The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-05
TARIFF BILL REPORTED.
Jones stands With the Republican,
Every body Surprise0

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The tariff
Diii was reported today, 10 the surprise
OF the senator's and the public. When the
senate finance committee met today the
idea prevailed that the bill would be held
Tor two days. All the members were pres
ent The Democrats examined the bill for
an hour making running comments upon
It, They announced that they were
against the ball. They soon understood
that Senator Jones of Nevada, was going
TO vote with the Republicans, and realized
that there was no possibility of changing
the bill. They had ne desire TO make any
factious opposition. and when a motion
was made by the Republicans TO report
the bill the vote was taken promptly. All
the Republicans with Senator Jones voted
Tor the motion, and all the Democrats
voted against II. the vote standing to 3.
The Republican members say there Is
no statement to be made now as 10 the
effect of the bill. the amount of revenue
raised by II. or the reduction When the
bill is taken UP Aldrich Will make such
statement in the opening speech. TT
will raise revenue enough" was the COM
nent OF Allison. assented to by Aldrich.
They estimated, however, that the in
creased revenue TO be raised from beer
would be s13. 000.0oo.
Jones of Arkansas. the Democratic tariff
leader, said that he expected there would
bc q iottS ucbdts on the Dill.
Several sections in the last part of the
Dingley bill are stricken out. The new
bill is radically different from the Dingley
bill' practically amounting TO another
measure. Many important schedules
were rewritten.
The sugar schedule is as follows:
Sugars not above No. Is Dutch stand
ard, In color. tank bottoms. syrups cane
juice and beet juice. melada concentrated
melaGa, concrete and concentrated naoias-
ses tested by the polaTTscope above ST. and
not above IS degrees. ~ cent per pound.
and for every additional degree shown by
the polarscope test .02 cent per pound,
and fractions of a degree IN proportion
sugar above No. IL Dutch standard.
in color. and sugar that has gone through
a process Of refining. lilo cents per pound
and in addition thereto In ali the fore
going, So per cent. &C valorem.
Sugar not above No. is Dutch stand
ard. in color. tank bottoms. syrups. cane
juice and beet juice. melada, concentrated
melada. concrete and concentrated molas-
scs. testing by the polarscope not more
than 81 degrees. IS per cent ad valorem.
'Molasses testing above 40 and not more
than IS degrees, cents per gallon; testing
s. degrees. aud not above 20 degrees. 5
cents per gallon.
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 lst day
Of July 1897. shall be admitted free or duty
under such regulations as the secretary ot
the treasury may prescribe.
Maple sugar and maple syrup. cents
per pound. glucose or grape sugar. IT,
cents per pound: sugar cane in the natural
state. or manufactured. 10 per cent. ad
vaIoren; sascharine, 81 per pound and 10
per cent. al valcrem sugar candy and All
confectionery valued a Is cents per pound
Or less. cents per pound. and Is per cent.
al yaiorem.'
A duty IS levied on tea at the rate of
- cents per pound until January /. 1900.
after which date Il is 10 be admitted free
of duty.
Following IS the provision in regard 10
hides transferred from the list:
Hides OF cattle raw or uncured. whsth-
er dry. aalted or picked. L cent per pound
provtded thar upon al leather exported
made from imported hides there shall he
allowed drawback equal 10 the amount
% duty paid on such hides
The retroactive clause Of the Dincley
bill is stricken from the senate bill. The
entire house provision relating 20 reel
procity is stricken out. and sections sub
Stituted providing that whenever any
country shall ray a bounty upon the ex-
portatfoa Of any article OF merchandise
dusiable under this act. then upon the i'm
portation of any such article into the
United States there shall be levied upon
Il. In addition 10 the duty imposed by
this act, duty equal 70 the net amount
of such bounty 70 be ascertained by the
secretary OF the treasury.
The house provision keepinr in force
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty Is strick-
en- out. the eject being Indirectly 10 alb
hrocate the treaty and 10 impose the same
duty or Hawaiian sugar as on sugars
from other countries.
The provision oT the house bin on dis
titled wines Is stricken ont. and the fol-
loving substituted
s.Sfai wines, In casks. II containing 4
f,er cent. or less absolute alcohol p cents
per gallon. II containing mere than IL per
cent absolute alcohol. - cents per gall
lon. IN bottle. og Jugs. per case az one
tlezfss. containing each not more than =
quart nor less than a plnt. or tweuty-four
bottles or jugs containing each not more
than a pint. 81 per ease
Wines. ginger. cordial or yeFmouth i'm
ported. containing more than a per cent.
alcohol shall Ne elaSsed as spirits and pay