Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-09
TARIFF TOMORROW
II Is Apparently at Last to Become
TODAY"
REPORTED DEMOCRATIC AGREEMENT.
Iron-Ors to BE Made Free and Coal 70 DO
Subjected TO . sliding
Scale.
wAsuNGroy. August sine ITO.

WASHINGTON, August Sine To-
morrow" upon which the tariff conterrees
have been for weeks promising an agree
ment at last gives promise OF ointment
when the tariff conferrees adjourned AT
a few minutes before 6 O'Clock to-hIsht
1t was with the understanding that al
the session tomorrow morning all tne
details should be arranged and the Re-
pubIicans called in in the afternoon ana
Informed OF what their Democratic COL
leagues had done.
one Of the most prominent managers
on the part Of the Senate made the en-
phatic statemen, that tomorrow would
see the end of the conference, and that
by night there would be either an agree
ment or a general breakup or the con-
ference But one thing, he said, could
postpone the result any longer. Should
the House conferrees agree 10 an agree
ment, and the arrangement of the details
consume such time as to run The Work
over into the next day. that would be
permitted. but otherwise the close OF
tomorrow would witness the end of the
liODTS Oh tUE CblltlItIS Vh N'.- fN' ~ "'-i-
SO little is yet to be accomplished. how
ever. that there is every likelihood that
the Republicans can be called in at an
early hour, and there would be no sur
prise IL the Senate should have ,he report
of the conferrees at n reasonably early
hour In the afternoon.
IRON-ORE AND COAL.
The hitch that still remains for settle
mont Is .ron-Cre and coal SO far as the
principle Is concerned. these items seem
TO be disposed of finally one Of them is
to be free, and the other made dutiable
These matters were the subject Of three
distinct changes to-day At ) o'clock in
the afternoon Ii was decided that iron-ore
should be made free absolutely, and that
coal sho1ld retain the rate Of " cents
ton fixed by the Senate for period OF
five years, at the end Of which time IL
was TO be free. Subsequently Il PROPOSE
ton was made to FIX sliding-scaie that
should reduce the duty to specific per-
centage each year. This was an;agoniZed.
but the House men, anxious ~ gain a.
much I'm the way of cOnces-i On as posi-
bic. persisted. ard the result was that
the matter was left until Tomorrow MORN
Ing for final decision
CONFERREES HAPPY.
At the conclusion Of the conference all
the members from both sides of the Capt
tol appeared to be In very happy frame
OF mind, and there appeared II he very
good reason for their statements that an
agreement would soon be made. One OF
the managers on the part OF the Senate
said that IL there wa an agree ment the
sugar schedule would remain as II was
published In these dispatches Friday OF
iaSt Nefk-tO-Wit 10 per cent on raw
sugar 10 per cent. on the raw sugar in
the refined. and 1-5 of cent dinerential
on refined sugar.
This senator also said that he had
never heard Of a proposition that gainef
some credance two ar three days ago to
the effect that the basis Of the collection
or the duty on refined sugar was 10 be-
the duty collected on lO5 pounds OF raw
sugar for every 100 pounds OF refine!
sugar As far. then, AZ sugar Is concern
ed, it has cut no figure in the conference.
and Is looked upon by the conferrees as
settled
Lead-ore. about which there has been
great deal OF quiet talk. is said 10 he
In the same way. IN effort was made
TN some quarters 10 have the House rate.
which greatly reduced the duties, restored.
but this was not done.
TOBACCO AND wHISKEY.
As indicated in these dispatches some
days ago. the Senate rate on tobacco will
probably stand, and whiskey. which was
disposed of by the conferrees some days
ago. will be put back to the one-dollar-
a-gallon provided for in the House bifl.
with the proviso. however. that the
bonded period may be extended from Ave
10 eight years By the payment. after the
end Of five years. OF an additional tax OF
cents per gallon per year.
1t Is also understood that the Senate
provisions on woollen- and cotton-g goods,
and the metal schedule have been cut into
but little compared with the cuts upon
which the House insisted.
There are Indications that the reason
the conferrees did not finally settle coal
and iron tonight was that the Senate
members might have an opportunity Of
consulting with their colleagues 10 see
how the proposition submitted In con-
ference was received.
LATEST PROPOSITION.
The latest proposition is to put iron-ore
on the free list and reduce the duty on
coal five cents per annum until it gradu-
ally reaches the free list. a proposition
that will not be nearly 40 acceptable as
the other, which leaves IT untouched for
five years. careful canvass Of the
Senate showed the Senate cOnferrees that
they could not touch ccal without imperil-
ling the whole bill. while iron might be
tempered with without having such
disastrous effect.
A prominent member Of the "Conserva-
tives'' was called upon by one of the
conferrees this evening for advice as 10
how he and his colleagues should act In
this matter, and was told that the day
for giving advice had passed. The con-
ferrees might now, this senator said,
bring in any kind of a report they pleased,
and the Senate would vote upon II.
Tomorrow will probably see this re-
port, but it does not necessarily Follow
that the Senate will accept it. The con-
ferrees will meet promptly at 10 O'Clock.
but no one can tell tonight just wf1en tneir
Pepubiicau associates will be admitted 10
the secrets of the conference-room.
COMMITTEE TROUBLES.
1t may be- however that the senate
conferrees will have more troable than
they anticipate in removing the objections
of their House colleagues to certain
things that transpired in the committee
room to-day. There WAS ample ground
for the many conflicting rimors that
were flying about concerning coal ana
iron. At one stage Of the proceedings
the Senate conferrees took the bun by
the horns and told the House. eonferrees
they could have either coal or iron free.
and the House promptly accepted coal
Then began the canvass of the 'Conser-
y..tiyes' TO see what would be the re-
suit of this compromise. Ii was seen
at once that such scheme doomed the
bill to failure and made such men as
Faulkner Push. Camden, and German
indignant The Senate conferrees went
back and told their associates that they
could not grant the concession, and de-