Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-18
NOW FOR THE DEMOCRATS
Republican Conferees on Tariff
Bill Harmonize.
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES
In the Senate Amended Bill Which viii Cause
Much Debate.
COTTON AGAIN ON THE FREE LIST
Duty Replaced on Burlaps, Jute and Cot.
ton Bagging, Cotton Ties, Mating and
Gunny Sacks Democrats Are Not
Pleased With the Latter.

Washington, July 17--When the repub-
1ican conferees on the tariff bill repre-
senting the two houses of congress adj
journed at o'clock, the announcement,
3 was made in both houses that shey had
agreed on the bill, and the result of the
partcan conference world be submitted
to the Democratic members of the confer
ence at full meeting to be held on Mon
day.
1--WE canno.," said Senator Allison, SAY
just what time we shall expect the at
F tendance of the democrats on Monday.
for there is still much to be done TO get
the bill in readiness for them"
1T was expec ed that some of the mem
bers expected to have the bill printed
and ready for submission 70 the house by
l D. M. Monday. The republicans look to
the democrats TO agree to a report on the.
bill after one conference. The members
of the conference still preserve s,rict ST.
lence as to the deliberations of the con-
fereeS, giving out nCllniDg as to the
changes made. 1t Is learned from q rell-
a. BILE source, however, thai avery large
majority off the senate amendments were
aecep. ed. This was rendered necessary
by several circums. .ances. NUMBER or
the amendments made by the senate were
verbal others were trivial and Still ci.
ers were made necessary to secure har-
mony of construction and would have
been made by the house ii that body had
had the bill under considers alton for so
long arime aus 'he senate had. All these
amendments were accepted without con-
sideration by the house conferees. 9th
ers were also accepted with some little al
terations made by the senate, In order to
secure the passage of ehe bill by thaS
body.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, holding as he
did the balance of power as he does in the
Senate, was able to secure many conces-
SionS for western interests In the Senl te,
and these he held without exception In
the conference. He also secured some de-
gree of protec ion for beet sugar, which
had not been given. either in the senate
or house bill.
agre edupon. present an entirely new
schedule, ait least in the duty on refined
sugar. When the announcement of an
agreomnt was first made today Hhe in
dfcaaions were that the senate had sur
rendered everything in the sugar schedule
to the house. No ONE not in possession
of all the fadts could see how 1t could be
otherwise when 1T was known that the
house differential of one eighth of a cent
had been accepted and che senat te provis-
ion for throwing off one-tenth Of cent
ON low grade sugar receded from
You will discover" said Senator AL
drich, in discussing the matter among his.
colleagues, "thf- the senate gets some+1
complete surrender ON our part, as we
were compelled to submit to the unyieldr
ing demand of the senate" Ysat
The wording of the new sugar para
graph shows that he was righ.: asa
Sugars, not above Is Dutch STANDARD
in colors, tank bottoms, syrups OF cane
juice, metar, concentrates melada, con-
crete and concentrated mo]asses testing
by the polariscope not above rs degrees,
95-100 of one cent per pound and fer every
additional oh hxrt1 I, a1o ,f-
scope test than ore and oneJhalf huns
drSdths OF one cent per pound additional,,
and fraction of degree in proportion and
on. sugar above No. 1e Dutch standard In
color and on all sugar which has gone
through process of refining one hundred
and twenty-five one thousa ndths of one
cent per pound additional
IT will be observed that the nodfica-
tion Of the sugar schedule still leaves the =
rate on pure sugar testing 100 degrees .o5 +
cents per pound. which was the senate
rate. The differsqitiai on refined sugar is
however, ene eighth of cent per pound.
while the senate diff-rentiaI was one
fifth. The house also secured the elimin-
alton on the oEe-tepth Of cent reduction
allowed on iaggery 6nd other low grade,
sugars testing 81 degrees by the polari-
scope. 1t is claimed that the increase OF
higher grades of sugar which will result
from the increased polariscope graduation
allowance will add materially to the pro- i
lection to the beet sugar industry. The
refiners necessarily receive incidental
benefits"
Following are among THE more mpor-
tant changes madc in other schedules:
Hides 15 per cent. ad valorem. In place
OF the 20 per cent. fixed by the senate.
Inc house representatives made a strong
nght to have hides restored to the free
list. but they were compel,f n, s,,hn,it ~
the unyielding demand of the senata
Wool Gas heretofore sent out) firsf-class
lie. per pound; second csass. 12c ner
pound; third clas, 4c on that below 12c
12c In value.
Those rates on third class wool were
the result OF an agreement between the
Wool growers and the carpet manufac-
turers.
the senate rates ~
Iron ore, as fixed by the senate.
Coal, bituminous, SIC per ton
Iobacco, S1.I5 per pound on imported
wrappers. This is the senate rate. Tt
is also understood that the action NJ .be
senate in striking out the internal rev.
enue provisions on tobacco and leaving
the existing law in force was accepted
by the house conferees.
Cyanide Of potassium, 1919 per cent:
this is the senate rate, the house rate be-
ing % per cent. The reduction was de-
manded by the gold miners of the west
cyanide being largely used in the prep
aration of auraneous ores.
Borax acid 4c per pound, the senate
rate.
The senate rate on borax was also sus-
tained as was also that on soda ash. the
rate being &c per pound
The senate rate on all fruits are. re-
tanned. including ! per cent per pound
on orange, lemons, lines, etc
On nuts the house rate of &c per pound
was restored. the senate having lowered
this rate to- 2hc
White pine lumber was restored tothe
house classification and the house rate Of
$2 per 1000 feet instead OF the senate rate
of 81.
The rssiprocityclause has been trans
formed into MODIFICATION of both the