The times., 1897-07-19
THE TARIFF BILL IN SHAPE
Continued from First Page.

knows now readily the Speaker has been
able to squelch anything that looks iiSs
a dilatory action. Democrats do not relish
the situation, but they frankly admitted
Yesterday that the bill was 10 be ranlmed
down their throats, and they are preparing
to swallow it with as much OF protest
as possible. The struggle will be short
and sharp, but the Committee on Rules
win win and the previous question viii
be demanded just when il sees fit TO ask
it,
The known fact that there will be no
limitation of debate in the Senate has
caused the Republicans to decide upon
this gagging of the House The action
of the conferees in raising the duty on
bite pine, in putting cotton ties, bag
ging, floor mating, etc, back TO the
dutiable list, and striking the duty from
cotton has incensed the Democrats and
some of tho silver Republicans, who
promise TO make things lively in the Sen
ate Tor few days at least. Mr.. Allison
will endeavor to shorten the struggle by
asking for night sessions, but it is doubt
ful if he can keep a quorum at night, so
that 1t is altogether questionable just
ference report may continue.
MeSsrs. Jones and White 10 not name
any number OF da VS., but tcontentthemselYeS
with the general statement that the re-
port viii he carefully analyzed and final
action Will not be had until the coun-
try know 5 just what the report contains
and what it is intended TO accomplish.
The Democrats and their allies are in an
! ugly mood. The prediction was made by
some Yesterday that Saturday would come
ard see the report still under discussion.
The Republicans hope, however, 10 get
the bill through in tine so the President
can sign il before the Week ends. To do
this VIII require some hard and energetic
work and much yielding on the part OF
the opposition.
II aslearned last night that the commir-
tee had corrected many of the evils that
have crept into the bill. In the Senate sew
eral OF the schedules were reconstructed
in such fashion as to work irreparable in
jury to numerous Industries Abnormally
| figh rates were leveled against some arti-
cles, and in several cases that might be
enumerated the men interested in the busi-
ness concerned We're threatened with an
nihilatIon.
In some instances committees represent-
ing both the importer and the domestic
| manufa turer have met here in ashington
and reached agreements with respect to
| their own industries, and laid before the
committee schedules along such lines as the
! joint interests thought right and Just The
conferaes have been guided by these sug-
gestions, and the result is that in numer-
ous instances where a grevious wrong was
about to he perpetrated justice has at last
been done.
Despite this. however, there ase many
instances of the had construction in the
bill Take the place of argols, for an
| instance. This is the crude material
from which baking powder is made.
They have been on the free list for years.
ever since ST2, but the House put them
on the tutiahie list at ! cent pound.
The Senate put them back to the free
list but in conference they have been put
back TO where the House placed them.
The United States has been controlling
the markets OF the world in cream Of
tarter and baking powder. but this one
act viii DO more TO kill the industry than
any sort OF competition could have done