The evening times., 1897-07-19
REPORT FROM CONFTMEs
Continued from First Page,

in addition thereto on all the foregoing
/ valued at not above 20 cents per pound,
30 per cent ad yalorem valued above 20
cents per pound, 55 per cent ad valorem
Provided, That on the foregoing, weighing
over four ounces per square yard, the duty
| SHALL be the same as imposed by this sched-
ule on cloths"
The carpet schedule as changed in con-
| ference is:
',Aubusson, "A minister, moquecte, and
chenille carpets, figured or plain, and all
carpets or carpeting of like character or
description, 81 cents per square yard,
| and in addition thereto 40 per centum
| ad valoren.'
1 The Senate rate was 62 1-2 cents per
square yard.
On velvet and tapestry carpets the House
rate OF 40 cents was restored, in place of
] the Senate II cents per square yard. also
the House rateof 2S centsinstead of Senate
| 20 was restored on tapestry Brussels car
pets and all such fabrics.
| The following is conference susti-
tute:
Treble ingram, three-ply and all chain
| Venetian carpets, % cents per square
yard, and in addition thereto 30 per
oentum ad v8lorem.
This is a reduction OF cents from the
Senate. rate. On wool, Dutch, and trophy
| nerain carpets the conference makes the
rate Is cents per square yard, instead of
Senate 90 cents
A succinct and concise statement, show
ing the effect of the agreement reached by
the conferees on the disagreeing amend
rrents OF the two houses to the tariff bill
Us given below 1t is a guide to the bill
and ibs legislation, prepared this morn
ing, and only ~ few copies OF which have
been yet issued
Chemical Schedule Amendments Nos.
II and ~ restore aTgols and chicle to the
House.
Amendment 2 places bleaching pow ders
on the dutatle list, at the rate OF one fifth
Senate.
Amendments 104 increasas the duty on
soda ash from one. fourth OF 1 cent. as
Provided by the House bill. TO three
ei"hths or cent. as provided by the Sen
ate amendment
No. 81 reunces the duty on cyanide of
potassium to g l-2 per cent ad vaiorein
as provided by the Senate.
free list.
No. lI0 leaves tonka beans and vanilla
heans on the free list
Nos and 4 raise the duties on the
borates, as provided by the Senate
The several amendments on lead paints
adjus1 the rates TO the increased duty on
lead. The o.hcr amendments In the chem
ical schedule concur with the Senate In
slight reductions of rates on rH6nv Chemi-
Gals and other articles, Including linSeed,
Cd We oil and coaltar dyes. and an increase
OF he rates on csmplOr and ground drugs
Ealths, EaTtlenware and Glassware. -
fTockeTyware is restored to the duties
q Ia 10 1ut lgf
act OF l $50.
glassware is ieft, in the main. at the
rates provided by the House bill, the re-
ductions being in paragraphs relating to
b"t'l"S Hnld@d ana nreSSsd glassware,
and cylinder and crown glass.
Cement t116 and 117) is left at the duty
nrnvid ri nv the House instead OF havingthe
dutv increased as propOSad by the Senate
-. The duty or 81 per ton on gypsum rock
NO. llsl, proposed by the Senate, is To-
duCcd 10 30 cents, and the duty on ground
arrl caicined plaster raised to S225 Der
tor.
China cla ay(No. 127 lis leftat SO per TOT.
a = Drfcideh by the House
The duty on fulleI'S earth 134) is
slightly fBcrea seh, hut lpfr at a lower rate
than proposed by the Senate
Marble tlso) Is placed at the increased
rates proposed by the Senate
Metals. and Manufactures Of-The re-
aGCuuns OF duties on some forms OF iron
and steel proposed by the Senate are &C
'Cilttl AZ PAL n lO>tu- ana SeNGftti new
Paragraphs are introduced not heretofore
specifically provided for.
Cotton Tres. which were placed on the
Tree hist by the Senate, are Restored to the
tenthS OF / cent
lin plates are placed az the rate or duty
provided IA tie bill as It passed the House
structural iron Is reduced one-tenth of
j cent
The Senate amendment t2-0g ON pocket
khNcs, Which Is substantially the same
as the paragraph passed by the House. is
agreed 70, and tonlproTlse rates adopted
on guns.
lie house agrees to Senate amendment
$40, increasing the duty on lad ore 70 / 1-2
placed al Is cents
Nickel ore and nickel matte are left on
iire iiee iiSt. as provided by the House
Wood and Manufactures Of WoOd-AU
sawed lumber eNceps sawed timber exceed
ihE slSalt inches square. Is left at the rate
oi - per thousand, as provided by the
House Pianed Lumber is also placed at
Sugar and MulasSes-Ihe House differ
entdl beC weel raw and refined sugars and
Tue general features OF the House sched-
uie q re preSer we'd, and the Senate amend
ments increasing the tlfffereutiaI Ia one
llith and providing for reduction of one
tenJh or the dut Y on IA w sugars NOT sto1n
eEiees' Whtcn would have given DUTY
OF - on So-degTee sugar and only / 26
on - degree sugar. are not adouftd IL
tieiereace 10 the wishes of tte,se fr,t erestoI
IN peee sugar production. that the Senate
Iate OF 80 on refined sugar might ba 70
tanned as an Increased encnura era,',.r,, g
TINS INDUSTRY, the duty on raw suUnrs g.
increased seven and One-half hun6rnIttbS
80 as 70 make the increase on them ti,e
sane az lne increase on refined sugar and
lIlus leave the diffeIential te; cen ra,S.
bill '''s '' III the House
aud TO meet the objection which hoe
been urged that the House rates ON loI0
: EIroe raw sugar show a higher ad va
iorein Than those on the higher grades
the duty on 15-tlegree sugar is rafi,naJ
I'VE hundredths of l cent, and then the
uu.s ,hn PEI destee Increased regularly from
t..,Se srTSe hubdredths (as proposed in Hocse
Dhi) TO three and a half hundredt hs in
order to raise The duty OH raw snrars III a
same as on refined 'he
ny tins arTaugement the duty on raw
sugars OF 100 degrees purity is raised
from ] 20 tas proposed originally nv tbo
liouse) to l.. 90 1-2, and the duty on ra
lined sugar is raised from | 81 10 las
proposed originally by the House) to 95.
. uus giving the same differential of
Twelve and q half hUndredths bet wenn raw
and refined sugar at this poiut. as was
originally given by the House
as this ARRANGEMENT will Increase the |
revenue over S2,0oO,oOo, and at the same |
time give additional encourageOent tn
the production of sugar in this country it |
Is thought to be desirable consumInao |
tion.
Tobacco and manufactures of-Amend- |
ment 365, as agreed to by The |
conferees, places the dntv on wrapper To-
baeco at 81. So per pound, compromise |
between the House rate of 50 aud the |
Senate rate Of 81. Is, and accepts the SEN |
ate reduction on filler tobacco.
Agricultural ProductS-A COM lprunaiSe be-
tween the Fouse and the Senate rates on |
cattle (3714 is agreed TO.
in geneT |. the duties proposed on agri- |
,.'' vi ..',,,,ss aIe the same as those in