The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
WASHINGTON. D G. Aup. s.

bdt'A COultT6tS nave DbFu lOI
weeks promising Hn agreement
u at last gives promise of fulfill
ment. When the tariff conferees ad-
journed at a few minutes before 6
o'clock tonight it was with the under
standing that at the session tomorrow
morning all the details should
be arranged and the Rspub-
licsns were called in, in tine
afternoon, and informed of what
their Democratic colleagues had done,
One of the most prominent managers
on the part of the senate made the en-
phatic statement that tomorrow would
see the edd of the conference, and that
by night there would be either an
agreement or general break up of the
conference But one thing, he said,
could postpone the result any longer.
Should the house conferees agree to
an agreement, and the agreement Of
the details consume such time as to
run the work over into the next day,
that would be permitted, but other.
wise the close Of tomorrow would wit
ness the end Of the eonferees on the
tariff bill. So little is vet to be accom-.
plished, however, that there is every
likelihood that the Republicans can be
called in at an early hour, aud there
would be no surprise if the senate
should have the report of the conferees
at reasonably early hour in the after.
noon,
IRON ORE TO BE FREE
The hitch that still remains for set
t1a,nnrt 10 irOp ,,,l nanl "a 60
the principle is concerned. these items
seem to be disposed of finally one of
them is to be free and the other made
dutia0le. These matters were the
sutjsct Of three distinct changes to-
day. AT p N, it was decided that
iron ore should be made free abso-
lutely and that coal should retain
the rate of 40 cents ton fixed by
the senate for period of five years, at
the end of which time it was to be free
Subsequently proposition was made
to fix sliding scale that should reduce
the duty specific percentage each
year. This was antagonizsd, but the
house men, anxious to gain as much in
the way of concession as possible per.
sisted and the result was that this
matter was left until tomorrow " morn
ing for final decision.
At the conclusion of the conference
one Of the managers on the part of
the senate said that If there was an
agreement the sugar schedule would
remlin as it was published by the
United Press Friday of last week, to
wit, 40 per cent on raw sugar, 40 per
nn fbu p III in La r.E,n1
and oue.fifth of cent differential on
refined sugar
SUGAR CUTS NO FIGURE.
As far. then. as sugar is concerned,
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
to be in the same way. An eff1rt was
made in some quarters to have the
house rate, which greatly reduced the
duties, restored, but this was not done.
AS indicated in these dispatches some
days ago. the senate rate on tobacco
will probably stand, and whisky, which
was disposed of by the conterrees some
days ago. will be put back to the one
dollar gallon provided for in the
house bill, with the provso, however,
that the bonded perioi may be extend
ed from five to eight years by the pay.
ment, after the end of five years OF an
additional tax Of five cents per gallon
per year 1t is also understood that the
senate provisions on woolens, cotton
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 rea-
son the conferees did not finally settle
coal and iron tonight was that the sen.
ate members might have an opportun
lty OF consulting with their colleagues
TO see how the proposition submitted
IN conference was received,
Ihe latest proposition is to put iron
ore on the free list and reduce the duty
on coal hVe cents per annum until il
gradually reaches the free list, a
proposition that will not be nearly so
acceptable as the other, which leaves
it untouched for five years. A careful
canvass OF the senate showed the cen.
ate conferees that they should NOT
touch coal without imperilling the
whole bill, while iron might be tam.
pere with without having any disas.
ferrous effect
When asked tonight what the policy
of the minority would be, Mr.. AID
rich, the Republican leader, remarked
that they had no policy and would
have none until they knew what the
Democrats intended to do. With .
smile, Mr.. Aldrich observed that the
Republicans would be about the CAPT
tai tomorrow and would keep theii