The herald., 1897-05-09
|ALGER WILL
MAKE REPLY
To Questions Regarding
the Harbor
REASON FOR INAcTIoN
Sought for With a Pick and
Shovel
CONGRESS LIKE THE PEOPLE
DIDN'T KNOW JUST WHAT WAS
WANTEU
Revenue Estimates Furnished Demo-
cratic Committeeman In Very
incomplete and Undigest-
cd Form

carry out the project of the special COM
mission for the improvement Of San
Pedro harbor, California, for which the
war department was authorized to make
contracts to the amount Of nearly 50. 900, :
900. The secretary will take the ground
that both the acts Of congress and the
commissions plans are indefinite in vital
points ana In some essential matters ac-
cordingly conflicting. This Is particu-
larry the case in the submission Of plans
by the commission looking only to the
construction of q breakwater, while the
act, by requiring the work to be in the
interest Of commerce as well as harbor
of refuge, would appear to demand a
diversion Of part Of the funds to the con-
struction Of docks and other facilities
for the transaction Of commerce. Prob
ably congress will be given an opportu-
nifty to clear this conflict ana express its
purpose more plainly.
TARIFF TALK
WASHINGTON. May 8.-The Repub-
loan members Of the senate finance COM
mittee today furnished the Democratic
members Of the committee with estimates
Of the revenue to be derived from the
tariff bill as prepared by them and az
compared with the house bill and the
Mckinley and Wilson laws. together
with statements showing comparison
Of rates of duty reduced to ad valorem
figures. The estimates of revenue on i'm
portations are given on each item sepa-
rately, but no computation as to the
general volume Is made either for the
entire bill or for the individual sched-
ules.
A rough calculation Of the estimates
given on the importations Of sugar indi-
Gates probable total of about $50, 900 900
of duty as compared with a probable to-
tai Of about $50. .000, 900 as provided by
the house bill. There is no estimate Of
the amount Of duty due to be derived
from either tea or hides or wool as a
whole, all Of which are taken from the
list. In the metal schedule there is a
reduction on beams, girders, ETC., the
senate rate being 1886 per cent, against
45.44 in the house and Mckinley bills
and so per cent in the Wilson laws. Rail-
way wheels, senate bill, 411O; house bill,
56.33: Wilson law, II. 40; Mckinley, 83.73
Lead ore, senate bill, 94.74 per cent:
house bill. $3.50 per cent; Wilson act,
47.37; Mckinley act. 1888.
According to this statement the uni
form rate Of the senate bill on raw sugar
is Is per cent ad valorem. while that Of
the house bill is 72 per cent. Under the
Wilson law the rate ranges from 40 to A
per cent; under the Mckinley law sugar
was free. 1t Is noteworthy that the esti-
mates include the sugar imported from
Hawaii as among the dutiable importa-
tions. Is per cent being the estimate upon
1t as on all other sugars On different
grades of refined sugars the senate's ad
valorem rates are 1852, 1856. TAOS and
77.24 per cent. The highest house rate
was $3.50 and the highest Wilson rate
4S.19.
Wool, unwashed, senate, 1887 per cent;
house and Mckinley. 5s.Ss: Wilson act,
free; third class valued at over 10
cents, senate. 45.69 per cent; house and
Mckinley bills, 80; yarns. senate, 90.s7;
Wilson bill, 40; Mckinley. 50.61: house
rate. advalorem equivalent not given:
wooden cloth valued at more than so
cents per pound. senate, 94.46: house, 10:
Wilson law. so. The wooden schedule
shows general reduction from the
house rates. Machinery. senate, As per
cent: house, 35; Wilson and Mckinley,
As each.
Shingles, senate, 1915 per cent; house,
1878; Wilson bill. free; Mckinley. 14.62
Unstemmed tobacco. senate, 1851 per
cent house. 171.06; Wilson act. 63.1S; Nc
Kinley act, 81.93.
Hops, senate, 63.76: house, 67.20; Will
son bill, 1854; Mckinley bill. 1921 per
cent.
stili wines: Senate, ls.s5 per cent:
house, 92.69.
Hemp: Senate. 1s41: house. 7o.52;
hemp and jute carpets: Senate. $3.50:
house, 1925; Wilson, 20: Mckinley,
1888: burlaps (Dundee): Senate. 1851;
house, 2S.42; Wilson bill. free.
The Democrats complain that the
statement is incomplete and compli-
Gated. and express the opinion that an
this account they will not be prepared
to 60 ON with the debate on the bill on
the 18th. the day on which Senator al
drich has given notice he Will call Il ~.
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