Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-19
NEW TARIFF
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than those on the higher grades the duty
on 70 degree sugar is reduced five hun
dredths of one cent and then the duty
per degree increased regularly from three
hundredths (as proposed in House bilD to
three and a half hundredths in order to
raise the duty or raw sugars the same as
on refined
by this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars Of 100 degrees purity is raised from
1.75 las proposed originally by the House)
to 1.S2 IL, and the duty refined sugar is
raised from 1.s7 IL Gas proposed originally
by the House, to 1.95, thus giving the same
differential of twelve and half hundredths
between raw and refined sugar at this point
as was originally given by the House.
"As this arrangement will increase the
revenue over two millions of dollars and
at the same time give additional encourage
ment to the production of sugar in this
country, 1t is thought to be desirable
contamination"
The paragraph in relation to sugar in full
follows:
Sugars not above number 10 Dutch
standard in color, tank bottoms. sirups of
cane juice, melada, concentrated melada
concrete and concentrated molasses testing
95 per pound, and for every additional
degree shown by the polariscopic test
G'5 of one cent rer pound additional, and
fractions of degree in proportion; and on
sugar above number 16 Dutch standard in
color, and on all sugar which has gone
through a process of refining, cent and
% OF one cent per pound; molasses testing
above ~ degrees and not above SO degrees,
cents per gallon: testing So degrees and
above cents per gallon; sugar DRAWINGS
and sugar sweepngs shall be subject to
duty as molasses or sugar, as the case may
be, according to polariscopic test. Provid-
ed that nothing herein contained shall be
so construed as to abrogate or in any man.
per impair or affect the provisions of the
treaty of commercial reciprocity concluded
between the United States and the King Of
thn ti,,, TrI, H., or-
or the provisions of any act of Congress
heretofore passed for the execution of the
same"
Conference restored the House rate Of x
per cent on sugar cane. Saccharine is
made $50 per pound and 10 per cent ad
valorem.
The confectionery paragraph is changed
to read as follows: Sugar candy and all
In this act. valued at Is cents per pound
or less. and on sugars after being refined
when tinctured. colored or in any way adul-
tsrated. cents per pound and Is per cent
al valorem; valued at more than Is cents
per pound, 80 per cent ad valorem The
weight and the value Of the immediate
coverings, other than the outer packing
case or other covering, shall be included in
the dutiable weight and the value of the
n erchandise."
Duty on Hides Cut.
The conference reduced the Senate ad
SdioreHl VI ~ per cent on macs 10 10 per
cent and added a proviso as follows:
THAT upon all leather exported made
from imported hides there shall be al
lowed a drawback equal to the amount Of
duty paid on such hides, to be paid under
such regulations as the Secretary Of the
Treasury may prescribe"
In the paragraph relating to band or belt.
ing leather the following clause was
stricken out:
''Skins Of sheep origin, dressed with the
grain on. $3.50 per dozen; skins Of goat
origin. dressed with the grain on, 81 per
dozen; skins dressed as suede or with the
exterior grain surface removed, whether
known as mocha or otherwise, $3.50 per
DOZEN" these articles being placed upon
the free list.
The rate Of pique. or prix, sean gloves
was increased from 2 scents per Dozen the
Senate rate. to 40 cents per dozen pairs.
The same increase was made on all gloves
stitched or embroidered with more than
three single strands or cords. The rro-
vision for reduction of IS cents per dozen
pairs from the preceding rates on leather
gloves. with wrist openings. was stricken
out.
The act is made operative Immediately
upon its passage.
Free List CHAINS es.
The following changes went made in the