The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-04
An AGREEMENT REPORTED.
! Sugar Schedule Which will be Accepted
by The House COnitreeS.
nlFFBRENIlBL DUTY OF i-5 OF 4 CENT
Iorty Per Cent. Al Valorcm on All Raw
,,qar aud Same Amount on All Refined
on Basis of the saocharlne Strength.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-After the
auct meeting to-day four members
..ounced. each 20 "a different person,
...t an agreement had been reached by
. Senate and House conferees on the
.rn mi. The basis OF agreement was
.t disclosed. bat one OF the most dis
.ulshci members Of the Cabinet sand
.. United Press representative: 'You
..e announce that the President VIII
SIAN "a tariff bin within ten days.
The explanation OF this which is car
sent at the Capitol is that sugar sched-
.. has been agreed upon and has been
eptod by the House conferees, as
f ows:
Forty per cent al valorem on all raw
s.sar and the SIme amount on an re-
lea sugar, the duty TO be- coi!eclSu,
however. on The basis Of the sacchaIlne
strength. In addition 10 this there is
to he "a diffcrcntal to the rcnner 81 one
NTH OF % cent pound. and a discriminate
ing duty against those countries thdt pay
IN export bounty on refined sugar equiv
lent 20 the bounty SO paid. II rs unuti-
lod that the Government Will also res
tte IN some way the prices of foreign
.fiIs SO as 20 prevent any attempt TO
gle with the quotations.
40 PROTECTION Tor THE TRUST.
Iyery member Of the conference denies
tH.t there has been any agreement. but
lcient has leaked from the confer
...t-rOOm ana through such sources.
t.tt there can be no longer any reason
60 doubt tnat they have agreed as 10
What they Will 90 when the time comes
f. act. The House COnfeTees have al
VANS held that there was hidden away
+. the schedule or the Senate bin a pro-
t. t.on 20 the trust tnat greatly augment
.. fHe dincrental ls that was given
f.m ana they have COntCuled tnat
t..- should Doe r-mONed. Upon this basis
...r make mo demand that the text Of
r.- hin should be changed, and in a
s.rr of concession the senate TO that
rs now prepared the sugar schedule VIII
provide for the leNlluB OF the iOiOWirg
..r.-. ON all raw and refined sugars 40
r.r cent ad Nalorem the same rate as
heretofore. bat with this difference, that
t.at duty viii be based, not on the price
l.- ruund nor the mere pound OF the ar
t.fe purchased. but upon the saccnarine
..r..lth of the sugar found ia the total
uuo.ut II the sugar is raw, the duty
VIII be collected upon ohly inc pure
s.-.r that it contains, ana Wnen III comes
Z, the collection of duty on refined sugar
instead Of the collection being made upon
t.e value of the refined article lt VIII DC
based upon the value and amount OF
pure SUGAR necessary 10 make the re-
I'm ttis il is claimed there Will Doe abso-
llteiy no hidden protection for the Iusl.
and that nothing can accrue TO them
through the process OF refining.
qHr HOUSE WILL AcCRITIr
The reGner viii Doe r.gn differental
duty of oue-uith Of a. cent q p'uIn on
refined sugar and q discriminating uutS
levied AGAINST such countries as pay an
fNr.rt bounty ON the refined sugar equiv
al-nt 10 the amount OF that bounty. III
j. u.urcd ont by those who adF te
his duty that II is not any better Tor
III Trust than the former schedule, all
though this is denied in other quarters.
il ia ALSO said that the House conierees
viii accept this ass solution Of the
problem and that they VIII claim IL as
q victory. because 30 does away with the
alleged hidden protection. The next step,
after tle House agreed TO accept TINS
schedule. was to ind out II the refining
iut resi- fs would take 1t. 1t is UNDERSTOOD
that the senators who have cared for
this interest were consulted, and tndt
they reluctantly accepted the schedule as
the best mat could be mad, ana asteeu
thdt 70 would not be antaeonlzed. ,
IL This schedule is finally determined
upon ru-mOuOW-fOr there is always the
j J9sihilty OF a change at the last moment
1T is quite probable that the remainder
o, the BIN may bee speedily disposed o.
and there IS hope that the luu confer
tr.e may be had Monday, and the re-
FORT made 20 the Senate early in the
sumed in a discussion OF the other scned-
nles and there is now pretty gear
uNlrrS tduQluB as 10 Wn1l SAoH NC N04l1
with the rest OF the bin.
THr LOUISIANA SENATORS.
Ii is said tonight that the Louisiana
senators and Allen and Kyle. the latter
representing tn beet sugar industry
viii not accept the proposed :cheduIe
II this is true. il is not apparent nov
the Democrats expect 10 pass the Dill
There is no provision i'm the schedule
Tor the bounty for 1894, and both The
Louisiana senators have declared, that
unless this bounty is put in the hill they
that tomorrow night the situation
Will have crystalzed into sometime
TANGIBLE. and that the outcome viii be
Of Na e