The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-10-01
Conference Report Presented to the
House and Will he Called up
To-day.
CONGRESS TO QUIT BUSINESS TUESDAY.
The Binders Irvine Trust Succeed il
Retaining the Duty on that
Article.
R. G. Dun Il Co. Report on the Condi-
ton of Trade Throughout
the Country.

WAsHINeToN, Sept. 2G.-McKlnley pre-
sented the conference report on the tariff
bill late this afternoon aud it was ordered
printed in the record. He then gave no.
tice that Immediately after the reading
of the journal tomorrow he would call
up the report for consideration and final
disposition. Before the recess Mckinley
offered for reference a resolution for final
adjournment of congress or Tuesday
next at 2 O'clock.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2G.-After ten days
of hard work the conference committee
on the tariff bill completed its work late
this afternoon and reported the result to
the house. The committee had to deal
with AGA amendments, many Of them in
volving cardinal differences of principle
in treatment and many were the subject
of bitter controversy between conflicting
interests. In the more important items
OF this kind the result of the committees
action was as follows: The date when
the bill is take effect was made October
9th February 1st next was fixed as the Ill
innate date upon which goods deposited IN
bond before October LIST may be with
drawn at The old rates OF duty. In the
case of sugar, in the place of d uniform
bounty of two cents on grades of
eighty and above provided by the
house, maple sugar was included
and other provisions for bounty adopted.
Free sugar under 16 Dutch standard, and
free admission of machinery for making
beet sugar. On binding Irvine the rate
is fixed at ITO per cent, but On ether
manila cordage, rate is advanced from
~ per cent. to 1A per cent. per pound,
more than vas agreed upon by either
house. On pyrites, the senate rate of u
cent per pound on that containing cop
per is retained. On boiler and ot..e r plate,
iron and steel, new grades are estab-
lished valued at two cents or less per
pound, on which rates run from 6 5-1O0
to $40 cent per pound and higher rates
for higher prices. In the case of tin
plate the house late of a cent per pound
above sheet iron rates up to July next
and 2 $40 cents after that date is retain
eu. The senate rate of further additional
duty Of thirty five per cent on manufac-
lures of tin plate is replaced
by absolute single duty of b per cent,
and Its stipulation for free So pound tin
after 1895 in case of the failure of the
domestic works to produce one-thlrd Of
the consumption is retained. In steel
ingots and blooms the senate rate dover
by ITO cent per poundl is retained on
grades below 1910 cent in value and
above the higher house rate prevails. On
iron and steel bars or plates cold rolled
or blued, the higher house rates are re-
tanned. In case of sawed boards and lumber
Of white pine the house recedes from its
$3.50 rate, and the senate rate of 81 is
adopted.
The rates on woods and wooiens are but
slightly changed from the rates fixed by
the house.
The conferees agreed to the senate rec
iprocity and retaliation amendment,
making but n change, which was in
the date, changing it to January, 1899, III
stead of July next.