The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30

VIC IeSloenI w onS ID dOur AT.
ter Its Passage.
The Dingley tariff bill as amended is
now the law of the United States. The
conference report on the measure, which
mad been accepted by the House. was ac-
cepted by the Senate at 3:04 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, and by coincidence
fFesldent Mckinley approved the bill at
'he White House exactly one hour after
ward. Following are the changes agreed
upon ty the conference committees. and
which We're afterward accepted by the
Senate:
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. I6 Dutch standard
IN color tank bottoms sirups of cane juice,
nelada, concentrated melaCa, concrete
and concentrated molasses testing by the
polariscope not above 75 degrees, .e5 per
pound. and for every additional degree
shown by the polariscope test .025 Of one
cent per pound ADDITIONAL and fractions of
degree in proportion; and on sugar above
No. l6 Dutch standard in color, and on all
sugar which has gone through process Of
refining, 1e5 cents per pound; rnolasses
testing above 30 degrees. and not above IS
degrees, 8 cents per gallon: testing IS de-
grees and above, cents Per gallon; sugar
DRAWINGS add sugar sweepings shall be
subject to duty as nlolassss or sugar as
the case may be, according to polariscopic
test. Provided, that nothing herein con-
tained shall be so construed as 10 abrogat te
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 90, 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
u per cent. on sugar cane. Saccharine is
made SL.59 per pound and 10 per cent. ad
valoren.
The confectionery paragraph Is changed
to read as follows:
Sugar candy and all confectionery not
specially provided fer in this act,
valued at Is cents per pound or less,
and on sugars after being refined when
tinctured, colored, or in any way adulter-
ateo, cents. per pound and 10 per cent.
ad valorem; valued at more than Is cents
per pound, 80 per cent. ad valorela. The
weight and the value Of the immediate COW
erings, other than the outer packing case
or other covering, shall be included in the
outtable weight and the value OF the uer-
chandise.'
The republican conferees also made pub
hc statement concerning the conference
report in which it reviewed the changes
made OF sugar the statement says:
The house differentiaI between raw ard
refined sugars and the general features Of
the house schedule are preserved and the !
senate amendments increasing the differ
entail TO one-iifth and providing for re-
ouction Of oHe-tenth Of the duty OF raw |
sugars not above s. degrees, which would |
have given q duty of l.3s on IS degree
sugar and only I.26 OF s. degree sugar,
are not adopted.
Beet Sugar.
IN Difference 10 the wishes of those in /
terested in beet sugar production. tha, the |
senate rate OF l.95 cents OF refined sugar |
might be retained as an increased eacour- /
cgemenc TO this industry, the duty on raw
sugars Is Increased .GI.2 cents, so as 20 |
make the increase on them the same as the /
ancTease on refined sugar, ard THUS leave !
lae ciiIeTeAt!a! between raw sugar and re-
Hnec the same as in the house bill And 20 |
meet the objection which has been urged /
shal the mouse rates on low grade re w
sugar SHOW higher ad valorcEa than these
on the higher grades the duty On 10 degree
sugar is reduced .e5 cent and then the dutv
per degree Increased regularly from % !
cent tas proposed in the house billJ TO 03tL
cent. in order TO raise the dutv on raw
sugars the same as on refined
BY this arrangement the dur; cn rgv;
sugars Oh lDJ degrees purity Is raised from
l-Io cents (as proposed originally By the
ho!s9 to lS212 cents, and the duty on re-
lined sugar is ra iSed from 1871. ca,ts (.e
proposed originally By the house 10 1.G5
cents, thus giving the SAM difTcrert!ai OF
.!-!2 cent between raw and refined scgara.
s s.l3s POINT as was originally given by the
house. 49,
revenue over S2.GJ10p5 and at the sarra
}Tae give additional eucoura cement 10 the
pr reduction OF sugar IN this coun1ry, Il =
'aought TO be desirable coasu,nuat!on."
Wool.
The changes in the wool schedule made in
,ohIe ere:1ce leave the duties on disputed
TENS as follows:
Paragraph 354-The duty on wools of the
M MnEst c!ass, which shall be Imported washed.
.!sI De Twice the amount OF the duty. 70
"A!ch they would be subjected imported
a.i"as'ec; ana the duty on woods Of the
ifst and second classes which shall be IN
ported secured shall be three times the
luly 70 which they would be subjected If
ntooF'ec un1ashet. The duty on vvocls
If the third class. If imported in condition
.or use in carGins oil spinning in TO yarns. or
which shall not contain more than eight per
cent. OF dirt or other foreign substance,
mall be three times the duty to which
hey would otherwise be subjected. The
conference restored the house rates OF drst
Ind second class wool.
Paragraph 358-On wools of the third
;lass and on camels hair of the third class,
he value whereof shall be y cents or less
Der pound, the duty snail be four cents per
3ound.
Paragraph 35s-On woods Of the third
lass and on carnel's hair of the third class
he value whereof shall exceed I2 cents per
'ound the duty shall be seven cents per
Jouad.
Paragraph 2G2-shoddy. 25 cents per
'ou2d; on oils, wool extract. yarn waste,
bread waste, and all other wastes. COM
'osed wholly or in part of wool and not
;pecia!!y provided for in this act. 20 cents
,er pound.
Paragraph 3G5-On yarns made wholly or
:, part Of wool valued a; not more than 80
EMS per pound the duty per pound shall |
re 21a times the duty imposed BY this act |
n one pound of unwashed wool Of the first
lass; valued at more than 90 cents per
ound, the duty shall be 3ls times the duty
imposed by this act on one pound Of un-
Washed wool Of the first class: and in addi.
ion thereto, upon all the foregoing. 20 rcr
eEt ad valorem.
Paragraph 367- On blankets and Icancie
or underwear. composed wholly or In par,
T wool valued at no more than 20 cents
er pound the dury per pound shat! be the
arIe a the duty imposed by THIS Get OF;
"o POUNDS of unTafeled wool Of tho frs,
lass ard IN ADDITION tberstQ 20 per cent.