The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-12
THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF BILL
Four Schedules Have Been
Completed.
BARLEY PUT BACK TO 80 CENTS
An Increase ON Mexican Cattle Particu-
larly Desired by Western Csttlemen
&-VegetabIes and Breadstuffs Raised.

An increase ON Mexican Cattle Partfcu-
larly Desired by Western CattIemen
-vegetabIes and Breadstuffs Raised.
Washington, Feb. 8.-The daily ses-
sions of the Republicans of the ways
and means committee, which have been
inS progress for some weeks, have
brought the tariff bill, which is to be
where the character of the measure can
be'somewhat gauged and where several
of the most important schedules are
definitely fixed. In their conferences
upto this week, the tariff makers have
dealt largely with the general charac-
teristics of the schedules which they
haye had under consideration, and de-
voted themselves to sitting the great
masses of figures, letters and petitions
presented to them. Four schedules
have been fairly completed-the chem
icai, agricultural, wines and spirits and
the earthen and glassware schedules.
Today's meeting was the most inn
portant of the series, for it resulted in
the framing of the agricultural schedule,
which was made re-enactment of the
Mckinley law, with few changes ex-
cept on unimportant products. The
most important step in connection with
this schedule was the establishment of
rates of S. head on cattle more than
year old, and of 25 per cent ad val
orem on cattle valued at more than $40
a head.
The Mckinley rates on other live
stock, including the rate of So on cat
tie of year old or less, are restored.
The Wilson rates were 90 per cent ad
valorem on livestock, and, while the
new duty of S. on cattle does not reach
the Mckinley figure of $40 on cattle
more than l year old, it is said that
with the ad valorem on the more valu-
able grades, it will prove adequate to
shut out Mexican cattle. It is against
the Mexican stock that the increase is
particularly desired, on the representa-
tions of Western cattlemen that their
business has been ruined by the impor-
tations from Mexico under the Wilson
law, which amounted to more than
200, 900 head.
Much interest centered upon barley,
which the committee puts back to the
Mckinley duty of 80 cents bushel, be-
cause the farmers contended that the
Wilson tariff had turned over the mar
ket into the hands of the Canadians,
while the maltsters, who have been
using Canadian barley, have made a
hard fight against any increase.
The Mckinley rates have been re-
stored on fruits and berries, mainly
for the benefit of the fruitgrowers of
the Pacific coast. The fruit exchange
of the country had prepared schedule
of rates below the Mckinley bill and
above the Wilson rates, although they
did not succeed in having their schedule
adopted.
Among the products in the agricul-
tura1 schedule which are returned to
the Mckinley rates are breadstuffs and
rice, dairy products, potatoes and
starch, castor beans and faxseed, meats
and meat products, and poultry, vege-
tables and salt.
The demand of the farmers for the
Mckinley rate Of s. ton on hay in
stead of the Wilson rate of So, was
granted. Chicory is placed at l cent a
pound, in accordance with the request
of the growers in the central states,
who believe they can capture the home
narkat with r,rotaefiop