Evening journal., 1897-02-12
liking OF TARIFF RATES.
Stubborn Fight Over the
Schedule on Wool.
TIE TREATY STILL IN THE SENATE.

Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
Bill Passed In the Upper House and
the Fertilization Bill In the Lower
Branch of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-After series Of
conferences extending over several days
( he woolgrowers and wool manufacturers
lave failed to adjust their differences over
he rates of duty to be recommended to
he ways and means committee for the
& lew tariff bill now in process Of forma-
ion and have departed for their homes.
These differences the two bodies found TO
De irreconcilable, the growers being un-
& Wiling TO consent to rates at which they
s leclare they cannot continue to produce
4 WOOL with profit, and the manufacturers
4 ceiling that the rates Of the growers were
n higher than was proper or polite.
Fl According to the statements of the man
Z lfacturers, the growers named the follow
ng as the very lowest rates of duty they
f we're willing to accept in return for sup
n )ort of the manufacturers
"Twelve cents pound on classes l and 2
q WOOL, double duty on washed and triple
iuty on secured, cents a pound on all
s. arpet woods and double and triple duties
n pound additional duty on all skirted
q yools"
"This, Mr. North, the secretary Of the
& Manufacturers association. says, sis the
VI original Lawrence schedule, with some
a light notifications, and its disastrous
fleets upon the wool manufacture and
he carpet manufacture are obvious to all
manufacturers There were members of
f he wOolgrowers' committee who recog-
lized the impossibility of acquiescence in
uch extreme rates, but the appointment
% # the committee of conference had been
VI placed in the hands of Judge Lawrence
md he so constituted the committee that
was ironclad against any material devi-
ltion from the tariff programme which he
iad advocated, notwithstanding the fact
81 hat the manufacturers have evidence
which leads them to believe that a major.
81 ty of the woolgrowers of the country, and
& particularly of the far west, believe that
heir best interests will be promoted by
much more moderate duties
On the other hand, the growers assert
hat the original Lawrence schedule OF
ates was made by the Woolgrowers' as.
ISOLATION, the Farmers National congress,
he Ohio State grange and associations in
iome Of the extreme western states, and
he rates are the lowest that would protect
he industry to such an extent as to at all
ouild up the breeding of sheep and the
production of wool in this country.
The growers assert that Judge Law
ence did not name the committee referred
%, but that each state selected its owl
member Of that body.
The Tariff on Ores.
The most important decision agreed up
IN yesterday by the Republican members
If the ways and means committee, VIII,
ire working on the new tariff bill, was t,
'estoro the Mckinley duty on lead ores
The Mckinley rate is \ cents pound
While the present duty is three fourths o
cent. It was decided also to change tn
aw upon the assaying of imported Leaf
,res and instead of having them assaye'
1t the port of entry TO admit them undo
lond and have them assayed at the assay
ng Office nearest their destination.
Copper, brass, gold and silver were ais
'estored TO the rates of the Mckinley law
which are 30 per cent adj valorem on COY
Der, 4 cents pound on brass and 30 pc
ent ad valorem on gold and silver.
The committee also disposed Of mum
Der Of items in connection with manufaC
ures of iron and steel by giving them spe
sific rates equivalent to the present ad va
orem duties. This list includes nails
spikes, tacks, needles, horseshoes, nut
and washers, braids, rivets, engraved steC
9lates saws, screws and umbrella ribs.