The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-08
THE TARIFF BILL.
Finance Committee Reports 1t to
tho Senate
The Measure as IL Came from the
House Has Been Much Altered
A synopsis of some OF the Inn
portant Changes.

that the bill would be held in committee
for two days. All the members of the
committee were present. The demo-
Gratis examined the bill for nearly an
hour. making running comments upon
II. They announced that they are
against the bill as whole. They soon
understood that Senator Jones. OF Ne
vada. was going 10 vote with the re-
publcans and realized that there was
nc possibility Of damaging the bill.
They had no desire 10 make any fac
tious opposition. and. when motion
was made by the republicans 10 report
the bill at once. the vote was taken
promptly. All the republicans, with
| Senator Jones, OF Nevada, voted for the
motion. and all the democrats voted
against il. the vote standing 6 TO s..
Later in the day Senator Aldrich an
nounced that he would call up the bill
Tuesday May 1s.
democr;sic tariff leader. said that he ex-
pected there would be about six weeks
debate on the bill.
The time for the bill TO take effect is
made July /, 1897, instead Of May 1, as
provided in the house, and the words in
the first paragraph. cor withdrawn for
consumption" are stricken out.
Changes Made by SENATE.
The sugar schedule is as follows Sugars
not above No. l6 Dutch standard I'm color.
tank bottoms. sirups OF cane juice and OF
beet Juice, melada. concentrated melada,
concrete and concentrated molasses test
| ing by the polarlscope above 81 and not
above IS degrees seventy-nine- hundredths
OF one cent per pound. and for every addi-
tional degree shown by the Dola riscope test
two-hundredths OF one cent per pound. and
fractions OF n degree I'm proportion. Sugar
above Is Dutch standard IN color and sug-
ars that have gone through process OF re-
fning, ] i6-lO0 cents per pound: and I'm adj
dition thereto. on all the foregoing 80 per
cent ad valorem.
Sugar not above No. 1G Dutch standard
I'm color. tank bottoms. sirups OF cane Juice
and beet juice melGda, concentrated me-
lada. concrete and concentrated mOlasses
testing by the polariscope not more than
81 degrees, Is per cent Rd valorem. Mo-
lasses, testing above 40 and not more than
81 degrees. four cents per gallon: testing
Us degrees, and not above 40 degrees, eight
cents per gallon
Maple sugar and maple strip. four cents
per pound glucose or grape sugar. ~ cents
per pound; sugar cane In it's natural state
of manufacture. ten per cent ad valorem;
saccharine one dollar per pound and ten per
cent. nd valorem. Sugar candy and all
confectionery valued at 10 cents per
pound or less. four cents per pound and Is
per cent. al valorem
a duty IL levied on tea at the rate OF ten
cents per pound until January !. 1900; after
1900 Il Is admitted free OF duty.
The following - the provision In regard
10 hides, which are transferred from the
free list:
Hides OF cattle. raw or uncured. wheth-
er dry, salted or picked. ~ cents per
pound; provided that upon all leather ex.
ported made from imported hides there
shall be allowed a drawback equal 70 the
amount OF duty paid on such hides.
In the coal and shale schedule the word
bituminous is stricken out and all coal
made dutiable at 70 cents per ton.
Duty on beer Increased.
The senate has increased the internal
revenue duty on beer by changing section
$3.50 OF the revised statutes TO read as fol-
lows;
Until January /, 1900, there shall be paid
on all beer. lager beer. ale. porter and other
similar fermented liquors, brewed or man
ufactured and sold. or removed for con-
sumption or sale within the United States
by whatever name such liquors may be
called. tax OF SlH for every barrel con-
tanning not more than 81 gallons. and after
January /. 1900. there shall be paid a tax
OF one dollar per barrel on every barrel
OF such beer. lager beer. ale, porter and
other similar fermented liquors. (The pres
ent rate Is one dollar)
The duty on brandy Is reduced from
32.bO 20 $3.50 per proof gallon. and the pro-
vision In the original house bill for the for
| Ieiture or brandy and other liquors from
countries denying admittance to these ar
ticles from the United States is stricken
out The duty on cordials, absinthe, ar
rack etc, Is also reduced from $3.50 10
1926 per gallon. The provision in regard
70 alcohol In fruit juices is changed, maxi
ing the duty 60 cents per gallon on Juices
and 500 on the alcohol contained therein,
instead OF $3.50 as provided in the house
bill
The retroactive clause OF the Dingley
tariff bill IS stricken from the senate bill.
Retaliation for Reciprocity.
The entire house provision relating 20
reciprocity has been stricken out and the
| following section substituted
That whenever any country, dependency
or colony shall pay or bestow. directly or
indirectly, any bounty or grant upon the
expectation OF any article Of merchandise
from such country, dependency or colony.
and such article or merchandise Is duti-
able under the provisions OF this act, then
upon the Importation OF any such article or
merchandise into the United States.
whether the same shall be imported d.
rectiy from the country or production or
otherwise, and whether such article or
merchandise Is imported In the same con-
dillon as when exported from the country
OF production or has been changed IN condi-
tton by manufacture or otherwise. there
shall be levied and paid IN all such cases,
in addition TO the duties otherwise inn
| posed 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 ascer-
tained, determined and declared by tho
secretary OF the treasury who shall make
all ncedful regulations FOR the Identification
or such articles and merchandise and for
the assessment and collection OF such nddi-
ti0nal duties.
Abrogntcs Hawaiian Trenty.
The house provision In the tariff bill keep
Ing In force tho Hawaiian reciprocity
| treaty Is stricken out. the effect being In
directly 10 abrogatc the treaty and impose
the same duty on Hawaiian sugars as Is
imposed on sugars from other countries.
The provision OF tho house bill on dis
/ titled wines Is stricken out and a substitute
offered.
Lead ore r. increased from one cent
which Is w the house provision, to ~ cents
per pound