Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-05

the nouSes M oue oy the houscs 40
Of Which Were Afterward Agreed
Upon by the Senate by
the President within One Hour At
ter Its Passage.
The Dingley 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 3:04 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. i6 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
shown by the polariscope test 0s5 of one
cent per pound additional. and fractions of
q degree in proportion: and on sugar above
No. 16 Dutch standard in color. and on all
sugar which has gone through process of
refining. los cents per pound: molasses
testing above 40 degrees and not above Sc
degrees. cents per gallon: testing Sc de-
grees and above. cents per gallon: sugar
DRAWINGS and sugar sweepings shall be
subject to duty as molasses or sugar. as
the case may be. according to polariscoptc
test. Provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned 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
20 per cent. on sugar cane. Saccharine Is
made $3.50 per pound and 10 per cent. ad
valorem.
The confectionery paragraph Is changed
to read as 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-
ated. 4 cents per pound and Is per cent.
nd valorem; valued at more than 10 cents
per pound. 20 per cent. ad valorem. The
weight and the value OF the immediate COW
erings, other than the outer packing case
dutiable weight and the value of the mer-
chandise."
The republican conferees also made pub
lie statement concerning the conference
report In which II reviewed the changes
made. or sugar the statement says:
1.-THE house differential between raw and
refined sugars and the general features or
the house schedule are preserved. and the
senate amendments decreasing the diner-
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 l.39 on IS degree
sugar and only l.26 on 81 degree sugar,
are not adopted.
Beet Sugar.
I'm Difference TO the wishes OF those In
terested In beet sugar production, that the
senate rate OF l95 cents on refined sugar
might be retained as an increased encour-
agement to this industry. the duty on raw
sugars Is Increased OH cents, as to
make the increase on them the same as the
increase on refined sugar. and thus leave
the differential between raw sugar and re-
fined 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 a higher ad vaiorem than those
on the higher grades the duty on rs degree
sugar Is reduced .05 cent and then the duty
per degree increased regularly from .03
cent Gas proposed In the house bid TO .03h
cent, in order TO raise the duty on raw
sugars the same as onTrefned- ~ )dJ
by this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars OF 100 degrees purity is raised from
LIS cents Gas proposed originally by the
house, TO 1.S215 cents. and the duty on re-
fined sugar Is raised from l.S7h cents (as
proposed originally by the house, to lbs
cents. thus giving the same differential sf
.121k cent between raw and refined sugar II
this point as was originally given by the
house.
''As this arrangement will increase the
revenue over $2.000.O00 and at the same
time give additional encouragement TO the
production Of sugar In this country. II Is
thought to be a desirable contamination"
Wool.
The changes in the wool schedule made in
conference leave the duties on disputed
Items as follows:
Paragraph 354-The duty on woods OF the
first 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
FIRST and second classes which shall be i'm
ported secured shall be three times the
duty to which they would be subjected IL
imDorted unwashed The duty on woods
of the third class, n 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.
shall be three times the duty to which
they would otherwise be subjected. The
conference restored the house rates ON first
md second class wool.
Paragraph 35s-On woods OF the third
class and on camers hair Of the third class.
the value whereof shall be II cents or less
Der pound. the duty shall be four cents per
pound. .
Paragraph 35s-On woods of the third
class ana on camel's hair Of the third class
the value whereof shall exceed II cents per
pound the duty shall be seven cents pei
pound
sornd. 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
Der pound
Paragraph 365-On yarns made wholly or
IN part OF wool valued at not more tnan ~
cents per pound the duty per pound snail
be ~ times the duty imposed by this acs
on one pound OF unwashed wool or the nrs'
class: valued at moro than 30 cents pei
pound, the duty shall be 31a times the DUTY
Imposed by this act on one pound or IN
washed wool of the first class: and In addi-
ton thereto upon all the foregoing. ~ PEI
cent ad valorem.
Pa,asraph se7--On blankets and hanneii
for underwear. composed wholly or In par
OF wool valued at no more than 80 cents
DER pound the duty per pound shall De I'M
same 20 the duty imposed by this hct on
two pounds Of unwaehed wool OF .ne nrs
class and IN addition thereto ~ per Gen.
"A valorem:. valued at more than 40 cents
and not more than 80 cents per pouno' .n'
dufv per pound shall be three times ths
duty imposed by this act on one pound o.
unwashed wool OF the first class ana In al
Alton thereto S5 per cent. ad valorem-
on blankets composed wholly or In par
- wool valued Mt more than 80 cents pei