into operation I; !lSl
t17 were producers from sugar cane, seven
from bests. six from sorghum. and the rcmain-
year. when endei last June tho number OF
licensed producers OF sugar from sugar cane
fell on 10 800. the producers OF sugar FROM
berts was only six, and the producers Of sugar
from Kansas sorghum drolrrd Town TO two.
t. have taken spurt, Tor the number Of rro-
duceIs Increased TO O,Nb, II which number
:. 70 were IN Vermont 80 IN New York. 4l3
Hampshire. l2ti in 0lIchiglu. and the remain
ing few scattered throughout MARYLAND.
NRssac husetts, Maine. West Virginia. Mime
sofa. Illinois, and Iowa Nsrmont's share ~
the S6O. lln in bounty paid on ma 10 sugar was
s3i225 and New Works was sll. lo& Penn
8ylyania got S4.234. and Ohio S35Ol. Al
though Illinois had two licensed producers
neither OF them seems TO have received any
bounty. Iowa's one producer Of maple sugar
got sll5l.
Ofthe bounty aid on cane sugar. Louisiana
Received SS lS4, q -: Texas, SlI+.h43; Florida
5000. aud Mississippi, s,m California re-
eelVRd S425. 793 Tor her beet sugar; Nebraska.
S7hl7O. and Utah. S2,Li7U, Kansas sorghum
sugar producers received sla. I'S bounty, and
Minnesota the oS.y other sorghum state. got
$40 During tho m0nths OF July. August, ana
September OF the present year there mas been
paid, In addltiJl to the amounts cited anoFe:
S4ul,0lo In bounty on tho various klhds oil
sugar.
Under tho proposed law this system OF
bounty on sugar must end Ia elght years
although the Mckinley law authorized rs con;
tnuutton until July |. 1900 Tho change VIII
lie by a gradual reduction. so that the sugar
growers who might bs affected by il NAV ma " q
dus and ample Preparation Il the liant
sugar Industry Is 10 become self-sustalutng IL
can certainly do so within the eight years. III