The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-18
Republicans In Both Houses Confer on
The Tariff Bill.
a NEW SUGAR SCHEDULE ADOPTED
1t Wfll A fTOru Greatly Increased PRO
tec,ion to tho Rect Sugar Industry
Pho New Schedule Will s.nigc
About Ss,OO0,00O Additional Rev
enue-HEides nnd Wool Affected.
Washington, July II, 1897

on the tariff bill representing
the two houses Of Congress al
! Journcd at G O'Clock to-day the an
i nouncement was made on behalf of
each OF the houses that they had agreed
upon all the items OF the bill, and that
the resule OF the partis;,n conference
| would he submitted to the Democratic
members OF the confcrence Ut u full.
meeting to be held on Monday.
we cannot," said Senator Allison.
| say Just what time we shall expect
the attendance Of the Democrats on
Monday for there is still much to be
done TO get the bill in readiness FOR
| them"
1t is understood that some of the mem
herS Will work Tomorrow for the ac-
complishncnt Of this purpose. and 1t is
| hoped to have the bill printed ana pre-
pared for the inspection Of the Demo
era IS BY 10 o'clock Monday. The Repub-
licnns still further hope to secure, the
assent OF the Democratic members to
the reporting Of the bill after one scs-
sion. and TO thus be able To present it to
| congress at vthe beginning OF the ses-
! sion Monday.
| The members Of the conference still
/ preserve the Strctest silence in regard
to the changes made, giving out no OIL
cial confirmation as TO the changes made
IN the bill. II Is learned, however, from
an entirely reliable source that /; very
! large majority OF the Senate amend
nents We're accepted. This was rem
dcred necessary by several crcu,nstau-
ces. number OF amendments made
by the Senate were verbal; others were
trivial and still others We're made nee
cessary to secure harmony OF cons,ruc-
tlcn and would have been made by Inc
House if that body had had the bill un-
der consideration for SO long q time az,
| the Senate had All such changes as
these were accepted without question by
| the House conferees.
| They also accepted IN most cases all
the alterations made by the Senate in
order to secure the passage OF the i,ill
III that body. Senator Jones, OF Ne
vada, holding. as he did, practically the
balance of power both in the Senate
and In the COMMITTEES was enabled TO
secure many concessions for Western
! interests in the Senate, and these he
held without exception in the confer
encc. He even succeeded in securing
a degree Of protection for beet sugar
greater than was given either in the
| Senate or the House bill
The bill as agreed upon will. when
! made public, present on entirely new
sugar schedule. at least in The main
Item of duty on raw and refined sugar
ile fourth presented since the bill
emerged from the reccsses OF the Ways
and Means Committee.
Nhen the announcement or an agree.
mcnt as first made to-day the tnAica.
tions were that the Senate had sur
wandered everything in the sugar sche-
du!e to the House. No one not in pos-
session OF all the facts could soc how
1t could be otherwise when II was known
that the House differcntial Of Il Of a
cent had been accepted. and the Sen
ate provision for throwing off oue-tonth
OF a cent on low grade sugars receded
from. "Iou Will discover" said Sana-
tor Aldrich, in discussing the unttcr
among his colleagues. that the senate
saves something after all. and that It
is not complete surrender on our part .
I,he wording OF tho new parag..a oh
winch follows, shows that he was right
Sugars not abovc numbers 16 Dutch
standard III color, tank bottoms, syr,iDs
OF cane juice, melada. concentrated
melada concrete and concentrated
moiusses. testing by the polariscupe not
above soVenty-tiVe degrees 95-l00 Of one
cent per pound. and for every additional!
degree shown by the polariscon!c test
three and onc-ha!f one l1undred:bs cf
one cent per pound Qdditiona1 and frac.
| ttons of 81 degree IN p"0portion: ana on
sugar above number 16 Dutch standard
III colored. and on al sugar whicn has
gone through q process OF refining, one
hundred and twenty-five one tfnus.
nndths OF ona cent per pound oddi
tional"
AS will be observed there IS an In
crease III the duty on the highest grades
Of sugar, bringing the total duty on
! pure sugar. testing 100 degrees up TO
2 cents per pound. This increase 10 at
! tained by adding 10 The Senate rate one
half OF one hund-cdth Of a cen. per
/ pound on siiga: testing over T5 Iccrec;,
and it is claimed tina. the incveasa on
the higher gre des which thi. change. In
! suyc:, will aud immensely to the protec-
| ton Of the sugar beet Industry. The
| retincr, necessarily receive Incidental
| benefit from the same increase. but for
/ the process OF refining they Get only one
! eighth or 125IO00 &C & cel.E rs provided
I by the lIOuS1 bill.
| II is estimated that the charges III the
| s,;sar sclicGnc will raise about $2GG0,-
/ Geo additional revenue.
I! Fo!lowliE are among the more !!npJr-
! tant changes made IL other schedules:
IIitlcts. Il per cent al va'ore.r. III nluce
| the 90 per cent. fixed by the Senate The
! House representatives made q strong
! fight 10 have hides restored tn the free
| list. but they wee compelled 20 sub
| nit to the uEycding demand Of the
| House.
| Wool las heretofore sent ouD: Fins
! class, II cents per pound: second claw
! 12 cents per pound third class, ! tcn.s
| on that below T. cents PEI pound n val
| lie ard eight cents on that abovct cent 5
| In value. These rates on third class
! WOO! were the result OF an agreement
| bct~cen tho WOOL growers and tho car
! ret m0nufactu:crs. ..,.