The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-20
Graded. Duty on Yarns According to
Price and Blankets over Three
Yards the Same as Cloths.
STIFF TAX ON ALL CARPETS
TIN-PLATE RATES SUSTAINED As
FIXED BY THE HOUSE.
Free List Narrowed Down and No In
ternaI Revenue Tax on Stocks
and Bonds.
Associated Press Dispatch.


Associated Press Dispatch.
| WASHINGTON, July 19.-The tariff bill
was pushed through the conference stage
to-day, after two hours discussion before
the full conference committee, which both
Democrats and Republicans held in the
Senate finance committee room this morn
ing. AT the outset the Democratic con-
ferees asked until Tuesday morning to go
over the report saying this course was
| preferable to going over it with the Re-
publicans To test this question Mr. Vest
moved an adjournment until tomorrow,
which was defeated by a strict party vote.
The Democratic cOnferees then offered
amendments to the report but were met
with the statement that 1t would merely
consume time to urge amendments, as
they would be rejected
Representative Wheelock (Dem. Ala.) Of
fered amendments placing cotton bagging
and cotton ties on the free hist; also a sub
stitute providing for rebates on these arti-
cles. These and other amendments were
withdrawn, however, as there was no pros
pect of favorable action on them. Shortly
before noon Mr.. Dingley moved that the re-
port be submitted to the two houses This
| prevailed by party vote and the meeting
adjourned There was little clash during
the discussion, and the Democratic mem
bers of the conference contented them
| selves with a protest against the report
and the manner of agreeing to it. The
changes in the tariff bill follow:
Sugar-The House differentiaI between
raw and refined and general features of
the House schedule are preserved and the
senate amendments increasing the differ
tai to one-flfth and providing
for reduction of one-tentn oI
the duty on raw sugars not above
81 degrees, which would have given
duty OF 139 on SS-degree sugar and only
1.26 on 67-degree sugar, are not adopted. In
| Difference to the wishes of those interested
in beet sugar production that the Senate
rate OF I9o on rehned sugar might be re-
tanned as an increased encouragem to
TINS industry, the duty on raw sugars is
increased seven and one-half hundredths
so to make the increase on them the
same as the increase on refined sugar and
| thus leave the differentiaI between raw su-
gar and refined the same as in the House
| Dill. And to meet the objection which has
been urged that the House rates on low
| grade raw sugar show a higher ad Valorem
| than those on the higher grades the duty
| on 75-degree sugar is reduced 1ive-hun-
dredthS OF one cent, and then the duty by
degrees increased regularly from three
hundredths Gas proposed in House bilD to
three and one-half hundredths in order to
raise the duty on raw sugars the same as
| on refined. BY this arrangement the duty
| on raw sugars of 1O0-degree purity is raised
from 1.7o (as proposed originally in the
! sugar Is raised from 1SI12 (as proposed
| originally in the House) to 1.95, thus Civ
ing the same diferential to twelve and
one e-half-hundredths between raw and re-
fined sugar at this point, was originally
given by the House. AS this arrangement
will increase the revenue over 81 100000
and at the same time give additional en-
couragement to the production of sugar in
{his 61a country, it is thoSght I9 10 be desra-
ia PIE &c consumInation; rs The paragraph in re-
Sugars not above No Is Dutch standard
in color tank bottoms, syrups of cane juice
melada, concentrated melada, concrete and
concentrated molasSeS testing by the po-
lariscope not above 70 degrees, 95-100 per
pound and for every additional degree
shown by the polariscopic test $4,000 of
one cent per pound additional and fractions
OF degree in proportion; and sugar
above No. 16 Dutch standard in color and
on all sugar which has gone through the
process of refining, one cent and ninety
hve-hundredths of one cent per pound; mo-
lasseS testing above 40 degrees and not
above So degrees, cents per gallon;
testing Sc degrees and above, cents per
gallon; sugar DRAWINGS and sugar sweep
ings shall be subject to duty as molasses
or sugar. as the case may be- according
to polariscopic test; provided, that nothing
herein contained shall be so construed
70 apfoSate, or IN any manner impair or
affect the provisions of the treaty of COM
mercial reciprocity concluded between the
United States and the King of Hawaiian
islands on Jan. 30, 1875, or the provisions of
any act of Congress heretofore passed for
the execution of the same"
The conference restored the House rate
of 20 per cent. on sugar cane. Saccharine
is made $3.50 per pound and 10 per cent. ad
valorem. The confectionery paragraph is
changed to read as follows:
Sugar candy and all confectionery not
specially provided for in this act, valued at
10 cents per pound or less, and on sugars
after being refined when tinctured cOlored
or in any way adulterated, cents per
pound and 10 per cent ad vaIorem; valued
at more IMAM 10 cents per pound, 90 per
cent ad Valorem. The weight and the
value Of the immediate coverings other
than the outer packing case or other COW
ering, shall be Included in dutiabIe weight
and the value of the merchandise" "
The statement of the Republican con-
ferees made the following explanation Of
the effect of the changes agreed on by
the conferees in the schedules other than
sugar schedule:
Metals and Manufactures of Metals-The
reductions OF duties on some forms Of iron
and steel proposed by the Senate are ac-
cepted in part as proposed and several new
paragraphs are introduced not heretofore
specifically provided for. Cotton ties which
were placed on the free list by the Senate
are restored to the dutiable list at a re-
placed at the rate OF duty provided in the
bill as it passed the House. Structural
iron is reduced 1-10 of L cent. The House
rate of $40 of cent per pound was re-
stored on round iron of less than 7-16 of
an inch in diameter and bars or shapes Of
rolled or hammered iron not specially pro-
vided for The House rate on iron in slabs
blooms. etc, less finished than iron in bars
and more advanced than pig iron was also
restored. The rate on iron bars billets etc
in the manufacture of which charcoal is
used as fuel, was made specifically at $l2
per ton.
In Paragraph 127 the Senate rate of 2-10
cents per pound on iron or steel anchors
was increased to l12 cents per pound, the
House rate. The other amendments to the
paragraph made by the Senate We're ac-
cepted.
Paragraph 129 reads rs follows: Hoop or
HON aRT nr hnF hs4Fn 60.
lengths or wholly or partly manufactured
into hoops or ties. coated or not coated with
oaint or any other preparation, with or