The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-30
TARIFF BI L PASSED.
Duty on Refined Sugar Raised and
the Hawaiian Clause Remains.

WAsn1NaToN, July 20 - The con-
ference report ON the bill was adopt
ed by the House shortly after mid
night by vote OF 1875 to 1lS aud at
noon to-day the report will go to
the Senate for action there.
This eclipses all previous records.
The result WAS accomplished after
IL hours OF continuous debate. Blu,
two speeches were made by the r.
publicans-oue by Dingley, in open
ing the debate, aud by Payne OF
New York, in closing it. The
Democrats we're thus forced to put
forth speaker after speaker, but
their bombardment OF the Repub.
licau position was unanswered.
In all 10 Democratic aud one
Populist speech were made-Wheel-
or OF Alabama, Swanson OF Vlrg MIA,
Bell OF Texas, Lauham of Texas,
Kelly OF North Dakota, Fleming OF
Georgia, Handy Of Delware, Nc
Dowell Of Ohio, Perry OF Kentucky,
Bailey Of Texas and McMillin OF
Tennessee being The speakers.
The sugar schedule was the main
point OF assault, but he most inter-
esting feature OF the debate occurred
when Bailey and McMillin, the two
rival Democratic leaders, crossed
swords on the question OF the ortho-
doxy OF the free raw msterial doc
trine, the former opposing aud the
latter championing it.
An analysis of the vote shows that
$50 Republicans and 5 Democrats
voted for the report aud 1O6 Demo-
Gratis and II Populists voted
against it.
Concerning the sugar schedule
Dingley read from the official state
ment, adding brief comments. BY
the new arrangement about S6,000,-
600 increase of revenue would be-
realized, as the increase had been
placed on raw sugars at the point
where revenue would be received
and at the same time the beet sugar
industry would receive substantial
benefit.
g The duty on refined sugar is raised
from 1874 cents, as proposed origin
ally by the House, to LOS cents,
thus giving the same diff-rential of
.i2a between raw and refn' d sugar
at this point, as was originally given
by the House. This arrangement
will increase the revenue over S.
100000.
The paragraph in relation to sugar
in full is as follows:
"Sugars not above No 16 Dutch
standard in color, tank bottoms,
syrups OF cane juice, melads, con-
centrated molasses, testing by the
polariscope not above rs degre =,
81 100 per pound, and every addi-
tional degree shown in the polari-
scopic test. $4,000 cent per pound
additional, aud for fractions of a
degree 10 proportion and on sugar
above 16 Dutch standard in color
and on all sugar which has gone
through the process OF refining, l
95 100 cents per pound; molasses
testing above 40 degrees and not
above Sc degrees, 3 cents per gallon;
testing Sc degrees and above, 6
cents per gallon; sugar DRAWINGS
and sugar sweepings shall he sub
jsct to duty as molasses or sugar, as
the case may be, according to polari-
scopic test.
provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as
to abrogate or in any manner i'm
pair or affect the provisions of the
treaty OF commercial reciprocity
concluding between the United
States and the King Of the Hawai-
ian I,lands on January 80, 1876, or
the provisions OF any act OF Congress
heretofore passed for the execution
OF the same" ~
The conference restored the
House rate of 20 per cent on sugar