The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-05
SENATE TARIFF BILL.
Many Changes Made in the Dingley
House Measure.


The following are the important
changes made in the house measure:
The time for the bill to take effect is
made July L.. 1897, instead of May l,
as provided in the, house, and the
words in the first paragraph, "or with
drawn for consumption" are stricken
out.
The sugar schedule Is as follows:
Sugars not above No. 16 Dutch stan
dard in color, tank bottoms syrups OF
cane juice and of beet juice, melada,
concentrated melada, concrete and COLI
centrated molasses, testing by the poll
ariscope above 81, and not above SO de-
grees, 79-100 of l cent per pound, and
for every additional degree shown by
the polariscope test 2-100 of cent per
pound, and fractions of a degree i'll
proportion. Sugar above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color, and sugar that has
gone through a process of refining, 1
16-100 Of cent per pound, and in add
ton thereto on all the foregoing, 81
percentum ad valorem.
Sugar not above No. 16, Dutch stan
dard in color, tank bottoms, syrups of
cane juice and beet juice, melada, cor
centrated melada, concrete and con-
centrated molasses, testing by the po
lariscope not more than 81 degree, Is
per cent ad valorem.
Molasses testing above 40 and not
more than Sc degrees, cents per gal
lon; testing Sc degrees and not above
70 degrees. cents per gallon.
Machinery purchased and actually
used in the production of sugar in the
United States from beets produced
therein, within two years from the 1st
day Of July, 1897, shall be admitted
free of duty under such regulations
as the secretary Of the treasury may
prescribe.
Maple sugar and maple syrup, cents
per pound; glucose, or grape sugar, Ia
cents per pound; sugar cane in it's ma
tural state or manufactured, 10 per
cent ad valorem; saccharine, 81 per
pound and 10 per cent ad valorem.
Sugar candy and all confectionery
valued at Is cents per pound or less A
cents per pound, and Is per cent ad
valorem.
DUTY ON TEA.
A duty is levied on tea at the rate
of 10 cents per pound, until Jan. l,
1900; after 1900, it is admitted free of
duty.
The following is the provision ia. re-
gard to hides, which are transferred
+ from the free list:
: Hides of cattle. raw or euncured.
whether dry. sailed or picked, ~
cents per pound, provided that egpon all
leather exported made fromb imfaported
hides, there shall be allowed A draw
back equal, to the amount of duty paid
on such hides. y, 1
Coal and Shale-Coal-The word BIZ
luminous is stricken out and all coal
made dutiable at rs cents per ton, with
a proviso added that the duty on coal
and shale shall be so cents per ton, and
on coal, slack or culm, Is cents per
ton, when imported from any country,
colony or dependency that does not i'm
nOo1 M, ona1 cIqaI Clllm
a higher rate of duty than those named
in this proviso.
reduced from II cents to cents PEI.
yard. with an advalorem Of so per cent
added The rate on weddings, gorings,
suspenders, ETC., is reduced from 60 to
40 cents per pound, though the ad
valorem addition Of 60 per cent is not
changed.
There are several changes in carpets.
Oriental, Berlin and other similar
rugs, as well as carpets woven in whole
for rooms are removed from the para
graph relating to Aubusson and Ak
minister carpets and are incorporated
in a new para graph which provides for
duty on them Of 20 cents per square
foot and 10 per cent ad valorem when
they are valued at not more than 40
cents per square foot; valued at more
than 40 cents and not more than 81, 40
cents per square foot and 20 per cent
ad valorem; valued at more than 81,
and not more than 81, Is cents per
square foot and rs per cent ad valorem;
valued at more than 81 per square
foot, 66 per cent .ad valorem. Treble
ingram and all chained venetian carpets
are increased from IS cents per yard
to Is cents, and wool Dutch ,two-ply
ingram from IA cents to 20 cents per
yard.
A paragraph is added specifically