New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-17
rRy TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUSH.l

,vsb,rr,on Feb 16-"What Is Murphys griev-
orca any wav? What does he want done to the
bllo' were questions addressed to friend OF 'he
Junior Senator from New-York several days ago 10y
Senator Vest. who is a member or the senate SUI
committee which Is engaged in revising the rev
enue bill Under the circumstances the questions
were rather suggestive. They suggested that the
cera,a subcommittee Is now engaged In doing ex-
ac,lv what the House subcommittee did while try
Ing to hide It's efforts from the Republican members
of the Ways and Means Committee. For weeks 'he
House subcommittee was deep In negotiations anu
eager to decker with dissatisfied and irate Demo-
cratic Representatives the industries OK whose as
tricts were threatened with disaster or utter ami
hilation by the bill first agreed upon by the
Democratic majority of the Ways ard Means COM
mttee and by It reported 10 the House In some
cases concessions were made, which gained Demo-
cratic votes for the bill that might otherwise have
been recorded against it, sometimes they were fruit
less as IN the cases OF Mr. Sperry of Connecticut;
MIR Cadmus of New-Jersey and few others. Mr..
aines OF the Troy ca y district voted against the
bill in the House because the majority refused TO
make any concession whatever in favor OF the chief
Industries of his district. and II Senator Vest Is
really anxious to know what "Murphys grievance
IS ne can find out by asking Representative 1aines
The Louisiana Democrats in the House OF Rep
resentatlves who declare that the retention Of the
bounty or the imposition of duty Of at least l'5
cents a pound on the higher grades of sugar
Is absolutely necessary prevent the ruin OF the
chief industry OF that State are disheartened
and almost hopeless. In conversation with a Trb-
une correspondent yesterday a prominent Democrat
OF that State said: ut does not probable
that the Senate will agree TO duty high enough
to enable either the sugar planters Of the
South or the beet sugar producers OF the North
and West 10 extend their operations and increase
the output of domestic sugar even If they are
able TO hold the ground they now occupy; More
over If the Senate should agree 10 do what the
circumstances and necessities of the sugar indus
tries demand, the prospect that majority OF the
House would concur | regard as exceedingly slim,
II not utterly hopeless. You may remember that
Mr. Prices amendment 20 the sugar Scheiue
which proposed 10 adopt the rates Of the Nils
Whole 10y vote of - to li9. and that the Warner
amendment placing all sug4rs. both raw and re-
Of 1871 to - and aiterward confirmed on division
by vote OF l6l TO ~, and when Mr. robertson. of
rose support the demand. which was therefore
refused The sugar crop OF the nitei states
amounted TO about $4,000 tons. OF which 25o,O0)
tons were produced in Louisiana. The total con-
was estimated 10y Professor Stubs and Mr.. by
mond of my State at 100000 tons, so that the |
cent of the total domestic consumption"
These figures suggest some interesting comparl- |
SONS with the beet sugar PRODUCTION and consump- /
rordinp to a r"nort from Consul smith Of Nlagce-
burg. which win be published. amounted TO |
I75 0O0 tons. more than four times much |
the total amount produced in the United States. |
The total domestic consumption of sugar In Ger
MANY. according to the same authority. amounted |
to JC 3l9 tons. about 20S pounds per capita by |
a law Of May 81. 1891 which went into operation on |
August J. 1892 the tax OF 10 cents the 22o |
pounds bcets abolished. and tax |
amounting TO AS for 22O pounds sugars |
for domestic consumption was substituted.
At the same time the duty on imported sugars |
raised from 81 II to 81 IS for 22O pounds. excepting
IN such imported sugars as Were to be refined in |
Germany. in which cases the consumption tax is |
deducted leaving the net duty 81 Is for 22D pounds
The consumption tax IL also RENTED on beet sugar
exported. and. in addition, the exporter receives u
premium or bounty @ about ~ cents the 20 pounds
until July 81. 1885. and from that date
until July 81. 1897 when all bounties will 'be dis
continued; unless the law shall be changed. the
premium VIII amount TO 23.S cents for 200 pounds
The total exports Of beet sugar from Germany last
wear amounted to 42i7ii tons Of which g. si2 tons
were sent To the United States. From the con
sumption tax the Government derived a revenue of
~. lS. and the revenue from duties on imported
sugars amounted TO sos lO making a total Of 500
iio6, from which the sum Of s. ls9,23s de-
lucted on account OF premiums and draw backs.
leaving a net revenue of Sl2.5l5O7O.