Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-17
Senate Committee Reports
Substitute Sugar Legislation.
RETAINS PRESENT TARIFF
Eliminates the Dutch Standard and
the Diiferential.
HOUSE EXCISE LAW REJECTED
Vote on Wool Revision Postponed.
No Time Set for Vote on Tariff
Measures.

The Senate finance committee today au-
thorized Senator Lodge TO favorably
port his substitute for the House free
sugar bill. The Lodge bin would elm
mate the differential and the Dutch
standard. Senator Cullom was author
lied TO report the House excise measure
adversely.
The Lodge substitute for the HOUSE
sugar bill would retain the present duties.
When it was presented Senator Simmons
offered as an amendment the substitute
prepared by the democratic members ot
the finance committee. The Simmons
substitute would reduce the duties 70 the
extent OF about one-third from the cx-
listing law and would eliminate the Dutch
standard and the difYerential. This dem
ocratic provision was voted down by
strict party vote OF to and the Lodge
bill was adopted by s to g.
smoot Reserves Rights.
Senator smoot. who has q bill OF his
own to lower the sugar rates. voted with
the other republicans for the Lodge bill,
but reserved the right to present his
measure in the Senate. The Smooe
measure ID similar to the Lodge bill ex-
cept that ii would reduce the rate TO
about &1.50 per hundred pounds. The
democratic bill would fix a rate OF 81
in grade and would add twenty-four one
thousands OF one cent per pound for each
additional degree Of fneness All of the
bills would reserve the 70 per cent dis
count on Cuban sugar.
The committee postponed its vote on
the wool tarinf revision bill from next
Tuesday until next Thursday. May g.
The democrats gave notice OF a substi-
tute for the House chemical tariff revi-
sion bill. on which they expect to add
indigo. Chinese nut oil and other pro-
ucts to the free list.
There was no time suggested by the
committee for a vote in the Senate on
any Of the tariff bills, nor any renewed
effort toward effecting adjournment OF
Congress before the national party con-
ventions In June.
The sugar and excise reports later were
presented to the Senate by Messrs. Lodge
ed that he would report for the minority
on these measuresa soon as possible.
Substance of Lodge Bill.
The Lodge substitute sugar bill would
take effect six months after its passage.
and would apply to all articles IL emu
merates when imported from any foreign
country Into the United States or into
any of its possessions. except the Philip
pines and Tutuila." II would not in any
way impair or affect the commercial reci-
procity treaty with Cuba.
II provides:
Sugars tank bottoms sirups OF cane
juice, melada, concentrated melada, con-
crete and concentrated molasses. testing
by the polariscope not above Is degrees.
95-10O Of 1 cent per pound and for each
additional degree shown by the polsri-
scope test, $4,000 OF cent per pound adj
and fractions OF a degree in pro.
portion; molasses not above 20 degrees, ~
per centum ad valorem; above 20 and noe
above IS degrees. 3 cents per gallon.
above So degrees, 8 cents per gallon: sue
gar DRAWINGS and sugar sweepings sub<
ject to duty as molasses or sugar. acc
cording to polariscope test
Every bag. barrel or parcel in which
sugar testing less than % degrees 10
packed would be plainly branded with
the name OF the manufacturer or re-
finer and the polariscope test accurately
stated within one-half of one degree. I'M
der the misbranding penalty OF the pure
food and drug law. The requirements or
this section would not apply to any
sugars shipped or delivered to a refiner
to be refined before entering into con-
sumption.