Evening star., 1897-05-04
NOW IN THE SENATE
Senator Aldrich Reported the Tariff
Bill Today.
WILL BE CALLED UP TUESDAY, MAYlS
Retroactive and Reciprocity Clauses
Stricken Out.
INCREASE OF THE BEER TAX

AaAioSS, piSSShteu lut Dill the
Senate today. and gave notice that It
would be called up Tuesday, the 18th In
slant.
Voted to Report by TO q.
The reporting of the tariff bill was a
surprise. When the Senate finance com
mittee met today the idea prevailed that
the bill would be held IT, committee for
two days. All the members OF the COM
mittee were present The democrats exam
ined the bill for nearly an hour making
running comments Upon it. They an
nounced that they were against the bin
as whole. They soon understood that
Senator Jones of Nevada was going 10
vote with the republicans, and realized
that there was no possibility of changing
the biz. They had no desire to make any
factious opposition, and when the mo-
tioh was made to report the bill at once
the vote was taken.
All the republicans. with Senator Jones of
Nevada, voted for the motion, and all the
democrats voted against IT, the voting
standing @ to 5.
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 II or the re-
auctions. When the bill is taken up in the
d
statement in the opening speech
1t Will raise revenue enough" was the
comment of Senator Allison assented TO
by Senator Aldrich. They estimated how
ever, that the increased revenue to be
raised from beer would be $4,000 900 and
from tea. s10.OoO.Oo0.
Senator Jones of Arkansas said that ne
expected there would be about six weeks
debate the bill.
Several sections in the last part of the
Dingley bill which re-enacted the present
law are stricken out This will have the
eject OF leaving the present law stand
and avoid discussion TO great extent.
The comments on the bill are OF course
partisan. Some features are very much
disliked by even republicans, but upon the
whole the republicans commend and the
democrats condemn II, though members of
the committee say that the subcommii-
tee has in many particulars improved upon
the Dingiey bill.
To Take Eject July L.
The time for the bill to take effect is
made July /, 1897, instead of May 1. as pro-
vided in the House, and the words in the
first paragraph, 'or Withdrawn for con-
sumption" are stricken out.
The retroac tive clause of the House bill
is stricken out.
Reciprocity Provision Stricken Out.
The entire House provision relating TO
reciprocity has been stricken out, and the
following section substituted: That when
ever any country, dependency, or colony,
shall pay or bestow. directly or indirectly.
any bounty or grant upon the expectation
of any article or merchandise from such
country, dependency, or colony, and such
article or mero handise is dutiable under
the provisions of this act, then. upon i'm
pcrtaton of any such article or merchan-
ha M fld 70 FaaFh he.
same shall be imported directly from the
country of production or otherwise, and
" neither such article or mere handise is i'm
ported IN the same condition as when ex-
ported from the country of production, or
has been changed in condition by remanu-
facture or otherwise, there shall be '.vied
and paid in all such cases, in addition TO
the duties otherwise imposed by this act
an additional 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, aScertalned, determined and
declared by the Secretary of the Treasury
wtc shall make all Eeedful regulations for
the Identification of such articles and mer-
chandise, and for the assessment and col
lection of such additional duties"
The House provision in the tariff bill
keeping in force the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty is stricken out. the effect being in
dlrecuy eh 10 abrosate the treaty and impose
the same duty on Hawaiian sugars as is
imposed on sugars from other countries.
Sugar.
The sugar schedule is as follows:
Sugars not above No. 16. Dutch stand
ard in color. tank bottoms. sirups of cane
juice. and of beet juice. melada, concen-
trated, melada concrete, and concentrated
molasses. testing by the polariscope above
81 and not above IS degrees, 10 of one
cent per pound, and for every additional
degree shown by the polariscopic .O2 OF
nf
degree in proportion. Sugar above No. 1G,
Dutch standard in color, and sugar that
has gone through a process of refining.
Lie Of one cent per pound; and, in addition
thereto. on all the foregoing, 30 per centum
ad valorem.
Sugars not above No. 16. Dutch standard
in color, tank bottoms, sirups of cane juice
and beet juice. melada, concentrated me-
lada, concrete and concentrated molasses
testing by the polariscope not more than
SI degrees. as per cent ad valorem. Mo-
lasses testing above 40 and not more than
56 degrees. four cents per gallon; testine
Sc degrees and not above 40 degrees, eight
cents per gallon. Machinery purchased
abroad, imported and erected in any beet
sugar factory, and actually used In the
production of sugar in the United States
from beets produced therein, within two
years from the list day of July. 1897. shal.
be admitted free Of duty, under such regu-
lations as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe
Maple sugar and maple sirup, four cents
one-half cents per pound; sugar cane In
It's natural state or unmanufactured, 10
per cent ad valorem: saccharine. 81 per
pound and 10 per cent ad valorcm.
Sugar candy and all confectionery valued
at fifteen cents per pound less. four
cents per pound and Is per cent ad va
lorem-
A duty is levied on tea at the rate OF 10
cents per pound until January 1. 1890; after
1900 4. is admitted free Of duty.
Hides.
The following is the provision in regard
TO hides, which are transferred from the
free list: Hides Of cattle. raw or uncured.
whether dry. salted or picked. III cents
per pound provided that upon all leather
exported made from imported hides there
shall be allowed a drawback equal to the
amount Of duty paid on such hides"
Coal.
Coal and shale-coal-the word bitumi-
nous is stricken out and all coal made duti-
able at Is cents per ton. with . proviso
added that the duty on coal and shaie shall
be 60 cents per ton. and on coal slack or
culun. ID cents per ton. when imported