The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-05
THE new TARIFF BILL.
II Is Delivered 10 the Senate By
the Committee.
MANY CHANGES ARE MADE.
The sugar Wool aRd Bssr SEIZED ute
Changed Materially Trom the
House Biil-Ths Retroactive
Clause IL stFisfsn Out

Washington. May Senator AID.
rich presented the tarin bin O. the
senate today aud gave notice II would
be- called up Tuesday. the 18th inst
Time FOR the BIN 10 take effect made
January ] instead Of May ist. a. pro-
yidod In the house and words h. hrFt
paragraph "or Withdrawn for con.
sumption stricken out
The retroactive clause Of the DInEley
tariff BIN ls stricken from the senate
hill The entire house provision re-
latlng 10 reciprocity has been stricken
out and the following section substI-
tutod.
THAT whenever any country de.
poudoncy or colony shall pay or be-
stow directly or indirectly. any boun.
ty or grant upon expectation any arti-.
OIo OF merchandise dutlahle under the
provisions of this act then upon the
importation ~ any such article o. mer.
ohaudIse into the United States. vheth.
er same shall De imported directly
from the country oi production OF 9th.
orUIao. and whether such article of
merchandIs' Imported ls in The same
condition as when q came from the
country of production or has been
changed iu condition by marufactu-s
nr otherwise. there shall b. levied and
paid ln aIl such cases To- addition 90
duties otherwise imposed by this at.
additional duty equal 10 me- amount
of such bounty or grant however.
came 90 be- paid or bestowed Net
amount uf all such bountes ~ grants
shall be from time 90 time asrrrtaired
determined and declared by secretary
ot thc treasuAry who shall make all
nesdful regulations for Identification
of such articles and merchandise and
ior assessment and collection of such
additional duties
The huus, provision in the tarln bl,l
keeping In force the Hawaiian rcc.proc.
iiy treaty Be- stricken out tho effect
be.us indirectly 10 abrogate ihe treaty
and impose 'he same duty ou Hawaiian
sugars as imposed on sugars from 9th.
oT countries
The SUGAR schedule Is AZ follows
Sugars not above 40 Is. Dutch
standard in color. tank bottoms. syrurl
of cane Juice and Of beet Juice melada
concentrated mclada concrete IN con.
osututod molasses testing by polari.
scope above ~ and not above IS Do.
grcss soyouty-uiue huulredths of one
cent per pound and for every add.
iloual degree shown by polarlsc1plr
test two huudredths of one cent Der
pound and fractions decree In proper.
ton
surar above No i6. Dutch standard
iu color and sugar that has gone
through the process % refining one aud
sixteen huudrcd'hs % one cent Dor
pound and in addition thereto IN an
iureeoing 2i per centum ad yslorum
Sugar not above No l6. Dut,h stand.
ard in color tank bottoms syrup of
cane juice and beet Juice. melada con.
o'uirated melada. concrete end con.
o'niraisd molasses. testing ~ polari.
scope not more than 81 degrees IS Ter
cent ad yalorcm.
Molasses testing above 90 and not
more than 56 degrees 4 cents per gal.
Ion testing 56 degrees and not aboy,
20 degrees = cents per gallon.
Machinery purchased abroad. I'M.
| ported and erected in any beet sugar
factory and actually used ln the pro.
duc,ion oi sugar In the United States
from beets therein. within two yea,
from the FIRST day of July. 1897. shall 10
admitted free of duty under such rceu.
latiors a. the secretary ~ the treasury
may prescribe
Maple sugar and maple syrup. four
cents per pound glucose or grape su.
gar ne cents per pound sugar cane
IN iis natural state or Manufactured
DO per cent al valorem. saccharine. 81
per pound and 10 per cent advalorcm
sugar candy and an confectionery. val.
ucd at Is cents per pound or less. I
cents per pound and % per cent adva.
loren
Duty levied on tea atrato. 10 cents
Ter pound until Jan. /. 1900 after 1900
81 viii be admitted free Of duty.
Tho following Is provision In regard
Co hides, which was transferred from
free list Hides Of cattle. raw or un.
cured whether dry, salted or picked
. Ia cents rcr pound provided that
upon an leather exported made from
imported hides, there shall be allowed
drawback equal 20 amount Of duty
paid on such hides.
Coal and shale-c -cola-,he word bl.
luminous 10 stricken out and an coal
made dutiahle at 70 cents per ton
with proyiso added that duty on coal
and shale shall be so cents per ton
and on coal slack or culm. Is cents
per ton when imported from any
country colony or dependency tha,
does not impose upon coal or coal
slack or culm, higher rate of duty
than those named In this provision.
The senate has increased the inter.
nal revenue duty on beer by changing
section $3.50 OF revised statutes TO read
| n foltowgs affntl January 1 faoO