The times., 1897-07-14
WRANGLING OVER WOOL.
The Tariff CoDferees Waste a
Day Over That Schedule.


eles OF the tariff bill are concerned, the
eonferees are as far apart as the day
when they first met The greater part
OF yesterday was spent in an unsuccessful
effort to get together on wool. Much OF
the discussion partook of the character
OF wrangle and SO heated did this be-
come that tile conferees during the afteI-
noon separated, the House members re-
firing to the Ways and Means Committee
room for consultation among themselves.
and the Senator'S cIoseting themselves 10
the room OF the Committee on Finance.
iefJrc this was done, however, much
time was devoted TO the considerable Of
tie late fixed by the Senate on .hiedclasS
woods. The House conferees refused 10 yield
to this rate, which greatly increases the
duty besides changing it from ad vaiorem
TO specific, unless an arrangement was
provided whereby woods Of this class
intended for carpet manufacture alone
could be brought III at lower rate Of
duty than that named in the bill. Mr
Jones, OF Nevada, who forced this change
IN the Senate, refused to yield one jot
from the language of the text
During the afternoon one of the Senate
conferees bIoaght Messrs. Warren and
Quay, representing the contending inter
ests, together and sought TO get them to
agree apoE some compromise. Mr.. War
rem, representing the wcClgrowing States
OF the West. is said to have told the Senate
conferees that the Senate had agreed to
this schedule, and so far ds it concerned
thir6-class wools, it must be maintained.
| II it was set aside, Mr.. Warren said the
Senators would not be bound by the caucus
action, and the Western men would vote
against the report. Mr.. Quay, on the
other hand, Is said to have notified the
| committee that unless the rates were nafie
so that the carpet men would not be
! ruined, he and his colleague woulG lot
| support the conference report.
The conferees still hope to secure an
| agreemen mt upon a provision that wll att
! init the woods of this class for the exciiI-
| sive use of carpet manufacturers at
| lower rate under q rebate scheme, after 1t
| is shown that these woods have heen 50
| used II is generally understood that the
| rate of IL cents On first and Second-ciass
| woefs, as heretofore mentioned in The
! Times as compromise agreement, VIII
| stand.
! Despite the assertions to the effect that
tine sugar schedule has been agreed 70,
there is little 70 bear out such a report.
lit was claimed last night that the agree
! mpnt had been reached to accept the House
| rates on raw sugar and substitute l 80
as the rate on refined sugar, instead of the
1895 OF the Senate and the 1875 OF the
House bill This seems to be improbable for
| il indicates too much of concession on the
| part OF the Senate The trust aud the
Senate have been Fighting for the retention
OF the clause which gives a discount OF
one-teuth OF one cent pound on AL raw
sugars imported between 10 and ST de
grees. inclusive.
Under this scheme raw sugars testing
81 degrees would come in at 1.26, and
the moment the sugar showed IS degrees
it would jump 10 / 80. This advantage
Is entirely too beneficial to the trust to per
ma it to give it away, and it can hardly
be supposed that the Senate with Mr. Jones
| OF Nevada standing like a stone wall for
the trJ.gt, has been able TO agree upon
n compromise such as has just been sig
gcSted 1t would probably be nearer the
truth to say that the Senate rate on raw
sugar had been retained, and the duty on
refined placed at 1.90.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. i,alzell. one II
the mana gers or the part of the House e
marked to Speaker Reel that it looked al
II the House would have TO practically
yield to the Senate On this schedule
Speaker Reed is taking a lively inteTes
IL the fight He came over after the
House adjourned and called Nr AllisOI
out OF the committee-room. They talked
fot some time neIr one OF the windows OF
| the south corridor, with Mr. Reed faCiIl
the passa geway 1t was easy to see thai
he was angry about something and was
making some vigorous statements TO tht
mana ger on the part Of the Senate When
he had concluded he asked that Mr. Dag
ley be sent out Then the Speaker TALKED
for some time with his chairman on Ways
and Means AS he concluded and turned
away, he said Keep me advised, Mr.
Dingley; / want to know what is going
On q there"
''An right, Mr. Speaker replied Mr..
Dingley, IN see that you aIe advised.
land then Nj. Dingley returned to the
fray.
| 1t seems to lie taken for granted In New
York that sugar is to lie taken care OF
and that the Havemeyer people are 10 gel
contribution with interest YeSte rday
sugar touched the highest point it has
reached in its history. when 1t was run
up to 131 IS. The highest probation
prevtous 10 this was in 1893, when the
| stock was sold at 134 5-e The sugar
msgnetes are not running the stock up
on a blind guess. They know what is
going on and what the Senate committee
| 10. IL +To
The Senate coHferees despite the threats
Of the Democrats, have finally decided Il
put straw mating, buriaps. cotton tie'
and bacging back on the dutiable list, al
though they profess to the House men that
| they viii be unable t. do so on account
!, of the attitude OF the Democrats. They arc
making this buff In order to force cpnces
stems from the House In other directions
| No particular part of conference repor
car be separated fram the rest and voted
| upon. The vote must be taken on agreeing
tC the rerort. The Republicans know ~ At
MI Jones and Mr. McEnery viii vote 70
the rerort, and they simply laugh at the
threats of Mr.. Pettigrew and the Demo
Gratis. At the same tine. while they maj
be- able to carry their point when Il vnt'
is taken, it is being shown them that tht
time for taking the vote Is exceedingly
tioubtfTlift this rolicy is pursued. The Dem
UcratiC members of the conference wit
whom The Times reTCrter talked vesteg'tia
stated that they would TAXI long time
e consider that matter wien the rerur
reached the Sci nate.
They say that IF the Republicans ar
counting 'fpon them TO grow tired OF Nh
| firbt they are cc,rTutfug without thp'