New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-27
DEMOCRATS TAKE WATER.
THEY LACK THE COURAGE OF THEIR
PROFESSIONS ON TARIFF MATTERS.
THE 25 PER CENT TAX ON SUGAR ABANDONED
AND THE BOUNTY RETAINED WITH MoDI.
FIcATIoNs-IT WILL BE REDUCED
GRADUALLY-THE BILL TO BE
MADE PUBLIC TO-DAY.
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MADE PUBLIC TO-DAY.
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Washington, Nov. 2e.-The sugar schedule pro-
posed by the Democratic majority Of the Ways
and Means Committee after a long and severe
struggle is not one that will be likely to excite
wild enthusiasm among the sugar producers OF
the South and West 1t probably means that the
Democratic members were unable to agree among
themselves and were therefore obliged to shift
the responsibility upon the House and Senate
The retention Of any bounty whatever during
period Of eight years, even one year. would
give the lie to every profession and utterance OF
the Democratic party on that subject during the
last three years.
OF the sugar produced in the United States IN
1893 about II per cent poarized at or above 30 de-
grees and received a bounty Of cents pound,
and about % per cent polarized above 30 ana un-
der 80 degrees and received bounty OF IN cents
a pound. In 1894, II the recommendation OF the
majority Of the Ways and Means Committee
shall be approved, the bounty will be TX cents
and 1882 cents pound on the respective grades.
and will diminish at the rate OF u and 7-S2 OK Q
cent a year until 1t is extinguished The total
amount paid in bounties this year was 1890.
1870 Ss on 49,. 1885, 0S1 pounds Of sugar.
What effect the reduction Of the duty on sugar
| above NO. 10 -. ,. VIII nave upoh thc ic'e"oSs
from customs it is difficult. IL not impossible. to
foresee but II the action Of the majority OF the
committee shall be confirmed by the House and
Senate. the necessity Of raising a large amount
of revenue from internal taxation will be In.
evitable.
The Democratic members have been working
steadily to-day and they confidently expect TO
have the bill completed as to everything ex'
cept the internal revenue provisions by II
o. clock tomorrow morning, the hour appointed
by Chairman Wilson Ito receive the Repuo-
lican members Of the committee. whether the
bill will be disposed Of by the committee to-
morrow is more than doubtful. Several or the
Republican members desire to oner amend
ments. and it is probable that a good many
yea and nay votes will be taken In the commit'
tee before a final decision is reached
Prior to the conference with Secretary Car
Isle last night 1t had been practically decided.
as stated in these dispatches yesterday, to
place an ad valorem duty Of % per cent on
sugar The protests from the North and North
west against any increase in the tax on sugar
were so forcble that at the last moment the
committee changed front and decided to lower
instead of increasing the sugar duty. But
realizing that this marked divergence from the
action previously indicated being In con.
tempation would affect stocks and values. the
chairman Of the committee authorized the foi'
lowing statement Of it's action to be made pub
lie tonight:
1.-THE Democratic members Of the COMMITTEES
on Ways and Means completed their tarin Dill
last night near midnight, the last item nnaiiy
acted upon being the sugar schedule. II oeins
brought to their attention that specuiators'
falsely pretending to have Information OF tne'r
proposed action have been seeking 10 mahpu'
depart from their general plan Of refusing In.
formation as to tariff items, until their fulI
hill Is made public and at once to publish their
conclusions on this schedule. that all men
NAV stand on the same footing Of authentic
information The new bill to be promulgated
Tomorrow will show the following changes IN
the sugar schedule: The duty on refined sugar
is reduced from " to 4 cent pound. haw
sugars remain free Of tax The Mckinley
bounty is repealed progressively; that is one
eighth each year, so that at the end OF eight
years it is to cease entirely
The exact language of the Mckinley bill under
which the sugar bounty Is now paid Is a.
follows:
THAT on and after July I. 1891. and until July
l. 1885, there shall be paid from any moneys In
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated under
the provisions Of Section $3.50 OF the Revised
Statutes to the producer Oh sugar. 'estih6 hos
less than 90 degrees by the polariscope, from
beets sorghum or sugarcane grown within the
United States. from maple sap produced
within the United States. bounty OF cents
per pound and upon such sugar testing less
than 80 degrees by the poariscope. and not less
than so degrees, bounty Of ~ cents per
pound under such rules and regulations as the
Commissioners of Internal Revenue, with the
approval Of the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
prescribe
The . cents sugar bounty enacted by the Nc.
Kinley bill would be removed by the Wilson BILL
II it should become law, as follows: ~ cents
per pound for fiscal year lSy4-95 1la cents per
pound for fiscal year 1S95-96. ~ cents per pound
for fiscal year 1861 cent per pound for fiscal
year 1S97-9S. y cent per pound for fiscal year
S9S-99 u cent per pound for fiscal year 1S99-l9OO,
u cent per pound for fiscal year l900-l9ol; and
would cease in the fiscal year 1902 The lower
grades would be reduced In like proportion.
According to the report of the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue, the quantity Of sugar entitled
to claim bounty. which was in process OF culti-
walton or manufacture on July /, last az
follows
Estimated nun.
State Territory. Material Der q pounds;
Tes.ana Tssa. sslsSss 1893
Florida ..........................Can Cane 16,s00
Kansas > )rghum lQ00
California a.........................B Beet 39l0.SsJ
Utah ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Beet 233 .3S3
Nebraska ........................ Beet 1,563,c07