The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-09
IRON ORE-TO BE FREE
The Basis Of an Agreement
Reached by Democrats.
Forty Per Cent AL VaIorem on
Raw and R fined Sugar.
FORTY CENTS on COAL.
The Republicans Hope to De-
feat the Bill

WAsnrwarow, Aug. e.--When the
tariff conference adjourned at $50
o'clock yesterday they confirmed the
story which had been floating about
the capitol corridors all day that the
basis OF an agreement had been
reached This announcement had
been made with more or less positive
ness by members OF the conference
committee on several pre- vious occa-
sions. but never until last night were
the conferrees willing to explain
what the terms Of agreement we're IL
had been understood for several days
that the last sugar schedule proposed
BY the conservative enators would be
the one which must be accepted
if any agreement whatever was
reached Last nght the house con-
8errees did not hesitate to declare that
they had accepted this SEIZED ule, but
claimed that it was reduction OF
fully so per cent over the original
senate schedule Ia the protection to
rehners- This new schedule gives q
duty Of 40 per cent on raw sugars
duty OF 40 per cent on the raw ma
terial consumed in the ID anufacture
Of the refined article and one fifth OF
"a cent different.a al on refined sugars
Coal Is to remain on the dutiable list
at 40 cents and iron ore is to come in
free These we're the three schedules
Even now IL can not be said they
are settled beyond question One of
che house conferrees said: you may
say that either coal or iron ore will be
free. but which Of these two schedules
Will be amended can not be positively
stated" But other reports from au-
thoritative sources are that the sem
ate conferrees were willing to recede
only on the iron ore schedule This
statement from the conferrees shows
that in the bitterly contested sched-
uleS the senate got what it demanded
on sugar and coal and left the iron
ore TO the house.
Other important changes practically
agreed to are radical reduct ions in
the wooden and cotton schedules
Barbed wire has not been passed upon,
but an effort W ii be matte TO place it
on the free list. The changes were
made on the basis Of the senate bill.
There were many Of these changes
which it was necessary to make in
conference because OF imperfectionS
Wherever lower rates could be Sc
cured without leopard zing the pass
age Of the bill. the senate couferrees
yielded without contest.
Members of the Louisiana delegation
were not pleased with the reported
agreement They said no bounty
whatever was given il the sugar
schedule, and the purpose was to put
the new law to effect at once with
ont giving the continuance they had
expected until January next. There
was much talk among them that the
schedule would not receive their votes.
The Republican steering comm ttce
of the senate held session i'm
mediately after the adjournment OF
the senate to consider the situation.
The understanding among them was
60 the fleet that the Dem Ocrats had
rf IN MI
the tariff bill to be reported back to
the senate. There were present Re- /
pnblicans who had information as to
the status Of the bill. and they stated I
that upon the manufacturing suhed- /
tiles the senate rates in the main OBJ I
tanned, but upon the principal Items
sugar, coal and iron Ore-a compro- +
mise had been reached. 1t was from
this standpoint that the Re pu bIicans
discussed the bill and the posi- bilitv
tanned that every Republican and the
Popul ists-Pe fer ami Stewart would
vote against the bill. and that MIR.
Hill would also oppose it Three
more votes were necessary to defeat
it. +
The announcement was made with
consfd cradle directness that both
Messrs. Canrev and 3 anchard Of Lou
tsiana would vote against it, though E
they were not considered absolutely
CERTAIN 04G Oh these senators
had asked Senator Allen as
20 the position of himself and
Mr.. Kyle and while he lad not
received a positive an yver. the infer
ence was that the Populists seemed to
think il was a part Of their policy TO
vote against it.
With the Republican side solid and
Hill. CAffrey. blanchard and Alien
voting with them the bill could not
pass The Republicans had to ac-
knowledge. however, the prospect OF +
getting all three Of the last named
was extremely doubtful