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DEMOCRATIC COSFEItEKS WILL
OW BK CALLED IX TO SIT OX
THE TAHIFF HILL.
MAJORITY OF HEX ATE AMEXI)
MEXTH C A It II I E D SI' (a A It SillKD
I I.E COMPROMISE.
W COIi 01 1 FREE LIST
Jute and Cotton llnKUlnac and Cotton
Ties Mode Dutiable Houxe Cnr
rled Ita I'olnt on the White
Pine Item at 2 I'er
ItHlO Feet.
Washington, July 17. When the ro
publican conferees on thn tnrilT bill, rep
resenting the two houses of congress, ad
journed at (i o'clock today, tlx; announce
ment wnH made on behalf of ouch of the
two houses thnt they liuil agreed on ill
of the items of llic bill, nml that llic re-
Hiilt of the partisan conference would bo
submitted to thn democratic members of
the conference tit a full meeting to be
held Monday.
'JliiN iinnoiiiieeniont bad been made in
formally to the democratic member of
the conference at noon and had formed
the subject of general ("peculation about
tho senute during the afternoon. It ap
peared after the informal Htatement wan
made thnt there was Htill much to be
done in the way of nutting the bill
shape, and the conferee spent six hours
in close application to the work on hand.
They were, for the most part, merely
running over the bill, but there were still
some rates to be agreed upon on articles
which had been passed over until tlx1
sugar schedule had been finally disposed
of. The revision wos not even completed
during the afternoon session, and some
ot the member returned to renew the
work tonight. The republicans hope to
secure the assent of the democratic mem
hers to the reporting of the bill lifter
one session, and to thus Tie able to nr
sent it to congress lit the beginning of
the session Monday.
The members of the conference still
preserve the strictest silence In regard
to the chnnges made, giving out no otfi-
elul information as to the chanircs madi
in the bill. It is learned, however, from
an entirely reliable source thnt n very
large majority of the senate amendment's
were accented. .Senator Jones of NV
vada, holding, us he did, practically the
nuiance or power both in the senate and
in euuiuiiuee, was chained to secure
many concessions for western interests
In the Semite, and these he held without
exception III the conference,
I he bill, as agree upon, will when
.jintde public, present nn entirely new
gugar schedule, at least in the main item
Ins. duty on raw and refined sugar, the
nminn presented since the bill emerged
le viefcthe recesses of the wnvs and menus
Ktininitteo.
When the announcement of an agree
ment was nrst MWMi? today, the Indica
tions were thnt the senate Inul snrrcii.
dered everything in the sugar schedule
to tne House.
"You will discover," said Senator Aid
rich, in discussing the mutter among his,
i-oiiciiKiicn, "Hint me senate saves some
thing after all, and that it is not a com
plete surrender on our part."
The wording of the new paragraph,
WjJcJi follows, shows thnt he was right:
' "Sugars not uhove No. 1, Dutch
standard in color, tank bottoms, syrups
of cane juice, mclnrta, concentrated mo
lada, concrete and concentrated molasses
testing by the polariscope not above 75
degrees, u.i-too ot 1 cent per pound, and
ior every niiuiiionai degree shown by
the polariscnpie test. 3 1-2-100 of 1 cent
per pound additional, mid fractions of
ii degree in proportion, and on sugars
above No. 1(1, Dutch standard in color,
and on all sugars which have gone
through a process of refining. 125-1(10 of
1 cent per Miund additional."
It will be observed the modification of
the sugar schedules still leaves the rate
on pure sugar testing 100 degrees 1 1)5
ccnis per pound, which was the senate
raie.
rn. .i:n. ;.. ,
Jin- uiim'k-iiiiiii in rcniieii sugar is,
however, 1-8 of a cent per pound, while
wit- ncmiif llllicrcillllll WHS J-i).
