The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-18
THE SUGAR MEN LOSE
HOUSE DIFFERENTIAL OF ONE
EIGHT AGREED ON BY SENATOR'S.
Deadlock Broken and Speedy Passage
of the DingIey Tarin Bill
Now in Prospect.
OTHER ITEMS COMPROMISED
SENATE RATE ON LEAD ORE AND
HOUSE SCHEDULE ON PINE.
Hides VIII Be Taxed and the Arrange
ment for Wool Unchanged
from Previous Reports.
MAY BENEFIT THE TRUST
SENATOR'S DID NOT ENTIRELY OVER
LOOK MIR. HAVEMEYER.
Further Discussion Showing Tn the
Deal Concerning the Union
Pacific Railroad.
Hides VIII BE Taxed and the Arrange
ment for Wool Unchanged
from Previous Reports.
MAY BENEFIT THE TRUST
DID NOT ENTIRELY OVER
LOOK MIR. HAVEMEYER,
Further Discussion Showing Up the
Deal Concerning the Union
Pacific Railroad.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-When the Re
publican conferees on the tariff bill repre-
senting the two houses of Congress ad-
journed at o'clock to-day, the announce
ment was made on behalf of each of the
houses that they had agreed on all the
items of the bill and that the result of the
partisan conference would be submitted to
the Democratic members of the conference
at a full meeting TO be held Monday This
announcement had been made informally
to the Democratic members OF the confer
ence at noon, and had formed the subject
of general speculation about the Senate
during the afternoon. 1t appeared how
ever, after the informal statement was
made, that there was still much to be done
in the way of putting the bill in shape and
the conferees spent six hours in close ap-
plication to the work in hand. They were
for the most part merely running over the
bill, but there were still some rates to be
agreed to on articles which had been passed
over until the sugar schedule should be
finally disposed of. The revision was not
even completed during the afternoon ses-
sion, and some of the members returned to
renew the work tonight.
I'VE cannot" said Senator Allison, "say
just what time we shall expect the attend
ance of the Democrats on Monday, for
there is still much to be done to get the
bill in readiness for them"
1t is understood that some of the MEM
bers will work tomorrow for the accom-
plishment of this purpose, and it is hoped
to have the bill printed and prepared for
the inspection of the Democrats by 10
o'clock Monday. The Republicans still
further hope to secure the assent of the
Democratic members to the reporting of the
bill after one session and to thus be able to
present it to Congress at the beginning of
the session Monday.
The members of the conference still pre-
serve the strictest silence in regard to the
changes, giving out no official confirmation
as to changes made in the bill. 1t is learned
however from an entirely reliable source
that a very large majority of the Senate
amendments were accepted. This was rem
dered necessary by several circumstances.
number of amendments made by the
Senate were verbal; others were trivial. and
still others were made necessary to secure
harmony of construction and would never
have been made by the House If that body
had had the bill under consideration for
so long time as the Senate had All such
changes as these were accepted without
question by the House conferees. They also
accepted in most cases all the alterations
made by the Senate in order to secure the
passage of the bill in that body
JONES is NOT LEFT.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, holding, as he
did, practically the balance of power in the
Senate and in committee was enabled to
secure many concessions for Western in
without exception in the conference. He
even succeeded in securing a degree of pro-
lection for beet sugar greater than was
given either in the Senate or the House
bill.
The bill as agreed on WILL when made
public, present an entirely new sugar
schedule, at least in the main item of duty
on raw and refined sugar-the fourth pre-
sented since the bill emerged from the re-
cesses of the ways and means committee
When the announcement of an agreement
was first made to-day the indications were
that the Senate had surrendered every
thing in the sugar schedule to the House.
No one not in possession of all the facts
could see how it could be otherwise when
it was known that the House differential Of
one-eighth of cent had been accepted and
the Senate provision for throwing off one
tenth OF q cent on low grade sugars re-
ceded from.
You will discover" said Senator Aldrich.
in discussing the matter among his col
leagues, that the Senate saves somethin Q.
after all, and that it is not a complete sur
render on our part
The wording of the paragraph which fol-
lows shows that he was right
Sugars not above No. 16 Dutch standard
IN colors, tank bottoms, syrups of cane
juice, melada, concentrated melada con-
crete and concentrated molasses testing by
the polariscope not above Is degrees. 95-100
or cent per pound, and for every addi-
tional degree shown by the polariscopic test
312-10O of cent per pound additional. and
fractions of degree in proportion and on
sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard in
color, and on all Sugar which has gone
through process of refining, 125-l000 of /
cent per pound additional"
1t will be observed that the modification
of the sugar schedule still leaves the rate
cents per pound, which was the Senate rate
The diHerential on refined sugar is, how
ever, One-eighth of a cent per pound, while
the Senate differential was one-hfth The
House also secured the elimination Of the
one-tenth of a cent reduction allowed on
]dggdry ana other low grade sugars test
ing below 81 degrees by the polarisccpe.
1t is claimed that the increase on the higher
grades of sugar which will result from the
Increase of the polarscope graduation al
lOwance Will add materially to the protec-
ton to the beet sugar industry. The re-
finers necessarily receive incidental benefit
1t is estimated that the changes in the
sugar schedule will raise about 81 COO 600 ad-
ditional revenue. Following are among the
more important changes made in other
schedules
AID VALOREM ON HIDES.
Hides-15 per cent. ad valorem, in place
of the 20 per cert. fixed by the Senate The
House representa- tives made a strong fight
TO have hides restored to the free list. but
they were compelled to submit to the un-
yielding demand of the Senate
Wool (as heretofore sent ouD-F'irst class.
II cents per pound; second class. u cents
per pound; third class, 4 cents on that be-
low Il cents per pound in value and cents
on that above II cents Ia value. These
rates on third-class wool We're the result