The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
iE eported to the Serate Tuesday-Democrats
Oppose it.

The tariff bill which reccntly1
passed the House of Representa-
tives and went to the Senate,
where it was referred to the COM
mittee on finance, was reported to
that body last Tuesday, 4th. A
Washingt on dispatch of thatdateto
the Charlotte Observer Of Wednes-
day gives a full report of the bill, 1
showing in what respects 1T differs
from the Dingley, or House, bill.
AS all classes of people are inter-
ested in the measure we copy from
the Observer as follows:
The tariff bill was reported to
the Senate today to the surprise
of Senators and the public. When
! the Senate finance committee met
today the idea prevailed that the
bill would be held in committee.
for two days. All the members
of the committee were present.
The Democrats examined the bill
for nearly an hour, making run
ming comments upon it. They
announced that they were against
the bill as a whole. They soon
understood that Senator Jones, of
Nevada, was going to vote with
the Republicans, and realized that
there was no possibility of chang
ing the measure. They had no
desire 10 make any factious oppo-
sition, and when q motion was
made by the, Republicans to re-
port the bill at once the vote was
promptly taken ALI the Repub-.
licans, with Senator Zones, of
| Nevada, voted for the motion, and
i all the Democrats voted against
| it, the vote standing six to five.
The Republican members of the
committee say there is no state
ment to be made now as to the
effect of the bill, the amount of
revenue to be raised by it, or the
, reductions. When the bills is
taken up in the Senate, Mr.. Aid
rich will make such statement
In the opening speech. ''It will
l raise revenue senough," was the
: comment of Senator Allison, as
sented to by Senator Aldrich.
They estimated that the increased
4 revenue to be raised from beer
would be >$13, 900, and from
= tea 10000, ,0OO.-- Senator Jones
+ of Arkansas, said he thought there
: would be about six weeks debate
). to the bill.
5 Several sections in the last par
of the Dingley bill which re-en
y acted the present laws, are stricker
O. out. This will have the effect O
leaving the present law standing
d and avoid discussion to a great ex
l. tent. The comments ON the bill
are of course partisan. Some fea
n lures. are very much disliked b,
lie even Republicans, but upon tn
E. whole the Republicans commend
and the Democrats condemn ii
m though members of the committe
1T say that the subcommittee has i
P, many particulars improved upo
the Dingley bill. The new bill
ed radically different from the Ding
to ley bill, practically amounting a
most to another measure. Man
d, important schedules were revise
rk entirely.
p In reporting the bill, Senate
ad Aldrich gave notice that it woul
be called up on Tuesday, the 18t
80 inst. The time for the bill
IN take effect is made July 1, 18o
instead of May 1, as provided
aw the House, and the words in II
lge first parahraph cor withdrawn f
Ith consumption" are stricken out.
ler The sugar schedule is as follow
b. Sugar not above No. 16 Dut
ew standard in color, syrup Of ca
Juice, and of beet juice, melad
IN concentrated melada, concrete a,
ers concentrated molasses testing
lelr the polariscope above 81, and L
EN- above 88 degrees, seventy-ni
the hundredths of cent per pour
and for every additional deg
90 down by the polariscopic te
lat- two-hundredths of l cent
o6.- pound, and fractions of a deg
the in proportion. Sugar above I
16 Dutch standard In color, a
A. sugar that has gone through
An process of refining, one sixte
at hundredths of / cent per pou
and in addition thereto, on,all
ing foregoing 35 per cent. Sugar
lber above No. Is Dutch standard
ac- color, tank bottoms, syrup of C
juice and beet juice, melada, c
Pur- centrated melada, concrete
ttee concentrated molasses, testing
the polarscope not more thar
we're degrees, u per cent. Mola
ortb testing above 40, and not II