Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-13
CONGRESSIONAL,
The Tariff Bill in Committee,
No Agreement Yet Reached --0ther
Matters in the Senate,

WASHINGTON, p. c., July 13.-The
tariff conference committee is meet
ing with its greatest difficulty, in
reaching an understanding on the
wool and sugar schedules. On sugar,
Senators Aldrich and Jones, Of Ne.
vada, are holding out especially for
the senate schedule and are supported
by the intire senate representation.
The house members are just as firm
in their demand for the house rates.
The indications, when the confer
ence adjourned last night, were that
compromise will be necessary, which
would split the difficulty between the
two houses on the differential on re-
fined sugar, and it was rumOred that
an agreement to this effect had been
reached.
The house conferees are standing
stif1ly for the house schedule on wool,
contending that the senate rates
would be most oppressive on the man
ufacturers. The senate classi tication
of third-class woods Is especially ob.
jectionable to the carpet manufacture
ers, and Senators Penrose and Quay
have been active during the day to
secure an advance to IL cents in the
value of wool that may be admitted
at cents. The senate schedules
made 10 cents the figure of demarka-
tion in value, fixing duty of cents
pound on all wool above that price.
There is proposition to comprO-
mise the difference by retaining the
senate classi sification, but all owing to
a drawback on all woods, which, it can
be proven, are used in carpet making,
on which I cents may be paid. The
house is also standing for its rates on
first and second-class woods, which
were reduced ty the senate, with a
good prospect Of success.
There was quite movement on the
Democratic side of the senate to in
sure firm stand for free burlaDs,
cotton bagging, floor mating, cotton
ties, ETC., placed on the free list by
the senate, and to hold white pine
lumber at 81 per thousand feet. This
was because of report, which was
authenticated, that the committee
had tentatively agreed to restore the
other articles mentioned to the duit-
able list.
The changes were made in the SEN
ate ranging in majorities from
one to tive votes, and the sup
porters of the senate's action expressed
the opinion that they would be able
to hold the votes for the motion to
reject the conference report that were
originally cast for the amendments
To do this they would have to make
sure, not only of Senator McEnery's |
vote, but some Of the Republicans,
such as Senators Carter and Hans
borough. The proposition bids fair
/ to develope an interesting situation
in the senate, Sif the committee OH
conference adheares to its present de- |
termination with regard to these ar
ticles.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
A discussion of the Union Pacific
railroad affairs occupied the attention
of the senate. The deficiency appro'
priation bill was taken up early in
the day, and Morgan proposed an
amendment designing to prevent the
consummation Of an agreement made
some time since for the settlement of
the governments claims against the
the road. Morgan severity arraigned
the Union Pacific managers. The
amendment was disposed of by
the withdrawal of the paragraph
to which Morgan had offered his res
olution. The deficiency appropria-
tion bill was not completed up to the
time of adjournment.
CONFIRMATION.
The senate confirmed John Goodnow |
40 ba concul oanaral at SHANGHAI