The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-16
DINGLEYS NEW TARIFF BILL.



tect the revenue and also to protect our
own industries. This has been done in
response to the wishes of the better class
of importers as wen as of the admins
traitors of the law and our own producers
The very general substitution OF specific
duties, even where they are only the equiv
alent or existing ad Valorems, will, of it,
self, increase the revenue and strengthen
the protection afforded to our industries.
The reciprocity provisions of the tct
OF 1890 have not only been fully restored
but this policy has been extended by add
ing to 1t sugar, tea, coffee and hides as
articles on which to make reciprocal
agreements, such articles as champagne,
brandy, Wines artificial and natural min
eral waters, chicle. argols and silk laces.
In adding these articles, the reciprocity
provision is strengthened greatly by pro-
Viding for a reduction of duties on them
to countries giving us similar concessions
THE bill as a whole has the unanimous
support of the republican members of the
ways and committee, and will, 1t Is hop
ed, receive the support, not only of repub-
deans, but of others who believe that the
hevenue should be at least equal to the
expenditures, with a small surplus added,
and who are patriotic enough TO enter
tain the conviction that in adjusting duties
to secure such revenue 10 is wise policy
to encourage home production and manu-
factures and thus provide employment at
good wages for the laborerS of our peo-
pie upon whose purchasing power depends
the market for our productions"
The republican members for several days
have been considering how best they could
change the duty on woolens and pottery
from ad valorem to specific so as TO make
the bill consistent throughout At the
final meeting this morning. specific rates
were fixed on some of the principal manu-
II ~
of basis was found not TO be practicable
but, 1t was made In every instance where
ever possible.
The committee have endeavored, where
II was in accord with their views OF pro-
lection. TO keep below the Mckinley rates
and in every case TO avoid going above
them. They have been obliged 20 disre-
gard this rule in a few cases. but many
Of the schedules. like iron and steel. where
Mckinley rates are no longer needed. can
be cited as evidence that they have adopt
ed a moderate scheme Of duties.
They have put back the full Mckinley
rates in most cases on agricultural pro-
ducts. because they have felt that the far
mer was entitled to all that IL was posi-
BILE to do for him by protective duties.
The Mckinley rates have been preserved
also, upon tobacco, wines and silks, be-
cause they are considered essentially lux
uries. There has been an decrease upon
filler tobacco, In order to make the diff
ference less wide between filler and wrap
per and the temptation TO fraud less seri-
GUS
The date when the new tariff is to go
into effect IS named in the preliminary
draft submitted 70 the House to-day as
May /, 1897. The most IMPORTANT sections,
taken out Of their order Of sequence. are
as follows:
Schedule E.-Sugar. Sugars not above
No. 16, Dutch standard, in color, tank
bottoms syrups Of cane Juice Melada,
concentrated Melada. concrete and con-
centrated molasses, testing by the polar
iscope not above Is degrees. / cent per
pound, and for every additional degree Of
fraction Of a degree. shown by the polar
scopic test three-one-hundredths of
above No 16, Dutch standard. in color,
and on all sugar which has gone through
a process Of refining, ! cent and eight
hundred and seventy -thousandths
of one cent per pound; molasses, testing
NOT above Sc degrees. 3 cents per
gallon; testing &c degrees and above,
cents per gallon; sugar DRAWINGS and SUI
gar sweepings shall be subject 10 duty as
molasses or sugar, as the case may be ac-
cording to polariscopic test; sugars, tank
bottoms, syrup, cane juice or beet Juice,
Melada, concentrated Melada and concrete
and concentrated molasses, the product
OF any country which pays directly, or
Indirectly a bounty on the export thereof
whether imported directly and IN condl-
tons as exported therefrom, or otherwise
shall pay In addition 20 the foregoing rates
a duty equal to such bounty or so much
thereof as may be in excess OF any tax
by such country upon such arti-
Gle, or upon the beet or cane from which