The house also secured the elimination
of the 1-10 of n cent reduction allowed
on jnggery and other low grades of su
gar testing below 87 degrees. It is claim
ed me increase on the high grades of
siignr wiucn win result from the in
crease of pohiriscopie gradation allow
ance will add materially to the protec
tion to the beet sugar industry. The re
finers receive incidental benefit. It is es
timated that the changes in the sugar
schedule will raise about $2,000,000 addi
tional revenue.
Following are among th0 more import
nut changes made in the other schedules:
iiuies i.i per cent ad valorem in place
flf ilia 'N I ...... t j
. Vi-ir I "ll UH nxeu ny tne sen
ate. Jhe house represntntives nmde a
strong fight to have hides restored to the
free list, but they were compelled to sub
mit to the unyielding demand of the sen
ate. Wool (as heretofore sent out) First
class, 11 cents per pound; second
cents per pound third class, 4 cents- on
that below 12 cents per pound in values
and 8 cents on that above. 12 cents in
values These rates on third class wools
were those of an agreement between the
wool growers ami the carpet maunfae
i n rern.
, 'fl! VT- 1 12 !',,lts l"'r 1"'1; liet
lend. 2 1-4 cents, the senate rutcs
Iron ore as fixed by the senate.
J', bituminous. t!7 cents per ton.
roliaecn, $1.75 per pound on imported
wraps, this is the senate rate. It is also
....... . .i.,hi mac tne action of the senate
in striking nut the internal revenue provi-
r,","lu' ""' anu leaving the existing
'onfcrres0r,'(' W"8 ttm'I,,0,, tlu?
Cyanide of potassium. 12 1-2 per eeut.
This is the semite rate, the house rate be
ing 25 cents.
lloracie acid I. R cents per pound, the
senate rate. I'he senate rate ou borax
was also sustain as wns that on sodn
sh. the rate Mug 15 8 of a cent per
pound. '
The senate rates on all fruits are re
tained, including 1 cent per pound on
oranges, lemons, limes, etc.
On walnut the house rate of 3 cents
xr pound was restored.
White pine lumber was restored to the
house classification and the house rate of
,M'r, y.m fwtfstend of the senate
rate of $1.
The reciprocity clause has been trans
formed into a modification of both the
senate and house, amendments, that is
the number of articles which can lie used
us basis for reciprocity ogreements hits
fflllEffll BEST OF I
been increased, but tlic president's direc
tion as to rates and the ratification or tne
trenty by the senate, which was the main
feature of the senute provision, has been
rejected.
One of tin- biggest victories won by the
house was m the restoration to the duti
able list of burlaps, lute and jute bag
ging, cotton bagging, gunny sacks, floor
matting and cotton ties, which the senate
placed on the free list. While restored
to the dutiable list, however, tbe rates
are lower than they have ever been on
this class of articles.
Another victory for the house was the
elimination of the senate stamp on bonds
and stocks. It was decided the machin
ery for collection was too cumbersome.
Raw cotton is restored to 'the free list
as fixed by the house. The senate, with
the aiil of some of the democratic, sen
ators, made cotton dutiable at 20 per
cent.
The amendments, as agreed upon, will
go to the printer tomorrow and the com
pleted bill will bp laid before the demo
crats Monday morning. Assurances have
already bem given by the democrats on
the conference that there will be no at
tempt to delay the report when the full
committee meets. 1 he republicans be
lieve the report can lie made to the house
early Monday afternoon, and if the pres
ent intentions of the house lenders are
carried out the rojxirt will have been
acted upon before tlw bouse adjourns on
.Monday.
( hi) ii'iiin II Oiuglev expresses (lie opui
ion that the bill will be a law and con
gress will have adjourned in a week.
I he conferees are generally eongratnlat
nig themselves upon their work. I li
Mckinley bill was in conference two
weeks mid after a six weeks' struggle in
onfcrciice the conferees on the Wilson
lill were compelled to abandon nl efforts
at adjournment.
Mr. Dinglcy appeared pleased with fh
result and spoke in h it'll terms of tlx
spirit the individual conferees had dis
played.
