New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-20

aYniablc qualities are known, but tney pIete'.s
lot to remain to listen to his speech "n'cn u'u
not seem to make deep impression Ne'tnef
a,d that OF Mr.. Swanson. OF Virginia. although
he seemed to be In close touch with wa" o'iee'
ana certainly did speak with great physical
.rs-~y ana considerable vocal violence. Mr..
Swanson may not know a great deal about the
,,,,r nm. he has "a powerful gift OF language"
"a Alexander H. Stephens once remarked VI
zoe" Blackburn.
Mn pINGLEY ANSWERS THE CRITICS.
MEASUREMENTS AS TO THE REVISED s''A"
SCHEDULE CORRECTED.
washington. July 10 tspeciaD.-ln order 10
meet some of the groundless criticisms OF the
amended sugar schedule and to furnish soii'e
information which will prove useful 10 persons
who desire correct Information on the suo'ee'
Governor Dlngley has prepared the lo'io"ins
statement. which is also complete reply. 10 '.'e
assertions made by Mr.. Swanson. OK Virginia.
In his speech to-day:
"Thc House differentfai between raw ana re-
fined sugars and the general features OF '"e
House schedule are preserved. and the senate
amendments increasing the ditierenuai 10 one
fifth and providing for a reduction OF one-tehth
Of the duty on raw sugars not above % oesrees'
which would have given duty OF lo9 on 90
degree sugar and only 126 on SI-degree sugar.
are not adopted. In Difference to the wishes OF
those interested in beet sugar production that
the Senate rate of 195 on refined sugar might he
retained as an increased encouragement 70 'n's
industry. the duty on raw sugars Is increased
seven and one-half hundredths. so as to make
the increase on them the same as the increase
on refined sugar and thus leave the dinereh''ai
between raw sugar and refined the same as In
the House bill.
"And TO meet the objection which has been
urged that the House rates on low-grade raw
sugar show higher ad valorem than those
On the higher grades, the duty on 75-degree
suear ia reduced hve-hundredth3 Of one cent
and then the duty per degree increased regu-
larlv from three hundredtEs Gas proposed IN
the House bilD. to three-and-a- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
An order to raise the duty on raw sugars the
same on refined.
.Bv this ARRANGEMENT the duty on raw sugars
of 100 degrees purity is raised from Ito Jas
proposed originally by the House, to lS21s ana
the duty on refined sugar is raised from ioI
(as proposed originally by the House) 70 LOO
thus giving the same differential OF Twelve
and-a- half hundredths between raw and renneo
sugar at this point as was originally gwen oy
the House AS this arrangement VIII increase
the revenue over $2O0OOOO. and at the same
time give additional announcement to me pro,
to be a desirable consummation
"In consequence Of the fact that. as the
polariscopc test falls. the proportion Oh hd ho1
sugar to soft yielded by refining declines pc
yond the test, and the cost OF rehnng IN.
creases. the dferential in all tariff bills mus,
rise the test goes down. But IL VIII De iouHS
that this rise Is much less in the proposed taIil
than in the tariff of 1894. For example, under
the present tariff the differential on average
92-degree sugar is 900 but under tne scneau dS
TO this the countervailing duty on sugar whicn
has been paid by any country as an export
bounty is obviously improper for the reason
that refined sugar comes from non-bounty-pay-
ing countries like Holland. as well as bounty
paying countries like Germany; and the counter
vailing duty cannot apply to sugar from hoi
that on refined sugar. but the difference in the
countervailing duty on raw and refined sugar.
which Is only 9 cents per 100 pounds
THAT the differential on refined sugar under
the tariff OF 1894 and the proposed tariff Is what
/ have stated is shown by the official figures
The average dutiable value OF " degrees cen
trifugal sugar for the first four months OF the
present calendar year was 1.SJ. and OF Dutch
refined sugar 2.60. and German fine refined 24'
Under the present law the 40 per cent duty on
one pound of 90 degree sugar is therefore IA
1t requires. according to the official drawback
circular Of ex-Secretary Carlisle. 1l494 pounds
Of such sugar to make 100 pounds OF reiined
sugar The duty on this raw sugar which
the refner has to y Wsing 10 for con-
venience) is therefore $50 Under the same
law the duty on 100 pounds Dutch refined sugar
ference between these duties. called the differ
entail Is therefore 3l.4 cents per hundred
pounds. or. IL German fine refined is taken, the
differental Is 26.2i cents. Under the proposed
tariff the duty on one pound Of 92-degree sugar
Is 1.54k. or 81 IN on the quantity of raw
sugar required to make 100 pound refined sugar
The duty on one pound Of Dutch refined sugar
is 195 cents or 81 95 on 100 pounds-thus max
ing the difference or differental only 111s cents.
And on German fine the d!ferential is the
same"
THE CONFERENCE REPORT PRESENTED.
CHAIRMAN DINGLEY's SPEECH OF EXPLANA-