The herald., 1897-05-05

2 III, tho bill. Several sections In the las
part Of the Dingley bill which re-enacte'
\ the present law are stricken out. TIL
viii have the effect OF leaving the presen
law standing and avoid discussion to
great extent
The new bill Il radically different from
the Dingley bill. practically amounting
to another measure. Many importan
schedules were rewritten entirely.
CHANGED SCHEDULES
The retroactive clause of the Dingies
bill IL stricken from the Senate Dill.
The sugar schedule is as follows: Su-
gars not above the number of l6 Dutcf
standard in color. tank bottoms, syrups
cane Juice and beet juice, melada, con
centrated nielada, concrete and concen'
trated molasses tested by polarscopt
above 81, and not above ss degrees, sew
enty-nine hundredres of one cent
pound, and for every additional degree
shown by the polariecopic test, two
hundredths Of one cent pound an6
fractions in the degree in proportion.
Sugar not above number 16 Dutch
standard in color, and sugar that has
gone through the process of refining, one
and sixteen hundredths of / cent a
pound, and in addition thereto on all
foregoing 35 per centum ad valorem.
Sugar not above number 16 Dutch
standard in color, tank bottoms, syrups,
cane juice and beet juice. melada. con-
centrated melada. concrete and concen-
trated molasses testing by polariscope
not more than 81 degrees, rs per cent ad
valorem.
Molasses testing above forty and not
more than 55 degrees, cents gallon;
testing 55 degrees and not above 70 de-
grees, 8 cents a gallon.
Machinery purchased abroad, import
ed and erected by beet eugar factory and
actually used in the production of sugar
in the United States from beet J.
duced therein within two years from the
first day of July. 1897. shall be admitted
free of duty under such regulations as
the Secretary of the Treasury may pre-
scribe.
Maple sugar and maple syrup. 4
cents pound; glucose or grape sugar,
11s cents a pound; sugar cane in natural
state or manufactured, 10 per cent
ad valorem; saccharine. 81 a pound and
10 per cent ad valorem; sugar candy and
all confectionery valued at 10 cents
pound or less, cents pound and Is
per cent ad valorem.
A duty is levied on tea at the rate Of
10 cents a pound until January 1, 1900.
after which 1t Is admitted free Of duty.
The following is the provision in re-
gard to hides, transferred from the list:
1.-THE hides of cattle, raw or uncured.
whether dry, salted or picked, IL cents
q pound; provided, that upon all leather
exported made from imported hides
there shall be allowed drawback equal
to the amount of the duty paid on such
hides"
The entire House provision relating
to reciprocity is stricken out and Sec
tions substituted providing that when
ever any country shall pay a bounty
upon the expectation of any article of
dutiable under this act.
then, upon the importation of any such
article into the United States, there shall
be levied upon it. in addition to the duty
imposed by this act, duty equal to
the net amount of such bounty, to be
ascertained by the Secretary of the
Treasur
The House provision keeping in force
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty is
to abrogate the treaty and impose the
same duty on Hawaiian sugars as on
sugars from other countries.
The provision in the House bill re-
lating to distilled wines is stricken out.
and the following Is substituted: "Still
wines in casks, If containing less than
IA per. cent of absolute alcohol 30 cents
q gallon: IL containing more than IA per
cent of absolute alcohol, so cents gall
lon; in bottles or jugs, per case dozen,
containing each not more than quart
nor less than pint, or twenty-four
bottles or jugs containing each not more
than a pint. 81 per case. Wines, ginger,
cordial or vermouth, imported, contain
ing more than "a per cent alcohol, shall
be classed as spirits, and pay duty ac-
cordingly. The percentage of alcohol
in wines and fruit juices shall be de-
termined in such manner as the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall prescribe"
The duty on brandy is reduced from
81. so to $2.25 per gallon proof, and the
provision in the original house bill for
the forfeiture of brandy or other liquors
from countries denying admittance to
these articles from the United States is
stricken out. The duty on cordials, alb
sinthe, arrack, etc, is also reduced from
$3.50 to 1925 per gallon. The provision
in regard to alcohol in fruit juices is
changed, making the duty 60 cents per
gallon on juices and $40 on the alcohol
contained therein, instead of $3.50 as
provided in the house bill
The duty on lead ore is increased from
! cent to IL cents per pound.
All coal is made dutiable at rs cents a
ton. with the proviso that the duty shall
be go cents on coal imported from any
country that does not impose a higher
rate of duty than those named in this
bill
The Senate has increased the internal
revenue duty on beer to $144 barrel
until January 1, 1900; thereafter it shall
pay the present rate of 81.
Many important changes were made
In the wool and woolen schedule First
class woods were reduced from IL cents
q pound to 8 cents; second-class woods
from IL cents to 8 cents, whereas the
dueies on woods of the third class were
raised. The dividing line class was
placed at 10 cents value, woods under
that value being made dutiable at
cents pound, instead Of 80 per cent ad
valorem, as in the House bill Woods
valued at more than 10 cents a pound
We're placed at cents pound, instead
OF 80 per cent ad valorem. The wool
growers failed to secure all the changes
they desired in the classification. but it
Is understood that the rates 1xed on