The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-22
REPUBLICANS AGREED.
DEMOCRATIC CONFEREEs WILL
NOW BE CALLED IN TO SIT On
THE TARIFF BILL
SENATE GOT THE BEST OF II.
MAJORITY OF SENATE AMEND
MEyTs CARRIED-sUGAR sCHED-
ULE COMPROMISE.
RAW COTTON ON THE FREE LIST
Jute and Cotton Bngging md Cotton
Ties Made DutiabIe-House Car
ried It's Point on the White
Pine Item mt 81 Per
1000 Feet.
RAW COTTON ON THE FREE LIST

Washington, July 17.-Whcn the re
publican conferees on the tariff bill, rep
resentng the two houses of congress- ad
journed at 6 o'clock today, the announce
ment was made on behalf of each Of tn,
two houses that they had agreed on al
of the items Of the bill, and that the re-
suit of the partisan conference would be
submitted to the democratic members OF
the conference at n full meeting to be
held Monday.
This announcement had been made in.
formally to the democratic members OF
the conference at noon and had formed
the subject Of general speculation about
the senate during the afternoon. 1t APP
peared after the informal statement was
made that there was still much to be
done in the way Of putting the bill in
shape, and the conferees spent six hours
in close application TO the work on hand.
They were, for the most part, merely
running over the bill, but there were still
some rates to be agreed upon on articles
which had been passed over until the
sugar schedule had been finally disposed
of. The revision was not even completed
during the afternoon session, and some
of the members returned to renew the
work tonight. The republicans hope to
secure the assent of the democratic mem
bcrs to the reporting of the bill after
one session, and to thus re able to pre-
sent it to congress at the beginning of
the session Monday.
The members of the conference still
preserve the strictest silence In regard
TO the changes made, giving out no Off
cial information as to the changes made
in the bill. II is learned, however, from
an entirely reliable source that Il very
large majority of the senate amendments
were accepted. Senator Jones of Ne
vada, holding as he did practically the
balance of power both in the senate and
In committee, was enabled to secure
many concessions for western interests
In the senate, and these he held without
exception In the conference.
The bill, rs agree upon, will when
made public, present an entirely new
gugar schedule, at least in the main item
ms. duty on raw and refined sugar, the
andrth presented since the bill emerged
lc yieNthe recesses of the ways and means
committee
When the announcement of an agree
ment was first made today, the indica.
tons were that the senate had surren-
dered everything in the sugar schedule
TO the house.
you will discover" said Senator AID
rich, In discussing the matter among his
colleagues, that the senate saves some
plete surrender on our part"
The wording Of the new paragraph.
wIch follows, shows that he was right:
"Sugars not above No. 1G. Dutch
standard in color, tank bottoms, syrups
of cane juice, melada, concentrated me-
lada, concrete and concentrated mOaSsps
testing by the polariscope not above IS
degrees, 9J-1O0 of 1 cent per pound, and
for every additional degree shown by
the polarscopic test, 3 1-2-1OO of 1 cent
per pound additional, and fractions of
n degree in proportion, and on sugars
above No. III, Dutch standard in color.
and on all sugars which have gone
through n process of refining. i25.1OO of
! cent per pound additional"
lt will be observed the modification of
the sugar schedules still leaves the rate
on pure sugar testing 100 degrees %
cents per pound, which was the senate
rate.
The differential in refined sugar is,
however, 1-S of cent per pound, while
the senate differential was 10.
The house also secured the elimination
oil the lilo of a cent reduction allowed |
on Jaggery and other low grades of SUI
gar testing below 81 degrees. Ii is claim |
ed the increase on the high grades of |
sugar which will result from the in. |
crease OF polariscopic graduation allow |
ance will add materially to the protec- |
ZION to the beet sugar industry. The re- |
liners receive incidental benefit. 1t is cs- |
tlmated that the changes in the sugar
schedule will raise about $4,000, 900 addi |
tional revenue, ~
FOLLOWING are among the more import |
AM changes made in the other schedules. |
Hides, 10 per cent ad valorcm in place |
OF the ~ per cent as fixed by the SEN
ate The. house representatives made n |
strong night to have hides restored TO the |
Tree list. but they were compelled to sub |
init to the unyieding demand of the SEN |
ate
Wool las heretofore sent out)-First
class, ii cents per pound; second. 10 |
cents per pound third class, 4 cents: ON
mat below II cents per pound in values |
ana cents on that above. - cents in |
values. These rates on third class woods
were those of an agreement botwcon the
wool growers and the carpet manufac- |
turers.
Lead ore, l IL cents per pound; pig |
lead, Ia cents. the senate rates
Iron ore as fixed by the senate,
Goal, bituminous, 81 cents per ton.
Tobacco, Sl.7o per pound on imported |
wraps TINS is the senate rate. Ii Is also
inoerS'ood mat the action of the senate |
IN striKlng out the internal revenue proyi- |
'N'"''' anu ttuNlIlR the pNlStlng
law in force was accepted 10y the house
eonferees '"' ''"'e
cyanide of potassium. II ID per cent
rms is the senate rate the house rate no.
ing % cents.
Boracic acid; 5 cents per pound, the
senate rate. The senate rate ON borax
was also sustained as was that on soda
ash, the rate being 3-S of a cent per
pound.
me senate rates on all fruits are re-
tanned. including / cent per pound on
oranges, lemons. lines, etc.
On walnuts the house rate of 3 cents
per pound was restored.
White pine lumber was restored TO the
house classification and the house rate of
~ per 1000 eetamstead of the senate
rate of 81.
The reciprocity clause has been trans
formed into modification of both the
senate and house. amendments, that is.
the number of articles which can be used
as basis for reciprocity agreements has