The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13
AGEoUND IN CONFERENCE.
Tariff BIN Runs Against Some Serious
Obstacles.


WASHINGTON, July 12.-The tariff con-
ferees of the house struck some snags in
their work today. The house conferees
are standing solidly by their bill, and
the senate conferees are no less tenacious.
The senate conferees have laid before
the house members the conditions in the
senate, where there is no actual majority
of Republicans, and where other than
Republican votes are necessary to pass
the bill. Members of the house are
standing by their bill nevertheless, and
have told the senators they cannot
accept the sena'e amendments on many
important items.
Lumber has been in dispute. Mem
bers OF the house committee insisted that
their rate on white pine must be accept
ed, and have been supported by Senator
Burrows, of Michigan. The senate con-
ferees say that if the house rate is re-
stored it will provoke long discussion
in the senate. The house conferees,
however, refused to accept even the rate
which was originally reported in the
senate bill, and stand for the house rate.
Burlaps, cotton ties and other items,
which were placed on the free list by the
senate met with great hostility from the
house conferees, and nothing in the way
of compromise offered by the senate
members has been accepted.
The house members have maintained
that the house bill has been commended
more than the senate bill, and that the
conference should get as close to it as
possible.
1t is developed today that the wool
schedule had been under special consid-
Grafton during the forenoon session, and
that the house members had not shown
a disposition to hold on to the house
rates. There was evident apprehension
that if this concession were granted
there would be difficulty in getting the
bill through the senate.
| There was also a hurried conference
between Republican representatives at
the senate conference in regard to the
probable course of the Democrats in case
the articles which they were especially
instrumental in having placed on the
| free list should be made dutiable. These
articles include cotton bagglng, gunny
bags, burlaps, cotton ties, paris green,
| floor mating, etc. The house insists
upon their restoration to the dutiable
list, and some of the senate conferees
are inclined to yield because of the rev.
enue they would yield.
The conference with the Democrats
was by no means reassurng. The Re-
publicans were told that if these changes
were made they (the Democrats) would
be disposed to insist upon a full expla-
nation in committee and All elaborate
debate in the senate, Which might in
definitely prolong the session. The re-
suit of the inquiry as to the effect of the
restor alton of the house rates was far
from reassuring. The problem is CIV
ing the committee considerable concern.
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Thousands of pale thin. people have
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| Reduced Rates.
Our steamer accommodation for July
1st being sold, we are prepared to sell
round trip tickets to Portland, at one
fare for the round trip to parties wishing
to take advantage of the Southern Pa
cific reduced rates between Portland and