Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-17
Senate and House Confcrccs Reluctant
10 Accord rhcm----No indications
or an Agreement.

Washington. July 16.--TWenty-foui
3 hours would see the end of the work OF
the senate and house conferees on the
tariff bill and substantial agreement
upon the questions at issue. but for
3 the five propositions---iron ore. coal,
hides. oil and lumber--upo which the
president stands firm for radical reduc-
tons or even abolition of the tariff,
This is the way conferees describe the
situation and upon Capitol Hill they
are facetiously calling these PROPOSE
tions International issues.
Great progress was made by the con-
5ferees today, nscach schedule. how
ever, there are some items that have
necessitated Investigation number OF 9 4
these Inquiries have not been conn.
pleted This is true of lead products.
such as paint, in the chemical schedule
numerous. articles In the metal sched-,
65UIe on which the rates depend upon
The settlement ofathe iron ore question:
1.-THE demand for a change int the CLASH
fication of wool tps;j the change from
& ad Nalorerl to specific ra ties on cot
ton goods; the increase made by the
house on gloves and the wood pulp and
print paper contest
The rates on silks and wooden goods
we're determined today. The senate
Won on both. On silks there will be
n considerable advance over existing
duties and on woolens there is to be
no change from the present law except
4 IN regard to Wool tops, which are to
s be given u new classification. The
Il duty on tops Is prohibitive now and
4 IT is predicted that 1t will continue so
even after the reduction is. put into
force. !.
WOODEN SCHEDULE.
Adjustment of the wooden schedule
is the result of a conference today be-
tween Representatives Mccall Mass,
sI3outell S(Ill). and Fordney (Mich).
who represented the views Of the house
and Senators Smoot. Carter and War
sEron, who represented the demand of the
wool growers who commended for pro
lection.
~ No decision has been reached def
nite1S8 concerning wool and spun yarn,
u The acceptance of the senate silk
schedules provides specific duties in
stead of the existing ad yaiorcma
rates. It
& The change was made chiefly Tor the
purpose or preventing the 4undervalua-
stion Of silks, velvets and chenilles.
manufactured in Japan
Il The tariff on cheap grades of silks has
been reduced, but an increase was made
On the more costaly silks, and II Is estt-
mated that the new rates will yield
more than $1,000 900 above the revenues
under the Dinugley law.
5 1t was expected that the cotton
schedule would be disposed of today,
but Representative Payne was not
ready to proceed. 1t is charged that
the senate rates will result in heavy
increases on many high grades of cot
ton goods. but the senate confereesi
have Insisted that the specific rates will
operate to carry out the intent of the
'Dingley act.
Another important schedule disposed |
OF today was wines, spirits and liquors,
The senate made an increa Sc amounting
10 about Is per cent on most of the
articles. On champagnes in bottles the
rate of IS a dozen for quarts Is nd- |
yanced to $3.50, with similar advance
on other sizes. 1t is estimated that
these rates will produce. about 100000
annually more than is derived under
the Dingley rates.
GREECE PLAYS A PART.
The Grecian government also has
played small part in fixing rates.
Hante currants. dutiable at 3 cents /. !
pound under existing law. We're adj
yanced one-halfE of accent blythe sem |