The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-15
NOT MUCH NEARER
TARIFF CONFEREES having a
PRETTY HARD TUSSLE.

Sugar is still the Main Issue Between tn
Senate and House Republicans, Wit
Next in Interest-Speaker Reed Back
up tho House Contingent and the Sen
ators Don't Like That, Neither-9Iail
Points Once Settled Secondary Matter
Would Soon Follow
Washington, July 1.-THE conferee-
on the tariff bill found themselves today
apparently further apart than they were
a: the beginning of the conference. There
was no immediate prospect Of agreement
and more than one member stated thai
the enlargement was such that the set
tlement might be indefinitely prolonged
They stated in very reserved manner
that there were numerous points of diff
ference but refused TO go into details,
even TO other senator's and members.
From all that can be learned, however,
there has been a general recession from
ihe partial agreements made on the
more important articles, upon sugar,
WOOL, hides, etc.
Sugar is still the principal contention
The best reports represent the house
referees, with Speaker Reed behind
them as holding out for the house sugar
schedule withOu. any change whatever,
and the senators as quite determined
NOT 10 yield to this extent. The house
conferees insist that this schedule must
be definitely fixed before other ques-
lions shall again be taken up.
One OF the other questions of second
airy Importance upon which sharp diff
ferences have arisen is the senate
amendment for a stamp tax on stocks
and bonds. The house opposes the
amendment, bur the senators, while not
welded 10 ii, insist upon it as necessary
for revenue
The house ia also resisting strenuous
ly the % per cent duty placed upon hides
and is az the same time persistently
holding out for a restoration OF cotton
bags, ties, etc, to the dutiablel list.
A senator who talked with some of the
conferees said:
They are in a temporary deadlock,
and are tied up all along the line. 1t
looks as though the situation nigh. re-
main unchanged for a week.
While this appears TO be a correct out
line Of the situation, the prevailing i'm
preston is that settlement or one or
two important schedules would be speed
ily followed by a complete adjustment
of all other differences"
The senate conferees are disposed to
resent the efforts Of Speaker Reed to in
fluence the action Of the conferees. The
senators are inclined 10 construe the
speakers participation in the proceed
ings as unwarranted, and are apparently
more determined than before his atti-
tude was known, to hold out for the
senate figures. The contesting forces of
the carpet manufacturers and the wool
growers outside of conference have prac-
tically made an agreement which, it is
presumed, will be ratified by the cen
ferees. The agreement provides for the
restoration Of the house rate of II and II
cents, respectively, on first and second
class woods, and on the third class article
the wool men agree 10 the proposition Of
the carpet makers TO extend the dividing
line from 10 30 i cents. making the rate
on woods OF This class worth less than II
cents dutiable at cents a pound, and
those worth more than u cents dutiable
a. s cents. This increases the rate Of all
woods, agreeable TO the wool men, and
holds the carpet woods down tot figure
acceptable to the manufacturers.
The conferees remained in session I'M
Ill after 6 today and then adjourned I'M
til tomorrow, emitting the usual evening
session. They had not reached a point
where they could call in the Democratic |
conferees but 1t was said progress had |
been made. 1t was impossible TO say !
whether the senate or house had the ad- !
vantage Of the days work. Both sides |
looked weary and troubled.
The outlook for a final agreement was |
said to be at a good distance.