New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-11
WORK ON THE TARIFF BILL.
CONSIDERATION OF THE SUGAR SEIZED
ULE PRACTICALLY FINISHED.
1T is ESTIMATED THAT THE RATES AdhE|D oi"''
WILL. YIELD ABOUT s5OoooCoc REVENUE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
THE TRUST.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10
THE TRUST.
fpY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBuNE'l
Washington March 10-Mr. Dine'e' anu ' 49,,
leagues to-day virtually finished the co's''e'
n, tho sugar schedule, so far as rates OF ou'' We"
concerned and also spent some time IN 49,,
,,orse,on NJ Schedule K--wool and woo'e"S' ~"
the rates in the sugar schedule "u! -. ~,
hefors the bill is submitted to the No"'' ~
wovs and Means OF the LVth Congress SUI" ~,
,,on "a not regarded as probable. Inc r"'.s -,
''o" !" 49, g. ~ u & are understood 10 DE
as follows: ,,ar nor
ON all surars testing 70 degrees or un"e'' ~
Mound 1 cent; &c degrees. per pound l.oo 80 49,
! %: IS degrees 1.O9 70 degrees. liz o. "a. q,
6, degrees lis: So degrees, III; d oes'o'' co. q
docraes q. s. degrees $780, So degrees ,'o' %,
uee'' o. 90 aogrees lso; 81 degrees. ~ w
,roos ~. o, degrees 49, 90 degrees. i''.' 80
1ocreos Ia: 81 degrees. 151; % degrees ivO' 90
grees ca: q degrees. 1856; rs degrees hV'' ,,,
prees 172: 100 degrees. l'o. ana .,,oar.
Of onc-eighth Of n cent pound on 'e''''. .,i,,,
provision will also be made LOT fro,on
duties to Offset export bouhtes paw 40 dm,s-
s,,oar.nroducng countries. and also TOT '"' -,
,, q, nreferontial rates OF duty sugars p'o""
'. o-,.d TO the United States from Gum
tries that offer reciprocal advantages anu ,,fac.
"a agricultural and other produc's ""' ,,ars uu,
,,res NJ the United States These pro''a' w.
drar wi
:. 18th ,v,I, he open to further considera''o"' 49,
,,hi.ct IN change and modification UNI" '"'
Thn "scbeduIe OF rates which Governor nD,,neni
ord his coea CUES have conciuu.d 70 t,1 ~, ga
.I q adonted Weld between Si!oS'"' "l, ,;,.to ~
VIII. ~ -, rev.nue according to the estiii'"., -,
tHar,s ard experienced men engaged III ''e arsge
49, Tbose estimates are DaHeh on =. ,hn,,,
,,ei auttahe import atoms amounting 10 49,
! zoo ON ions n year. amour, Will w" nno"r roy
,Ioiv IN increase than diminish me s.far iau
nnues FOR the last fiscal year. under 'nar e.nd.d
,r,od 10 500 SIS Si2 In the hscal yea, 49,
i,na On Ise0 the revenue on accp"i.t - higher
Ju,,os Under the Act OF 1885 ,which e. ~ e,s
u .nn ,hnas nov oroposed) amounted 10 sy",' d
~ Nearing before Committee on - ~
Means on December ~. 1896 SCION iiuinpo, 81 hy
No~York chairman OF the COMMITTEES hpi'' ,hn, ,he
tho sugar trade expressed the oi!n,o'i ,o,r you'll
tne '.a,,,es This year under existing Ia" "o"u
not exceed $2lW"W , T., ,rs,,isfactory 10 the
sugar trust in two respects: FIRST. pecauSr 10
,aro, on NJ specifc rates OF duty on Sus".,
witch the Trust IL strongly Opposed on 1917" ,r,,o5
~ certain and important advantages no" ~, Con-
Tron, the ed valOrem system ro'Ii, 1t. -,
,nda1 and insisted that the dinereh'ai "ut. ",
.eu, s,,yars should be at least = 81 q cen.
,mJ In tho latter contention the susaI ii,-
pportnrs are dsposed side with the rus, w.
4. tbo;r hest and most important cuStonl,i, az
tbourb IN their opinion, !. OF cent pun, y,
G nc Trust Is an Importer in demandns speciI'
d,,es and this dema nd is also made by the 90
nsj, nroducers OF cane and beet sugars. nc
nroducers have seemed TO desire TO naihtain
partraI attitude on the subject OF the ra'e Vi 'he
n,rsaran,,.I duty on refined sugars.