The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-24
VERY LITTLE PROGRESS.
THE TARIFF CONFERENCE STILL
FAR FROM AGREEMENT.

The Sugar Schedule the Key TO the
Situation Republican Conferees
Take Fest - Dispute over Free
Binding Twine-Comp promise on the
Metal and Glassware Schedule.
WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-The republican,
conferees on the tariff bill were in session
again this morning two hours before noon.,
After they had separated, Is was said that
there was no further progress to report
The principal items of difference ara
those that have been obstacles like mountain
peaks in the way Of agreement from the
beginning. viz: Sugar, binding twine.
metals and glassware. The key to the
whole situation is the sugar schedule. Wers
an agreement reached on that, less than.
five minutes would be required to settle ain
other questions.
NOT 80 FAVORABLE AS ON MONDAY.
IL 10 expected by the House conferees
that an agreement will be reached before Ia
O'Clock Tonight, while on the Senate side
there is a feeling that the situation is not
quite 80 favorable as IL was last night
After agreement Is reached 1t will require
at least a day for the clerks to prepare
the report for presentation to the two
houses, 30 that it probably will not GO into
the House before Thursday at the earliest
The republican conferees took a respite
from their labors tonight for the first tins,
In several days. The situation Is now suchl
talking the matter over any further. The
conferees have had turned upon them ALI
the light that can be diffused.
SUGAR AND BINDING TwINE.
The only items in the bill now unsettled
arc sugar aud binding twins. and when they
adjourned at o o'clock this afternoon it was
deemed best Go leave each man alone td
think the situation over, in the hope that by
Tomorrow morning one side or the other
will show disposition TO yield.
Those IN favor Of duty on bind-
ing twine have gone good way,
they say. in consenting TO a very much,
lower duty than the present rate of 21@
cents, and they now think it is time for tha
free binding twine men TO abate something.
at least of their demands. An earnest
effort In this direction is making tonight
by some OF the conferees and Other leaders
who are eudeavoring TO secure adhesion OF
the western senators to the bill, with the
small duty left on binding twine.
COMPROMISE ON THE METAL SCHEDULE.
The basis on which the metal and glass
ware schedules, which have been causes Of
much contention, were settled tonight, was
that Of a compromise. The duties on steel
rails and structural iron remain as in ths
House ball, and the duty on steel billets is
fixed at rate lower than pro-
vided for by the House, but higher
than fixed by the Senate These were three
of the principal items in this schedule in
dispute. The rates fixed on the other items
in the schedule cannot be given, but they
are very generally lower than the House
and higher than the Senate rates. This
last statement applies also TO the glassware
schedule. on which there are q great many
differences in rates between the two
branches OF congress-
THE TOBACCO CLAUSES.
The tobacco clauses of the internal
revenue section of the bill remain as fixed
by the House, with the exception that the
tax on tobacco and snuff is reduced 2 cents
instead OF cents. making the rate pro-
vided by the DILL cents pound. May Is
fixed as the period when the tobacco clauses
of the measure shall go into effect. Special
licenses on dealers are abolished, as provided
for by the House.
The clerks to the conference committee
are engaged In preparing the conference re-
port and making up the bill in accordance
with the changes made In conference, so as
to have report ready for submission to the
House soon after an agreement is reached
upon sugar aud binding twine.
TURNER TAKES MILLS PLACE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Mr. Mills Of
Texas being unable to attend the con-
ference on the tariff bill has been excused,
and the vacancy so occasIoned was to-day
filed by the appointment by the speaker Of
Mr. Turner of Georgia.
LIVERPOOL WAREHOUSES; CRAMMED WITH
GOODS.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 23.-The warehouses Of
all the Atlantic lines are crammed with
goods which merchants are anxious to ex-
port before October. Freights have ad-
vanced from go to 10 shillings ton.