The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-20
TARIFF BILL PUT THROUGH.
REPUBLICAN CONFEREES OVER
RIDE THE DEMOCRATS.

Democrats Asked Only UntiI This
Morning For Consideration OF the
Report, but Their Request Denied.
The Democrats Also Plainly Told
That There Was No Use Wasting
Time by Offering Amendments.
Washington, July 19-The tariff bill was
pushed through the conference stage to-
day. after two hours discussion before
the full conference committee of democrats
and republicans, 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 prefer
able TO going over 1t with the republicans.
To test this question, Mr.. Vest, dem.
of Missouri. moved an adjournment until
tomorrow. which was defeated by a strict
party vote.
The democratic conferees offered amend-
ments 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, dem, Of Ala
bama, offered amendments placing cotton
bagging and cotton ties on the free list1
also a substitute proposition for rebates
on these articles. These and other amend
ments were withdrew. however. as there
was no prospect Of favorable action on
them.
Shortly before noon, Mr. Dlngiey moved
that the report be submitted to the two
houses. This prevailed by a party vots
and the meeting adjourned.
There was little clash during the dis
cusslon, and the democratic members Of
the conference contented themselves with
protest against the report and the man
ner of agreeing to It. A statement was
later issued concerning the report. In
which it reviewed the changes made.
OF sugar, the statement says: '"The
House differential between raw and refined
sugars and the general features Of the
House schedule are preserved, and the
Senate amendments increasing the differ
entail to 1-5 and providing for reduction
of 1-10 of the duty on raw sugars not
above 81 degrees which would have given
duty Of i.39 on ss-degree sugar and only
/ .26 on S7-degree sugar are not adopted.
In Difference to the wishes Of those inter-
ested In beet sugar production, that the
Senate rate Of 1.95 on refined sugar might
be retained as an increased encourage
ment to this industry, the duty on raw
sugars IS increased seven and one-hale
hundredths, so as TO make the increase on
them the same as the increase on refined
sugar, and thus leave the dfferentlal DC
tween raw and refined the same as In the
House bill. And to meet the objection
which has been urged that the House
rates on low grade raw sugar show high
er ad valorem than those on the higher
grades, the duty on 75-degree sugar Is re-
duced 5-100 of one cent, and then the duty
per degree is increased from 3-100 per
cent (as proposed In the House bilD to
three and a half hundredths in order to
raise the duty on raw sugars the same
as on refined.
by this arrangement raw sugars Of 100
degrees purity is raised from 1.75 (as pro-
posed originally by the House) to 1.S2h.
and the duty on refined sugar Is raised
from 1S7i2 (as proposed originally by the
House, to 1856, thus giving the same diff
ferentlal of twelve and a half-hundredths
between raw and refined sugar at this
point as was originally given by tho
House. AS this arrangement VIII Increase
the revenue over 100000. and at the same
time give additional announcement to the
production Of sugar in this country IL is
thought 10 be a desirable contamination"
The statement made the following ex-
PLANTATION of the changes made in th9
other schedules of the bill.
A compromise between the House and
Senate rates on cattle is agreed to.
In general the duties proposed on agri-
cultural products are the same as those
in the act of 1890.
Oranges and lemons are reduced to the
Senate rate Of 1 cent.
Fish are placed at rates a little higher
than those which were provided by the
act of 1890. and 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 nod
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 schedule. as a whole. remains
substantially the same as in the bill as
At passed the House. The changes ar9
mainly In the high grades OF cotton under-
wear, with some notifications OF hosiery.
The Senate changes in flax and hemp ara
adopted. Compromise rates on manufac-
lures Of tute, flax, etc, are agreed to. the
object being to develop the industry In this
country.
The Senate amendments 10 place bur-
laps. bags. cotton bagging and straw mat
tngs on the free list are disagreed to. ana
this manufacture Is placed on the dutiabla
list at reduced rates.
The House rates on wool OF II cents on
class one and - cents on class two are
adopted, and the Senate specific rates on
carpet woods agreed TO with n modification
raising the dividing line so as to place
a duty Of cents per pound on such wools
valued at y cents and less and cents on
such wools valued at more than i2 cents.
The duties on manufactures OF wools
are placed az substantially the same rates
as IN the act OF 1890.
The duties on silk remain AZ substan-
tally the same rate as provided by the
House. The duties on wood pulp for pa
per and on paper are converted into spc-
cihc form az substantially the same ad
valorem rate, with the provlso added for
an additional duty as against any country
that imposes an export duty on pulp or
woods. The dutics on manufacturers oe
paper are substantially the same az pass
ca by the House.
The sundres schedule remains substan-
italy as Il passed the House. Coal, how
ever. q reduced 10 81 cents per ton, and
coal slack or cium 60 IS cents per ton.
aa nronoaed by the senate amendment etI