New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-07-21
SUGAR AND OTHER SCHEDULES

Republican Conference Committee Eek
plains the Changes Made.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The Republi-
can conferees reported the agreement
they had reached on the tariff bill to the
gull conference committee, and also
made public statement concerning the
conference report, in which it reviewed
the changes made. Of sugar, the state.
mentsays: III. ~*.
The house differential between raw
end refined sugars and the general
features of the house schedule are pre-
served, and the senate amendments in
creasing the diferential to one-fifth and
providing for a reduction of one-tenth
Of the duty on raw sugar not above 81
degrees, which would have given duty
of l.39 on 88 degrees sugar, and only
l.26 on 81 degrees sugar, are not adopted.
To Help Out Beet Sugar.
In Difference to the wishes of those
interested in beet sugar production,
that the senate rate of 1876 on refined
sugar might be retained as an increased
encouragement to this industry, the
duties on raw sugars are 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 dlfferential 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 val
orem than those on the higher grades
the duty on Is degree sugar is reduced
five hundredths of cent and then the
duty per degree increased regularly
from three hundredths Gas proposed in
house billy to three and a half hun
dredths in order to raise the duty CD
raw sugars the same as on refined.
By this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars of 100 degrees purity is raised
from l.75 Gas proposed originally by the
house) to 1927, and the duty on re-
fined sugar is raised from 1879 (as
proposed originally by the house, to
1.95, thus giving the same differential
of 1919 between raw and refined sugar
at this point, as was originally given by
the house.
AS this arrangement will increase the
revenue over $4,000, 900, and at the same
time give additional encouragement to
the production of sugar in this country,
it is thought to be a desirable consum-
nation. '
The statement of the Republican con-
ferees made the following explanation
of the effect of the changes agreed upon
by the conferees in the schedules other
than the sugar schedule: a.. 49,.
Metals and manufactures of-The re-
duction of duties on some forms of iron
and steel proposed by the senate are &C.
cepted in part as proposed and several
new paragraphs are introduced not
heretofore specifically provided for.
Cotton ties, which were placed on the
free list by the senate are restored to
the dutiable list at reduced duty of
Eve tenths Of one per cent.
Tin plates are placed at the rate of
duty provided in the bill as it passed
the house. -.
All sawed lumber, except sawed tim.
bers exceeding s inches square, is left
at So per thousand, as provided by the
house. Planed lumber is also placed at
the house rates.
The duty on wrappers tobacco is
placed at 81 .85 per pound, compromise
between the house rate of So and The
senate rate of $1.75, and the senate re.
luction on filler tobacco is accepted