Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-05
QELEGRAPHlC.
TIE TARIFF BILL.
Some Of The Most Important SChed-
uleS Definitely Fixed.
PROPOSED DUTY ON LIVE STOCK.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The daily
sessions OF the Republican members OF
the ways and means committee which
have been in progress for about Two
weeks have brought the tariff bill
which is to be laid before the next
Congress to q stage where the chsrac.
ter OF the measure can be somewhat
gagged and where certain of the most
important schedules are definitely
fixed. In their conferences up to this
week the tariff makers have dealt
largely with the general charaote rieiics
of the schedules which they have had
under consideration, and devoted
themselves to shifting the great masses
OF the figures, letters and petitions
presented to them. Four schedules
have now been fairly completed. the
chemical, agricultural, wines and
spirits, and earthen and glassware
schedules.
Today's meeting was the most I'M
portant of the series, for IL resulted in
the framing OF the agricultural
schedules, which WAS re.enacl.
melt OF the Mckinley law, with few
changes except on unimp0rtant
PRODUCTS. Tho most important step In
connection with thie schedule was the
establish ent OF rate OF 80 u
mead on cattle more than one yepr old
and OF 20 per cent ad valorem on cat
tie valued ut more tnnD $50 head.
The Mckinley rates on other live
stock, Including the rate OF 81 on
cattle of one year old or less, are re-
stored. The Wilson rates were 20 per
cent ad valorem on live stock, and
while tine new duty OF So on cattle
does not reach the Mckinley figure OF
$40 on cattle moro than one yenr old,
lt 10 expected that with the ad valoTem
duty on the more valuable grades, II
will prove adequate TO shut out Next
can cattle. 1t ls against the Mexican
stock that the increase is particularly
desired, on the recommendation Of
Western cattle men whose interests
have been ruined by importations
frcm Mexico under the Wilson law,
which amounted to more than 2OO,OOO
head.
Much interest conferred upon barley,
which the committee puts back to the
Mckinley duty Of 80 cents bushel,
because the farmers contended that
the Wilson tariff had turned over the
market to the hands Of the CRnadiapf,
while the malstsrs who have been
using Canadian barley have made
hard fight against any increase.
Tho Mckinley rates have been re-
stored on fruits and berries, mainly for
the benefit OF the fruit-growers OF the
Pacific coast. The iruit exchanges OF
the country had prepared schedule
OF rates below the Mckinley bill, but
above the Wilson rates, although they
did not succeed in having their ached-
ule adopted.
Among the roducts in the agricul-
tural schedule which are returned to
the Mckinley rates and breadstufis
and rice, dairy products, potatoes ana
starch, castor beans and fax seed,
meats and products, and poultry, vege-
tables and salt. The demand OF the
farmers for the Mckinley rates OF 81 a
ton on hay, instead Of the Wilson rate
OF 81, was granted. Chicory is placed
nj cent pound, in accordance with
the requests oil the growers in the een-
trail states, who believe that they can
capture the hume market with protec-
ton. Rates Oh oranges have not been
fixed yet, but the committee has de.
cded to change the classification and