New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-26
any revenue measure that does not provide adequate
income for this purpose.

income for this purpose.
SCHEDULES TAKEN UP IN DETAIL.
Mr. A.drlch then took up the various scheuo'es
and explaining the changes made. said;
The in the chemical schedule are ower tma
ware schedule. al the earnest solicitation OF the
manufacturers in this country we nave ~
earthenware. china, porcelain, etc me desuuctNe
REDUCTION in rates on nese Of the
business and manufacturers and workmen nave
lower than the manufacturers believe TO be neces-
sary. They are, In certain sense expeIiinsa'sa
features or earthenware. china and porcelain. but
none Of them high duty as that suggest.
schedule are reduced somewhat below the rates Of
1890 but they still higher than those OF the act
the metal schedule the rates Of the act OF h 1884
have been largely retained in few cases s anSy
features of iron and steel the paragraph relating
What at Below the act Of 1890 and considerably below
the House rates The committee suggests an IN,
per pound in deferenc, TO the wishes Of the lead
producers of the intermoun;ain states tS ,,orso hill
on sawed lumber arc retained, with slight re-
dncon Of the duties On paned lumber n ees cT
in different parts Of the country in regard TO the
proper rate to be imposed upon the articles IN this
Interested on one side or the other OF the question.
with the result have indicated.
EXPLANATION OF THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
In the sugar schedule f. have suggested
change in rates and in the manner Of assessing tho
duties AS the schedule is an important one, IT
seems proper that should explain definitely the
effect Of the provisions recommend. The an
nual consumption Of sugar IN the United States Is
about two million gross tons Of 2,20 pounds each.
with a value based foreign prices, approximate
ing 500 10000 II the high duties proposed In either
the House or Senate bill should be adopted. the
annual cost OF sugar to consumers would be more
han
tons, or per cent, beet sugars produced In
the United States and $4,000 tons. or - per cent
domestic sugars and $4,000 tons. or
per cent sugars admitted from the Hawaiian
Islands free Of duty under our treaty with the
Hawaiian Government. The million tons Of
sugar consumed in the United States constitute
nearly 30 per cent of the total consumption OF the
world the total sugar crop Of SS being h appr9X
per cent Of the whole, beet sugars.
The pressing necessity for securing S th he
Republican policy of free sugar adopted in 1880 mn
and the belief that every rea sonable effort should
be made to encourage the PRODUCTION Of beet sugar
Committee to recommend the high rates upon sugar
which are in H. the b ro now before the
sugar industry that we can successfully initiate
the example of Germany in the rapid development
The bin as 1t came from the House Of Rep
resentaiyes contains provisions which levy TN,
ported varying from cent per pound at % de-
i6 Dutch standard in color and refined sugars: The
effect Of these rates as APPLIED to the TO total I'M
9e = son % %se o wh es smb
NIT to the Senate Which has been prepared by the
show a range Of ad valorem equivalents from 7s2
TO 1H.5 per cent A careful exanination OF the
bears nnequ s9Hw H' anH
character and extent Of this discriminatiiGIn
should he modified The committee determined.
after careful examination OF the whole subject
as high. al least as the House bill but which
would be levied in a manner that would make
iieve that the imposition OF the high specific rates
upon low-srade sugars testing degrees or be
the markets of the United States The total amount
aeS as compared with the total
sugar crop. but their continued importation INTO
rom oi the ssndpont of our trade and commerce
with other countries.
EFFECT OF SHUTTING OUT LOW GRADES.
To exclude from the American market all the
low grade sugars from the nearby countries and
sugars Of all grades from distant countries would
confne American purchasers TO beet sugar ana 10
centrfueals from points neares. the United states
and send all other sugars to free markets like
Canada and England. This policy would un-
admittedly Increase the price Of the sugars from
nearhv countries and necessarily add 10 the cost
Of sugar to consumers in the United States
These are the reasons which led your committee
sugars testing not above 81 degrees But TINS rate
an ravar aonlv 10 but a very small portion Of the
sucors Of the world as from obvious causes the
nronortionate amount Of such sugars Is constantly
decreasing OF the sugars testing above "
degrees very much the larger portions as nav ne
already stated are centrifueals. testing ABOUT 10
degrees The committee in @ s2ec Inc 9u cae
ton whether they should ADOPT ne par es,
above degrees o %ai T IN avor
Of localities
ag Tbn committee after full consideration reached
tho conclusion that the essential elements Oh
cnr,ainty of revenue and an adjustment OF rates
that would lessen Gp pai oe The com
mi,tee therefore. adopted the suggestion wmS S
contained in the S spe wH h duy VIXEN is equiv
aIent TO about 40 per centum "a vaorein VIII an an
an sugars from 81 100 degrees with thirteen;
hundredths Of cent per uc I9u Standard in coior
and on refined sugars. ,,uo. uh,o,, ,s i'm.
More than 30 per OF the sugar Which IS hem
por.eu "a IN raw condition and has been refined
Is therefore Of na pedt wh ieR' the
schedule proposed by the senae committee NO, woua
have upon the refining that this industry
is entitled 10 fair treatment The fact tna I'm, the
business as aES that large portion OF it is carried
on by one company while 1t furnishes reason af iGr
order that no undue or unfair advantage shall be
given to sugar reineSs h0 OF tari bill
Constructed upon protective lines for the destrnc
ttnn ~ a great industry. In other words IL is I'M
portant from every economic standpoint that we
make n poss,be that the refining OF sugar can be
smccessfully carried here and that the busl-
ness should not be turned over by legislative as
crinina tions to German rehners.
THE PROTECTION GIVEN TO REFINERs.
1t is therefore incumbent upon us TO snow tha'
no protection is given the refining interests by the
nronosed schedule beyond that which is adequate
for the continued existence Of the business In the
United States. For this purpose have prepared
a series OF statements. which submit for your
consideration. showing the actual difference be-
tween the rates imposed by the schedule upon raw
sugars of different grades and refined
The arst of these tables 10 which will cal your
attention shows the rates imposed upon each grade
of sugar testing above 81 degrees by the House bill
and the Senate bill. 1t shows further the actual
difYerential on each grade In both the House and