Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-31
THE NEW TARIFF.
of Bill as Agreed Upon
In Conference.
Changes IN the Various Schedules
Made by the Committee and
Reported to the
House,

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mittee-democrats and republicans
The democratic conferees offered
amendments to the report, but were
met with the statement that it would
merely consume time to urge amend
ments, as they would be rejected.
Mr.. Wheeler (dem., Ala.) offered
amendments placing cotton bagging
aud cotton ties on the free list; also a
substitute proposition for rebates on
these articles. These and other amend
ments were withdrawn, however, as
there was no prospect of favorable ac-
ton on them.
Revenue Expected,
AS to the question of revenue to be
raised by the bill, Mr.. Dingley, in his
speech, pointed out the difficulty re-
sulting from the large a~nticipatory i'm
portations, The bill next year, he cal
culated, would raise 1925. 000, 900. $751;
o00,000 more than the present law.
Over 10000 900 had been lost In this
years revenues by the importatlons of
wool and sugar and other things, the
duty on which was raised In the bill.
so that he calculated that the bill this
year would raise $1s5. 900, 900.
New Sugar Schedule.
The full text of the sugar schedule as
finally agreed upon by the house and sem
ate conferees is as follows.
Sugars not above No. 1G Dutch standard
IN color tank bottoms, sirups Of cane Juice,
melada, concentrated melada, concrete,
and concentrated molasses. testing by the
polariscope not above rs degrees. .a5 per
pound, and for every additional degree
shown by the polariscope test .035 Of one
cent per pound additional, and fractions of
a degree In proportion; and on sugar above
No. 16 Dutch standard in color, and on all
sugar which has gone through q process OF
refining, 1.G cents per pound molasses
testing above 40 degrees, and not above Sc
degrees, 3 cents per gallon; testing 50 de-
grees and above, 6 cents per gallon: sugar
DRAWINGS and sugar sweepings shall he
subject to duty as molasses or sugar, as
the case may be, according to polariscopic
test. Provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned h be so construed as to a%brogate
or in any manner impair or affect the pro-
visions of the treaty Of commercial recipro-
city concluded between the United States
and the king Of the Hawaiian islands on
January 30, 1875, or the provisions Of any
act of congress heretofore passed for the
execution of the same"
Duty on Sugar Cane.
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
yalorem.
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 adulter-
ated, A cents per pound and Is per cent.
ad valorem; valued at more than Is cents
per pound, 60 per cent. ad valorem. The
weight and the value of the immediate GOV
crlngs, other than the outer packing case
or other covering, shall be included in the
dntiable weight and the value Of the mer-
Chandise.'
The republican conferees also made pub
lie a statement concerning the conference
report In which 1t reviewed the changes
made. OF sugar the statement says:
The house differentlal between raw and
refined sugars and the general features of
the house schedule are preserved, and tho
senate amendments increasing the differ
entail to one-fifth and providing for a re-
ddction Of one-tenth of the duty on raw
sugars not above 81 degrees. which would
have given a duty Of 1.39 on IS degree
sugar and only 1.26 on 81 degree sugar,
are not adopted.
Beet Sugar.
In Difference to the wishes of those in
terested in beet sugar production, that the
senate rate OF 1.g5 cents on refined sugar
might be retained as an increased encour-
agement to this industry, the duty on raw
sugars is increased .01l2 cents, so as to
make the increase on them the same as the
increase on refined sugar, and thus leave
Inc d~lfferentlal between raw sugar and re-
fined the same as in the house bill. 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 rs degree
sugar is reduced .05 cent and then the duty
per degree increased regularly from .03
cent Gas proposed in the house BID to .03ia
cent, In order TO raise the duty on raw
the same as on refined,
by this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars of 100 degrees purity is raised from
LIS cents Gas proposed originally by the
to lS2l2 cents, and the duty on re-
lined sugar Is raised from 1.S7is cents las
proposed originally by the house, to los
thus giving the same diNferential of
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this point as was originally given by the
house.
A this arrangement will increase the
revenue over 100000 and at the same
time give additional Encouragement to the
production of sugar in this country, It is
thought to be a desirable consummation."
Wool.
The changes In the wool schedule made In
conference leave the duties on disputed
Items as follows:
Paragraph 35i-The duty on woods of the
first class, which shall be imported washed.
shall be twice the amount of the duty n
they would be subjected imported
unwashed; and the duty on woods of the
lirst and second classes which shall be i'm
ported secured shall be three times the
duty to which they would be subjected II
imported unwashed. The duty on woods
the third class, II imported in condition
Tor use In carding or spinning into yarns. or
winch shall not contain more than eightp per
cent. of dirt or other foreign substance.
shall be three times the duty to which
would otherwise be subjected, The
restored the house rates on first
and second class wool,
Paragraph 35S-On woods of the third
class and on camel's hair OF the third class
the value whereof shall be u cents or less
per pound, the duty shall be four cents per
pound.
Paragraph S69-On woods of the third
class and on camel's hair of the third class
the value whereof shall exceed 70 cents per
pound the duty shall be seven cents per
pound.
Paragraph 362-Shoddy, 25 cents ner
pound; on oils, wool extract, yarn " lste.
Unread waste. and all other wastes. COM
posed wholly or in part of wool, and not
specially provided for In this act. 20 cents
per pound.
Paragraph as5-on yarns made wholly or
IN part OF wool valued at not more Than 20
cents per pound the duty per pound shall
De 2s times the duty imposed by this act
on one pound OF unwashed wool OF the first
ciass. valued at more than 80 cents per
pound, the duty shall be 3A times the duty
imposed by ms act on one pound of un-
wool of the first class: and in add
lion thereto, upon all the foregoing. 40 ner
cent. ad valorem.
Paragraph 367-On blankets and h~snne,.
for underwear, composed wholly or In mar {
Of wool valued at no more than 40 cents {
per pound the duty per pound shall be The !
as the duty imposed by this act on '
pounds of unwashed wool of the first
class and In addition thereto 30 per cent. ]
nd valorem; valued at more than 40 cents I
ana not more than 80 cents per pound. tho
iuty per pound shall be three times the :
iuty imposed by this act on one mound NJ
lnwashed wool of the first class and in adj
luton thereto % per cent. ad valorem. 2
On blankets composed wholly or In mart !
u wool valued at more than 50 cents ner S
bound the duty per pound shall be three
lines the duty imposed by this act on ono q
pound OF unwashed wool of the first ella &c