The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-20
THE TARIFF BILL REVIEWED
The Measure as Presented to the House
Of Representatives.
EXPLANATION OF The CHANGES MADE
The General Features OF the House sugar
schedule Were Preserved-Productio
fBeet sugar Encoursged-Other
Alterations In the Measure.

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changes made in the tariff bill:
The House dinerentiaI between raw
and refined sugars and the general tea-
lures of the House schedule were pre-
served. and the Senate amendments IN
creaslng the differential to one-hfth and
nroviding for "A reduction OF one-tenth
OF the duty on raw sugars not above -
degrees. which would have given duty
OF 13y on SS degrees sugar ana onl l.-o
ON 81 degree sugar are not adopted IN
Difference to the wishes Of those interest
ed in beet sugar production. that the
senate rate OF l9j on refined sugars
should be retained as an increased en-
couragement to this industry.
EXPLANATION OF CHANGER
The statement in the explanation OF
changes made In other schedules Oh the
bills says:
A compromise between the House and
Senate rates on cattle is agreed to. In
general the duties proposed on agricul-
tural products are the same as those Of
1SN
Oranges and lemons arc raised from the
House rate OF three-quartefs OF one cent
per pound To tho Senate rate OF one cent.
Fish are placed at rates a little higher
than those which were provided by the
act of 1880 and Il little lower than the
House rates.
The Senate rates on spirits, wines, etc.,
are adopte In the main.
The duty of % per cent. on Imported
cotton. as proposed by the Senate is not
agreed to for the reason that the only
cotton imported f. Egyptian cotton, which
is quality between our upands and Sea
! Islands and not produced here. The cot
! ton schedule as whole remains sub
stantially tho same as I'm the bill as II
| passed tho House. Tho changes are main
| ly in the high grades Of cotton under,
wear. with some notifications Of hosiery.
The changes In fax and hemp are
adopted.
Compromise rates on manufactures of
jute, flax, etc. are agreed TO, the object
being to develop the industry in this
country.
The Senate amendments to place bur
| laps, cotton bagging. straw mattings.
etc, on tho free list are disagreed TO,
and these manufactures placed on the
dutiabe list.
Tho House rates on wool Of II cents on
/ Glass y and u cents on Class ?. are
! adopted. and the Senate specific rate1 on
carpet woods agreed 10 with a modification
raising the dividing line so as to place
| duty Of cents per pound on such wools
valued at l. cents and less. and Z cents
| on such woods valued at more than u
/ cents. The duties on manufactures of
wool are placed at substantially the same
| rates as in the act of 1890.
The duties on silks remain at substan-
| TALLY the same rates as provided by the
/ House.
The duties on wood pulp for paper. and
on paper converted into specific form at
substantially the same ad valorem rate
! with proviso added for an additional
| duty against any country that imposes
an export duty on pulp or woods.
DUTY ON COAL.
The duties on manufactures Of paper
are substantially the same as passed by
| the House. Tho sundry schedule remains
substantially as IT passed the House.
! Coal. however. is reduced to 81 cents per
| ton and coal slack or clum 10 L. cents per
| ton. as proposed by the Senate amend
ment 6l1.
| 4 duty Of Il cents is placed on hides OF
| cattle which were placed on the free list
| by the House. The Senate amendment
proposed a duty Of % cents but this
was reduced 10 Is per cent a provtso is
| provided for the duty paid on hides sub
scquently exported as leather.
Paintings and statuary for private use
! House bill at 20 per cent.
The free list as # passed the House IS
| in the main adopted. except that bolting
| cloths and several kinds OF essential oils
| have been added.
The House provision applying n remedy
/ 10 the wholesale introduction OF goods
! into this country free Of duty by Ameri-
| cans visiting Europe is substantially
adopted.
The House and Senate reciprocity plans
are united and are adopted with modlh-
cations.
| In the Senate plan any commercial
| treaty must be approved by Congress be-
fore It goes into effect. and in the House
| plan rhice, silk laces. sugar. mineral
waters and hides have been stricken out
and tonka and vanilla beans added.
The Senate provision. Imposing an
/ equivalent counter-vailing duty on i'm
/ ports from foreign countries which have
paid an export duty. IS adopted.
The Senate provision increasing the In
ternal revenue tax on cigarettes Is agreed
20 with an amedment covering cigarettes
wrapped in tobacco and provisions to en-
force the collection Of the taxes.
RAW SUGAR DUTY.
The duty on raw sugars is increased
| 7ia-l00. so as 10 make the increase on
I them the same as the increase on re-
| fined sugar. and thus leave the difleren-
tial between raw sugar and refined the
same as in the House bill. And. 10 meet
tho objection which has been urged that
tho House rates on low grade raw sugar
show a higher al valorem than those
on the higher grades tho duty on - de-
gree sugar Is reduced fve-hundredths Of
ono cen.. and then the duty per degree
increased regularly from three-hundredths
las proposed in the House bilD to three
and a half-hundredtbs. I'm order 10 raise
the duty on raw sugars the same as on
refined"
By this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars Of 100 degrees purity is raised
( from f1J Cas proposed originally by the
House, to 1.s2 - and the duty on re-
I fined sugar is raised from Isl l-2 (as pro-
posed originally by the House, 10 f95.
thus giving the same dlnerentlal OF
twelve and a half-hundredths between
raw and refined sugar at this point. as
was originally given by the House.
As this arrangement will increase the
revenue over two millions Of dollars. and.
AT the same time. give additional en-
couragement TO the production OF sugar
IN this country. II Is thought TO be a de-
slr.ble consummation.
| The Senate proposition. 10 change the
| law so as 20 allow no rebate on the tax
| on beer IS agreed TO.
The Senate provision for stamp tax
on the issue and transfer Of stock. and
on bonds issued by corporations IS
\ omitted from the bill.
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