The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-07-24
TARIFF C0AFEREES
RUN FOUL OF SAAGS
Only minor Matters Have Been Ad-
justed, on Important Points the
Houses Are Wide Apart.
HOUSE STANDS BY ITS BILL
senate Members Tell of the Unccr-
tainty at Their End Of the
Capital but 1t Makes
No Impression.

Washington, July lathe tariff
Dnferees have struck some snags.
Minor matters We're easily adjusted,
but on all important features there
has been no agreement, and the out
look today is that several reports will
have to be made before ar adjustment
can be reached. The house conferecs
stand solidly by their bill, end the SEN
ate conferees are no less tenacious.
The senate conferees laid before the
house members the condition in the
senate where other than republican
votes We're necessary to pass the bill or
adopt the conference report. The
members of the house are standing by
their bill nevertheless, and have told
the senator's they cannot accept the
senate amendments on many impor-
tant items.
The conferees find trouble outside of
sugar, wool, coal and lead. Lumber,
which has been in dispute; also On
straw mating, burlaps, cotton ties
and other items placed oil the free
list by the senate.
The house conferees are also insist
ing upon higher compensatory duties
on manufactures of cotton on account
of the duty of 20 per cent on raw cot
ton. AT the noon recess the confcrccs
were devoted largely to conference
with individual senator's, in which the
members of the house in the confer
ence participated. These conferences
developed the fact hat the wool sched-
ule has been under special considera-
ton during the forenoon session and
that the house men had shown a de-
cided disposition to hold on to the.
house rates. There is an evident APP
prehension that if this contention is
granted there will be difficulty in get
ting the bill through the senate, and
it is not believed the apprehension viii
be changed by the results of inquiries.
There was also q hurried conference
between the republican representa-
tives of the senate conference commits
tee and the democratic members of the
finance committee in regard to the,
probable course of the democrats in
case the article to which they are cspc-
cially instrumental in having placed
on the free list should be
made dutiable. These articles include
cotton bagging, gunnybags, bur
laps, cotton ties, paris green, floor mat
ting, etc. The house is insisting on
their restoration to dutiab]e list and
some senate conferees were inclined to
yield because of the need for revenue
they would produce. The conference
with the democrats was by no means
~reassuring. The republicans were told
Of these changes were made they, the
democrats would be disposed to insist
upon a full explanation in committee
and an elaborate debate in the senate
which might indefinitely prolong the
session. The result of the inquiry as
to the effect of the revocation of the
house rate on white pine lumber is
far from reassuring. Senator'S from
the middle northwest especially are
concerned in holding the senate rate
and conferees have been notified that
any yielding on this question will re-
suit in nj little delay. The problem
is giving the committee considerable
concern.