The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-29
THE REPUBLICAN
Tariff Managers Are Hopeful That
the Lengthy Debate
In the Senate Will Be Ended by the End
of the Week-The House VIII Continue
its Policy of Adjournment From
Monday Until Thursday.

Monday Until Thursday.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The repub-
licaD tariff managers are still hopeful
that the present may prove to be the
last week of the tariff debate in the
senate. All the schedules have been
gone over once, leaving nothing to be
done but to consider the paragraphs in
the various schedules which have been
passed when reached in their regular
order because OF differences of opinion
among the republicans themselves
Many of these differences have been
adjusted in the republican ranks, but
the democrats will naturally take ad-
vantage of their knowledge of the feel
ing existing among their opponents to
debate some of the questions at length.
1t is understood now that coal, leather
hides and lead ore will each be vigor-
ously discussed, as will also the ques-
tions, though more briefly of recipro-
city, the treatment of trusts and the
disposition of the Hawaiian recipro-
city treaty.
In view of the determination of the
democrats to exploit all these ques-
tions and others as we'll, it would seem
impossible to conclnde the senate's
work on the bill before the end of the
week, and it is more than probable
that the final work will be reserved
for the following week.
The house will continue this week
its policy of adjournment from Monday
until Thursday. After that its course
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senate. If by any chance vote
should be had on the tariff bill We'd
nesday or Thursday, the house proba-
bly, will remain in session to receive
the bill, disagree to the senate amend
ments and appoint conferees. Other
wise an adjournment will be had from
Thursday to Monday.
Charles DeKay, United States con-
sul-general at Berlin, in report to the
state department calls attention to the
fact that German bicycle makers
are deeply concerned at the now
very large and growing competition
of American machines. The league
of industrials at Bochum, ap impor-
tant manufacturing center, has taken
up the matter and a memorial to
the German government calls atten-
ton to the fact that this great indus
try is in imminent peril owing to the
rivalry of American bicycle manu-
facturers. They complain that the
United States levies duty on foreign
made wheels of about SLABS, while
the German duty being only $5.71 on
100 Kilograms, only from II to 95 cents
duty falls on the American wheel. On
these and other grounds the aid of the
German government is asked in behalf
of the home industry.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The repub-
hcan tariff managers are very hopeful
of being able to complete the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill in the senate
by next Wednesday night, result
which would bring the end in the SEN
ate within the present month. They
are led to this conclusion because the
repu blicans have adjusted most of
their differences and see their way
clear to the settlement of others. The
democratic leaders do not concede the
possibility of so early a conclusion.
They generally place it week fur.
Their, or about the 18th or Sth OF July,
out admit that the end may come by
Saturday of next week.
Of the problems still unsolved by
the republicans, lead ore, coal, iron
ore, gypsum, tallow and a few chem
icals are giving the most trouble, but
there is no doubt of an adjustment on
all Of these which will hold the full
party vote. The disposition is to hold
to the rates at present fixed on lead
and iron ore with the intention OF
making changes in conferences. The
rate on Canadian coal will probably
be advanced to 81 cents per long ton.
The Finance committee has practic-
ally decided to abandon the proposed
tax on bank checks which at one time
was SO favorably considered, and also
the increase of A cents a barrel in the
beer tax and the change in the tobacco
tax. Indeed it appears more than
probable that all the changes in the
internal revenue laws proposed by the
bill will be abandoned.
There is some difficulty in the judici-
airy committee in agreeing upon
the form of an antitrust amend
ment, but all the probabilities
point to the incorporation of
the Pettus proposition direct
ed specifically at the sugar trust and
of very little more 1t is expected that
the reciprocity amendment will be
ready for presentation by next Thurs
day. The present indications are that
it will make provision for the
negotiation of reciprocity treaties. but
that there will be a requirement that
they shall be submitted to the senate,
differing in this respect from the reci-
procity provision of the Mckinley
law. the necessity for su deserving the
revenues will render it impossible that
provision should be made for the free
admission of dutia BILE articles under |
reciprocal agreements, but that a |
maximum percentage for remission
will be specified The rate of remis- |