Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-10
an to succeed Sherman and a silver
Democrat to take Voorhees,, place.

an to succeed Sherman and a silver
Democrat to take Voorhees,, place.
DINGLEY TALKS OF THE TARIFF.
Cannot Make . Law Retruactive-Free
List Il Completed.
Washington. March 10.-Chairman
Dingley, of the ways and means COM
mittee. said yesterday that he expected
the new tariff bill would he ready to in
troduce, in the house very soon after
congress assemblies Speaking Of the re-
port that the law might provide that the
duties assessed should go into effect i'm
mediately upon the Introduction of the
bill. Dingley said that 1t would be inn
possible under our constitution to make
q law retroactive. Duties, he said, must
be assessed according to the law on the
statute books at the time the goods
were imported.
The committee nearly disposed Of the
sugar schedule. 1t agreed unanimously
to impose specific duties on sugar.. = It
made the duty on sugar testing So de-
grees saccharine strength, polariscope
test. 1.625 cents pound, or about 1 SIS
cents. Above and below Sc degrees the
duty will correspond, being 3 of a cent
more each degree above Sc, and 3 Of a
cent less for each degree below 96. This
will make the duty about cent for SUI
gar of IS degrees or less. 1t was agreed
that the discriminating duty against
sugar from export bounty-payine coun-
tries should be the net amount of the
export bounty. 1t will vary with each
country as the export bounty varies.
For purposes of reciprocity, the presi-
dent was authorised to reduce the duty
one-eightth Of q cent a pound when
coming from countries which in his
opinion give reciprocal advantages. The
committee was unanimously opposed to
a federal bounty. The increased duty
probably will bring the revenue from
sugar UP to $4,000, 900 a year.
The free list has been completed. Near
ly all the remaining articles which had
not been disposed Of and which were
dutiable under the Mckinley law have
been restored to the dutiable list at a rate
somewhat less than the Mckinley
rates.
These additions to the dutiable list in
clude some chemicals used in the manu-
facture of soaps, and it may be neces-
been placed on soaps in the first draft
of the bill to make up for this change
as to raw materials. The pottery sched-
ule has not yet been completed, and
there is yet considerable question wheth-
er the ad valorem rates of the Mckinley
law shall be restored or specific duties
imposed.
Col, Grant After a Post.
Washington March 10.-Colonel Fred
Grant, of New York, will break the
deadlock In the police board, it is I'M
derstood, by resigning at an early date
to accept federal appointment. Just
what appointment he will finally re-
ceive none of his friends apparently
know. and Colonel Grant and his
friends have been bringing considerable
pressure to bear upon President Nc
Kinley to secure for Colonel Grant the
enthusiastically to Germany, to succeed
Mr.. Uhl.
The Pension Commissionership.
Washington. March lot can be
stated that no selection has yet been
determined upon for commissioner of
pensions. Major Theodore L. Poole, ex-
representative from the Syracuse dis
tAISt VI 2NCW IOIh, anu TIE IOSSeSSOT I'll
a splendid war record, and ex-Repre-
sentative Picker, of South Dakota, are
leading candidates. Ex-Representative
Herman, of Oregon, is said to be a GER
tainty fer either commissioner of the
general land office or of Indian affairs.
Mckinley and wolcott Talk Bimetallism.
Washington, March Ex-senator VOL
colt Monday evening called at the White
House and remained nearly all the even
Ing. The time was devoted entirely to
the subject of bimetallism, and Wolcott
told the president the main features of his
trip aboard and informed him of the
conditions which he found. 1t is under
stood that Mckinley was an earnest lis
tener and that he was much encouraged
by the report that Senator Wolcott
brought back.
Callers at the White House.
Washington, March 10.-The late aft
ernoon callers at the White House yes
terday included Senators Shoup. Of
Idaho; Mason, Of Illinois; Hansbrough,
of North Dakota, and Mantle. of Mon
tana; Representative Cannon. of Iili-
nois; Major Dick, Of Ohio; Representa-
tive Apsley. of Massachusetts,, and Sem
atoi L VI dhCi, VI oHiO ne last ldHicu
had an extended talk with the president.
sscOnsin Legislature.
Madison, Wis, March 10.-A resolu-
ton was offered in the house yesterday
and laid over that no adjournment of
the assembly take place except from
day to day until April 8. Both houses
adopted resolutions Of sorrow at the
death Of Allen Warden. The senate
passed e dozen bills and advanced
number. while several were killed.
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