Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-20
HOUSE in A HURRY
Adopts the Conference Report on
the Tariff Bill.
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Summary OF tho Debate In Reed'a
Chambsr or Hustlers.
Washington, July 20.-The tariff bill
was pushed through the conference stage
yesterday after two hours discussion be-
fore the full conference committee
Democrats and Republicans-held in the
senate finance committee room yester-
day morning. At the outset the Demo-
cratic conferrees asked until this morn
ing to go over the report, saying this
course was preferable to going over 1t
with the Republicans. To test this Ques-
ton Vest moved an adjournment until
today, which was defeated by a strict
party vote. The Democratic conferrees
then offered amendments to the report,
but were met with the statement that it
would merely consume time to urge
amendments, as they would be rejected
Representative Wheeler offered amend
ments placing cotton bagging and cotton
ties on the free list; also a substitute
proposition for rebates on these articles.
These and other amendments were with
drawn, however, as there was no pros
pect OF favorable action on them. Short
ly before noon Dingley moved that the
report be submitted to the two houses
This prevailed by a party vote, and the
meeting adjourned. There was little
clash during the discussion, and the
Democratic members of the conference
eontented themselves with a protest
against the report and the manner Of
agreeing to 1t.
Bill Reported to the House.
Washington. July 20-The floor Of the
house presented an animated appear
ance yesterday before the speaker
raped that body to order. Members
stood about in groups and discussed,
sometimes in excited tones, the result Of
the conference agreement on the tariff
bill. The Anal conference report on the
general deficiency appropriation bill was
adopted. This out Of the way Dingley
arose. Holding aloft the report and a
great mass Of papers he said in calm
tones: "Mr. Speaker. desire to present
the conference report on the tariff bill"
Salvos Of applause from the Republican
side created this announcement An effort
was made to secure an agreement for a
vote. Bailey said the minority desired
three days. but knowing they could not
obtain them, would be satisfied with
two. Dingley refused to agree to this,
saying talk at this time Ia very expen-
sive. It costs the treasury 100000 a
day."
Dingley Explains the Measure.
There was a great deal Of talk back
and forth about the sugar trust. and the
effort to reach an agreement failed
Then Dingley began his speech, taking
mp each schedule and explaining the
changes and the amount Of revenue to
be obtained by the bill. The elimination
Of the stamp tax. he explained. was be-
cause it would be almost impossible to
collect It; no record was kept Of the sales
on the stock exchange. Referring TO the
sugar schedule. after a calculation, he
affirmed that the refiner Of sugar under
the present Wilson law had q differen-
tial Of 2zh cents per 100 pounds against
12h cents in the pending bill as agreed
to by the conferrees. He also felt corr
PEELED by the questions rained upon him
to explain that IL was impossible to pre-
vent profits on products included in a
tariff bill.
The Question Of Diferential.
Wheeler opened the debate for the
Democrats. critieising the bill as the
most burdensome ever imposed on the
American people. Swanson devoted his
attention to assailing the sugar schedule
agreed upon by the conferrees He as
serted that the proposed schedule gave
sugar double the protection received un-
der the present law. He figured out that
the senate and house sugar chedules
were exactly the same. wherein he Diff
fers with the experts Of the treasury de-
part. who. taking 107.47 pounds Of raw
sugar testing IS degrees as required to
make 100 Of hard refined. make public a
statement estimating the sugar difYeren-
tial as follows: Act Of 1894. 1882 cents:
house schedule. 1888 cents: senate sched-
ule. 1888 cents; conference schedule. 1892
cents-per 100 pounds.