Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-07-23
PASSED in THE HOUSE
CoNFEREE s. REPORT ON THE TARIFF
ADoPTeD-ts5 TO tts.

Five Democrats Joined with the Repub-
iirans In support Of the Measure-spir.
tied Debate on the Sugar Schedule.
HALEY Closes For the minority.
Washington July 2o-The conference
report on the tariff bill has been adopt
ed by the house by a vote OF ls5 10 11s,
and the report has gone TO the senate
foe action there The result was ac-
compllshcd after II hours OF continuous
debate. But two speeches were made
by the Republicans, sne by Chairman
Dingley in opening the debate and one
BY MI Payne Of New York In CLOSING
IT, The Democrats were thus forced TO
put forth speaker after speaker, but
their bombardment of the Republican
position was unanswered
IN all ten Democratic and one Popu-
list speeches were made Messrs Wheel
er of Alabama. Swanson Of Virginia,
Ball Of Texas Lanham Of Texas. Kelly
of North Dakota Fleming Of Georgia
Handy OF Delaware, Mcdowell Of Ohio
Berry Of Kentucky. Bailey Of Texas
and McMillin OF Tennessee being the
speakers The sugar schedule was the
main point of assault, but the most in
terestlns feature Of the debate occurred
when Mr. Bailey and Mr. McMhlin the
two rival Democratic leaders, crossed
swords on the question Of orthodoxy Of
the free raw material doctrine. the for
ner opposing and the latter champion
ing IT,
The galleries were crowded up TO the
time the vote was taken. many distin-
guished people being present. Amoue
them were a number OF senators. sew
eral members Of the cabinet and few
members of the diplomatic corps
Every Republican in the house who
was present voted for the report. The
Democrats. with five exceptions, voted
against the report. The exceptions were
Slayden of Texas, Broussard of Louisi-
ana, Meyer of Louisiana, Davey Of
Louisiana and Kleberg of Texas
The Populists and silverites did not
vote solidly Mr. shafroth of Colorado
and MIR Newlands Of Nevada silver
ties, abstalned from voting. Mr Hart
man, silverite. OF Montana did not vote
The Populists who voted against the
report were as follows Baker. Barlow,
Botlkin, Fowler, Jett, Lewis, Marshall
Martin. Peters, Simpson, strowd and
Vincent Four did not vote-Howard.
Kelley, Stark and Switzerland. The
other Populists were absent
<tA dudiySl5 Dl llt vote SHOWS Nndl
$50 Republicans and s Democrats voted
for the report and 106 Democrats and 12
Populists against it,
The Sugar Schedule.
The schedule which has excited the
greatest interest and over which there
has been the most acrimonious discus
sion is that relating to sugar.
The sugar schedule agreed upon is
neither the house schedule nor the sem
ate schedule, but an entirely new one
1t will provide more revenue by from
81, 900 to $4,000, 600 than the schedule
originally presented to the conference
1t reads as follows:
Sugars not above No Is Dutch
standard In color, tank bottoms. sirups
of cane Juice, melada, concentrated
melada, concrete and concentrated mo-
lasses, testing by the polariscope not
above 70 degrees, 95-1 900 Of 1 cent per
pound and for every additional de-
gree shown by the polariscopic test 35-
1000 Of cent per pound additional. and
fractions of degree in proportion, and
and on sugar above No. i6 Dutch stand
ard IN color and on all sugar which has
gone through a process of refining
cent and 95-1O0 Of l cent per pound
molasses testing above 40 degrees and
not above So degrees. 3 cents per gal
lon; testing So degrees and above,
cents per gallon. Sugar drawings and
sugar sweepings shall be subject TO duty
as molasses or sugar. as the case may
be. according to polarIscopic test"