The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-20
THE TARIFF BILL
A Synopsis of the Changes
in the Bill.
THE C0NFEREES REPORT
DEMOCRATS TREATED WITH
LITTLE CONSIDERATION.
COTTON BAGGlNG AND TIES TAXED,
But Every Article in Which the Trusts are H.
terested Feels the Electric Influence of the:
"Waye of Prosperity" That is Sweep
ing Over the Country.

"Wave of Prosperity" That is Sweep
ing Over the Country.
Washington, y. c., July 19.-The tariff
bill was passed through the conference
stage to-day after two hours discussion
before the full conference committees
Democrats and Repubicans-held in the
Senate Finance committee room this
morning At the outset the Democratic
conferees asked until Tuesday morning
to go over the report, saying this course
was preferable to going over it with the
Republicans. To test this question, Mr..
Vest, Dem, Mo-, moved an adjourn
ment until tomorrow, which was defeat
ed by a strict party vote.
The Democratic conferees then offered
an amendment to the report but were
met with the statement that it would
merely consume time to urge amend
ments as they would be rejected.
Representative Wheeler, of Alabama,
offered amendments placing cotton bag
ging and cotton ties on the free list;
also q substitute proposition for rebates
on these articles. These and other
amendments were withdrawn, however,
as there was no prospect of favorable
action on them. Shortly before noon Mr..
Dingley moved that the report be sub
mitted to the two houses. This prevail
ed by q party vote, and the meeting adj
journed. There was little clash during
the discussion and the Democratic mem
bers Of the conference contented them
selves with protest against the report
and the manner of agreeing to 1T.
A statement was later issued concern
ing the report in which it reviewed the
changes made. OF sugar, the statement
says: 1.-THE House differential between
raw and refined sugars and the general
features of the House schedule are pre-
served and the Senate amendments in
creasing the dfferential to one fifth and
providing for a reduction of One-tenth OF
the duty on raw sugars not above 81
degrees, which would have given a duty
of 80 on So degree sugar, and only LIT
on 81 degree sugar, are not adopted. In
Difference to the wishes of those interest
ed in beet sugar production, that the
Senate rate of 1.9J on refined sugar
might be retained as an increased en-
coura cement to this industry, the duty
on raw sugars is increased seven and
one-half hundredths so as TO make the
increase on them the same as the in
crease on refined sugar, and thus leave
the differential between raw sugar anc
refined the same as in the House bill
And to meet the objection which has
been urged that the House rates on low
grade sugar show a higher ad valOren
than those on the higher grades the duty
on IS degree sugar is reduced five hun
dredths of one cent and then the duty pei
degree increased regularly from three
hundredths "as proposed in the House
bill, to three and half hundredths IL
order to raise the duty on raw sugars the
same as on refined"
| BY this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars of 100 degrees purity is raised
from It's (as proposed originally by tht
House, to 1927, and the duty on refined
sugar is raised from 1.S712 (as proposed
Originally by the House, to LOS, thus Civ
ing the same differential Of twelve ano
half hundredths between raw and re
| ned sugar at this point, as was original
| Y given by the House.
| This Arrangement will increase tn,
revenue over two millions of dollars ant
at the same time give additional encour
agement to the production of sugar IL
| this country.
The statement made the following ex
PLANTATION of the changes made in the
other schedules of the BILL
A compromise between the House anC
| Senate rates on cattle is agreed to. LII
general, the duties proposed on agrlcul
tural products are the same as those IL
the act of 1890.
Oranges and lemons are raised from
House rate of threefourths of one cent
per ponud to the Senate rate of cent
Fish are placed at rather little higher
than those which was provided by the ac'
of 1890 and q little lower than the
House rates.
The Senate rates on spirits, wines, ETC..
are adopted in the main.
The duty of 20 per cent on imported
cotton. as proposed by the Senate, is not
agreed TO. for the reason that the only
cotton imported is Egyptian cotton
which is a quality between our uplands
and sea islands and not produced here.
The cotton schedules as a whole are al
most substantially the same as in the
hill a. it passed the House. The changes
are mainly in the high grades of cotton
underwear, with some notifications OF
hosiery.
The Senate changes in fax and hemp
are adopted. Compromise rates on manu-
features Of jute, fax, ETC., are agreed to.
The Senate amendments to place bur-
laps, bags, cotton bagging and straw
mattings on the free list are disagreed to,
and these manufactures placed on the
drtiable list at reduced rates.
The House rates on wool of IL cents
on class one and IL cents on class two,
are adopted and the Senate specific rates