The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-26
WILL REPORT IT TO-DAY.
REPUBLICAN CoNFERREs ON THE
TARIFF BILL AGREE,

Expectation that the House May
Adopt the Report at To-day's Session.
The Sugar Schedule Very Nearly as
Passed by the House-Duty on Bind
ers' Twine-A Unanimous Report.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-This morning
the democratic members of the committee
of conference on the tariff bill joined their
republican associates in the room of the
Senate committee on finance, and began an
examination of the amendments agreed
upon by the republicans since they were
last present. The situation at 1890 o'clock
is just as it was last night. No agreement
has been reached respecting sugar and bind
ing twine, although the conferees said, in
answer to inquiries. that they hoped and
expected to come to an amicable under
standing to-day, and be able to report the
bill tomorrow.
STATUS OF SUGAR.
Congressman not connected with the COM
mitree say they understand that the con-
ferees have decided to make No. 16 the
dividing line between free and dutiable
sugars. The lowest duty on the higher
grades to be six-tenths of cent per pound,
1i3N th6O u 0ukJ VI L CCub poi pOuiiu 10 I'LL
posed upon binders twine. This cannot be
confirmed by statements of the conferees,
and yet may be correct.
The clerks Of the ways and means aud
finance committees are at work upon the
conference report. which is taken to be an
indication that agreement is in sight at
least. 1t was suggested that the report
would contain disagreement upon the
disputed subject, but one of the conferees
said hn ta1 N1a 30
affirmative position on all the amendments.
The next few hours will probably develop a
solution Of the situation.
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED.
At As the conferees on the tariff bill
separated, after having been in session since
10 o'clock. Senator Carlisle said that a re-
port was not probable before tomorrow.
Senator Hiscock said that the situation
was Just as it had been. No agreement had
been reached on sugar or binders twiue.
A settlement Of the differences might be
made at any moment, and there might not
be an agreement at all. 1t eau be stated
| reported tomorrow morning, but upon
what basis it is expected an agreement will
be made is still unknown.
The iron and steel men have given up all
hope of securing change of the raUes on
steel billets, which remain as fixed by the
| Senate, four-tenths of cent per pound
| when valued at less than 1 cent a pound
| five tenths Of a cent when valued at cent
| pound.
WILL REPORT IT TO-DAY.
Republican conferees on the tariff bill
have definitely decided to report the bill
back to the House. The conference re-
port will announce an agreement on each
and every item in the dispute between the
| Hnusau and will ha1 haar
stated, be only partial report. 1t will be
presented to the House Of Representatives
very soon after that body meets
tomorrow morning, and there is
confident expectation entertained by con-
ferees that the report will be considered
and disposed of before the House adjourns
for the day, although there is possibility
that the vote on the adoption of the con-
ference report may be delayed until the fol
lowing day, through the desire of members
to make explanations of their views on
matters with regard to which it has been
| necessary to make concessions.
Ali the republican members of the ways
and means committee got together this
afternoon, and the decision to make the
report and move its speedy adoption was
determined upon after full consultation.
| There will be a meeting of the full confer
ence committee tomorrow morning before
report before its presentation to the House.
The only question yet left open to. be
decided in the morning is the date upon
which the bill shall go into effect The
period intervening between approval of the
bill and its enforcement will be brief, and,
it is thought, will certainly not exceed two
weeks.
| SUGAR AND TwINE AGREEMENT.
The sugar and binders twine clauses
which have been the chief obstacles to an
agreement, are regarded as at last agreed
upon, and the matter is now considered
closed. The following is very near to what
the agreement on these too matters will be-
Sugar, free below No. 16, as fixed by the
House; above 16. dutiable at one-half
cent per pound. The bounty
to be paid native producers
will be applied to only such sugars as
grades above S0o polarizicope test. Be
tween 800 and 90s the bounty will be IL
cents pound; above go Q cents pound.
Binders' twine will be dutiable at approx
mately three-quarters Of cent, liable tc
vary slightly from this figure.