New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
TARIFF RATES COMPARED.
A STATEMENT ISSUED BY REPUBLICAN
MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE.

Washington, May S-The Republican memoeis "
the Senate Committee on Finance to-day iu'
10 the Democratic members OF the committee esu-
mates Of the to be derived IRON, 'he '"i''
bill as prepared by them and as compared VIII"
the House bill and the Mckinley and Wilson laws,
together with statements showing a comparison VI
rates Of duty reduced to ad vaoiem hgures' me
estimates of revenue and importaticns are given on
ZACH item separately but no computation as 10 'he
general volume Is made, either for the entire Dill VI
for the individual schedules A rough Calculation
Of the estim ties given the importaons OF sugar
Indicates a probable total OF about %"c'Vw VI
duty az compared with a probable total of about
go 600 go as provided by the House BILL There Is
no estimate Of the amount OF duty to be derived
from either tea hides or wool az "hole' an u
which are taken from the free list.
In the metal schedule there is reduction Oh
beams Orders. etc. the Senate rate oeins '''' p
cent against a ~ In the House and Mckinney oh'''
and 50 per cent In the Wilson law Inc SENATE
rate on penkn,ves valued at than 30 cents ana
not more than 81 per dozen Is III per .eN'' q"
pared TO $3.50 per cent under the wilson Ia" anu
60 II ner cent under the Mckinley law. Railway
uheels-senate bill 40; House BILL os9; wilson
law. Al 40; Mckinley law 1878. Lead ore-He"a.e
hill a74 per cent: House bill, $50; wilson act
r37; Mckinley act, 1888
According 70 this statement the uniior" i"'e y,
the Senate bill on sugar IL 10 per cent a."
Under the Wilson law the rate ranges from ~ " -
ner cent: under the Mckinley law sugars were iree
7, T. noteworthy that the estimates lhciuue, ~,
sugar irnpored from Hawaii as among tne uu'iuo o
imrortations 10 per being the estiha.e uP ~,
n as upon all other sugars. on dinereht ~
refined sugars the Senate al valorenl Ia.e IIo,se
* 81 1855 405 and 77A per cent, the nlshes AZ 20
rates beng s. 20 and the highest wilson rates 20
Wool unwashed-Senate. 83I per cent, Iioune $500
Mckinley 1853 Wilson act, free; thlrd CAS-
~, over 10 cents-Senate 456s per cent; House ai
Mckinley bills 80; yarns-Senate Ws' w Toorem
". Nc Kinley act 81: House rate au va o 20
equivalent not given; woollen CLOTH yalqgo ou az 10:
thon 30 cents a pound-Senate HD; fouse' ~
Wilson law, So The woollen schedule shows gen
oral reduction from the House rates uIt;;r
Senate IS per cent; House 3d. Wilson ana T Ma,He
lev q each Shingles-Senate IBID per cent ho''
i5'7s: Wilson bill. free; Mckinney Ho-' uousa
i.ns,emmed tobacco-Senate, 1851 per cent THUS
III a. Wilson act 1851: Mckinley act ei;sS iop iI
senate 5376 per cent; House SO; MIs1n S, *
* s.: Mckinley bill 1921. stil wlnes-Senate 100
ner cent: House $3.50 Hemp-Senate' Sa d fio,se
2O52 Hemp and jute carpets-Sennma'ei 81 Buplaps
Is o. Wilson bill 20: Mckinley bill To- ,,n XII
| DrndeeC-Senate POSI-; House. DE- "iisoh o''''
free. -, It,. ,ha statement is
INCOMPLETE and complicated and express tne o. pa
ion that on this account they VIII not pt ~ ~
~ On on with the debate the bill on May 10 III,
daY on which Senator Aldrich has given no'''e "'
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