Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
TARIFF IS FIXED UP
co>FEREES AGREE AND THE BILL
PASSED by THE HOUSE
49,, vos PINT on New Basis Near
" Like That of the menlis'
Schedules.

crowded early yesterday with members
who intimately discussed the new tall'l
schedules. Soon after the assembling
Dineley submitted the conference report
=, tbo tariff hi and made an effort 10
oot tbe democrats to agree TO vote Ihi7
evening. but they insisted ON TWO Gay
for debate. and without reaching all
agreement as to when the vote should DC
taken Dingley took the floor and oPehc"
the debate in favor of the adoption OF the
conference report.
RepubIican conferees have made Puoilc
A statement. concerning the conference
report in which it reviewed the charges
made. OF sugar. the statement says;
The house difTerential between raw ana
refined sugars and the general features
of the house schedule are preserved ana
the senate amendments increasing the an
ferential to one-ffth, and providing 1of
a reduction of one-tenth of the duty ON
raw sugars not above 81 degrees, which
would have given duty OF l39 on 90
degree sugar and only l.26 on S'degree
sugar, are not adopted.
In Difference to those Interested III
beet sugar production, the senate rate "l
ll5 on refined sugar must be retained as
an increased Encouragement to this IN
dustrv the duty on raw sugars is lncreaS-
ed seven and onehalf hundredths, so us
to make the increase on them the same as
on refined sugar. and thus leave the diff
ferential between raw sugar and refined
sugar the same as in the house bill, and
to meet the objection which has been urg-
ed that the house rates on low grade sug-
ar show higher ad valorem than those on
the higher grades the duty on 10 degree
sugar has been reduced five hundredths OF
one cent, and then the duty per degree
increased regularly from three humid
redths (as proposed in the house bill) to
three and half hundredths, in order to
raise the duty on raw sugars the same
as on the refined.
BY this arrangement the duty on raw
sugars of 100 degrees purity is raised
from LIS (as proposed originally by the
housed to 1922 and the duty on refined
sugar is raised from 1879 las proposed
originally by the house to l.95, thus Civ
ing the same differential to II and half
hundredths between raw and refined sug-
ar, as was originally given by the house
As this arrangement will increase the
revenue over two million dollars and at
the same time give additional encour-
agement to the production of sugar in
this country, it is thought to be de-
sirable contamination.
The senate, after assembling, went into
executive session for over two hours and
on reopening the doors a conference re-
port on the general deficiency bill was
agreed to. The Harris resolution in re-
gard to the Union Pacific railway was
taken up and Morgan continued his
speech on the subject He hoped the
president would defer action in order to
enable congress to look into the matter.
1hurston gave notice of his intention 20
discuss the subject in the future. Stew.
art then took the floor.
Conference nil Passed,
At o'clock when night session BEGAN.
galleries were crowded, many ladies being
present. Mr.. Dingley stated at the outset
he hoped to secure vote by 10 o'clock.
Mr. Bailey said he thought vote could
be taken by ii o'clock. He would not
however, make definite agreement on A
vote. Thereupon Mr.. Dingley gave no.
tice he would move the previous question
not later than II o'clock.
In the galleries were many distinguish.
ed personages of both sexes. Inc republi
cans still pursued the tactics they had
adopted during the day session. None of
them claimed the floor and the minority
were compelled to put forward their
speakers.
Mr.. Dingley ayowed that the schedule
gave slight additional protection to re-
fined sugar, but at the same time it rails
ed raw all along the line. Trusts, he said,
could not be eradicated by epithets.
The way to break down the trusts. -
he cried, " is to establish beet sugar
factory IN every congressional district in
the country and make competition. That
is the way to clip the wings of The
trusts"
Among a storm of cheers Mr.. Dinglev
then demanded the previous question on
the adoption OF the conference report.
The demand was sustained by Il viva
voce vote. and the vote on the adoption
OF the report followed by yeas and nays
Considerable excitement occurred while
the vote was being taken. When the
speaker announced the vote, ls5 yeas and
lis nays, the republicans broke into loud
cheers.
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