Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-05
SOME CHANGES IN THE BILL.
Tux on Beer VIII Hit British Capital
Schedule on Sugar.

Tax on Beer VIII Hit British Capital
Schedule on Sugar.
The sugar schedule begins with sugars
not above 16 Dutch standard, testing by
polariscope not above IS degrees, which
are taxed 0.79 Of a cent a pound and I'D
to 1.16 cents a pound and 80 per cent.
ad valorem. Lodge, Hoar, Hawley and
the rest of the Republicans from great
factory communities are very much dis
pleased with the bill. They are willing
to concede that, as a matter of policy
and in order to get the bill promptly
out OF committee, it might have been
we'll to placate Senator Jones Of Ne
vada by putting IL cents per pound
tax on hides in the committee bill, in
creasing the protective tariff on woods
and on other articles that the west pro-
duces in abundance to compete with the
outside world. but they have no idea
Of permitting the Jones amendments to
remain, If they can help it.
The change that will raise the biggest
howl outside Of congress is that on beer
The brewers will be shocked at the com.
mittee marking up the tax on beer from
81 to $1.44 per barrel. This interest has
solidly refused to believe that their call
ing would be disturbed, because of the
German vote. The fact, however, is that
the whole manufacture of beer in the
United States is largely dominated and
controlled by British capital. and that
has no vote, hyphenated or otherwise,
and the British-American vote don't
count; it doesn't demand recognition"
The raising Of the tax to $1.44 per
barrel is really an advance of about so
NIL
nominal tax is 81, but the government
allows a rebate of ~ cents, bringing the
net amount down to 921s cents. The bill
specifies that added beer tax is only to
be imposed until 1900, but the thrifty
brewers, who know how much easier it
Is to keep a law OF the statute books
than to get It off after it is once there.
and mindful also OF the danger Of get
ting the lawmakers into the $1.A per
barrel habit, will lose no time organic
ing for a fight.
The reciprocity idea has been aban-
doned and instead a challenge to tariff
war with Germany and other countries
| is issued as follows: That whenever
any country. dependency, or colony shah
pay or bestow, directly or indirectly,
! any bounty or grant upon the exporta-
| ton Of any article or merchandise from
such country. dependency. or colony.
and such article or merchandise Is duti-
able under the provisions of this act,
then, upon the importation OF any such
article or merchandise into the United
| States whether the same shall be i'm
ported directly from the country Of pro-
duction or otherwise. and whether such
article or merchandise is imported in
the same condition as when exported
| from the country of production or has
been changed in condition by manufact-
ure or Otherwise, there shall be levied
and paid in all such cases. in addition
to the duties otherwise imposed by this
act. an additional duty equal to the net
amount OF such bounty or grant, how
ever the same be paid or bestowed
! Hawaiis reciprocity treaty Is knocked
out by the striking out Of a provision in
the house bill that said treaty should
| remain in force.
| The word bituminous is stricken out
and all coal made dutiable at as cents
| per ton. with q proviso added that the
duty On coal and shale shall be 60 cents