The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-29
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Tariff Measure Reaches tbs Pres
ident and g Signed
Senate Adopts the Conference Report
BY g. Vote AZ ~ TO 80 Que.tion
- y g Exact Time New Rates
Went lInto Enect.
Washington, July he tariff bill
passed its last legislative stage at three
r. N. Saturday, when the senate, by the
decisive vote Of 10 to 80, agreed to the
conference report on the bill. The an
nouncement Of the result was greeted
with nthusiastic applause BY the
crowded chamber. The bill was at once
sent to President Mckinley, who signed
It at. :4:O7. Sss II. 81 &. .@
The Vote. Il
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison. Baker. Burrows.
Carter. Clark. Davis, Deboe,s Elkins, Fair
banks. Foraker Frye. Gallinger. Gear,
Hale: nfMa sv Haxley; Hoar,
Emery. Mcmillan, Mason, Morriil,
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Plat Comm
Plat IN. ". Pritchard, Quay, Sewell,
shoup. Spooner, Stewart. Thurston. War
rem, Wetmore--4 4o.Y Il 5s5s &. si.. r
ton. Clay. Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner, Cor
man. Harris. Jones (Ark.). Lindsay. NAL
lory, Martin, Mills. Mitchell, Morgan,
Murphy, Pasco,S Pettus, Roach, Smith, Till
man. Turley. Turner. Turpie. Vest.
Walthall. White-sO .%s52
Washington, July 26.-Treasury Of
6cials are all Of the opinion that the
new tariff law went into effect at mid
night on Friday. The courts may
eventually rule otherwise, but the pres
emit purpose Of the department is to re-
quire payment IN accordance with the
Dingley law upon all goods entered
Saturday. An opinion of the attorney
general, however, will be obtained be-
fore formal ruling on that subject is
made. Hundreds of thousands of dol
lars depends on the ruling.
In anticipation of the passage of the
law importers brought in large guam
titles of goods, which paid duties under
the Wilson act. Importations have been
extremely heavy since last March, and
reached their highest point during the
present month, although complete re-
turns have not yet reached the depart
ment. The bureau of statistics esti-
mated that during March, April, May
and June nearly 1900, O0O, 900 pounds of
sugar, valued at nearly $50, 200, 900, were
imported into this country. The re-
turns for July have not yet been re-
'ceived, but it is expected by the de-
partment that they will not fall below
the average of over Z ,0OO, 900 pounds es-
tablished by April, May and June.
For the three months, March, April
and May, the value of hides imported
was $44.023,29s, while for the CORE
spending period of last year the value
of the importations of this material was
$23,223,2 9s. A comparison of other
goods imported during the same Pc
Rod will show a proportionately like
difference between the values of 1896
and those Of 1897. AS importers at
tempted to enter goods before the Ding
ley act began operation, so brewers at
. lS"PlSu " N0hS 0uvoulokC vi TIC
imposed by the Wilson law on beer. 1t
is estimated that during the last three
days beer stamps valued at $4,000, 900
were sold, on which, under the old law,
the brewers will get 71z per cent. re-
bate.
According to the most conservative
estimates of the revenue to be produced
by then law, the totaliwill exceed
the amount raised in the last year OF
the Wilson bill by at least $50, ooo, 900.
This, too, in spite of the fact that the
revenue-producing powers of the new
law will be seriously crippled by the
anticipatory importations of the last
three or four months. The chemical
schedule of the new law, it is expected,
will produce revenue to the amount OF
$6,695,0O0. In 1896, under the Wilson
law, it brought only $500, 900 Tin round
numbers). The earthenware and glass.
ware schedule is counted upon
for $9,741 900, while under the Will
son law in 1896 it brought $7,90O,0OC
Schedule C, metals and manufactures
of metals, is expected to produce $17,-
100000, while in 1896 the amount was
only $13,30O,0OO. The lumber schedule,
it is anticipated, will produce 81, 400, 200.
Even with the enormous anticipatory
importations the sugar schedule is ex-
pected to bring in, at the lowest esti-
mate, $3s,000,000, as against $29,oOO,O0O
under the Wilson law in 1896. A more
liberal estimate places the prospective
sugar revenues at $55,0OO, 900. On to-
bacco and manufactures thereof the es.
timated revenue for the next year is
sic, 400, 900, against $14, 800, 900 under the
Wilson law last year. In the agricul-
tural schedule the estimates of revenue
run from $40, 1000, 900 to SIS ZOO, 900, COM
pared with $7,9O0,OOO in 1896. Imported
wines, spirits and malt liquors are
counted upon for $7,935,OOO, against
against $6,900,000 last year. Schedule
I. manufactures of cotton, brought in
s., $780, 900 last year, and it is estimated
will produce over 81 200, 900 next year.
in fax, hemp, jute, etc., the revenues
for next year are estimated at from,
$15, 000, 900 to, $4,000, 900, contrasted
with $12.0OO,0O0 last year. On wool and
manufactures thereof the estimate is
at least double the revenue of last year,
which was -$23, o00. 900. Silk and silk
goods are expected to bring about $14,-
O0O, 1000, against $12, 5OO, 900 last year. On
pulp, paper and books the estimate is
$4,000 900, contrasted with $1,2OO,OOO
last year. The sundries schedule, which
includes miscellaneous items not other
wise specified, produced $4,000, 900 last
year. and the lowest estimate for next
year is $13, 500 900, while more liberal
calcnlafinn nlanaa e AZ 600 000 OOn. -. 7.