The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-09
A SUGAR BOUNTY CASE.
Argument Before the United states
Court at baltimore


BALTIMORE. Oct "a Russian sagar
bounty case was argued yesterday in the
United States Circuit Court before Judge
Morris. who reserved his decision. The
case is am appeal by Robert r. Downs. of
Baltimore for the purpose or testing the
authority OF the Secretary OF the Treas
IVY t0 impose a C0uute-raiIiug duty on
sugar imported from Russia under sec
tion Of the DiEgIey Tariff act ar
Downs appealed 90 the Board OF General
Appraisers from the imposition Of the
cuunrervailinS duty by Collector Stone. Of
Baltimore. The General Appraisers sus-
tained the collector and Mr. Downs APP
pealed from them 20 court
Ernest A Bigelow OF New York. az
gued the case for Mr.. Downs. and Dis
trict Attorney Rose for the Government.
Collector Stone was in court
Mr. BiEsI0w explained that section Of
the Dingloy Tariff act provides that when
a bounty is given by a foreign country
on imports into the United States an ad-
diuonal duty equal 70 such bounty shall
Dee collected ON such imports. Then he
eEdeavored % show that Russia does not
pay a bounty ON sugar exported from
that country He said that because Of
the enormous overpr0ductlon OF SUGAR in
took hold Of the matter iu 1896 a law
zv.s then passed to limit the production
and insure fair price A high tariff was
imposed on imports. and double excise
tax placed upon the amount produced
above that required for home coD-uUp-
ton. which IS fixed hy the Government. If
the ma xirnum price fixed hy the Govern
meut is exceeded. the Government let's
loose its reserve Of sugar and breaks the
The amount fixed by the Government
for home consumption IS known as free
sugar The excess above that amount IS
surplus sugar. and Is taxed double. The
prescribed amount OF free sugar IS us
trihuted among the manufacturers ac-
cordiug 70 their production
Air. Bigel0W explained how manufaC-
turer near seaport may exchange his
free sugar with an inland manufacture
for an equal amount Of surplus sugar
without the goods passing This allows
the inland manufacture 90 put that mlcn
additional sugar on the home market, and
the surplus sugar given IN exchange may
be exported IL IS a mere matter OF book
keeping. Mr. BigeiOw said but the inland
man must pay the seaport man the profit
the latter loses in the home market by the
swap. That profit about equals what the
freight would be % the seaport If the in
land sugar were sent there Tho exporter
Is given certificates Of export by the Gov
eminent These certificates have mar
ket value Of about cents pound for the
sugar they reU-cSe nj. They are not a
bounty. Mr. BiEelow claimed but simply
represent the home profit which is fore
gone by the exporter what the Govern
ment does in Russia. he added. our great
combinations OF capital do here
Mr. Rose enteav1red 70 show that the
plan as explained by MT. BigrIoW cOusri-
tUted a bounty. He said Mr.. BigeIOw took
AT the things that Russia does and ar
CUES them separately. but they must be
taken together The value OF the export
certificates given 81 Russia is about equal
20 the tariff imposed by the DinEley act
The Russian system is a beautiful one.
Mr.. Rose said. but is Just such as might
be expected from the bear that walks like
q man"