Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-20
AND THE REST SMOOTH SAILING
Bailey of Texas and McMi1lin of Tennessee Take
the Floor and Oppose the Measure, With
Wheeler of Alabama the Opening
Speaker-Mr. Howard of A1a-
bama Did Not Vote.

g Washington, July 19-The tariff bill
was pushed through conference in two
hours this morning. At the outset the
democratic conferees asked until Tuesday
morning to go over the report, saying
this course was preferable to going over
1t with the republicans. To test the feel
in on the matter, Mr.. Vest, OF Missouri,
moved an adjournment until tomorrow,
which was defeated by strict party vote.
The democratic conferees then offered
amendments to the report, but were INST
with the statement that it would merely
consume time to consider them, as they
would be rejected.
Mr. Pettus, democrat, of Alabama, Of
fered amendme nts placing cotton bAggi-
and cotton ties on the free list, also
substitute proposition for rebates on
these articles.
These and other amendments were
Withdrawn, however. as there was no
prospect of favora ble action on them,
shortly before Mr.. Dngley moved that
the report be sumbftted to the two
houses. This prevailed by party vote,
and the meeting adjourned.
There was little clash during the dis
cussion, and the democratic members of
the conference committee cont -nted
themselves WITH pFOleSl dS1lHSt tilS iS
port and the method of adopting it.
A statement was issued concerning the
report in which it reviewed the charges
made.
On sugar the statement says: "The
house differential between raw and re-
fined sugars and the general features or
the house schedule are preserved, and the
seEate amendments increasing the differ
entail to one-fifth, and providing for
reduction of one-tenth of the duty on
raw sugars not above 81 degrees, which
would have given a duty of l, SO on 81 de-
grees sugar. and only 126 OH 81 degrees
sugar, are not adopted. In Difference to
the wishes of those interested the propo-
Sitfon that the senate rate of 1.9 on refined
sugar might be retained as an increased
encouragement to this industry, the duty
op,raw sugars is increased seven and one
half hundredths, so as to make the in
crease on them the same as the increase
on refined sugar and thus leave the diff
ferential between raw sugar and refined
the same as in the house bill And to
NEST the objection tnat has been urged
that the house rates on low grade raw
sugar show higher ad vaforem than
those on the higher grades the duty on rs
degrees sugar is reduced five hundredths
of one cent and then the duty, per degree,
increased from three hundredths as pro-
posed in the house bill, to three and a
half hundredths in order to raise the
duty on raw sugars the same as on re-
fined''
BY this arrangemen., raw sugar of 100
degrees purity is raised from 1.76 (as pro-
posed originally by the house, to 1.S21s
and the duty on refined sugar is raised
from 1.S71s Gas proposed originally by the
house, to 195, thus giving the sam dif7
ferentia] of 1917 100 between raw and
refined sugar at this point, as was orig
irnlly given by the house. AS this ar
rangement will increase the revenue over
81 600 and at the same time give adj
ditional encoura cement to the production
of sugar in this country, 1t is thought TO
'be a desirable consummation. The state
ment made che following explanation of
changes made in other schedules of the
bill:
A compromise between the houss and
senate rates on ca tile is agreed to. In
general. the duties proposed on agricul-
turaf products are the same as thosa in
the act of 1890. Oranges and lemons 40
the senate rate of cent. Fish are placed
at rates little higher than those which
were p.ovid by the ad. of 1890. and a lit
tie lower than the house rates.
Thessenate rates ON spirits, wines, ETC.,
are adopted in the main.
The duty of 20 per cent. en- imported
cotton, as proposed by the senate, is not
agreed ITO, for che reason that Egyptian
cotton, which is imported, is a quality
between our uplands and Sea Island and
not produced here. 1sh= balance of the
schedules are substantially the same as
in the bill as 1t passed the house. The
changes axe mainly in the high grades of
underwear. with som4 changes in hosiery.
The senate changes in flax and hemp
are adop.ed.
The senate rates on manufactured ju,te.
etc, are agreed to. no objection being
raised by the industry in this country.
The senate amendment to place burlaps,
cotton bagging and straw mat-ings OH
ths free list are disagreed to, and this
manufacture placed on the dutiable list
at reduced rate.
The house rates on wool, of II cents
on class ] and IL cents on class 2, are
agreed, sknd specific rates on carpet, with
notifications.
The duties on silk remain at subs,tan-
TALLY the same rates as provided by the
house. ,fhe duties on wood pulp for paper
and on PAPER are converted into specific
from ait substantially the same amend
nlent ad vaIorAm rate. with proviso added
for additional darty as against any coun-
try paying an export duty on pulp and
woods.
The rates ON manufactures of paper are