Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-13
SOME TARIFF SNAGS.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE NOT FtND-
ING PLAIN SAILING.
MANY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES
EACH HOUSE HOLDING OUT FOR ITS
OWN MEASURE,
senate Conferees Point Ont the DAN
Err Of Insisting ON the House
RateS-Greatest Differences
Are on Wool, sugar
and Lumber.
MANY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES

vasHlnrton. July I2.-The tariff Conferees
have struck some snsgs IN their work. The
minor matters were easily adjusted. but
won al important features there has been
10 agreement. and the outlook to-day was
that several reports would have 10 be made
before an adjustment could be reached.
The house couferees are standing solidly
ly their bill and the senate conferees are
no less tenacious.
The senate Couferees have laid before the
house members the condition in the SEN
ate where there Is no actual majority Of
the Republicans. and where other than
Republican voters are necessary to pass
ghe bin OF adopt a conference report Ihey
asserted thar in 1894 the Democrats were
Ga better shape in the senate Than the Re
prhlicaus now as they had an actual ma
.rrity. yet the house was finally compelled
10 accept the senate bill in order TO pass II.
The members OF the house are standing
ty their bin. nevertheless, and have told
the senators that they cannot accept the
senate amendments on many important
items Lumber has been In dispute. and
the house Conferees have insisted that the
house rate on white pine must be accepted.
and they have been supported in this by
Senator Burrows. Of Michigan. The house
rate WAS s. and the senate reduced II 10 81.
The senate conferees say that IL the house
rate is restored il will provoke long dis
can tell when the bill would get out of the
senate again.
Straw mating which the senate put on
the free list. is an item Of contention. The
house conferees have refused TO accept
even the rate which was originally report
ID Ga the senate bill and stand for the
house rate.
The house conferees are also insisting
upon higher compensatory duties on manu-
fscfures Of cotton on account af the duty
% - per cent on raw cotton. The house
members have maintained that the house
hIu has been commended more than the
senate bin. and that the conference should
get close to il as possible. The senate
couferees. in addition TO presenting the
present political complexion in the senate.
have pointed out the difficulty that will
occur II several reports of partial agree
ments and disagreements are made. They
sold the house members that il will lead to
endless discussion. that they have no
power 10 force vote. and that there is not
a majority in the senate 20 keep the senate
in session in case OF a ffiibuster against the
conference report.
The committee IS meeting with its great
es1 difficulty IN reaching an understanding
On the wool and sugar schedules, On sugar,
Senator's AldTtch and Jones. OF Nevada, are
holding out especially for the senate sched-
ule. and are supported by the entire SEN
AAG fffartetiNAUuu- Inc Houso just as
hrrn In their demand for the house rates.
The Indications when the conference 9d-
,ourned tonight were that a compromise
Wcuid be necessary which would split the
6inereure between the two houses on the
dirsrentisl on refined sugar, and IT WIS
stated upon good authority that an agree
uleut TO this effect had been reached.
The house conferees are standing stitny
fn- the house schedule on wool. contending !
that the senate rates would be most oD-
0ieSSlve upon manufacturers.
The conferees were together again to-
uiEht until II o'clock, and at the ,,onclu-
sion OF their session were even more un-
communicative than they have been here
tofere- This might be explained either on
the theory that they are very-e1ose to an
agreement or that they aSe wider apart
nan before