The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-18
AGREEMENT REACHED
A Compromise Mas Made on SUGAR
and Wool.
COTTON BAGGING AND TIES TAXED
Democratic Senator's Believe They
Can Talk the Duty orr.
WILL TRY TO RUSH THE BILL
Republicans Propose to shut on An,
Debate In the House--scnntc
Gained Mnny Points.

or Tuesday at the latest
The senate confcrees yielded on cotton
begging, cotton ties. burlaps and grain
| hags, which were placed on the free list
by the senate. and it is these items more
than the sugar or wool schedules which
VIII provoke n debate in the senate. The
lorinion prevails that If the democratic
senator's will make a stiff fight and hold
up the hill the house will be forced to re-
cedc, otherwise there is no telling when
the bill viii reach the president
Now that the conferecs have agreed. per-
hops Governor Taylor OF Tennessee viii at
once a p int successor TO the late senator
Harris.
Washington July l7-Whon the repuh-
lcln oonfcreer ON the tariff bill represent
ing the Two houses, of congress adjourned
a 6 o'clock today the announcement was
made on behalf O. each o, the TWO houses
that they Ind agreed on all o. the items
OF I e bill and that the result OF the par
tisan conference would be submitted 10 the
ceMuetatic memheps 81 the conference At u
full nice, ting t. be held Monday This an
o ,.l, ON mt has he-n made Informally 20
tllr u' NlNtIhilr lncNlncIS OF ll' tNNltE'uNE
at no n and had formed the subject 81 gen
oral speculation about the senate during
TIE afternoon.
II APP cared after tho informal slatcment
was made that there was still much u he
done IL. the way oi putting the bill in shape
and the cuufcrees speu; six hours tn close
appli alton TO he work on hand. Yh,y
were for the most part, merely running
over he hin but there Were still SOME
latc3 10 he agreed upon 81 articles NH II
Rad been paased yer until the SUGAR sche j.
ulo had been finally diAposed o.. lho re d
vision Nas not even completed during the
afternoon session ard some of the mem
brrs returned 10 renew the work tonight.
The republicans hope TO Gncure the as
sent o. the d mocratie members 10 the bin
after one sitting ana thus be able TO pre-.
cent IT TO congress at tho beginning of tho
session Monday.
Tie members Of The committee SIN pre-
serve the srrietest filcnce IN regard to
the oh lnFcs made giving ant no Official
info marion as 10 the changes in the bill
II is lell7l.d. however from an entirely
roliable source that 4 very large majority
OF tho senate amendments were accepted
Senator Jones of Nevada. holding Ms he
did practically the balance OF power both
in h c senate an In committee, Was ona-
tlcd n eccuro many concessions for Nest-
orr interests In the senate, and these lie
HNlN WllNNNi exception ~ lllN iINAfl f'A'
The bill as agle5d upon VIII, when made
pubic, present IN entirely new sugar
schedule, at least In the main item OF duty
on raw and refined sugar The fourth pre-
scnted since the bill emerged from the re-
ccsses OF tho ways nnI means committee.
When The announcement OF on agree
mort was first made today the indications
we're that the senate had surrendered
everything in the tugar schedule 10 tho
house
you will discover" said Senator AID
rich in discussing the matter among his
leagues. that the senate saves some
thing after all, and that IT is not COM
pleic surrender on our part.
The wording Of the new paragraph, which
follows. shows that he was right:
Sugars not above No. 10 Dutch
standard In color tank bottoms, syrups
of cane juice melada, concentrated
melada. concrete and concentrated mo-
lasses. testing by the polarlscope NJ.
above 70 degrees 95-lOO Of cent per
pound and for every additional aesreo
shown by the polariscopic test 312- loo
of / cent per pound additional irac
lions of a degree in proportion; ana
ON sugars above No. JIG Dutch standard
In color and on all sugars which nave
gone through process OF reiinlns'
125-l000 of | cent per pouhn aauitioh"''
II will be observed the modification vi
the sugar schedule still leaves the rate
on pure sugar testing 100 degrees, ,snc
per pound which was the senate rate. me
dlffcrential in refined sugar IT, however,
q of a cent per pound while the senate
differential was l-bc'
The house also secured the elimination
NJ The 10 of a cent reduction allowed on
jaggery and other low grades OF sugar
testing below 81 degrees. lt'is clalheu
the increase On the high grades OF sugar,
which will result from the increase OF me
poiariscopic graduation allowance WIN aoa
materially to the protection TO the pse'
sugar industry. The retiners rses. No
oidental benefits. II is estimated tnat tho
changes in the sugar schedule VIII 'a'eo
about So. 900 900 additional revenue
Following are among the Important
changes made in the other schedules;
Hides, IS per cent ad yaiorem N prss
of the 20 per cent fixed by the sena,o ANT
house representatives made strons hshs
10 have hides rstored 10 the free nst. put
they we're compelled to submit 10 tne un
Welding demand Of the senate -.
Wonl fas heretofore sent outl, nrst class.
II cents per pound; second class. ~ ceha.
per pound third class. cents on ,na, 2
,nw IL cents per pound In values, hnu
cents on that above IL cents In vaiues,
these rates on third class wool were .pose
~ an agreement between the WOOL growers
and the carpet manufacturers. ~,
Lead ore, IL cents per Pound; pls
lead. az cents; iron ore. as nhcu ~
senate: coal. bitumincus, 81 cents per Ton ~
Topacco 81 Is per pound on importsa
wrapper. This Is the senate rate, ns
also Understood that the action o. INC sans
AZ In striking out the internal Iessn ar'
provisions on tobacco and leaylns inv she
listing law In force WAS accep'eu 'A'
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