Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-05-11
WOULDN'T KNOW IT.
Mr.. Dingley Would Hardly Recog.
nige His Tariff Bill.
MUCH ALTERED BY THE SENATOR'S.
Measure Reported to the Senate by
the Finance Committoe-A Synop-
sis Of Some of the Most Inn
portant Changes.

that the bill would be held in committee
tor two days. All the members of the
committee were present. The demo-
erats examined the bill for nearly an
hour, making running comments upon
It. They announced that they are
against the bill as whole. They soon
understood that Senator Jones, of Ne
vada, was going to vote with the re-
publiaans and realized that there was
no possibility Of damaging the bill.
They had no desire to make any fac
uoua opposition, and, when motion
was made by the republicans to report
the bill at once, the vote was taken
promptly. All the republicans, with
Senator Jones, of Nevada, voted for the
motion, and all the democrats voted
against 1t, the vote standing 6 to s.
Later in the day Senator Aldrich an
nounced that he would call up the bill
Tuesday May IS.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, the
democratic tariff leader, said that he ex-
pected there would be about six weeks
debate on the bill.
The new bill Is radically different
from the Dingley bill, practically
amounting almost to another measure.
Many important schedules were re-
written entirely.
Causes Comment.
The effect of the action of the finance
committee Of the senatc in striking out
the house provision in reference to the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty has been
the subject Of some comment. One of
the members Of the committee says
that ii il the intention of the committee
to deal with the matter hereafter. The
effect Of the bill as it stands, he said, no
doubt would be to impose duty on
Hawaiian sugar. Some amendment to
regulate this will be prepared, but just
what form 1t will take has not been de-
termined.
The time for the bill to take effect is
made July /, 1897, instead of May j, as
provided in the house. and the words in
the first paragraph, "or withdrew for
consumption" are stricken out.
Changes Made by Senate.
The sugar schedule is as follows: Sugars
not above No. 16 Dutch standard in color,
tank bottoms. sirups of cane juice and of
beet Juice, melada, concentrated melada,
concrete and concentrated molasses test
ipg by the polariscope above 81 and not
above s. degrees. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF one cent per pound, and for every addi-
tional degree shown by the polariscope test
two-hundredths OF one cent per pound and
fractions. of a degree in proportion. Sugar
above 1e Dutch standard in color, and sug-
ars that have gone through process Of re-
inning, 1910 cents per pound; and in ad-
cent. ad valorem.
Sugar not above No. 16 Dutch standard
In color, tank bottoms. sirups of cane juice
and beet juice melada. concentrated me-
ladR, concrete and concentrated molasses
testing by the polariscope not more than
81 degrees. Is per cent. ad valorem. Mo-
lessea, testing above 40 and not more than
90 degrees. four cents per gallon; testing
b degrees, and not above 70 degrees. eight
cents per gallon.
Machinery purchased abroad, imported
and erected In any beet sugar factory and
actually used In the production of sugar in
the United States from beets produced
therein. within two years from the 1st day
ct July. 1897. shall be admitted free of duty
Under such regulations as the secretary of
| the treasury may prescribe.
Maple sugar and maple sirup, four cents
per pound; glucose or grape sugar, ~ cents
per pound; sugar cane in its natural state
OF manufacture, ten per cent ad yalorem.
cent. ad yalorem. Sugar candy and al!
confectionery valued at Is cents per
pound or less. four cents pefpound and Is
per cent. ad valorem.
A duty is levied on tea at the rate of ten
cents per pound until January !, 1900; after
1900 1t is admitted free of duty.
The following Is the provision in regard
to hides, which are transferred from the
free list:
Hides of cattle. raw or uncured, wheth-
lor drSr ta1 3D11I
pound; provided that upon all leather ex-
ported made from imported hides there
shall be allowed a drawback equal to the
amount Of duty paid on such hides.
| In the coal and shale schedule the word
bituminous 10 stricken out, and all coal
| made dutiable at Is cents per ton.
Duty ON beer Increased.
The senate has increased the internal
revenue duty on beer by changing section
1889 Of the revised statutes to read as fol-
lows:
Until January 1, 1900, there shall be paid
| on all beer, lager beer. ale, porter and other
| similar fermented liquors, brewed or man
ufactured and Sold or removed for con-
sumption or sale within the United States,
by whatever name such liquors may be
called, tax of $1.A for every barrel con-
tanning not more than 81 gallons, and after
january l. 1900, there shall be paid a tax
Of one dollar per barrel on every barrel
Of such beer. lager beer, ale, porter and
other similar fermented liquors cThe pres
ent rate is one dollar.)
| The duty on brandy is reduced from
3s.bO to 1926 per proof gallon, and the pro-
| vision in the original house bill for the for
feiture Of brandy and other liquors from
countries denying admittance to these ar
ticles from the United States Is stricken
out. The duty on cordials, absinthe, ar
rack, ETC., ia also reduced from $3.50 to
1925 per gallon. The provision in regard
to alcohol in fruit juices is changed, MAX
ing the duty 80 cents per gallon on juices
and ;270 on the alcohol contained therein.
instead Of $3.50 as provided in the house
bill.
Tho retroactive clause Of the Dingley
tariF bill is stricken from the senate bill.
Retaliation for Reciprocity.
The entire house provision relating to
reciprocity has been stricken out and the
following section substituted:
h That whenever any country, dependency
or colony shall pay or bestow, directly OF
indirectly, any bounty or grant upon the
expectation of any article of merchandise
from such country, dependency OF colony
and such article or merchandise is duti
able under the provisions Of this act, Their
upon the importation of any such article OF
merchandise into the United States
whether the same shall be imported di
rectly from the country of production Of
otherwise, and whether such article O.
merchandise is imported in the same con
u!tioh as When exported from the country
OF production or has been changed in condi
ton by manufacture or otherwise, Their,
mall be levied and paid in all such cases
III addition to the duties otherwise I'm
posed by this act. an additional duty equa
TO the net amount of such bounty or grant
however the same be paid or bestowed
The net amount of all such bounties o.
grants shall be from time to time ascer
tanned. determined and declared by tn,
secretary Of the treasury. who shall maxi
| all needful equations for the identifcatio,
Of such articles and merchandise and To-