The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-19
The Conference Committee on
the Tariff Bill
Reaches an Agreement and Re-
ports it Back to Congress.
HOUSE WINS ON SUGAR
Tariff on Hides is Retained
With a PrOVisO.
Senate Backed Down on Many
Other Points.

Washington, July 1s.-Mr. Dingley
has presented the conference report on
the tariff bill in the house.
In the sugar schedule the conference
inserted the words "ninety-five one
hundreds of in line 13 before the words
'one cent so that it will read ''one and
ninety-f1ve one-hundredths of one cent
per pound and struck out the words
three one-hundredths'' in line Is
and inserted the words "thirty-five one
hrndredths"
The rating makes the duty begin at
ninety-five one-hundredthrs of a cent a
pound on sugar testing 75 degrees, ac-
cording TO the polariscope and makes q
polariscopic graduation of 35-1 900 of a
cent or 3k-1O0 on each additional de-
gree.
Hides of cattle, raw or uncured,
whether dry, salted or picked, 15 per
cent advalorem:
Provided, that upon all leather ex-
ported made from imported hides there
shall be allowed a drawback equal to
the amount of duty paid on such hides
to be paid uHder such regulations as the
secretary of the treasury may prescribe
Lead ore remains at one and one-half
cents per pound.
Lead bullion and pig lead two and
one-half cents per pound
The statement of the Republican con-
ferees made the following explanation
of the effect of the changes agreed upon
by the conferees in the schedules other
than the sugar schedule:
Metals and manufactures of-The re-
ductions of duties on some forms of iron
and steel proposed by the senate are ac-
cepted in part as proposed and several
new paragraphs are introduced not
heretofore specifically provided for.
Cotton ties which were placed ON the
free lists.by the senate are. restored to
the dutiable list at a reduced duty of
I five-tenths of one cent.
Tin plates are placed al the rate of
| duty provided in the bill as it passed
| the house.
Structural iron is reduced one-tenth
| of one cent.
''All sawed lumber except sawed tim
Der exceeding S-incheS square is left at
the rate of 81 per thousand as provided
by the house. Planed lumber is also
placed at the house rates.
Tobacco and manufactures of-The
duty on wrapper tobacco is placed at
$1S5 per pound, compromise between
the house rate of 50 and the senate rate
of $1.75 and the senate reduction on
filler tobacco accepted.
1.-The duty of 81 per ton on gypsum.
proposed by the senate is reduced to so
cents and the duty on ground and cal
cined plaster raised to s.. 25 per toT--l'
A compromise between the house and
the senate on cattle (3I1) IS agreed 10.
In general the duties proposed on
agricultural products are the same as
those in the act of 1890.
Cotton and cotton goods-The duty of
20 per cent on imported cotton as pro-
posed by the senate is not agreed to.
The house rates on wool of II cents on
class I and IL cents on class are adopt
ed and the senate specific rates on car
pet woods agreed to with modification
raising the dividing line so as to place
a duty of cents per pound on such
woods valued at II cents and less and
cents on such woods valued at more
than IL cents. The duties manufac-
lures of wool are placed at substanti-
ally the same rates as in the act of 1890
Coal is reduced to SIC per ton and
coal slack or culm to 15c per ton as
proposed by senate amendment 614.
The house and the senate reciprocity
plans are united and adopted, with
notifications. In the senate plan any
commercial treaty must be approved by
congress before it goes into effect and
in the house plan chicle, silk laces, su-
gar. mineral waters and hides have
been stricken out and tonka and vanilla
beans added.
Then senate provision imposing an
equivalent countervailing duty on inn
ports from foreign countries which have
been paid an export duty is adopted.
The senate provisions increasing the
internal revenue tax on cigarettes is
agreed to with an amendment covering
cigarettes wrapped in tobacco and pro-
visions to enforce the collection of tax
The senate provision changing the
law SO as to allow no rebate on beer is
agreed to.
The senate provision for a stamp taz -
on the issues and transfer of stock and
on bonds issued by corporations is
omitted from the bill The adninistra-
tive sections added to the bill by the
senate are substantially the same as
those passed by the house in the 54th
congress and are agreed to with slight
amendments.