The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
REPUBLICANS TELL WHAT THEY
EXPECT OF THE SENATE
TARIFF BILL.
ESTIMATES RATHER VAGUE.
DEMOCRATS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
PREPARE FOR DEBATE IN
TIME.
CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT FOUND.
The Figures Furnished by the Fra
mers of the New Act Apt to be
Misleading.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-The Repub-
Ican members Of the senate commit
tee on finance today furnished the
with estimates Of the revenue to be
derived from the tariff bill as prepared
by them, and as compared with the
house bill and the Mckinley and Will
son laws, together with statements
showing a comparison of rates of duty
reduced to ad valorem figures. The
estimates of revenue and importations
are given on each item separately, but
no computation as to the general vol
unle is made either for the entire bill.
or for the individual schedules. A
rough calculation Of the estimates, Civ
en- on the importations of sugar indi-
Gates a probable total of about $50, 000,-
600 Of duty as compared with a proba-
BILE total of about $5O,OOO,OOO as provid-
ed by the house bill. There is no esti-
mate of the amount of duty to be de-
rived from either tea or hides, or wool,
as whole, all Of which are taken from
the list. In the metal schedule there
is reduction on beams, Orders, etc.
The senate rate being 37S per cent
against 1914 in the house and McKin-
ley bills, and so per cent in the Wilson
law. The senate rate on penknives
valued at more than so cents per dozen
and not more than 81 per dozen is Ill
per cent, as compared to 54.60 per cent
under the Wilson law, and 96.17 per
cent under the Mckinley law. Rail-
way wheels, senate bill 41.40, house bill
1888, Wilson bill 41.40, Mckinley law,
1878, Wilson act 4733, Mckinley act
1888
According to this scheme, the uniform
rate Of the senate bill on raw sugars
Is 70 per cent ad valorem, while that
Of the house bill is y per cent. Under
the Wilson law the rate ranges from 40
to A per cent; under the Mckinley
law sugars were free. On different
valorem rates are 1852, 1866, 74.05, and
the highest Wilson rate 4S1. Wool,
unwashed, senate 4S.37, house and Nc
Kinley 1893, Wilson act free; third
class, valued at over 10 cents, senate
1858, house ami Mckinley so; yarns,
senate 90.S7, Wilson bill 40, Mckinley
act 1851, house rates ad valorem equiv
alent not given; wooden cloth, valued
at more than so cents per pound, sem
eaIC uOuSC I1O, w llSOu XIV ~. ne
wooden schedules show a general re-
duction from the house rates. Ma
chinery, senate As per cent, house IS.
Wilson and Mckinley 45 each. Shingles,
senate 1915, house 1878, Wilson bill
free, Mckinley Ia. 81. UnsteInmed to-
bacco, senate 1851, house LOS, Will
son act 1851, Mckinley act S1.93
Hops, senate 1915, house 67.2O, Wilson
bill 1884, Mckinley 1921. Still wines,
senate 81 S7 horse so ITa1f11i con.
ate 16.41, house 2O.52;, hemp and jute
carpets, senate $3.50, house 1925 Will
son bill 20, Mckinley 1888; burlaps
(dundee), senate 26.51, house 2S.42, Will
son bill free.
The Democrats complain that the
statement is incomplete and complicat-
ed, and express the opinion that on this
account they will not be prepared to
go on with the debate on the bill on
the 18th, the day on which Senator
Aldrich has given notice he will call
it up.