Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-05
HAS BEEN RADICALLY CHANGED
NO STATEMENT MADE AS TO THE
EFFECT OF THE BILL.
Increase of SOB 900, 900 in Revenue Is
Expected From New Tax on Ten
and Beer-Six Weeks De-
bate on the Measure
Predicted.


in committee two days. All the members OIL
the committee were present. They exam
ined the bill for nearly an hour. They an
nounced that they were against the bill as
q whole They soon understood that Sem
ator Jones. of Nevada, was going to vote
with the Republicans. and, realizing that
there was no possibility of changing the
bill they had no desire to make any rae
tious opposition. and when motion was
made by the Republicans TO report the Dill
at once the vote was taken promptly. All
the Republicans. with Senator Jones. OF
Nevada. voted for il and all the Democrats
voted against it. the vote standing to ..
Later in the day Senator Aldrich announced
that he would call up the bill Tuesday,
May Is
The Republican members of the commit
tee say there is no statement TO be made
now as to the effect of the bill, the amount
of revenue to be raised by it, or the reduc-
tions. When the bill is taken up in the SEN
ate Mr.. Aldrich will make such statement
in the opening speech. "It will raise reve-
nue. enough" was the comment OF Senator
Allison, assented to by Senator Aldrich.
They estimated, however, that the IN
creased revenue to be raised from beer
would be s130OO.OOO and from tea 100000.
Six Weeks of Debate.
Senator Jones' of Arkansas, the Demo-
cratic tariff leader. said that he expected
there would be about six weeks debate on
the bill.
The comments on the bill are, of course,
partisan. Some features are very much
disliked even by Republicans, but, upon the
whole, the Republicans commend and the
Democrats condemn it, though members of
the committee say that the subcommittee
has in many particulars improved upon the
Dingley Dill.
The new bill is radically different from
the Dingley bill. practically amounting al
most to another measure Many important
schedules were rewritten entirely.
Some of the important changes are as
follows:
Sugars not above 16 Dutch standard in
color. testing by the polariscope above 81
and not above IS deg. 79-10oths of a cent
per pound, and for every additional degree
2-l00ths of ! cent per pound. Sugar above
Il Dutch standard in color and sugar that
has gone through a process of refining, Lis
on, all the foregoing, S5 per. centum ad
vulorem. Machinery purchased abroad, i'm
tory and actually used in the production of
sugar in the United States from beets pro-
duced therein, within two years from the
list day of July, 1897, shall be admitted free
of duty.
Maple sugar. and maple syrup, cents per
pound; glucose or grape sugar, u cents per
pound Sugar candy and all confectionery
valued at Is cents per pound or less. 4
cents per pound and Is per cent ad valorem.
Duty of 10 Cents n Pound on Tea.
A duty is levied on tea at the rate of 10
cents per pound until January ], 1900; after
1900 . is admitted free of duty.
Tie following is the provision In regard
@ Of ct faW Or fr2 tRe
whether dry, salted or picked, IL cents per
pound, provided that. upon all leather, ex-
ported made from imported hides there
shall be allowed a drawback equal to the
amount Of duty paid on such hides"
ton With With pToVso sdded a that # the dptv t
on coal and shale shall be co cents per
ton and on coal slack or culm Is cents
colcny or dependency that does not impose
upon coal or coal slack or culm higher
rate of duty than these named in this
The internal revenue tax on beer is in
creased by changing section 1899 of the
revised statutes to read as follows:
Until January ], 1900 there shall be paid
on all beer. lager beer. ale, porter and
other similar fermented liquors, brewed or
manufactured and sold or removed for con-
sumption or sale within the United States
tax of sl.H for every barrel containing
not more than thirty-one gallons, and after
January ]. 1900, there shall be paid a tax
OF 81 per barrel The present rate is 81.
The retroactive clause of the Dingley
tariff bill is stricken from the senate bill.
The entire house provision relating tC
reciprocity has been stricken out and the
following section substituted:
THAT whenever any country dependency
colony shall pay or bestow, directly OF
Indirectly. any bounty or grant upon the
expectation of any article of merchandise
from such country, dependency or colony
and such article or merchandise is dutiable
under the provisions OF this act, then upon
the importation of any such article oil
merchandise into the United States, wheth.
the same shall be imported directly from
the country of production or otherwise and
whether such article or merchan ndise is I'M.
ported in the same condition as when ex
cd frrrI ha try nf -,
has been changed In condition by manu-
facturer or otherwise, there shall be Levied
and paid in all such cases in addition Il
the duties otherwise imposed by this ac
additional duty equal to the amount o
such bounty or grant, however the same
be paid or bestowed"
The house provision in the tariff bill
keeping in force the Hawaiian reciprocit,
treaty is stricken out. the effect being in
directly to abrogate the treaty and impos,
the same duty on Hawaiian sugars as i
imposed on sugars from other countries.
Lumber and Wool
The lumber schedule is changed by add
ing after the word timber the words "hewl
or squared and round timber" and TIL
duty fixed at the rate or ] cent per cubi
foot as in the house bill. The rate of $
per ton on all sawed boards ETC. is re
tained. but when planed on one side. III
additional rate is made 35 instead of 5
cents per thousand feet. board measure
ditional rate is made 20 cents per !, 200 fee
board measure, instead of 81: IL planed OF
two sides ana tonSued ana groved, ST.
per 1000 instead of $3.50. The house provis
Ion for an additional duty of % per cent a
raiorem upon lumber imported from an
foreign country which imposes an cxpor
duty is changed so as to add the amour
of the export duty instead OF any fixe
sum. Shingles house rate, 80 cents: senate
25 cents per 1,0O0. Placed on the free list
are popuar and other pulp woods, headin
bolts. stave bolts. railroad ties.
Many and important changes were mad
by the senate tariff subcommittee in III
wool and woolen schedule as passed by th
house. First class woods were reduce
the house BILL TO cents per pound an
second class woods, from u TO cent,
whereas the duties on woods of the thir
class were raised. The dividing line in th
latter class was placed at 10 cents vaIt,
woods under that value being made fut
able at the rate of 4 cents per pound in
stead of 81 per cent ad valorem, as i'm III
house bill. Woods valued at more than
cents per pound were placed at cent
per pound, instead of 80 per cent ad vol,
rem. The wool growers failed to secuI
all the changes which they desired in ella:
sification, but 1t is understood that I'll
rates fixed on the woods themselves al
satisfactory to them.
Tobacco Taxes Revised.
An important change was made in t,
bacco taxes under the internal reyenI
laws. Section 1868. revised statutes, rela
ing to internal revenue taxes on tobacc
was changed to read as follws:
Upon tobacco and snuff manufacture
and sold. or removed for consumption ,
following taxes: On snuff. manufacture
of tobacco. or any substitute for tobacc
ground, dry, damp: picked. scented, ,
otherwise. of all descriptions. when Or
pared for use, tax of cents per poJn
Snuff hoEr, when sold or removed for u:
or consumption. shall be taxed as snu
and shall be put up in packages ar
stamped in the same manner as snuff :
chewing aSm0kinr ha ~