The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-18
Il publican Conferees Wipe
Ont All Differences.
FULL MEETING ON MONDAY.
senator Jones' Secures MANY Caurex-
sfous fer the West-Aa Entirely
New sugar Schedule Prcscnted-
White Pine Restored to the House
om promise ON the
Reciprocity Clause stamp Tax
on Bends Eliminated DinGley
Monday.

WASHINGTON. July l---when the Re-
publican coGferges on the tar.E al djourned
al p. m. today the announcement was
made on behalf OF each of the houses that
they had agree,! on all the items of the
bill. and that the result of the partisan
conference would be submitted 10 the
Democratic members Of the conference Al
full meeting 20 be held on Monday.
This announcement had been made in
formally TO the Democratic members of
the conference al noon and had formed
the subject Of general speculation about
the senate during the afternoon. IL ap-
peared after the informal statement MSS
made that there was ssil much 10 he done
in the way of putting the bill in shape.
and the conferees spent SIX hours in close
application 10 the work in hand. They
were for the most part merely running
over the bill. but there are siiil no rates
10 be agreed TO upon articles which had
been passed over until the sugar schedule
should be finally disposed OF. The revision
was not even completed during the after
noon session. and some OF the members
returned 10 renew the work tonight.
We cannot" said Senator Allison, 'say
just what the attendance OF Democrats
on Monday will be, for there Is stll much
70 be done 10 get the bill in readiness for
them"
1t is understood that some of the men,
bers will work tomorrow for the accom-
plishment OF this purpose and II is hoped
10 have the bill printed and prepared for
the inspection OF the Democrats by 10
O'Clock Monday. The Republicans Still
further hope 10 secure the assent Of the
Democratic members ia reporting the hill
after the session. and they hope IN be able
to present IL 10 congress at the beginning
of the session OF Monday.
The members of the conference still pre-
serve the strlctest silence in regard to
the changes made. giving out no con!irma-
tion to the changes made III the bill IL
is learned. however. from an entirely re-
liable source that very large majority
of the senate amendments were accepted.
This was rendered necessary by several
circumstances. A number Of amendments
made by the senate were verbal. others
were trivial and still others were made
necessary to secure harmony Of Construc-
ton, and would hav. been made by the
house under the same circumstances.
All such changes as these were accepted
without question by the house conferees.
They also accepted in most cases all these
alterations by the senate in order 10 Sc
cure the passage of the bill in that body.
Senator Jones of Nevada. holding as he
did practically the balance of power.
both in the senate and in committee. was
enabled 10 secure many concessions for
Western interests In the senate. and these
he insisted on without exception in The con-
ference. He even succeeded In securing a
degree OF protection for beet sugar great
er than was given either in the senate or
the house bill.
The bill as agreed upon Will when made
public. present an entirely new sugar
schedule at least In the main item OF
duty on raw and refined sugar, the
fourth presented since the bill emerged
from the recesses OF the ways and means
committee
When the announcement of an agree
nlent was made the indications were that
the conferees had surrendered everything
in tho sugar schedule TO the house. No
one in possession OF the facts could see
how 1t could he otherwise when IL was
known that the house differential OF !. OF
a cent had been accepted and the senate
provision for throwing OFF LILO OF cent
on low grade sugar receded from. The
wording Of the sugar paragraph was as
follows:
Sugars not above No. Is Dutch standard.