The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-19
DEBATE ON THE TARIFF BILL
Will Begin on Monday and Continue to the
End of the Month.


viii Begin on Monday and Continue to tn,
End of the Month.
Washington, March 1S.-The ways anC
means committee have decided TO repor
the tariff bill tomorrow. The debate viii
begin on Monday and close on or before
the last of March.
The program for the tariff bill in tbs
house was agreed upon by the commit
tee today, after a long and somewhat
discor1ant meeting in which there was
disagreement not only between the two
parties, but among the Democratic men,
bers of the committee. The bill will be
reported to the house tomorrow, debate
will begin on Monday next and the final
vote will be taken on Wednesday, March
81. In the meantime the house will be
in session from II in the morning to an
indefinite hour at night, with a recess
for dinner, all the time to be consumed
in debate on the bill
1t was proposed by Chairman Dingley
TO have the debate begun on Friday as
soon as the bill had been reported, but
the Democrats opposed this measure OF
the program so strenuously, reminding
trefr aGversaries that they had permit
I'd the Wilson bill to be considered in the
committees week, that the Republicans
conceded more time to them.
The Republicans presented a list of
amendments which were incorporated in
the bill by a party vote, while many
amendments were proposed by Demo-
Gratis, several of which did not secure the
united support of the representatives Of
that party. Some friction was develop
ed between Mr.. Bailey of Texas and Mr.
Mcmillan OF Tennessee, the former hav-
Ing been promoted over the head Of the
latter to the position of senior Demo-
cratic member Of the committee by vir-
tue of his opposition as candidate Of the
Democrats for the speakership of the
house II is understood that Mr. Bail
ey will make the minority report on the
bill but will concede to Mr.. McMillin
the privilege of making the first speech
in opposition.
The committee has changed the sugar
schedule to read as follows: Sugar not
above No Is Dutch standard in color,
tank bottoms, syrups of cane juice me-
lada, concentrated melada, concentrated
molasses, testing by the polariscope not
above 70 degrees, one cent per pound,
and for every additional degree shown
10y the polariscopic 3-10O of one cent per
pound additional. and fractions of a de-
gree in proportion; and on sugar above
number 16 Dutch standard in color and
on all sugar which has gone through
a process of refining. one cent and eight
hundred and seventy-fve one thous-
andths of one cent per pound; molasses
testing above forty degrees and not
above Sc degrees, 3 cents per gallon.
The original form of the schedule had
the words cor fractions OF a degree" af-
ter for every additional degree" but
the first clause mentioned is stricken out
and the words land fractions of degree
in proportion" added. 'McIasses test
ing not above Sc degrees was the orig
inal wording Of the last two lines.
Other amendments TO the bill which
were offered by the Republicans and
we're adopted were as follows: Raising
china clay Or kaolin from s. to So a ton
Placing Rockinbham earthenware at 40
per cent advaiorem. Ochre and ochre
earths. lumber and lumber earths, sienna
and sienna earths, dried and powdered
a half cent per pound. Welded cylinder
ical furnaces, made from plate metal
2l5 cents pound Gan addition of about
y cent TO the rate in the bill; butchers
and packers skewers at 40 cents per
1000. changed from So per cent ad val
orem. Changing the paragraph of the
tobacco schedule by which rates were
al 81 a pound unstemmed and 50. 10 STEM
med all tobacco in any bale. box or pack
age. or in bulk which shall contain ex-
ceeding 10 per cent Of leaves suitable
for wrappers, by adding "or which shan
be the growth of different countries"
Also the following changes:
Bags of uncolored jute, changed from
rs cents per pound TO Is cents and
Is per cent al valorem.
Lithographing prints on paper not ex-
ceeding eight-one-thousandth OF an inch
in thickness, changed from Is 10 20 cents
a pound; on paper not exceeding 21-loa9
OF an inch in thickness and 50 square
inches, from u 10 S cents. and exceeding
80 square inches. from 10 TO ) cents; ex-
ceeding A-l000 of an inch in thickness.
from 3 20 cents; printed in ten or NOR.
c@lors, from - TO so cents: printed in
white CT in part in leaf from 80 n 40
cents.
Blank books. changed from 20 per cent
ad valorem 10 % per cent.
Naphtharin, changed from the free
list 10 25 per cent
The Democratic amendment which eS-
cited most interest was one proposed by
Mr.. McLaurin OF South Carolina -
place duty Of IL cents per pound o,
all cotton. Mr.. McLaurin said that So
100000 pounds of cotton had been import
ed into the United States from fifteen
countries last year. and he did not see
how Democrats VINO voted for duties Of
a. CENTS on wheat and 20 cents on corn.
or which importations were small. in the
Wilson bill. could consistently refuse 20
vote for duty on cotton. Two Demo-
Gratis voted for the amendment. Nc,
Laurin Of South Sarolina and Robertson
OF Louisiana The Republicans voted
against il
a motion by Mr.. Swanson 10 strike ou,