The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-18

or an agreement between the wool growers
ana the carpet manufacturers.
., Lead Ore-l1s cents per pound; pig lead,
"a cents, the Senate rates.
iron Ore-Same as fixed by the Senate.
Goa-Bituminous, 67 cents per ton.
1ooacco-$l.I5 % per pound on imported
wrappers. This is the Senate rate. 1t is
also understood that the action of the Sen
ate in striking out the internal revenue pro-
VISIONS on tobacco, leaving the existing law
IN force, was accepted by the House con-
ferees.
Cyanide of Potassium-12l2 per cent. This
is the Senate rate, the House rate being %
the gold miners of the West, cyanide being
ores.
Boracic Acids cents per pound, the Sem
ate rate The Senate rate on boraX was
also sustained as was that on soda ash, the
rate being g of a cent per pound.
The Senate rates on all fruits are re-
tained, including l cent per pound on or
anges, lemons, lines. etc. on walnuts the
House rate of cents per pound was re-
stored the Senate having lowered this rate
TO 212 cents.
White pine lumber was restored to the
House clasSif cation and the House rate OF
81 per thousand feet, instead of the Senate
rate of 81.
The reciprocity clause has been trans
formed into modification of both the Sen
ate and House schedules-that is, the num-
ber of articles which can be used as bases
for reciprocity agreements has been IN
creased, but the Presidents discretion as TO
Senate, which was the main feature OF the
Senate provision, has been rejected.
A HOUSE VICTORY.
One of the biggest victories won by the
House was in the restoration to the dutia-
BILE list of burlaps, jute and jute bagging,
cotton bagging, gunny sacks, floor mating
and cotton ties, which the Senate placed on
the free list. While restored to the dutia-
bles list, however, the rates are lower than
they have ever been on this class of arti-
cles.
Another victory of the House was in the
elimination of the Senate stamp tax on
bonds and stocks. 1t was decided that the
machinery of collection was too cumber-
some.
Raw cotton is restored to the free list,
as originally fixed by the House. The Sen
ate with the aid of some OF the Demo
cratic senators, made cotton dutable at Il
The amendments as agreed on will go to
the printer tomorrow and the competed
bill will be laid before the Democrats Mon
day morning Assurances have already
been given by the Democrats on the con-
ference that there viii be no attempt TO de-
lay the report when the fun commlttee
meets. But it is possible that the Demo
Gratis may ask more time than the Repub-
licanS now anticipate. The Republicans be-
GeVe that the report can be made to the
House Monday afternoon, and II the pres
ent intentions of the House leaders are car
rleQ out the report Will nave bCcll AStNO
on before the House adjournS on Monday.
Representative Dingley expresses the
opinion that the bill will be law ana that
Congress will have adjourned a week from
to-day The confereeS are generally con-
graduating themselves en- the result OF
their work and the expedition with Whlch
it has been accomplished The Mckinley
bill was in conference two weeks ana after
a six weeks struggle in conference the
conferees on the Wilson bill were compelled
to abandon all efforts at adjustment. Mr
Dingley. who was one of the confereeS on
the Mckinley bill, said that the problems
which the present cOnfereeS had to solve
were both more numerous and more impor-
tant than those which confronted the con-
by working night and day. sometimes as
high as fourteen hours day, had COM
pleted their task in less time than the con-
ferees on the Mckinley bill required. MI
Dingley appeared pleased with the result
and spoke in high terms of the spirit the in
deliberations. While there may nave Deen
occasional flashes Of irritation, he sald
there had been no manifestation of acTl-
mOny.
The Democratic conferees are by nc
means pleased with the transfer OF such
items as cotton bagging, burlaps, hooI
mating etc, from the free to the dudable
list. and express the hope tonight that
they may be able to reverse the conference
committee on these articles. They claim
to have the pledges of the Republicans WhC
assisted in making these articles Tree aho
in reducing white pine that they VIII as
sist in forcing their restoration to the tree
list. even to the extent of opposing the re-
port The Republicans, however, profess
10 feel easy over the fate of the report
and say that the worst they fear is delay
occasioned by long debate