The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
FREIGHT FOR JONES.
REPUBLICANS PAY TT TO KEEP
THE NEVADA SENATOR IN
LIME.
TARIFF BILL MADE OVER.
Suggestions" FROM THE MAN
WHO HELD THE BALANCE OF
POWER.
HIs AID SAID TO BE SECURED
to Hurry the Act Through the
Committee Stage.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-Senator
Jones, of Nevada, the independent
member Of the senate committee on
! finance, spent several hours with SEN
ators Allison and Aldrich, representing
the Republican subcommittee on tar
if, today He went over the bill with
them and suggested changes where he
was not satisfied with the existing pro-
visions. No statement of the Nevada
senator's position was authorized, but
1t Is understood that the Republican
members feel more certain of his CO.
operation since today's interview than
heretofore. They are, indeed, quite con-
fident of it. He assured them that he
was still protectionist and anxious
to support the bill, but told them he
would have to insist upon certain con-
cesSions to Western interests He sub
mitted number Of amendments. Iro-
Viding for slightly advanced rates en-
thlrd-class woods. on citrous fruits.
boraX, etc., and was assured that these
matters should have the committees
best consideration. The committee now
believe that besides his support of the
bill they will have Senator Jones as
sistance in getting out of the committee
promptly. Mr.. Jones declines to make
statement for publication.
Senator Jones presented the demands
not OF MS own state alone, but most of
the ROCKY mountain and Pacific coast
states He asked for an increase of
the duty on third-class woods begin
ming at cents a pound for the poorer
qualities, and adding one-haIf of a
cent a pound for each additional cent
OF selling value, but agreed to a slight
feductlon on first and second-class
woods. There is good reason to believe
that changes will be made in accor-
dance with these suggestions. If car
RED into effect they would result in
putting duty of or TX cents a pound
on the more valuable of third-class
WoolS
lie also asked the committee to stand
by It's decision for duty of IL
cents pound on hides, and for liz
cents on lead ore. He suggested.
at the instance of the sugar beet grow
ers, a duty of 1 cent a pound on sugar
testing 70 by the rolariscope and adding
sufhclent for each additional degree to
bring the rate up to IL cents for sugar
testing 80 degrees, with one-eighth of
a cent Off on sugars imported from
countries having reciprocity agree
ment with the United States. He also
suggested the following changes in the
first schedule of the bill: Increasing
boracic acid from 8 to 5 cents per
pound; soda from three-fourtf1s of a
cent to l cent pound; caustic soda
from ene-half to cent per pound
syllcate of soda from tlree-eighths TO
half-cent per pound. He proposed the
following substitute for paragraph 10.
| in regard to bofax: "Borax, 5 cents per
pound; boTates of lime Or soda. or other
bcrate material not otherwise provided
! for, containing more than So per cent OF
| anhydrous boracic acid, cents per
pound; borates CT lime or soda, or other
horate material not otherwise provided
Tor, containing not more than So per
| cent OF anhydrous boracic acid, 8 cents
per pound"