The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-07-30

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speech, pointed out the difficulty re-
5ulting from the large anticipatory im-
portations. The bill next year, he cal
culated, would raise SIPS, 0O0, 900, $751;
100000 more than the present law.
Over $4O.000,0OO had been lost in this
years revenues by the impOrtations Of
wool and sugar and other things, the
duty on which was raised in the bill,
60 that he calculated that the bill this
year would raise s1s5,OOO,OO0.
New Sugar Schedule.
The full text Of the sugar schedule as
finally agreed upon by the house and SEN
ate conferees is as follows:
Sugars not above No. is Dutch standard
In color tank bottoms, sirups ofcane Juice,
melada, concentrated melada, concrete,
and concentrated molasses, testing BY the
not above Is degrees, IS per
pound, and for every additional degree
shown by the polariseope test .035 Of one
cent per pound additional, and fractions Of
q degree in proportion; and on sugar above
No. 16 Dutch standard In color, and on all
sugar which has gone through a process Of
refining, LES cents per pound; molasses
testing above 40 degrees, and not above IS
degrees, g cents per gallon; testing IS de-
grees and above. cents per gallon; sugar
DRAWINGS and sugar sweepings shall be
subject to duty as molasses or sugar, as
the case may be- according to polariscoplc
test. Provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be so construed as to abFogate
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 $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 Is cents per pound or less,
and On sugars after being refined when
tinctured, eolOred, or in any way adulter-
ated, cents per pound and Is per cent.
ad valorem; valued at more than 10 cents
per pound, so per cent. ad vslOTem. The
weight and the value Of the immediate COW
erings, other than the outer packing case
or other covering, shall be included in the
dutiable weight and the value Of the mer-
chandise."
The republican eonferees also made pub
lie a statement concerning the conference
report in which it reviewed the changes
made. OF sugar the statement says:
n 81 hnf r. u
refined sugars and the general features of
the house schedule are preserved, and the
senate amendments increasing the differ
entail to One-fifth and providing for a re-
ductiOn Of one-tenth Of the duty on raw
sugars not above 81 degrees, which would
have given a duty of 1S9 on So 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 1.95 cents on refined sugar
might be retained as an increased encOuF-
Rgement to this industry, the duty on raw
sugars is increased Oh cents, SO as to
make the increase OF them the same as the
increase on refined sugar, and thus leave
the difeTential 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 70 degree
sugar is reduced .o5 cent and then the duty
per degree increased regularly from .O3
cent las proposed in the house bilD to .0SIh
cent, in order to raise the duty on raw
sugars the same as on refined.
by this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars OF 100 degrees purity IS raised from
L75 cents las proposed originally by the
house to LS2la cents, and the dDty on re-
fined sugar is raised from 1874 cents (as
proposed originally by the house, to 1876
cents, thus giving the same dIfterential Of
.12l5 cent between raw and refined sugar at
this point as was originally given by the
house.
"As 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 desirable consummauon."
Wool.
The changes In the wool schedule made in
conference leave the duties on disputed
Items as follows;
Paragraph S54The duty on woods Of the
first class, which shall be imported washed,
shall be twice the amount Of the duty to
which they would be subjected imported
unwashed; and the duty on WOODS of the
first and second. classes which shall be i'm
ported secured shall be three times the
duty to which they would be subjected If
imported unwashed. The duty on woods
Of the third class, if imported in condition
for use in carding or spinning into yarns, or
which shall not contain more than eight per
cent of dirt or other foreign substance,
shall be three times the duty to which
they would otherwise be subjected. The
conference restored the house rates on first
and second class wool.
Paragraph S5S-On woods Of the third
class and on cancels hair Of the third class,
the value whereof shall be p cents or less
per pound the duty shall be four cents per
pound
Paragraph S5s-On woods Of the third
class and on camel's hair Of the third class
the value whereof shall exceed p cents per
pound the duty shall be seven cents per
pound.
Paragraph sS2-shoddy. Is cents per
pound; on oils, wool extract. yarn waste.
thread waste, and all other wastes. con-
posed wholly OF IN part of wool, and not
specially provided for in this act. % cents
per pound
Paragraph S65-On yarns made wholly or
in part Of WOOL valued at not more than 50
cents per pound the duty per pound shall
be ~ times the duty imposed By this act
on one pound OF unWsshed wool Of the first
class; valued st more than 50 cents Der
pound, the duty shall be Sls times the'duty
imposed By this act on one pound Of un-
washed wool Of the first class; and in addi-
tion thereto, upon all the foregoing. 40 per
cent. ad vslorem.
Paragraph Sion blankets and fianneis
for underwear, composed wholly or Ia part
OF wool valued at no more than 20 cents
per pound the duty per pound shall be the
same as the duty imposed By this act on
two pounds OF unWashed WOOL CT the first
class ana in addition thereto 50 rer cent.
ad valoTemi valued at mors than 90 cents
and not more than 80 cents per pound, the
duty per pound shall be three times the
duty imposed b. this act on one pound o.
unWashed wool Of the first class ard In sds
aiuon thereto 5 per cent &C vaf0rem.
oE blankets composed wholly OF in pars
OF wool Falaed at more than 90 cents per
pound tils duty per P0lnG shall Be tnTse
times the duty imposed By this act en- one
pound OF unEssbeG wool Of the first class
AID IN addition thereto @ Psr cent. al vale
rem tlanneis. composed wholly or 10 part
Of wool Valusa Al above 50 cents psr rOslnd
shall be classified aHd pay he 81 ne sisisy { &
1aiaePs and esiidrsn.E dress goes.s coat