Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-05
THE D|NGLEY TARIFF BILL. Affer Being Torn Apart and Built
 Anew OFFERED TO THE SENATE Came As Thunder Clap From a Clear Sky Jones of Nevada With the Republicans
 Important Parts of the Bill.

Fo0hib5 tOii, D. N@s1 NhSy fs-i ic sSRiaiA bill was reported to the senate today to the surprise of senators and the pub- lie When the senate finance committee met today the idea prevailed that the bill would be held in committee for two days. All the members of the committee were present. The democrats examined the bill for nearly an hour making run ming comments upon it. They announced that they were against the bill as a whole. They soon understood that Sen ator Jones, 'of Nevada, was going to vote with the republicans and there was no possibility of changing the measure. They hLld no desire to make any factlous oppo- sttion, and when "a motion was made by the republicans to report the bill at once, the vote was promptly taken. An the republicans, with Senator Jones, of Neva- da, voted fer the motion, and all the denosrats voted against it, the vote standing 6 to g.
 The republican members of the com m1ttee say there Is no statement to be made now as to the effect of the bill, the amount Of revenue to be raised by 1t or the reductions. When the bill is taken up irl the senate, MT. Aldrich will make such statement in the opening speech. Tt will raise revenue enough" was the com ment of Senator Allison, assented to by Senator Aldrich. They estimate how ever, that the increased revenue to be raised from beer would be s13,000, 900. senator Jones, of Arkansas, said he thought there would be six weeks debate on the EiH. Several sections in the last part o'l the Din2ley bill, which re-e.acted the present law, are stricken out. This Will have the effect of leaving the pres ent lalw stand and avoid discussion to a great extent The comments on the bill are of course partisan. Some features are very much disliked by even repubM- cans, but upon the whole, the republica ns eonmeIId and the democrats condemn it. though members of the committee say mat the subcommittee has, in muny par ticuiars, improved upon the Ding1ey bill
 The new bill is radically different from the Dingley bill, practically amounting alncet to another measure. Many im- portant schedules were revised entirely
 In reparting the bill, Senator Ald..ch gave notice that it would be calleli up on Tuesday, the 18th instant The time tor the blll to take effect is made July I 1897, instead of May l, as provided in the mousse and the words in the first par sglraph, "oT withdrawn for consump- tspn," are stricken.
 The sugar Schedule Is as follows;
 Sugar not above No. 16 Dutch stand ana m color, tank bottoms, syTups of cane juace and of beet juice melada. com centr'ated melada, concrete and. con,en- tlatei molasses testing by the pobiri- scope above 87 and rot bove 88 degrees. 13-100 fol cent per pound, and for every aidaltfonal degree shown by the polari- scopaa test, two hundredths of cent per pound, and fractions of a degree in pro portion. Sugar above No. 16 Dutch stanoard in colcr and sugar that has gone through process of refinirtg, one ard sixteen hurldredths of 1 cent per pound; and in addition thereto. on all the foregoing, 55 per centj. Sugar not above No. 16 Dutch standard in color, tank bottoms, syrups of cane juice and beet juice, meleia, concentrated meIaIil. concrete and concentrated molasses test degrees, 75 per cent. Molasses testing above 40 and not more than 56 degrees 4 cents per gallon. Machinery for the manufacture of beet sugur admitted free. Sugar cane in Its natural state or unmsn- ufactured 10 rsr cent. Saccharine S1 per pound and 10 per cent. Hides are trans fel'red from the free list and the tax on peer IS increased to S1.44 per barrel until January l, 1900 when it is to be S1
 The retroactive clause of the Dingley tariff bill is stricken from the senate bill. The entire house provision relating to reciprocity has been stricken out and the following section substituted:
 That whenever any country, dependen- cy, or colony shall pay or bestow, direct ly or indirectly, any bounty or grant cbandise from such country, dependency or, colony, and such article or merchant disc is dutiable under the. provisions of this act, then upon the importation of any such article or merchand.se into the United States, whether the same shall be imported directly from the country of production or otherwise, and whether such article or merchandise is imported in the same condition as when exported from the country of production or has been changed in condition by manufac- ture CT otherwise there shall be levied and paid in all such cases in addition to the duties imposed by this act, an addi- tional duty equal to the net amount of such bounty or grant, however the same be paid or bestowed The net amount of all such bounties or grants shall be from time to time ascertained, determined and declared by the secretary of the treasury, who shall make all needful refutations forsthe identification of such articles and merchandise and for the assessment and collection of such additional duties.
 The house provisions keeping in force the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, is stricken out the effect being indirectly to abrogate the treaty and impose the same duty on Hawaiian. sugars as is inn posed on sugar from other countries.
 The lumber schedule is changed by adding after the word timber, the words "hewn, sided CT squared and round tim ber," and the duty fixed at the rate of one cent per cubic foot as in the house bill 7
 The rate of s2 per thousand on all sawed boards etc., is retained but when plancd on one side, the additional rate is made 35~instead of 50 cents per thou sand feet board measure; when planed, tongued and grooved. the additional rate is made 70 cents per thousand feet board measure instead of $1; if planed on two sides and tongued and grooved s1.05 per thoasand instead of S1.50. Shingles 25 cents per thousand. Placed on the free list is poplar and otier pulp woods, head ing bolts, slave bolts and railroad ties Section. 336S. revised statutes, relating to internal revenue taxes on tobacco. was changed to read as follows
 Upon tobacco and snuff manufactured and sold, or removed for consumption, or use, there shall be levied and collected the following taxes: On snuff manu- fa.ctured of tobacco or any substitute for tobacco, ground, dry, damp, packled, scented or otherwise of all descriptions, when prepared for use tax of cents per pound And snuff flour, when sold or removed for use or. con sumption, shall be taxed as snuff end shall be put up in packages and stamped in the same man. ner a $ snuff.
 -"On all chewing and smoking tobacco, a. s,l. fxufa rrrf o,~