The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-09
STATEMENT ON THE TARIFF
Democrats Consider It Indefinite
and Complicated.
GIVES NO ESTIMATE OF REVENUE.
It's Opponents VIII Not he Ready to
Proceed with IL ON the 18th,
when II Comes Up.

| Washington, May s.-Ths republican
members OF the senate committee on I'm
ance today furnished the democratic mem
beers Of the committee with estimates Of
revenue to be derived from the tariff bills
as prepared by them and as compared with
the house bill and the Mckinley and Will
son laws. together with statements show
ing 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 volume is made either
| for the entire bill or for the individual
| schedules.
| A rough calculation of the estimates
given on the importations OF sugar indi-
Gates a probable total OF about 500 0O0, 900.
as provided by the house bill. There Is
no estimate OF the amount OF revenue to
be derived from either tea or hides or
wool as a whole. all of which are taken
from the free list.
| In the metal schedule there Ia rcduc-
| ton ON beams. girders, etc, tho senate
rate being 37S6 per cent, against 40, "A
| in the house and Mckinley 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 IL per cent, compared to 5i6o
! per cent under the Wilson law and 96if
per cent under the Mckinley law. Railway
| wheels. senate bill Al 40, house bill IS SO
per cent; Wilson law Al 40, Mckinley S3.73.
Lead ore. senate bill 9i74. house bill
50 Boz Wilson act 1871; Mckinley &C,
| 10. 80.
According to this statement tho uniform
rate of the senate bin on raw sugars is rs
per cent ad valorem, while that of the
house bill is ~ per cent Under the Wilson
| law the rate ranges from 40 TO ~ per
| cent under the Mckinley law sugars
were free II is noteworthy that the esti-
| mates include the sugar imported from
| Hawaii as among tho duuable importa-
| tons. rs per cent being the estimste upon
| 1t us on all other sugars ON different
grades of refined sugar the senate rates OF
| ad valorem are 10. 20 76 20. "A. o5 and 7i.24
per cent. the highest house rates being
$3.50 and the highest Wilson rates isls
| Wool washod-Senate 43.37 per cent. house
and Mckinley 963, Wilson act free; third
| class valued at over 10 cents senate 1865
per cent house and Mckinley 80; yarn
senate 9OS7. Wilson bill 40 per cent, Nc
linley los. Gl. house rate. ad valorem
| equivalent not given wooden cloth, valued
at more than 40 cents per pound--senhte
| "a As, house ITO. Wilson 90. The WOODEN
schedule shows n general reduction from
the house rates.
Machinery a.. house 35. Wilson
| and Mckinley As each: shingles-senate
1915 per cent, house las, Wilson bill free.
Mckinley 1852: unstommed tobacco-scn-
ate 80 81. house 7l.O5 Wilson act S0,6f.
| Mckinley act 81 %; hops senate 53.76 per
cent, house G. 20, wilson bill $3.50, Me-
| kinley bill 1921; still wines--senate i6.35
| nor cant % 20. hemp---Henate 10, Al,
house 80 %, hemp and 1ute carpets-sen-
ate $3.50, house 7s2s, Wilson 20, Mckinley
1888: burlaps tDundee) --senate 26.5l,
house 2s4 2, Wilson bill free.
The democrats complain that the state.
ment is incomplete and complicated and
express the opinion that on this account
they will not be prepared to 20 on with
the debate on the bill on the 18th, the day
on which Senator Aldrich has given notice
he will call IL UP.