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reduced duties, on tie theory that the
American people will be benefited by the
foreign competition thus encouraged.
Under Debate Since April.
The tariff bill has engaged Congress
since April. It has been as bitterly
lature permit. but the lighting has been
only for the effect on the country at
large Speeches made by republicans
have been for the benefit OF the home
districts. The reason is apparent. With
a democratic majority of two-and-a-half
to one. there was no way to stop the
legislation. The democrats argued II
was preordained at the last election.
Therefore the fighting in the House and
Senate has been simply for home con-
sumption. II the tariff bill Is a success,
the democrats will get the benefit II 1t
is failure. nearly every republican in
the present Congress will be able to point
to the Record and. with q finger on the
printed protest, say:
See! 1 told You so!'
Conferees Complete Report.
The democratic tariff conferees finally
completed their report upon the tariff
bill late yesterday afternoon. It will be
laid before a meeting of the entire con-
ference. including the republicans. at 10
o'clock Monday morning. and at noon
that day will be submitted to the House
The report contains q disagreement
on the cotton futures section of the bill.
and agreements on all the other Senate
amendments. The outcome Of the con-
ference between the two houses has been
made concessions Each side has won
notable victories.
One of the democratic conferees today
declared that II the House adopts the
features section of the bill. only five
democratic senators will vote for It. He
predicted the whole matter would go
over to the next session.
In the conference the House compelled
the Senate to agree to returning bananas
to the free list; to strike out the provi-
sions for a greatly increased tax on
brandies used in fortifying wines. and to
strike out a proposed tax on spurious
wines, the whole matter going over to
legislation: to return angora goat hair to
the dutiable list; to free art; to return
to the dutiable list all blankets valued at
not more than 40 cents per pound; to a
lower duty on lemons; to ad valorem rates
in the silk schedule. with slightly lower
rates than in the Senate bill: to increase
on wool tops and yarns; to strike out the
retaliatory clause; to strike out the
cOunterNdllinS duty On WOOu pup, TO
admit the per cent discrimination In
favor of goods imported in American
bottoms.
House Concessions.
The Senate, on the other hand COM
PEELED the House to agree to free burlap,
free ferro manganese, free pig iron. free
cast-iron pipe. free Portland cement, free
furs, free Photographic and moving pic
ture films, unexposed: free wheat and
free cattle; to a postponement until
March 1, 1914. Of the new rates on sugar;
to a postponement until December l.
1913. of the free-listing OF raw wool, and
to postponement until January 1. 1914.
of the new rates on manufactures of
| wool; to strike out the anti-dumping
clause, and to agree to provision pro-
hibiting lawyers from taking customs
appeals cases on the contingent fee basis.
At the conference yesterday afternoon.
| it was decided to report a disagreement
on the cotton futures section, though the
| Senate conferees showed a strong desire
| to recede entirely from this amendment
| to the bill. The House conferees would
| not permit this, however, as members of
| the House desire an opportunity of vot-
| ing on this proposed legislation. 1t is
expected that the same result will be OBJ
| tanned in the end. however, as would
| have been obtained had the Senate con-
| ferees receded from this amendment. and
| that there will be no legislation dealing
with cotton futures at the present ses-
sion.
Clause Protects Cuba.
For the purpose Of making sure the in
tention not to repeal the reciprocity treaty
with Cuba, a clause was inserted In the
bill by the conferees that protects Cuba
and insures the continuance Of the 20 per
cent differential on Cuban sugar while
sugar remains on the dutiable list.
Today the democratic members of the
conference are checking up the results OF
their labors In the conference room. It
had been hoped to have a meeting with
! the minority members Of the conference
committee this morning and that the re-
port could be made to the House today.
| but owing to the fact that several re-
| publican members are out of the city. this
was impossible. When the bill has finally
been reviewed by the entire conference
! Monday it will have been before the con-