Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
NEW TARIFF Bill.
Synopsis Of the Measure as
Finally Passed.
MADE A LAW AT ONCE.
.FulI Text Of the Sugar Seized.
ule Is Given.

ule Is Given.
By Mckin,ey--Full Explanation of
the Changes Made by the House, All
OF Which We're Aftcrward Agreed
Upon by the Scnate-Approved by
the President Within One Hour AT.
ter Its Passing.
The DingIcy tariff bill as amended is
now the law of the United States. The
conference report on the measure, which
had been accepted by the House, was ac-
cepted by the Senate at 3:O4 O'Clock Sat
urday afternoon, and by coincidence
President Mckinley approved the bill at
the White House exactly one hour after
ward. Following are the changes agreed
upon by the conference committees, and
which were 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 16 Dutch standard
IN color tank bottoms. sirups OF cane Juice.
melada. concentrated melada, concrete.
and concentrated molasses. testing by the
polariscope not above IS degrees. .95 per
pound. and for every additional degree
ahoWn by the polariscope test OBS of one
cent per pound additional. and fractions OF
degree in proportion: and on sugar above
No. Is Dutch standard in color. and on all
sugar which has gone through a process Of
refining. los cents per pound: molasses
testing above 40 degrees. and not above 56
degrees. 3 cents per gallon: testing Sc de-
grees and above. 6 cents per gallon: sugar
DRAWINGS aSid sugar sweepings shall be
subject to duty as molasses or sugar, as
the case may be. according to polariscopic
test. Provided. that nothing herein con-
tained shall be so construed as to abrogate'
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 80. 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
- per cent. on sugar cane. Saccharine Is
made $50 per pound and 10 per cent. nd
valorem.
Tho confectionery paragraph is changed
60 read rs follows:
sugar candy and all confectionery not
specially provided for 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-
,atod. cents per pound and Is per cent.
I'd valorem: valued at more than Is cents
ipor pound. 60 per cent. nd valorem. The
weight and the value Of the immediate COW
iGrings. other than the outer packing case
or other covering. shalt be included in the
dutiable weight and the value of the mer-
chandise."
The republican conferees also made pub
1lo . statement concerning the conference
report In which II reviewed the changes
made OF sugar the statement says:
''The house differential between raw and
refined sugars and the general features OF
the house schedule are preserved. and the
senate amendments increasing the differ
entail to one-fifth and providing for re-
duction of one-tenth OF the duty on raw
sugars not above 81 degrees. which would
have given a duty OF l39 on IS degree
sugar and only 1,26 on 81 degree sugar.
are not adopted
Beet Sugar.
Elm Difference to the wishes Of those In
terested In beet sugar production. that the
senate rate OF 1.95 cents on refined sugar
might be retained as an increased encOur-
0gomont to this industry. the duty on raw
sugars 10 Increased ON CENTS SO as to
make the increase on them the same as the
increase on refined sugar. and thus leave
the differentlal between raw sugar and re-
fined the same as In the house bill. And to
meet the object Ion which has been urged
that the house rates on low grade raw
sugar show higher ad valorcm than those
on the higher Grades the duty on Is degree
sugar 10 reduced .05 cent and then the duty
per degree increased regularly from .03
cent (as proposed In the house BID to .03E
cent, In order TO raise the duty on raw
sugars the same as on refined.
by this arrangement the duty on raw
0ONe rSH r3nHr ,sr{t t. afsa1
LIS cents (as proposed originally by the
house, to l.82h cents. and the duty on re-
0ned sugar Is raised from l.S7A cents tas
proposed originally by the housed to 1876
cents. thus giving the same differertial OF
.12M cent between raw and refined sugar ut
this point as was originally given by the
house.
..As this arrangement will increase the
revenue over $2.0OO.00O and at the same
time give additional encouragement TO the
production OF sugar In this country. II Ia
thought to be q desirable consummation."
Wool.
The changes In the wool schedule made In
conference leave the duties on disputed
sienna ~ follows:
Paragraph 354-The duty on woods OF the
Hrst class. which shall be imported washed
shall be twice the amount OF the duty to
which they would be subjected imported
unwashed: and the duty on woods OF the
dsse and second classes which shall be I'm
ported secured shall be three times the
duty to which they would be subjected II
snoorted unwashed The duty on woods
of the third class. II imported in condition
for use In carding or spinning into yarns. or
which Shall not contain more than eight per
cent. Of dirt or other foreign substance.
snail be three times the duty to which
they would otherwise be subjected. The
conference restored the house rates on first
and second class wool.
Paragraph 36S-On woods Of the third
class and on camel's hair OF the third class.
the value whereof shall be u cents or less
per pound. the duty shall be four cents per
pound
Paragraph &S-on woods OF the third
class and on camel's hair OF the third class
the value whereof shall exceed ~ cents per
pound the duty shall be seven cents per
pound.
Paragraph 3e2-Shoddy. Is cents per
pound; on oils. wool extract. yarn waste.
+ thread waste. and all other wastes. COM
posed wholly or in part Of wool. and not
specially provided for In this act. - cents
per pound.
Paragraph 365-On yarns made wholly or
In part Of wool valued at not more than 80
cents per pound the duty per pound shall
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