The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20
DEMOCRATS ASK FOR DELAY.
Two Hours Discussion I'm the Fl.
nance Room Brings the Matter to
s'"se-sesr Notion to Adjourn
Defe"ted by . strict Party Vote
democratic Conferees OMer
"omenrs. hut Are Told They
VIII BE Useless-Fuli Statement Of
the various Schedules as Finally
reed Upon and Submitted TO the
House.

vas pushed through the conference stage
'oadE after two hours discussion before
'he commiitee-Repuhlican and Demo-
eTass-hsld in the finance room. Al the
eu1se' the Democratic conferees asked
ntiti tuesday morning 20 go over the re-
port, saying this course was preferable m
going over Ii with the Republicans To
iess this question Vest of Missouri moved
an ao1ournInea. until tomorrow which
was deIeaiec by a strict party vote The
Dtihocralc con<erees then offered amend
haehts 10 the report. but were met with the
statement that Ii would merely consume
uuae 10 urge amendments as they would
be rejected
Representative Wheeler Dem. of Ala
psi1a offered amendments placing cotton
pagging and cotton tics on the free list.
aiso substitute proposition for rebates of
the articles These and other amend
ments were Withdrawn. however. as there
was no prospects OF favorable action on
tilein shortly before noon DingIey moved
thai the report be submitted to The houses
MS prevailed by party vote and the
meeting adjourned. There was little clash
during the discussion and the Democratic
members of the conference conten.ed
themselves with protest against tho re-
port.
The statement Of the Republican confer
changes agreed upon by the eonferecs in
the schedule other than the sugar sched
ule:
Metals and manufactures of-The resiuc-
tions of duties on some forms Of iron and
steel proposed by the senate are accepted
in Part as proposed and several new para
graphs are introduced not heretofore spe-
cihcally provided for.
Tin plates are placed at the rate of duty
provided in the bill as II passed the house
The house agrees to the senate amendment.
as 10 the reduction on lead ore 10 IL cents,
and pig lead is placed at 2,s cents. Nickel
ore and nickel matte are left on the free
list. as provided by the house.
Wood and manufactures of wood-Au
sawed lumber except sawed timber ex-
ceeding eight inches square is left at the
rate OF 81 per l,oo0 as provided by the
house.
Planed lumber is also placed at the
house rates.
Tobacco and manufactures OF tobacco
The duty on Wrapper tobacco is placed
az 81 S. per pound. a compromise between
the house rate of & and the senate rate
Of sls5. and the senate reduction on filler
tobacco is accepted.
Glassware is left in the main at the
rates provided by the house bill.
Cement is left at the duty provided by
the house.
Agricultural products--A compromise
between the house and the senate rates
on cattle is agreed To.
In general the duties proposed on aeri-
cultural products are the same as those
in the act Of 1890
Oranges and lemons are raised from the
house rate of ;. of a cent per pound - the
senate rate of cent.
Fish are placed at rates a little higher
than those which were provided by the
act OF 1890 and a little lower than the
house rates.
Cotton and cotton goods-The cotton
schedule as a whole. remains substan-
TALLY the same as in the bill passed by
the house.
Flax. hemp and jute and manufactures
of-The senate changes In flax and hemp
are adopted.
The senate amendments 10 place bur-
laps bags. cotton bagging and straw
ma,tings on the free list are disagreed
10. and these manufactures placed on the
dueiable list at reduced rates.
Wool and woolens-The house rates on
wool OF II cents on class and IL cents
on class are adopted. and The senate
specific rates on carpet woods agreed 10
wish a modification raising the duty TO
cents per pound on such wools valued at
- cents, and cents an such woods valued
az more than I2 cents.
The duties on manufactures Of wool are
placed at substantially the same rates as
In rha a.t Of isaa
The paragraph as finally corrected in
relation % sugar is as follows sugar
no. above No. Is Dutch standard in color.
tank bottoms, syrups of cane Juice. me-
laae. concentrated meIade. concentrated
nn!asseS. testing by polariscope not
above - degrees s5-ino Of cent
per pound and eFery additional
degree shown in polaFiscope test
SJ-i.0o0 cents Per pound additional and
fractions Of degrees I'm proportion. end IN
sugar above Is Dutch standard IN color,
and on all sugar which has gore through
the process Of refining. 1 cent and $500
Of / cent per pound Provided. tha' n9'h-
ing herein contained shall be 40 construed
as n abrogase or In any matter impair
or anect the provisions of the treaty ot
commercial reciprocity concluded between
,he United States and the king OF the
Hawaiian Islands, January 81. 1870 or the
provisions Of any act os congress here
tofore passed for the same
'rhs. following Is summary Of the
changes made by tte con!erees IN o'oer
schedules.
Tn. conference reduced the senate rate
= ner cent. ard added a provision as
follows. THAT upon ali leather exporter
srade from imported hides there ~haA Re
allowed a drawback equal ~ tue aFnohht
~ duty paid on such hides, 10 he pa'd
under such regulations as TIE secretary
az the treasury may prescribe
The changes in The wooI 5cheanie made
IN conference leave the duties IN disputed
ferns as follows:
Paragraph s54-The duty on woods 81
.n@ arst class u hich shall be Imported
washed @fssH he twice the amount of the
sautg 90 which they would he subjected
- ffnrsortesi auwashed. The duty On woofs
of the third class. II imported In c9Ddi'tSn
for uxe n cnr6ing o- spinning into yarns,
which shall not contain more than : ger
cent. or dirt Or other foreign substance.
shah ~ three times tho fEty 20 wGten
rheg would ne otherwise subjected
The conference restored the house
varas on first ana secoad-clasz woais.
p4raerarh 55S-On WOODS Of the Third
class. ard or camei's air Of the third
rsaS~ the vaiues whereof shall 30 .
cents or less per pound, the erty shall
h. cents pes pound
Paragraph 1s-Dn wcols Of the third
class. and on eameis hair n the third
cfass the value whereof shall exceed =
cents per pound. the dury shall be cents
Ter pound.
Paragraph sss-S4.ci6y. 3 cents rer
t.otsEd. on oils wacs extract yarn. vase.
thread waste and AL other wastes COM
4,egse9 wholly Or IN part of weoi and noS
sesr3ally provided for IL this acr. - cents