New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
MR.. DINGLEY'S SPEECH.
CRITICS OF THE TARIFF BILL ANSWERED
THE SUGAR DIFFERENTIAL.

CRITICS OF THE TARIFF BILL ANSWERED
THE SUGAR DIFFERENTIAL.
Washington, July 22--The speech OF Chairman
p,nglcy of the Committee Ways and Means
opening the debate on the Tariff conference re-
port, will be published in "The Record to-mor-
row. The more important features Of It, at least
deserve a wider circulation than they Will thus
obtain In view of the persistent mlsrepresenta-
tions circulated respecting the sugar scheouIe'
Governor Dingley's explanation OF the scheuuie-
an outline Of which has already been given IN
these dspatches--s timely, and has lost none OF
its interest importance on account or the neces
sary delay in its publication. In dealing with TINS
schedule he said:
The House differental between raw and rehned hs
sugar har and bS ns nd the
ment, making the diferential ID ana Ieuucing eng
Me below S"' (which would nave made difference
OF thirteen hundredths between %.degree ana S-de
reference to the wishes of those interested in bee;
sugar the senate rate or @ Eh 10
that industry but the duty on raw sugar mas s neen
on the refined. so as to leave the diferential be-
tween the and refined at the initial h point nd se OF
cure 50 much additional revenue ,,uso 81, nro.
To meet the objection that the House ol pro, TO-
vided for larger equivalent ad valorem dutles on
the lower than higher grades Of sugar the con-
nsaead Of cen and then raises
duty on each degree of raw sugar from S-Iw 10 TO
; a9s so % ihfs se Tss% @ 'ns and 0s he
leaving the l2la dlferential between raw ana re-
fined sugars OF 100 degrees test as IL stoou III inc
schedule which passed the House. s,,,,,
rnar ns bill Of ai los purity
and the duty on refined ls',s leaving @ ferSnce tSs
,b at dY 1hs dn p0s raw sugar Of 100 degrees
purity would be Sl2 and the duty upon relhed nipt
SreciseIy ihe same. i2,k cents per hundred, in
both schedules.
THE INCREASE OF REVENUE
Bv this arrangement the revenue will be in
creased about s25OO.O0 on the sugar schedule De-
cause the increased duty has been placed not
simply on refined sugar (as proposed by the oeh-
ate), but also on raw sugars, the point whefe
revenue will be received and those who are en-
deavorng to develop the production OF beet sugar
I'm this country will ave 74-lO greater pro
lection than they would have had under the Dill
as 1t passed the House, but the dinerentiaI H. as
between refined and raw sugars will remain pre-.
ciseiy the same at the 1OO,degree point IL musr ns
be borne in mind that the countervaing d%ty ties
applies only to export bounty-paying countiiies i
like Germany and not to non,boun'y.pay'ne pa: ne
mart in the protection of the refining industry
sssns. the compeon 4 must of be that
this countervailing duty as against retnen no, Ihe
n antIre bnnntv on rehned sugar but the difference
between the export bounty on rennea susat aar az
reouircd TO make 100 pounds refined and this diff
ference is only cents per lW pouhas'
FALSE STATEMENTS EXPOSED.
Inasnuch as 1t is contended for partisan purposes
that the proposed sugar schedule increases .ne
"difrerentiai" that is. the difference between the
duty on sufc!ent raw sugar below 100 degrees test
to make 100 pounds OF refined sugar, and the ou's
ON 100 pounds Of refined sugar. above that OF the
Wilson Tariff OF 1884 desire TO h9iht sugars Sa1 'f of
degrees test this purpose as that was sst aef
test Of the mpSraons 9t assau raT
Let it be borne in mind in the nrs pace % a,ser
while the ID initial psn raw s0r and 100
sugar-where. as / have airears nrsd no1nds or one.
sna Is s s cent fs"s per pef ndS in ali M
this derential necessarily Increases o as h
that the percentage of hard sugar oetainaple IN
M Of Ienns ss and a"s cost
increase than the poarscopc test goes az h
basis Of I2s cents per hundred fixed FOR sugars Of
10 degrees test SO that IN ens's n such che bass
S"s, SSns' sseordns csa gqrss of the The
tsson' duts on rened and the duty 1914 pounds raw
sugars of ss degrees test required by the treasury
Snasr the present wilson Tsr 1852 taxing the
average Of degrss sugar At ~ GT s e aken o. as the
basis. and sa under proposed schedule This
wh HScR on
anywhere near the equal o. American anna refined 1e
,San ' es%sn IL cents The per
per hundred under the present tarn ana only 1879
viii that the sompstfsionss syS vary under
the % Of @ sugar %
under the present law are ad yaiorem while under
the proposed Scneuue lnty are nAeu.
But / started 10 make the comparison on In, .nt
diYerentia because OF the increased labor OF re.
fning and the lower proporiionate yield OF hare
sugars The average dutiable value OF St Croix y
degrees sugar, which Is the medium sugar OF ~
degrees was 1.S5 In the first four months of the
present year. The duty "a per cent? on one pound
iia4 pounds Of such sugar, required, according e
the Treasury drawback regulations 10 make l1
pounds refined Is therefore 81 cents
Dutch refined sugar, the quality which comes
near our American refined valued at 2.G0 IN
the same period. and German hne. which sells fol
nearly half q cent less in our markets than ou
refined because OF Its inferior quality was valued
pounds Dutch refined under the present tariff Il
therefore 81 1914 and on 100 pounds German An
Hll3 De6uctng s. cents and the dinerentia
undaY the present tariff as against Dutch refine,
sugar Is 81 cents per hundred pounds. and agains
German fne M cents; OF. II the average value 0
ali sS degree sugar n1) imported Is taken as tn
basis then each diffcreniia Is reduced a httl
over fye-tenfhs OF one cent,
Inasmrch az the duty On 80 degree sugar III III
proposed tariff is ls4s per pound or 81 17ig on III
ii4qf pounds OF 90 degree sugar required 10 max
ion hounds refined, and the duty OF both Dutc
anl German refined 81 o.. the dferential in th
proposed tariff is not quite 17h cents on both kind
of refined which Is than 40 per cent less tina
the diferental under the present or any pro
WHO support the tariff cf 1894, and who are de
nounc.ng for partisan purposes. the proposed dlf
rerentlai on refined sugar as q surrender 10 III
Af.N:..T Take Hoods Pills Aid as
A9f0f JliOU6f similation Of food. assis
nJtOb OlSsbOb digestion. prevent N
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