The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-25

Washington, July 24.-Representative
Harter, of Ohio, today introduced In the
House the following bill which he pro-
poses as compromise tariff measure:
On and after September 1, 1894, all
tariff taxes or duties not herein other
wise provided for, shall be reduced one
half, provided such reductions does not
bring them below 20 per cent. ad
valorem it being the intention OF TINS
act to allow tariff tax or duty OF not
less than 20 per cent ad valorem TO
remain upon all articles now paying
higher rate. This shall not be con-
strued as in anyway changing the exist
ing taxes or duties upon articles paying
lower rate Of duty at this time 1han
20 per cent. ad valorem; nor does this
section in any way interfere with pro-
visions and of this act.
The secretary of the treasury is
hereby expressly authorized and direct
ed in all cases where this act reduces
the taxes on articles which now pay
specific, or a specific and ad yalorem
duty below 20 per cent. ad valorem, 10
charge and collect upon all SUCH
articles on and after September l, 1894,
an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent. 10
the taxes or duties provided for IN TINS
act, there shall be added upon an
articles which, if produced or made IN
the United States, would be subject TO
an internal tax or duty, the amount OF
such internal tax or duty.
Second-All tariff taxes and duties IN
excess of IL per cent. ad valorem shail
be reduced to and collected at the UNI
form rate of II per cent. ad Valoren,
to which shall be added Internal taxes
or duties as provided for in section L,
that neither sections 1 or shall in any
way interfere with the provisions maze
in sections or of this act.
Third-A uniform duty or tax OF |
cent per pound shall be levied and paid
upon all sugars, all tank bottoms, all
sugar DRAWINGS and sugar sweeplnss'
syrups Of cane juice, melada, conceh-
trated melada and concrete and concen-
trated molasses and molasses imported
into the United States from any part
Of the world, having one hundred de-
grees of saccharine strength and a re-
duction of LOO of a cent per pound
shall be made for each degree of sac
carhine strength below 100 degrees
Fourth.-A uniform duty OF cents
per pound upon all coffee, and OF Genus
per pound upon all tea imported lLt9
/ the United States shall be levied ana
paid.
Fifth-The internal duty or tax upon
beer and all other malt liquors shall De
50 per barrel of 81 gallons and an inter-
nal duty of tax at the same rate per
gallon as is collected upon beer ana
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 the United states.
Sixth-AIl laws or parts of laws con-
ficting with this act shall be and the
same are hereby repealed ON Septem-
Der 1, 1894, and the law giving bount1es
to producers of sugar in the United
States is also hereby repealed and such
repeal shall take effect on January l.
1895.
Regarding the bill, Mr.. Harter made
| the following statement:
First-The bill, if passed, will provide
a surplus every year including the first.
Second-It is essentially a compromise
bill and not such a one as l would make
if could frame one. 1t leaves the taxes
until September /, 1889, fully per cent.
higher on an average than the last ma
Itional Republican platform asked; Chat
lis. the difference between American ana
foreign labor cost, but they are never
Ithe1esS lower than the average rates OF
either the Wilson or Senare bill.
Third-The sugar interest is given no
protection, for the reason that its re-
lfusal to give reasonable information
concerning that business is considered
Iprima facie evidence that it is far be-
Iyond any such need.
Fourth-The increased tax of cne-
fifth of one cent a glass on beer will be
borne by the brewers and retailers out
of their large profits and will not add
Ito the price or reduce the size of the
lgIass bought by the drinker and the
tax upon wine being the same as beer,
Twill not be burdensome or oppressive 20
Iany consumer.
F'ifth-The tax upon tea and coffee is
at the extremely low rate OF about enc
mill per cup and may be called a pure
revenue tax.
Sixth-That under this till no income
tax is required and no increase OF the
whisky tax is needed.