The herald., 1897-02-09
better.terms than the urton Pacific re.


| organization committee.
| The bill contains another amerdmen.
! suggested by Attorney General Harmon
| authorizing the committee eto sell the
i governments interest in the properties
| in case ii is rot able to make settlements.
There was rather stormy session of
| the committee caused by the failure
| of the heads of western roads to appear
| to make any offer for the governments
! interest in the Union Pacific. The COM
mittee was ready TO report the Harrison
bill at its meeting last week, but post
| poned action at the request of Repre-
! sentative Hubbard of Missouri, who de-
, sired to have the representatives of
I roads connecting with the eastern ter
minus of the Union Pacific appear. The
members understood Mr.. Hubbard to
! say that these roads were prepared to
| make an offer to the government for the
| Union Pacific of $4,000, 0C0 more than
| the offer of $i5,0O0,00O by the New York
| syndicate. The men who appeared to-
| day said they had not held any offer I'M
i der discussion. Members of the COM
mittee accused Mr. Hubbard Of having
! purposely STAYED off action on the bill.
| and said they did not consider his course
| aightforward.
| Mr.. Hubbard said that he had not in
tended to convey the impression which
| was received, that a definite offer would
| be made. His action was the subject of
/ q rather acrimonious hours session. ard
| will be further considered at another
| meeting.
SCALPERS WILL SCALP.
| The senate committee on interstate
commerce considered the bill to prevent
ticket brokerage. Without coming to a
decision the committee adjourned until
Wednesday. although the opinion was
expressed that it would be useless to re-
port the bill because of the opposition
which would prevent the passage of any
bill this session. The position of the rail-
roads in the last campaign was the basis
of some opposition. In ADDITION it is al
legged that attempts by the railroads to
evade the interstate commerce law was
urged. especially by German, Chandler
and Chiffon. No vote was taken bur
there was general acquiesence thatit
would be best to allow the bill TO go over
until the next congress, when it was sug-
gested the evils complained of could be
remedied by a general anne ndment to the
interstate commerce law. At the meet
ing of the committee next Wednesday
the bill may be taken up again.
TARIFF SCHEDULES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The Repub-
lican members of the ways and means
committee dealt with the iron and
steel schedule of the new tariff bill to-
day and made considerable progress
III! pldte was put 1T o-lo cents pounC,
which is compromise rate, as the Will
son duty was l 2-10 cents, and the Nc
Kinley duty two cents. Steel rails,
iron ore and manufactured iron, in some
ferns, including pig iron and bar iron,
the committee decided to leave at the
present rates. The senate placed these
articles in the Wilson law at consider
ably higher rates than they We're listed
in the original bill passed by the house
and the present duties have proven sat
isfactory to the manufacturers, few of
whom have asked any increase. Cotton
ties, which the WIson law placed on the
free list, Will be returned to the dutable
class, The committee decided to put A
duty on them of one-tenth of a cent a
pound in addition to the rates on the
iron Of which they are made.