The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-24
IS FIXED UP
CONFEREEs AGREE AND THE MIL
PASSED nv THE HOUSE.
Wool Was Pat On = New RaAls Near
~ Like That Of the Mckinley
Schedules.

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crowded early yesterday with members
who intimately discussed the new tariff
schedules Soon after the assembling
I Dingley subfnitted the conference report
/ on the taritr piil and made an effort to
get the democrats to agree to vote this
evening, but they insisted ON two days
| for debate, and without reaching an
agreement as to when the vote should be
taken Dingley took the floor and opened
the debate in favor of the adoption of the
conference report.
Republican COnferees have made public
statement, concerning the conference
report, in which it reviewed the charges
made. OF sugar, the statement says:
The house differential between raw aud
refined sugars and the general features
of the house schedule are preserved and
the senate amendments increasing the dit,
ferential to one-ifth, and providing for
reduction of one-tenth of the duty on
raw sugars not above 81 degrees, which
would have given duty of l.39 ON So
degree sugar and only l-26 on S7-degree
sugar, are not adopted.
In Difference to those interested in
beet sugar production, the senate nate oi
lis on refined sugar must be retained as
an increased Encouragement to this in
dustry, the duty on raw sugars is increas-
ed seven and one-half hundredths, so as
to make the increase ON them the same as
on refined sugar, and thus leave the diff
feTential between raw sugar and refined
sugar the same as in the house bill, ami
to meet the objection which has been urg-
ed that the house rates ON low grade sug-
ar show higher ad valorem than those on
the higher grades the duty on IS degree
sugar has been reduced five hundredths OF
one cent, and then the duty per degree
increased regularly from three-hund-
redths las proposed in the house bill To
three and half hundredths, in order to
raise the duty on raw sugars the same
as on the refined.
By this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars of 100 degrees purity is raised
from LIS tas proposed originally by the
house, to 1921 and the duty ON refined
sugar is raised from 1874 (as proposed
originally by the house to l.95, thus Civ.
ing the same differential to II and a hall
hundredths between raw and refined sug,
ar, as was originally given by the house.
As this arrangement will increase the
revenue over two million dollars and at
the same time give additional eneour.
agement to the production of sugar in
this country, it is thought to be a de-
sirable contamination.
The senate, after assembling, went into
executive session for over two hours and
on TeOpening the doors a conference re-
port on the general deficiency bill was
agreed to. The Harris resolution in re-
gard to the Union Pacific railway was
taken up and Morgan continued his
speech ON the subject. He hoped the
president would defer action in order to
enable congress to look into the matter.
Thurston gave notice OF his intention 20
discuss the subject in the future. Stew
art then took the floor.
Conference BiII Passed.
At o'clock when night session began.
galleries were crowded, many ladies being
present. Mr. Dingley stated at the outset
he hoped to secure vote by 10 O'Clock.
MIR. Bailey said he thought vote could
be taken by II o'clock. He would not,
however, make a definite agreement on a
vote ThereupOn Mr.. Dingley gave no.
tiee he would move the previous question
not later than II O'Clock.
In the galleries were many distinguish.
ed Personages of both sexes. Inc republi.
cans still pursued the tactics they had
adopted during the day session. None of
them claimed the floor and the minority
were compelled to put forward their
speakers.
MIR. Dingley avowed that the schedule
gave slight additional protection to re-
lined sugar, but at the same time it rails
ed raw all along the line Trusts. he said.
could not be eradicated by epithets.
The way to break down the trusts. :"
he cried, is to establish a beet sugar
factory in every congressional district in
the country and make competition. That
is the way to clip the wings of The
trusts"
Among a storm of cheers Mr.. Dingley
then demanded the previous question on
the adoption of the conference report.
The demand was sustained by viva
Voce vote. and the vote on the adoption
of the report followed by yeas and nays
Considerable excitement occurred while
the vote was being taken. When the
speaker announced the vote, 1876 yeas and
lis nays, the republicans broke into loud
cheers.
The house then, at l2:l7 a. m, took
recess until Wednesday.
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