The Holly chieftain., 1897-07-30
The Differences Bstween the House
and Senate Are Very Clear
y Explained. "a,
M. Dingiey States the Amounr OF
Revenue ThAtNs xxpsctsd 70
a RsalYsd.
The Conference Bill as Passed by
the houss and Sent to - q
the Senate. SO .
F.ii Text Of the sugar schedule :
Analysts of the Whole BAH as
Finally Agreed Upon.

: Washington, July 2o.-The tariff bill
was pushed through the conference
stage yesterday after two hours dis
cussion before the full conference COM
mittee-democrats and republicans.
The democratic conferees offered
amendments to the report. but were
met with the statement that it would
merely consume time to urge amend
ments, as they would be rejected.
Mr.. Wheeler (dem.. Ala.) offered
amendments placing cotton bagging
and cotton ties on the free list; also a
substitute proposition for rebates on
these articles. These and other amend
ments were withdrawn. however, as
there was no prospect of favorable ac-
tion on them. saafs
Revenue Expected.
AS to the question Of revenue to be
raised by the bill, Mr.. Dingiey. in his
speech. pointed out the difficulty re-
sulting from the large anticipatory Inn
portations. The bill next year. he cal
culated. would raise 1925 ,00O. 600. $7s.-
100000 more than the present law.
Over s4O.000,OO0 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.
SO that he calculated that the bill this
year would raise $lss .0O0. 900.
New sugar SeheAule.
:. The full text Of the sugar scheduie -
finally agreed upon BY the houSe and sem
ate conferees is as follows:
Sugars not above No. 1s Dutch standard
in color tank bottoms. sirups Of cane Juice.
melada. concentrated meiada. concrete.
and concentrated molasses. testing by the
poiariscope not above Is degrees. IS per
pound. and for every additional degree
shown by the polariscope test .02S Of one
cent per pound additional and fractions Of
q degree In proportion. ana on sugar above
No. i6 Dutch standard In color. and on all
refining. lbs cents per pound: molasses
testing above 10 degrees, and not above 66
degrees. cents per gallon; testing Is de-
grees and above. s cents per gallon: sugar
DRAWINGS and sugar sweepings shall be
subject to duty as molasses or sugar. ~
the case may be. according to polariScopic
test. Provided. that nothing herein con-
tained shall be 80 construed As to abrogate
or In any manner impair or affect the pro-
visions ~ 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 papsed for the
execution OF the same"
Duty ON sugar Cane.
The conference restored the house rate Of
20 per cent on SUGAR cane. GAccharfne.is
made $50 per pound and 10 per cent. I'D
valorem. j, f
The confectionery paragraph Ii changed
to read as follows:
Sugar candy and all confectionery not
specially provided for In this act.
-l.x-A xv1A t<Snu
and on sugars after being refined when
tinctured. colored. or In any way aduiter-
ated. cents per pound and Is per cent.
ad valorem: w ped at more than Is cents
per pound. 60 per cent. ad vaiorem. The
weight and the value OF the immediate COW
or other covering. shall be included In the
dutiable weight and the value Of the mer-
chandise." t5f tsli
The republican conferees ALSO made pub
lie stakement concerntng the conierence
report In which II reviewed the changes
made. OF sugar the statement ssys:
''The house differential bstween raw,and
refined suEau and fhe. general features OF
the house schedule are preserved. and the
senate amendments Increasing the difer-
entiai to one-nfth and providing for re-
ducfion Of one-tenth OF the duty on nv
sugarH not above g. deGreos. W4lcAWOuld
have given = duty OF L1 ON ss degree
sugar and only L2s on u degree sugar.
are not adopted ts3 Is,
Beet Sugar.
..In deference TO the wishes Of those In
terested In beet sugar production, that the
senate rate OF LIS cents on refined sugar
might be retained a. an increaSed encpur-
agement TO this industry. the duty on raw
sugars b incrsased ON cezsts. ~ ~ to
make the increase on them the same AZ the
increase on renned sugar. and thus leave
the differential between raw sugAr and re-
fined the same - In the house bill And to
meet the objection which has been urged
that the house rates on low grade raw
sugar show higher Al valorem than those
or the higher grades the duty on % degree
augar u reduced .ot cent and then the duty
per degree Increased regularly from %
cent (as proposed In the house btlD to .o93a
cent. In order to raise the duty on raw
sugars the sArne a. on rehned.
by this arTan4em6nt the duty on raw
sussfs o. lsD dssfess purity h lnissd fsuln'
LIS cents (as proposed originally by the
house) TO l.S436 cents. and the duty on ~
fnsd sugar 10 raised from Ls5h cents las
proposed originally by the house) to LIN
costs, thus giving the same dinerentiai Of
.11h cent betweea ruw and refined sugar at
this paant = was originally given ~ ths
houss.
'.As this srraneemsnt viii increess the
revsnus over Sk.Aa.epo ana = the Same
cline give addtionsl sDoouragemsnt 10 the
predpction 81 sugar n this country. y 4
WosE
The changes n tie Wopl sohsdn,s nzads in
confsrsnce leave The dutiss on disputed
otsms - follows: s 8 ~ Ss
ParagrspS Ws-rAs duty o. veSJs q tie
hrst class, which shall b inpnrtsd washed.
shall ~ twice the amount Of the duty 70
<. q e.ss s,ss g ss'.se eeo;s issssrsss e sss
nrst and seoone elasses which shalt b irn-
pcfted eceuro1 anAll ~ tNFpe umes tie