New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-19
AGREED ON RECIPROCITY.
THE ALDRICH AMENDMENT ACCEPTED BY
THE HOUSE CONFEREES
BRIGHTER PROSPECT OF AN EARLY SETTLEMENT
OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO
HOUSES OVER THE TARIFF BIL-A
SUMMARY OF THE PROGRESS
MADE TN THE CONFERENCE.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkIBCNkJ

Washington. Sept. lS-The conferces on tho
Tariff bill held several long sessions again to-
day. and at the close Of the meeting this evening
the prospect Of an early agreement had vastly
improved. The most striking result Of to-days
conference was the formal adoption Of the Alirich
reciprocity amendment, which has now pecone
practically an unchalenged part Of the larlH bnl.
It's incorporation into the measure was, of course,
almost a certainty from the time It was agreed
to by the Senate: but there was some fear lest its
occ,ptancc b, the House conferces should he de-
frrrcd or made dependent on concessions in other
quarters by the representatives. OF the Senate
The action Of the conference to-day takes this
important section Of tie bill ont Of all further
entertainments in the way OF compromise on ths
points at is.Ilr between the two houses. and pufs
il clearly beyond the chance of failure through
d,saglrcmcnts on details of tariff rates with which
the general scheme of reciprocity has nothing
whatever to do There was decided disposition
shown by the conference to treat the AldricIi
amendment simply on IFS own merits, and as in no
way affected by the other questions on when
1llcr was a division of sentiment. and formal
vote was therefore quickly reached on the rerproc-
ity proposals. 1t was found on poll Of tho
committee that no Republican vote had been
cast against the Atlrich amendment Tho
reciprocity feature adopted by the full COM
mttcc and that action marked the extent OF
progress there during the day
Tho Republican members met, however. suns0'
oicntiv and continued their work on the nil dur
Ing both he afternoon and the evening. Enough
PROGRESS WAS made one Of the iueiniers of Tue
conference aftcrward said, to Justify fhe neliet
that a report can he made to the two hoIiees early
next week There i, still a wide divergence OF
opinion between the House and the Senafe on
the sIigar schedule and on various "thcr FEATURES
of the bill but these differences are getting more
and more into shape in which they ofcr Iair
PROSPECT of adjustment. line progress made on
the bill ND t. date may be summarized practically
u, foo"s:
The chemical schedule will stand as amended
bv the S.natc the change, made being in most
r.s.s OF minor consequence. The senate mas
Welded the advances it made on the wines and
su,rt, schedule owing to rcmOnstranceS coming
from tLc Minister to France and from the State
Dcpar,mrnt The Senate amendments TO the
vmlicu srhr,lulc on some Of which the Ways and
Means con,nlttcr was beaten bl a f1nke in the
House have been r"nrnrrr'i in. IN" aGrirnl'nrai
scic lulc rcma!H> IN ahont tho condition IN wnlcn
the House adopted 1t. Tho Senate, II Is under
s,nud h;,, agreed 10 restore the higher House
rate, IN the hemp and flax schedule. The House,
a, s,,tcl above. has accedNi to the reciprocity
amendment. There is good prospect of re-
neal of few Of the internal revenue taxes on
tho tobacco traffic. which the Senate restored to
the bill an, there is also fair chance for the
dwelling upward of various rates in the glass
ware and metal schedules, which were pared too
closely in the Senate.
In, ,i:s,warr ami metal duties and the sugar
s,hr,:ul- The real points Of conflict between
ihr Two houses, and he Iicrcnrrs of opinion hero
viii he the las, 10 bc settled in the conference
|, il pretty generally predicted that reduced
rat. Oh biniing twIne will be reported from the
conicrcnrr free binding twine being fragrant 4
violation of protective principles that the second
thou Iht of both houses ought Ia he depended upon
to reject H. The Cnferenrc Committee will prob
ably continue its day and evening sessions for the
resi- of the week, in the hope of. being able to
report an agreement by nrNi Monday or Tuesday
The difficulty in adjusting The sugar question may
provc A scrioil. one however. and postpone final
report until the end Of next week.