The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
HITS At FLOUR
DRAWBACK PLAN
Hansbrough Amendment Must
Run the Gauntlet in House
and Senate. 49, q. :. ? !. !.
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Washington, .Febssl1. Senator Hans
brough's amendment to the sundry civil
the drawback provision Of the Dingley
law should not apply to flour made Of
mixed imported and domestic wheat,
will have to pass inspection of the SEN
ate committee on appropriations, the
senate. itself and the house Of repre-
sentatives before it can become opera
tive. Should the appropriations COM
of authorities on parliamentary law say
that it will be subject to a point of or
der which, If raised and sustained, will
end the matter there. & ~, 3: sae III Z ~
Hansbrough contends that the amend
ment is not new legislation, and he will
oppose any point Of order. raised, and
says he believes it will be put in the
bill in committee and retained by the
senate. %.*s ~, - ~
Upon its passage by the senate, the
bill will go to conference and when the
conferees have reached an agreement,
if they leave the amendment, it will be
subject to debate in the house.
Minnesota members who are opposed
to the amendment say they will get
some time during the debate on the
conference, reports they will try to Sc
the copferees to insist upon the elimina-
tion Of that particular paragraph, and
to let the house vote on that PROPOSE
ton after full explanation. -"
Lowering Drawback Scheme.
On the day following the announces
ment Of the attorney generals opinion
| in the wheat rebate case, Mr.. Lowering,
intro duced q bill intended to meet this
M sfsat tS aesta ss q fsasieSS
/ Which w he he, ,fas long Geen lending: <
! radical difference gtweens his theory
| and that Of the depa Ement is apparent.
His iii! RaSt be rep e be- understood s'
That when imported duty paid mater
+ ials; used In the manufacture or produc-
i ton Of articles manufactured or pro-
T duced in the. United States cannot be
identified by the manufacturer or pro-
/ Queer as material used in the manufac-
ture or production Of any particular ar
T ticle or articles Of a lot so manufactured
l or produced, as required by the regula-
lions established under section 80 Of an
act entitled "An act to provide revenue
for the goyernm ent and to encourage the
industries OF the United States" APP
proved July "a, 1897, drawback may be
allowed on the expectation Of such par
ticular article or articles equal in amount
to the duties paid on quantity Of like
material required to manufacture or pro-
duce such article or articles.
J Provided, that the like material used in
+ the production Of the lot from which the
exported article or articles are taken shall
f at least equal in productive, effective and
manufacturing value an equal quantity OF
the material required to produce such ar
article or articles. r. .'. -.
! And provided further, that when i'm
ported materials have been used under
the provisions Of this section such ma
ter1als must have been imported by the
producer OF the. exported article, or must
have been traced to the possession Of
such producer for his use, and must be
charged against the record Of fmporta'
! ton, as required by the regulations es-
tablished by the secretary of the treas
1 ury under section 80 Of the tariff act ap.
proved July "a, 1897.
Deposits in Warehouses.
Sec 2-That in lieu Of the pay
ment Of duties assessable by law or
wheat imported into the United States
I there may be deposited in bonded ware
houses, or in bonded cars or vessels, OF
4 in the custody of customs officials, wheat
q flour equal in weight to the imported
7 wheat, and of the same quality as the
Il flour which could be manufactured to1
a produced from the wheat thus released
4 from payment of duties; provided that
\ said flour shall not be removed from said
bonded warehouses, cars, or vessels, or
Z from the custody Of customs officials, ex-
cept for export free Of duty, or for do
! nestle consumption upon the payment OF
4 duties to- the amount which
4 would have been levied and
collected on the imported wheat neces-
i sary to manufacture or produce the flour
SO withdrawn for domestic consumption;
such deposit, custody and withdrawal to
4 be done under such regulations as the
secretary Of the treasury shall prescribe
# The department seeks Identification
q thru tracing process. Mr.. Lowering
valves that, on the something equal
4 ly as good = theory. Practically, with
wheat they would amount to the same
thing, since we shall not import wheat
! except to export as -four, but in theory
it is said by certain eastern republicans
4 to be quite a departure from the ole
protection standards to give q drawback
without an attempt at Identification Of
the constituent materials.