Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-22
IT PASSES THE HOUSE
THE NEW TARIFF MEASURE IS
PUSHED ALONG.
Labor of Republican C0nEerees Up
held by q Decisive yote-Democrafs
Make Vigorous Attack ON Sugar
Schedule-yote Stands Ass 70 I1R
Renort Ia rpkcfa.

Report Is Adopted.
The conference report on the tariff biA
was adopted by the House shortly after
midnight Monday by a vote OF 1S5 to 11S-
The result was accomplished after twelve
hours of continuous debate.
Only two speeches were made by the
Republicans--one by Mr.. Dingiey in opea
ing the debate and one by Mr. Payne OF
New York in closing it. In aii ten Demo
cratic and one Populist speeches were
made-Messrs. Wheeler of Alabama,
Swanson of Virginia. Bali OF Texas, Ian
ham of Texas. Kelly of North Dakota,
Fleming of Georgia, Handy OF Delaware,
Mcdowell of Ohio, Berry of Kentucky,
Bailey of Texas and McMisiin of Tennes
see being the speakers
The sugar schedule was the main point
of assault, but the most interesting fen-
ture of the debate occurred when Mr.
Bailey and Mr.. McMillin. the two rival
Democratic leaders, crossed swords Oh
the question of orthodoxy of the free rasv
material doctrine, the former opposing
and the latter champiening it.
The galleries were crowded mp to tho
time the vote was taken, many distin-
guished people being present. Among
them were number of Senators, severaf
members of the cabinet and few mem
bers of the diplomatic corps.
An analysis Of the vote shows that $50
Republicans and 5 Democrats voted for
the report and 1O6 Democrats and12 Pop
ulistS against 1t.
" nnA
AS to the question OF revenue to he
raised by the bill, Mr.. Dingley pointed out
the difficulty resulting from the large an
ticipatory importations. The bill next
year, he calculated, would raise $2225,O0Or-
600, $75,00O,OO0 more than the present
law. Over $4O,O00,000 had been lost ln
this years revenues by the importations
of wool and sugar and other things, the
duty on which was raised in the bill, SO
that he calculated that the bill this year
would raise $1S5,OO0,O0Q.
The Treasury Department, taking
1O7.47 pounds of raw sugar testing 96
degrees as required to make lOO pounds
of hard refined, made public statement
estimating the sugar differential, as fol-
lows: Act of 1894, 1882 cents; House
schedule, 1888 cents; Senate schedule
1898 cents; conference schedule, 1872
cents per 100 pounds.
The following is a summary of the
changes made by the conferees in other
schedules. The conference reduced the
Senate adj yalorem of 20 per cent on hides
to Is per cent, and added psoviso as fol-
lows:
'"rhat upon all leather exported made
from imported hides there shall be allowed
olr 70 t1,, 1nf sNfs
paid on such hides. to be paid under SUCH
regulations as the Secretary OF the treas
ury may prescribe
The act was made operative immediate
ly upon it's passage.
The changes in the wool schedule, made
in conference leave the duties on disputes
items as follows:
Paragraph 354. The duty on WOODS OF
the first class which shall be imported
washed shall be twice the amount of the
duty to which they would be subjected i'm
ported u1,washed; and the duty on WOODS
of the first and second classes which shan
he imported secured shall be three times
the duty to which they would be subjected
if imported unwashed-''
The conference restored the House
tes on first and second class wool.
"Paracraph 367. On blankets and hah-
nels for underwear. composed wholly Or
in mart of wool. valued at not more thaha
40 cents a pound. the duty per Isound sfah
he the same as the duty imposed by TINS
,ct on two pounds of unwaslred WOOL on
tho first class, and in addition thereto Jo+
per cent ad valorem
"Paragraph 370. On clothing, feady
made. and articles of wearing appafei Oh
every description, made up or mahu1ac
tured wholly or in part, feits not woven
and not specially provided for IN KRIS
act. composed wholly or in part OF Woois
the duty per pound shall be four times
the duty imposed by this act on one pound
of unwashed wool of the first class, ana iss
addition thereto 60 per cent al vaiorem-
The duties on carpets range from iS
conts n SQUARE yard to 60 cents square
ward. plus 40 per cent ad yalOrem
The Reciprocity Clause.
The reciprocity provision as agreed tn'
nv the conference contains some OF the
features of both the Senate and the
House bills on this subject. what may DE-
termed the retaliatory clause of the pro
vision is that which empowers the fresi-
dent to suspend by proclamation the pro
visions of this act providing for the Tree
Introduction of Coffee tea. IOnquln OK
tonka beans and vanilla beans coming
from any country which imposes duties
upon products of the United States he
NAV deem to be reciprocaily unequal and
unrea sonable. The rates which he is thus
empowered to fix are: On coffee, cents "A
mound: OF tea. 10 cents pound; on tonk'a
heans so cents pound; ON vanilla BEANS
50 a pound; ON cuts. 81. The President is'
required to act within two years in Sc
curing these reciprocal trade treaties, and
they are to be submitted to the Senate for
it's ratification Articles are to be reducesIs
to the extent of 20 per cent in these
treaties, and the President is specifically
authorized to enter into negotiations
,,Jooa no-Xo;,a rf: trnop the.