The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-05
A Compromise Nearly Reached
on the Sugar Schedule.
ALL SATISFIED BUT LOUISIANA.
The Conferees Almost Certain 10 Make
Report This Week.
Mistake In Engrossing Delays the
River and Harber BiII-Gresham Re-
fuses to Receive Queen Lii's Envoy-
Geary Condemns Policy OF InfAmy.

night after an 3it-01y session II looked as
though they were nearer 10 an agreement
than at any time heretofore. and yet the
agreement itself. which is the great end in
view, had not been attained. The hope
entertained By the conferees last night that
definite results would be reached and made
public today failed TO De realized. An
agreement on sugar had not been reached
beyond the possibility of recall, nor had
agreements been reached on iron ore or
coal. The day closed, however, much bet
ter than il opened. Ii brought out the
news that the sugar schedule submitted
as an uitimatum by the conservative
senators would be accepted By the
house conferees, and that there was little
else than the formal and final announce
ment of the correspondence to make the
agreement ON sugar complete So fully
satisfied were the house conferees that
the schedule would prevail that they
urged its advantages on their colleagues
on the house side, and pointed out that in
their opinion it would reduce the trust
benefits by at least 50 per cent from the
original senate schedule. In view of the
fact that the proposition came from the
senators this willingness of the house men
dicated the common ground they were oc-
cupying. Indeed one of the conferees
spoke of the results of the days work as
equivalent 70 an agreement on the sugar
schedule, but he said it was not such a
binding agreement as to cut off the possi-
bihty of disagreeing to it on Monday.
Thus 1t stands, with the conferees on the
point of agreeing and yet not actually at
that point.
As TO when the quasi agreement will be-
come an absolute inality the conferees
had no definite idea when they separated
tcnight. As Secretary Carlisle was with
them part of the day il is concluded the
schedule is also satisfactory to the adj
minlstration- When the Democrats sepa-
rated this evening Senator Jones said he
hoped they might call on the Republican
conferees early next week, possibly. but
not probably. on Monday, though he
stated that something might occur to up
set all calculation and prevent a full and
complete adjustment of differences.
The especially new development of the
day was the disclosure early in tie morn
ing that the two Louisiana senators, Caf-
fiery and blanchard, could not be depended
upon to support the new sugar schedule.
Their opposition was based on the ground
that il failed to take into consideration the
requirements of the Louisiana sugar
planters for bounty on their present crop
at least. This caused some uneaslnsss at
the outset. and it was felt that the new
schedule, upon which hung the chance of
full agreement, might be wrecked by the
opposition of the Louisiana senators and
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later in the day, however, either through
indifference or concession to this opposi-
tion element, and ii was not regarded at
the close of the conference as a serious
menace 10 the success of the conference
and efforts.
No attempt was made today, as on yes
terday, to disguise the details of the new
sugar schedule. and the conferees them
selves officially confirmed its provisions
as made public yesterday by the Asso-
ciated Press. but they pointed out that the
latest phase of the proposition entirely
eliminated the 1-l0 of a cent. di ifferential
against sugars coming from countries pay
ing an export bounty on sugar. This, it
was explained, made the proposition more
nearly approach the decision of the house.
In other words, the new schedule is ex-
actIy as heretofore given. viz: Sugars be-
low No. 10 Dutch standard (raw sugarsD,
40 per cent al yalorem; on sugars above
No. l6 Dutch Standard (refined sugSrs), 40
per cent ad valorem OF the amount
necessary for the protection Of refined
sugar. at the wholesale price in the coun-
try from which it Is exported, plus diff
ferential duty Of Is OF q cent per pound.
After the conferees had reached their
virtual agreement on the sugar schedule
they put this To one side and took up the
question Of iron ore and coal, but ad-
journed without approaching a conclusion
with respect to these two products.
Messrs. T. A. Sharretts, Of the board Of
Democratic appraisers, and Jacob
Schoenhof, deputy appraiser at the port OF
New York, who have been acting as ad-
yIsers 10 the senate finance committee
since the bill has been pending in the SEN
ate, in response 20 a request today tur-
nished the Associated Press statements as
to the difference in the protection TO re-
fined sugar furnished by the sugar
schedule now almost agreed on by tie
tariff conferees, from the protection fur
nished hy the senate schedule. They
united in saying:
"The value of raw sugar ~ always based
on the amount Of saCcha-fne matter con-
tanned in IL Bat sugar anaiyElng - de-
grees means that 100 OF this class of sugar
contains - pounds Of saceharine matter.
Hence IL takes us t3 pounds Of sS-degree
sugar 10 make loo pounds Of refined sugar
or So-calIed German granuiated sugar.
The London quotations for the year 1888
average for raw beet sugar as degFees)
81 30 2aas per loo pounds. and for German
grAnu!ated sugar s3.s5 I7-24 per l0
mounds THIS shows an average differ
ence OF "a iT-2lc per lp0 pounds. 1t you
take this raw sugar price and add the
necessary amount TO allow for the guam
tlty required, you have $40 liza. the
OUTLAY for The sugar consumed IN making
the refined sugar. This leaves 10 CA
cents as the net baisnce 10 cover the cost
OF refining. Cane sugars Of ssi degrees, So
called centrifugal. gave s2sa rounds Of 7e-
fined sugar. and TO get at the COS, Of
sugars really consumed in making I'm
rounds Of refined cane sugar, we have !;
make tie necessary allowance and arrive
al the true quantity consumed, which -
los as rounds. The latest Isondon Quota
tions Tor IS degree centrifugal shows A-.s3
per 100 pounds, and for refined $50 per
loo pounds This shows differences oI ~
cents on 100 pounds Add 70 tie raw
sugar price the necessary AmoHni
to aliow for the quantity seiassiy
required. i e. loe.o6 pounds OF FAs
al s2as and you have 1917 10
cover the cost Of sugar, and ~ csnts lett
over for the csst OF Fenuing loo pounds Of
resned sugar. Taking tie value Of FaE
cane necessary 70 make the ifH pounds OF
-..a = <e - the Snfx Of a. xssr cent