The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-04
SENATORS FINALLY YIELD.
SUBMIT TO HOUSE C0HFEREEs ON
 THESUGAR SCHEDULE.

Tho Duty Will Not bo Based on the Price Per Pound Hut on tho saccharino Strength of tho Sugar Found in tho Total Amount-Cioar Road Ahead.
 Washington, Aug. 3.-If any faith can be in the signs that manifest them selves about tho capitol tomorrow will witness the beginning of the end of end tariff conference. There is every indica- tion that the democratic members will ave at any time yet. This is due tcmfw get closer together tomorrow than they have at any time yet. This is due to the fact that the Sugar sched- ule is out of the way. Every member of the conference denies that there has been any agreement, but sufficient has leaked out to show that there can be no longer any reason to doubt that they have agreed as to what they will do when the time come to act. Tho house conferees have always held that there was hidden away in the schedule of the senate bill a protection to the trust that greatly augmented the differential one eighth that was given them, and they have contended that this should be re- moved. Upon this basis they made the demand that the text of the bill should be changed. In 6 spirit of concession the senate to that extent yielded. As now prepared. the sugar schedule will provide for the levying of the following duties:
 On all raw and refined sugar 70 per cent ad valorem, the same rate as here tofore. but with this difference, that the duty will be based, not on the price per pound. whatever 1t may be, or the mere pound of the article purchased, but up on the saccharine strength of the sugar found in the total amount. If the sugar is raw the duty will be collected upon only the pure sugar that 1t con- tains, and when 1t comes to the coaleo- tion on refined sugar, instead of the collection being made upon the value of the refined article 1t will be based on the value and amount of sugar necessary to make the refined product.
 Thus, 1t is claimed, there will be no hidden protection for the trust and that nothing can accrue to them through the process of refining. It is figured out by those who advocate the duty that it is not any better for the rust han he for mer schedule, although this is denied in other quarters. It is also said that the house conferees will accept this as . so- lution of the problem and that they will claim 1t as a victory because 1t does away with the alleged hidden proteo- tion. The next step after the house agresd to accept this schedule was to find out if the refining interests would take it. It is understood that the sen aors who have cared for this interest were consulted and that they .reluct- antly accepted the schedule as the best that could be had and agreed that 1t would not be antagonized. t
 If this schedule is finally determined upon to-morrow-for there is always the possibility of g. change at the last moment-it is probable that the remain der of the bill may be speedily disposed of and there is a hope that the full confidence may be had on Monday and the report made to the senate early in the week. There is now a pretty clear understanding as to what shalEbe done with the rest of the bill. s, ....
 It Is said the Louisiana senators and Messrs. Kyle and Allen will not accept the proposed schedule. If this be true 1t is not apparent how the democrats ex- pect to pass the bill. There is no pro- vision in the schedule for the bounty of 1nnA I,@A k14 {efo t<,. have declared that unless this bounty Is put in the bill they cannot support 1t. It is probable that by tomorrow night the outcome will be known with some degree of defieniteness. .t