The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-24
TARIFF IS FIXED UP
CoNFEREEs AGREE AND THE BILL
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
Wool Was Put on n New Basis Nenr-
~ Like That of the Mckinley
Schedules.

who intimately discussed the new tallu
schedules. Soon after the assembling
Dingley submitted the conference report
on the tariff blii and made an effort to
get the democrats to agree to vote this
evening, but they insisted on two days
for debate. and without reaching an
agreement as to when the vote should be
taken Dingley took the floor and opened
the debate in favor of the adoption of the
conference report.
Republican conferees have made public
a statement, concerning the conference
report, in which it reviewed the charges
made. OF sugar, the statement says:
The house differential between raw and
refined sugars and the general features
of the house schedule are preserved and
the senate amendments increasing the diff
ferential to one-fifth, and providing fOr
a reduction of one tenth of the duty on
raw sugars not above 81 degrees, which
would have given duty of l.39 on 49,
degree sugar and only l.26 on s7-degree
sugar, are not adopted.
In Difference to those interested in
beet sugar production, the senate rate OF
Il5 on refined sugar must be retained as
an increased Encouragement to this in
dustry, the duty on raw sugars Is increas-
ed seven and half hundredths, so us
to make the increase on them the same as
on refined sugar, and thus leave the dill
ferential between raw sugar and refined
sugar the same as in the house bill, and
TO meet the objection which has been urg
ed that the house rates ON low grade sug-
ar show higher ad valorem than those on
the higher grades the duty on IS degree
sugar has been reduced five hundredths of
one cent, and then the duty per degree
increased regularly from three-hund-
redths las proposed in the house bill) to
three and half hundredths, in order to
raise the duty on raw sugars the same
as on the refined
By this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars of 100 degrees purity is raised
from LIS (as proposed originally by the
house, to 1922 and the duty on refined
sugar is raised from 1871 (as proposed
originally by the house to l.95, thus Civ
ing the same differential to II and hall
hundredths between raw and refined sug-
ar, as was originally given by the house
AS this arrangement will increase the
revenue over two million dollars and at
the same time give additional encour-
agement to the production of sugar in
this country, it is thought to be Il de
sirable contamination.
The senate, after assembling, went into
executive session for over two hours and
ON reopening the doors conference re-
port on the general deficiency bill was
agreed to. The Harris resolution in re-
gard to the Union Pacific railway was
taken up and Morgan continued his
speech ON the subject. He hoped tho
president would defer action in order tC
enable congress to look into the matter
Thurston gave notice of his intention e
discuss the subject in the future. Stew
art then took the floor
Conference BiI Passed.
At s o'clock when night session began
galleries were crowded, many ladies being
present. Mr.. Dingley stated at the outset
he hoped to secure vote by TO o'clock.
Mr. Bailey said he thought a vote coult
be taken by IL o'clock. He would not
however, make a definite agreement on 3
vote. Thereupon Mr.. Dingley gave 10
tice he would move the previous question
not later than II o'clock
In the galleries were many distinguish
ed personages of both sexes. Inc republi
cans still pursued the tactics they ha,
adopted during the day session. None o
them claimed the floor and the minorit,
were compelled to put forward thei
speakers.
Mr.. Dingley avowed that the schedul
gave a slight additional protection to re
fined sugar, but at the same time it rails
ed raw all along the line Trusts, he said
could not be eradicated by epithets.
The way to break down the trusts,
he cried " is to establish a beet suga
factory in every congressional district i
the country and make competition. Tha
is the way to clip the wings of IN
trusts
Among storm of cheers Mr.. Dingle
then demanded the previous question o
the adoption of the conference report.
The demand was sustained by a viz
vOce vote. and the vote on the adoptio
of the report followed by yeas and nay
Considerable excitement occurred Will
the vote was being taken. When tn
speaker announced the vote, 1855 yeas an
is nays, the republicans broke into lou
cheers.