St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-25
COMPROMISES MEASURE.
Harter, Of Ohio. Proposes a New
Riff tO the Efoyr.e

HarteF, OF Ohio, Proposes a New
Bill to- the Houce.
WASHINGTON, July "a -RepreSenta-
tive Harter, of Ohio. today Introduced
i'll the house the following bill, which
he pr0pusrs as compromise tariff
measure:
On and after Sept. 1, 1894, all tariff
taxes OF duties not herein otherwise
provided for shall be reduced one-half.
Provided, such reduction does not bring
III iii below 70 per cent AT valorem. it
being the intention of this act to allow
a tariff tax OF duty OF not less than ~
per cent al valorem 10 remain upon all
articles now paying higher rate. This
shall not be construed as in any way
changing existing TAXES or duties upon
articles paying lower rate of duty at
this time than 20 per cent ad valorem;
nor does this Sectiau in any way Inter
fere with the provisions of sections 3
and of this act. The secretary OF thu,
treasury is hereby expressly authorized
and directed.in all cases where this act
reduces the taxes on articles which now
pay specific or a specific and an ad
vaiaremStuty below ~ per cent ad Va
loren, 10 charge and collect upon all
such articles on and after Sept. l. 1871
an al vaiureia duty of 90 per cent TO
tire taxes Or duties provided for in this
act there shall be aided upon ali
articles which, Ii produced or made in
the United States would be subject to
an inierna. tax or duty, the amount of
such internal tax or duty.
Secund-Ali tariff taxes and duto
in excess of IL per cent ad valorem
shall be reduced IN and collected al the
uniform rate Of II per cent All valoren,
to which shall be added internal taxes
OR duties as provided Ior iii section |;
and il is aiso provided, as in section l,
that neither sections NOR 2 shall in any
way interiors with the provisions made
in sections 8 or of this act.
Third-A uniform duty or tax of one
cent per pound shall be levied anlpaid
upon all sugars, all tank bottoms, all
sugar DRAWINGS and sugar swrepings,
syrups of cane Juice, melado, concel-
trated melado and concrete aud coneen-
trated molasseS and nloiaSSeS inapurted
into the United States frCm any part OF
the world having loo degrees of sac
charine strength, and reduction of
1-100 cent per pound shall be made for
each degrees Of saccharine strength
below I0D degrees.
Feurtii-A uniform duty of cents
per peund upon all cotfee and of s cents
upon all tea imported into the United
States shall be levied and paid.
Fifth-The Internal duty or tax upon
beer and all other malt liquors shall be
81 per barrel OF thirty-one gallons, and
an internal duty or tax at the same rate
per gallon as is collected upon beer and
malt liquors shall be levied and collect
ed. under rules TO be prescribed by the
secretary of the treasury, upon all wines
produced or made in tue United States.
Sixth-AIl laws or parts Of Jaws con
flicting with this act. shall be and the
same are hereby repealed OH Sept /,
1894. and the law giving bouaties to
producers of sugar in, the United States
is also hereby repealed, such repeal
effective on Jan. l., 1895.
Regarding the bill. Mr.. Harter made
the following statement:
Firsl-Ths bill, if passed, will pro-