The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-27
SETTLED THE
DIFFERENCES.
Tariff Bill 90 the Home Stretch in
the Senate.
SOME FEATURES WE'RE ELIMI-
MATED, AMONG THEM THE IN
CREASE IN INTERNAL REVENUE
TAXA SLIGHT INCREASE In
THE DUTY ON CANADIAN COAL
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT THAT
THE BILL WILL PASS THIS
WEEK.
WEEK.

Washington, June 49,. all the irsernal
revenue features OF the tariff bill are to
be eliminated, it is understood. &ssur.
ances have been given to Senator We'll
lington and others opposed to the in
creased tax upon manufactured tobecco
that no increase will be made, anu She
finance committee has also agreed to n
sligatincrease in the DUTY upon Canadian
coal, which is entirely satisfactory 40
senators Wellington and Elkins. TIE
duty ON Canadian coal Is raised to 81
cents a ton from go cents. This makes
the rate practically the same as that i'm.
posed by Canada upon coal from this
country. The Canadian duty $50 cents
a tonaevfel upon the short ton, while the
pending bill specifies the long ton as the
basis of computations
Seator Wellinst ton said to-day there are
no questions remaining unsettled which
cannot be determined by an agreement
between the members of the finance COM
mittee and the Senators particularly in
terested, so that, it is not anticipated
another caucus will he necessary before
the passage of the tariff bill. This gene
raj reconciliation of all differences, which
for time threatened to cause serious
dissensions among the Republicans, is
very gratifying to the Republican leaders
In the Senate, and it was noticed to day
that Senator Allison appeared to be in
better spirits than ut any time since the
debate began.
The Republicans are now confident
they will pass their bill this week, and
the Democrats admit the probability of
such action unless some unforeseen obsta-
Gle presents itself. The Democrats feel
they have made as spirited fight
| against the measure as circumstances
thnf
gatned-by unnecessarily delaying final
action. No material changes in the
measure as it will pass the Senate are an
tlcipated in the conference committee
| The bill has been practically in conference
since its discussion in the Senate began,
and the House leaders are understood
to he willing to accept most of the Sen.
| ate amendments
! When the increased duties upon wrap-
per and filler tobacco were agreed TO in
the caucus last night, the agreement was
made conditional upon securing the con-
sent of the House leaders. A conference
between the Republican members of the
House ways and means committee and
members of the Senate finance committee
WIS therefore held this morning, mt
which. it is understood, the House mem
bers declared themselves satisfied with
the caucus rates. Accordingly. the to-
bacco schedule was taken up in the Sen
ate this afternoon and the rates agreed to
| adopted. This course has been followed
with regard to other amendments, so that
it is understood many of the apparent
differences between the Senate and the
House have already been arranged. 1t is
therefore believed if the bill passes the
Senate next week the conference commit
tee will agree upon n report during the
week following.
There is some dissatisfaction expressed
at the determination of the caucus to re-
tain in the bill the duty on hides. Most
of the Eastern Senators opposed this pro.
vision, but they were outvoted by the
Western men and those who had prom
ised the Western men this degree of pro.
lection. The tax on hides, it is asserted,
will be a serious blow to the leather in
terests, and 1t is doubted, even by Re.
publicans, whether the cattle men of the
West whom it is proposed to benefit will
find their condition improved. The in
creased profit in hides will, it is asserted,
go almost entirely to the great beef trust
of the West. The fact that many of the
great cattle-producing States of the
West voted against the Republican party
last fall was cited in the caucus as one
reason why the duty should not be i'm.
posed. Senator Wellington took an i'm.
portant part in the discussion and made
IL strong argument in favor of free hides
TO THE TOURIST.