Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-05
THE DlNGLEY BILL.
MEASURE CHANGED ALMOST DE-
YoND RECOGNITION.
1T is REPORTED TO The SENATE.
THIS ACTION A SURPRISE TO sENA-
TORS AND PUBLIC ALIKE.
RETROACTIVE CLAUSE STRICKEN OUT
BELL TO pE CALLED UP TUESDAY,
THE 18TH INSTANT.
RRTRVACTIYE CLAUSE STRICKEN OUT
1T IS TO TAKg EFFECT JULY The tST.
This, Instead of May fst, rs in the
House BiII-Bccr Tax Increased
Tax ON Tea and Hidcs-iop"cco
Schedule Changes-sugnr.


tariff bill was reported 10 the Senate To-
aay. TO the surprise Of senators and the
public. When the Senate Finance Com
mittee met to-day the idea prevailed That
the bill would be held in committee for
two days. All the members Of the COM
rnittee were present The Democrats
examined the bin for nearly an hour,
making running comments upon it. They
announced that they were against the
bin as a whole. They soon understood
that Senator Jones. OF Nevada. was
going 10 vote with the Republicans and
realized that there was no possibility OF
CHANGING the measure. They had no de-
sire TO make any factious opposition. and
when "A motion was made by the Repub-
ucans to report the bill at once. the vote
was promptly taken. All the Republicans.
with Senator Jones, Of Nevada. voted
for the motion. and az the Democrats
voted against IT. the vote standing G
10 s.
The Republican members Of the COM
mittoe say there is no statement to be
made now as to the effect Of the bill,
the amount Of revenue to be raised by
IL. or the reductions. When the bill is
taken up in the Senate Mr.. Aldrich will
make such a statement in his opening
speech. "It viii raise revenue enough"
was the comment of Senator Allison. as
sented 10 by Senator Aldrich. They es-
timated. however. that the increased reye-
nue. TO be raised from beer would be
$l3OO0.c0O and from tea SlO.OoO0lO.
SIX WEEKS DEBATE.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas. said he
thought there would be about six weeks
debate on the bill. Several sections in
the last part of the Dingley bill. which
were re-enacted in the present law, are
stricken out This will have the effect
o. letting the present law stand and
avoid discussion to a great extent.
The comments on the bill are, of course,
partisan. Some features are very much
disliked even by Republicans. but on the
whole Republicans commend and the
Democrats condemn it. thorgh members
Of the committee say the Subcommittee
has. in many particulars. improved upon
the Dingley bill. The new bin is radically
different from the Dingley bill, practically
amounting almost to another measure.
Many important schedules were rewrit-
ten entirely.
In reporting the bill Senator Aldrlch
gave notice that it would be called up
on Tuesday. the 18th instant.
The date for It to take effect is made
July J. 1897. instead Of May 1st. as pro-
vided In the House, and the words in
the first paragraph, "or withdrawn for
consumption" are stricken out.
The sugar schedule IS as follows:
SUGAR SCHEDULE.
Sugars not above No. IS Dutch stand
ard in color, tank bottoms syrups Of
cane-juice and OF beet-juice, melada, con-
centrated melada. concrete and concen-
trated molasses testing by the polari-
scope above 81. and not above IS de-
grees. seventy-nine hundredths of l cent
per pound. and for every additional de-
gree shown by the polariscopic test, two
hundredths Of ] cent per pound, and
fractions Of degree IN proportion.
Sugar above No. l6. Dutch standard in
color. and sugar that has gone through
a process OF refining, one and sixteen
hundredths Of l cent per pound. and in
addition thereto. on all the foregoing 30
per cent ad valorem.
Sugars not above No 16. Dutch stand
ard in color. tank bottoms. syrups of
cane-juice and beet-juice melada, con-
centrated melada, concrete and concen-
trated molasses testing by the polari-
scope not more than 81 degrees, IS per
cent. ad valorem. Molasses testing above
20. and not more than Sc degrees, cents
per gallon; testing Sc degrees, and not
above 10 degrees cents per gallon. Ma
chinery for the manufacture CT beet
sugar admitted free.
sugar-cane, in its natural state or
unmanufactured, 10 per cent. al valorem
saccharine. 81 per pound, and 10 per
cent. al valorem.
Hides are transferred from the free
list. and the tax on beer Is increased 10
S.44 per barrel until January /, 1900 when
Il Is TO be 81.
RETROACTIVE CLAUSE KILLED.
The retroactive clause Of the Dingley
tariff bill IS stricken from the Senate
BILL The entire House provision relating
10 reciprocity Is 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 or merchan-
disc from such country. dependency, or
Colony, and such article or merchandise
s. dutiable 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 directly from the country OF
production or otherwise. and whether
such article or merchandise Is Imported in
the same condition 8s when exported
from the country OF production, or has
been changed IN condition by remanu-
facture or otherwise. there SHAH DO
levied and pad. in all such cases. In
addition 10 the duties otherwise imposed
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-
tanned and declared by the Secretary OF
the Treasury who shall m Ike all neediul
regulations for the identification OF sucn
articles and merchandise and for tne as
sessmeni and collection OF additional
duties"
HAWAIIAN TREATY ABRoGATED.
Tie House provision keeping In force