Evening journal., 1897-07-14
TARIFF CONFERENCE.
Representatives. of Both Houses
Have Another Meeting
SUGAR AND WOOL THE MAIS TOPICS.
A Final Agreement has Not Yet Been
Reached Upon Either Articie Com
promises May BE Agreed to In
order to Settle the Questions.

washington, July 1.-THE representa-
tives OF the two houses Of congress have
had another extended conference on the
tarln bill. There were occasional CON
situations with other senators or mem
bers OF the house upon points at issue.
but these were brief, so that compare
lively little information as to the prog
ress made found It's way to outsiders.
1t is known that almost the entire
time was devoted to the sugar and wool
schedules and the best information OBJ
tainable is that final agreement was
not reached upon either.
Senator Platt Of New York. who has
been absent most Of the time since the
bill went into conference returned and
was In close conference much Of the
time with Senator Quay
At one time the senate and house con-
ferees separated, the house men repair
ing to the ways and means committees
room. 1t was generally believed that
this action on the part of the house men
was for the purpose Of deciding upon a
line Of policy on sugar. but they de-
clined to give out any information.
Contrary to published reports, II Is
positively asserted that the sugar
schedule has not been agreed upon. and,
in fact. that all the big questions before
the conference. which have seemingly
been settled, are only tentatively agreed
to, one side or the other insisting that
they shall be held open. Nothing Will
be finally closed so far as the matters
Of Importance are concerned until all
have been decided upon and the confer
ees are ready TO come TO a complete
agreement.
Wool Schedule May BE Settled.
1t Is believed that the wool schedule.
which has occupied the attention Of the
conferees more or less. can now be set-
tied whenever other matters have
reached a stage for final adjustment.
The senate conferees are ready to
/ compromise the differences on first and
second class woods by making them
both dutiabe at IL cents. and a compro-
mise on third class wools has been sug-
gested by house members Of the confer
ence, concerning which they express the
hope that It will be satisfactory to both
| the woolgrowers and the carpet man
ufacturers but this IS not assured.
This compromise proposition looks to
fixing a rate OF 3 cents q pound on all
wool Of value less than 10 cents q
pound OF cents on wool valued al
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cents a pound and Of cents on thai
above 1s cents a pound in value.
This proposition was submitted 70 the
representatives In the senate OF bot
the woolgrowers and the carpet manu-
facturers. and both sides took the mat
ter under advlsement Senator Pen
rose. representing the carpet men, tele
graphed for some OF them to come e
washington for conference. The at
tempt OF some. OF the house confereel
to secure an increased rate on skirte'
wools has failed. The question OF iute
jute bagging. burlaps, cotton bagginl
and cotton ties, which the senate place
on the free list, Is causing much trOu
BILE. The house conferees insist tha
these items shall go back on the dutia
BILE list, and the senate conferees plea'
that If they are put back delay mus
be the result In the senate.