Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-29
rev TARIFF BILL.
vooosis of the Measure as
Finally Passed.
JADE A LAW AT ONCE.
nj, Text of the Sugar Sched-
u.e Is Given.

ra1ysis of the Whole Bill as Signed
=, Nckin1ey-Ful1 Explanation of
.,e Changes Made by the House, All
8 which We're Afterward Agreed
7,on by the Senate-Approved by
~, President Within One Hour At
+er Its Passage.
Tho Dingley tariff bill as amended is
~, the law of the United States. The
bnfnrnuec report on the measure, which
Id bceD accepted by the House, was ac-
t,d by the Senate at 3:O4 o'clock Sat
EIay afternoon, and by coincidence
Resident Mckinley approved the bill at
h. White House exactly one hour after
Eard Following are the changes agreed
lnou hy the conference committees, and
hirh we're afterward accepted by the
enate:
New Sugar Schedule.
|rbn full text of the sugar schedule as
haIIy agreed upon by the hou5e and SEN
<a c0nferees is as follows:
f"sugars not above No. 16 Dutch standard
/ color tank bottoms. sirups Of cane juice,
{olada concentrated melada, concrete,
Ia concentrated moiasses, testing by the
RIa r,scopc not above Is degrees, .95 per
6nnd and for every additional degree
lawn by the polariscope test .G35 of one
H. nor Mound additional, and fractions Of
#derree in proportion: and on sugar above
\ 16 Dutch standard in color. and on all
%cor which has gone through process Of
Mining. 1.95 cents per pound; molasses
$eting above 40 degrees, and not above Sc
Screes. cents PER gallon: testing Sc de-
%ees and above. 6 cents per gallon: sugar
&oinings and sugar sweepings shall be
&biact TO duty as molasseS or sugar, as
"a rase may be, according to polariscopic
Est Provided, that nothing herein con-
lined shall be so construed as to abrogate
IN anv manner impair or affect the pro-
&sions Of the treaty of commercial recipro-
Nv concluded between the United States
IN the king of the Hawaiian islands on
&nuary 80, 1878. or the provisions OF any
Of congress heretofore passed for the
+ecuton Of the same"
Duty ON Sugar Cane.
rbe conference restored the house rate Of
ner cent. on sugar cane. Saccharine is
XaGn 81 50 per pound and 10 per cent. ad
&lorem-
Tbe confectionery paragraph is changed
read as follows:
&rsugar candy and all confectionery not
5ecially provided for in this act,
blued at Is cents per pound or less,
Ia on sugars after being refined when
kctured, colored. or in any way adulter-
He'd, cents per pound and 10 per cent.
b valorem; valued at more than 10 cents
Dr. pound, so per cent. ad valorem. Inc
Eight and the value of the immediate COW
no Ia
! other covering, shall be included in the
htiable weight and the value of the ner-
&andise."
Ehe republican conferees also made pub
a statement concerning the conference
bort in which it reviewed the changes
hde. OF sugar the statement says:
RThe house differential between raw and
fned sugars and the general features or
house schedule are preserved, and the
late amendments increasing the differ
tal to one-fifth and providing for q re-
ction of one-tenth Of the duty on raw
CARS not above 81 degrees, which would
he given a duty of 139 on So degree
gar and only l.26 on 81 degree sugar,
not adopted.
Beet Sugar.
In Difference to the wishes of those in
ested in beet sugar production, that the
bate rate of los cents on refined sugar
ght be retained as an Increased encour-
ement to this industry, the duty on raw
Il BARS is increased .G71a cents, so as to
Ike the increase on them the same as the
rease on refined sugar, and thus leave
dltferential between raw sugar and re-
ed the same as in the house bill. And to
et the objection which has been urged
t the house rates on low grade raw
gar show higher ad valorem than those
the higher grades the duty on Is degree
gar IS reduced .05 cent and then the duty
degree increased regularly from .c3
las proposed in the house 'bilD to .031a
ft' IN order to raise the duty on raw
EARS the same on refined.
by this arrangement the duty on raw
eaFs OF lC0 degrees purity is raised from
cents tas proposed originally by the
pSe) TO lo2!2 cents. and the duty on re-
gu sugar IS raised from 1.S71a cents Gas
pposeQ originally by the house, to 1.95
u.s. mus giving the same differertial Of
2 cent between raw and refined sugar at
point as was originally given by the
AS this arrangement will increase the
e"ue over $2,0G0,000 and at the same
give additional announcement to the
uuSloh Of sugar in this country, it is
"sAl 10 be desirable consumma ton"
Wool.
s'e"ce leave the duties on disputed
rs as follows:
- asEaph o5+-The duty on woods Of the
n lass ass which shall be imported washed.
We twice the amount Of the duty to
~ uley would be subjected imported
aSneo; and the duty ON woods of the
te S"o second classes which shall be inn
secured shall be three times the
bortos "NIch they would be subjected IL
unWashed The duty on wools
me thiFd class, If imported in condition
Use N carding or spinning In to yarns, or
~" shal not contain more than eight per
" VI u!F1 or other foreign substance,
ue tnree times the duty to which
NouIu otherwise be subjected. The
s.e.Ice restored the house rates ON first
second class wool.
'asFaph 35S-On woods of the third
, a;.u on camels hair of the third class,
0s.ue whereof shall be II cents or less
r s9unu' the duty shall be four cents per
@sssraph 259-On woods of the third
,,o anu on camers hair of the third class
~, ,s'ue whereof shall exceed IL cents per
bnS NE duty shall be seven cents per
nd asFaph 962-shoddy, Is cents per
BAD VI Oils, wool extract, yarn waste.
ei waste, and all other wastes, COM
cia,' Mnoiiy or In part of wool, and not
- provided for in this act 20 cents