The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-20
DUTIES UNDER THE NEW BILL.
Rates ON Important Articles M Compared with
the Present Law and the House Biii.

Rates ON Important Articles NJ Compared with
the Present Law ana tho House Biii.
WASHINGTON, July 1e.-In reporting the
Tariff bill back to the House from the Confer
ence Committee this morning Chairman Ding
ley presented a printed statement showing the
effect of the agreement reached. and explaining
in his own way the cause and effect Of each i'm
portant amendment. This statement was after
ward criticised by the Senate conferees as being
altogether too one-sided. Tho Senators have no
objection, they soy. to the effort of Chairman
Dingley to make 1t appear that the House
amendments are In the main adopted by tho
Conference Committee, but they think some Of
his explanations fail to explain. A careful
study Of Mr.. Dingley's statement shows that in
a large number of cases he has merely set forth
in q general way what action was taken on the
various schedules. without giving the rates or
showing wherein they differ from the present
law.
The sugar schedule is as follows:
sugars not above No. 10 Dutch standard
in color. tank bottoms, syrups of cane
juice, melada. concentrated melada. concrete
an! concentrated molasses. testing by the po-
lariscope not above seventy five degrees. ninety
five ono-hundrcdths of ono cont per pound, and
for every additional degree shown by the polar
iscopic test thirty-hve one-thousandths Of one
cent per pound additional. and fractions Of q
degree in proportion; and on sugar above No. 10
Dutch standard in color. and on all sugar which
cent and ninety-fve one-hundredths OF one cent
per pound: molasses testing above forty degrees
saiIo MH' n testing fiity.six degree degrees and above, SIX
cents per gallon; sugar DRAWINGS and sugar
sweepings shall be subject to duty as molasses
or sugar, as the case may be. according to polar
iscopic test
The most important changes are as follows:
The bill is to take effect Immediately. instead
Borax. . cents per uound instead of 2 cents. as
Cyanide OF potassium takes the rate Of i2l9 per
cent. ad valorem, the Senate amendment, in
stead of q cents per pound as proposed by the
Soda ash also takes tho Senate amendment of
50 cent per pound. arscnate OF soda III cents per
White pine lumber 81 per 1000 as originally
proposed BY the House instead of 81 as advo-
The following provision Is inserted as a Senate
amendment:
Provided, that If any country or dependency
shall impose an export duty upon saw logs.
round unmanufactured timber. stave bolts.
shingle bolts. or heading bolts exported to the
United States, or a discriminating charge upon
zens in owing logs, tho amount OF such export
shall be added as an additional duty to the
duties imposed upon tho articles mentioned in
this paragraph when imported from such coun-
On maple sugar and syrup the House rate Of
the hello House Per r pteo of 20 e percent Der cent. ID v Sh ses.r cane
saccharine. $3.50 and 10 per cent. ad valorem.
Sugar candy and all confectionery not specially
provided for In this act, valued ut Is cents per
pound or less, and on sugars after being refined.
when tinctured, colored. or in any way adul-
ad valorem; valued at more than is cents per
pound. 80 per centum ad valorem. The weight
than the outer package case or other covering.
steV be included in the dutiable weight and the
VT f$e edn shs msFeh amenSment changed the ratio
on unstenmed tobacco to $l.s5 per pound. and
adopted the Senate amendment providing that
of tobacco which Is salable for cigar wrappers,
and the term filler tobacco means all other leaf
tobacco. All unspecihed tobacco. 90 cents per
pound.
Snuff, 55 cents per pound; cigars: cigarettes
and cheroots, $3.50 per pound and % per cent.
TiFs5 t wOGls; u cents per pound; second;
shall be II cents or loss per pound, 4 cents per
pound. Third-class wool at a value exceeding
II cents per pound. z cents per pound. The
House made the dividing line IL cents and the
Mechanically ground wood pulp, o~ne-twelfth
cent per pound: chemically unblcached, one
sixth cent; bleachcd, one.quarter cent. dry
weight. with n proviso for an additional duty
e9 fhe t dn tge on ssB Bitum aHaS i% fosi aR SS any ali e eSlIn e6g.
tanning less than 02 per cent. OF fixed carbon, 81
cents. with a proviso that on all imported coal
with foreign countries q drawback shall be al
lowed equal to the amount of duty,
Hides, 10 per cent. al valorem. with a proviso
for a drawback equal to the amount OF duty on
all leather exported made from imported hides.
Argols or Crude Tartar-Houser rates of / and
lie cents per pound. according to strength, arc
restored. The Senate amendment put them on
the Tree list, as under present law. House rates
on kochelle salts, refined argols, and cream OF
tartar also restored.
bleaching powders are placed on the dutiable
list at one-nfth OF a cent per pound.
Soda ash-Houso rate and present law u cent
per pound restored, instead OF So cent as fixed by
Cyanide Of potassium. l2ia per cent. The
House rate was u cents per pound. the present
Borax. 5 cents pei. pound as against 3
cents In the House bill and 2 cents under the
present sa,n law; B3rates Of line ( cents per pound
cents per pound. The House rate and present
Sulphur, crude, restored to the free list as by
the present law. The Senate proposed a duty Of
Tonka beans and vanilla beans are restored to
the free list. A duty OF so cents and 81 respec-
lively per pound was proposed by the Senate.
I'm plates. Zig cents per pound; present law
j l-5 cents.
Lead ore, li9 cents per pound. House rate 1
Cattle less than one year old. 50 per head; all
others 1915 per head II valued at not more
than WI per head, and 27ta per cent. II over;
Oranges. lemons. lines, and shaddoeks.. 1 cent
per pound; present law 8 cents per cubic foot or
$l.5O per thousand in bulk.
pineapPles; 2 cents per cubic foot. or 81 per
The Senate amendment IL increasing De sing tho tax on
playing cards to 20 cents per pack was stricken
out. Tho present rate IL z cents.
The senate provision cutting on the rebate on
the tax on beer Ii agreed to.
valued at not more than 10 cents. and I cents
per square yard and % per cent. II over.
Present law free.
Bagging for cotton. 6-lo cent. per square yard,
Present law free,
Cotton ties. e cent. per pound. Present law
free.
brandy and other unenumerated spirits dis
titled from grain or other materials, 81. % per
gallon; present law $3.50. Cordlals, liquors.
&c. 1913 per gallon; present law. 81 80. Still
wines, 40 cents per gallon; present law, 80
cents.
Cement, 8 cents per hundred pounds. which ID
the present law The Senate proposed IL cents
Gypsum. rock, 80 cents; present law free,
$l.25.
All wearing apparel and personal effects Of
persons arriving from abroad, including such
articles as are necessary and appropriate, and
the effects OF residents of the United States re
turning from abroad and taken by them to for
eign countries, shall he admitted free, without
regard TO value, upon proper identification. No
moro than 500 worth OF articles purchased by
such residents shall be tree on their return. I'm
der dS the present law. the only qualification e
enects IL that II shall be in actual use and nee