I lie democratic conferees are by no
means pleased wilh the transfer of such
items as cotton bagging, burlaps, floor
matting, etc., from the free to the duti
able list mid express the hope tonight
that I hey may be able to reverse the con
ference committee on these articles. They
claim to have die pledges of the ropiiMi
cans who assisted in making thesi
n r liclcs free nml in reducing white nine,
(hat they will assist in forcing their ic-
storation to the free list. 1 he republi
cans, however, profess to feel easy over
the ratification of the report and say the
worst that they fear is delay caused by
long debate.
Semite Proceeding;.
Washington, July 17. Senator Morgan
of Alabama occupied most of the day in
today's session in support of the Harris
resolution relating to the Union Pacific.
He arraigned the executive officials con
nected with a sale of the government in
terest in the rood. Final action on the
resolution was not reached.
Mr. tjuny of Pennsylvania, who yes
terday tried to induce I lie senate to ad
journ over until Monday, made the point
of no iuorum us soon us the journal had
been approved in the senate today.
Only forty-one senators answered to
their iiumcs. and on motion of Mr. Junes
of Arkansas the scrgcuiit-nt-iirins w as in
structed to notify absentees that I heir
presence was required.
I lie senate coulerees on the taritl bill
were summoned Irom their committee
room and swelled the iitlendnnce to n
iUoriim. After Hie usual routine busi
ness connected Willi the presentation of
bills, and memorials the senate, lit 12:15
p. m., on motion of Mr. Carter of Mon
tana, went info executive session.
I he doors were opened at 2:oO n. in..
nml Mr. Morgan look the floor in support
of the Harris resolution.
He presented hgures to show that the
loss lii the government, in the tending
Union Pacific settlement, if carried out.
would be $25,000,000. and he commented
on the fact that in doing this the I'liion
Pacific would secure n property which
they proposed to capitalize nt !ji2l!2.(HIO.-
000. The senator declared the agree
ment for the sale of the government in
terests with the 1'nion Pncillc wits vio
lative of the statutes.
Mr. Morrill) urged that the agreement
by which the reorgani'ation committee
would bid S4.,000.000 for the cuvcrunicnt
was expressly designed lo shut out other
bids, as it permitted the committee to
Use the $17,000,000 sinking fund in the
treasury as a part of their bid. while the
other bidders had no access to this S17.
OOO.OtMj. '
He presented a series of points show
ing, he said, "the monstrous fraud" and
the scheme of extortion constituting the
most audacious plan of railroad wrecking
ever devised.
I'he senator said President Mckinley
could not afford lo carry out (he agree
ment concerning the 1'nion Pacific made
by President Cleveland; he could not af
ford to become the ndniinistrntor de
bonis lion of nn net of the Cleveland ad
ministration so offensive as to wreck any
man.
Mr. Morcnn lind not concluded when.
nt 5:25 p. m., he yielded for nn adjourn
ment. Mississippi River Improvements.
Washington. July 17. Mai. Thomas
II. Hundbury, in charge of the river and
harbor improvements on the Mississippi
river between the Ohio and Missouri
rivers, has submitted his report to the
war department. Thirty-four thousand
one hundred and twelve obstructions of
nil kinds were removed during the year.
The object of the improvements on this
section of the Mississippi is to eventually
obtain a minimum depth nt low water of
six feet from the mouth of the Missouri
to St. Louis and eight feet nt the same (
stage of water from St. Louis to
1 lie I
mouth of the Ohio river.
. I
I lie amount!
expended ou this project to date is $7
0 1. 1,000. The amount expended duriuir
i ne year was ,;. kni.inup,
llnwnll Excludes Foreign Vessels.
Wnshington, July 17. The II awaiin n
government has given notice that no for-
ign built vessels wil be ndm tted to Ha-
waiian register pending action on the an
nexation treaty. Similar notice was
given in January. ISO.'t, when annexation
was first proposed.
t'on Itrmnllon.
Washington. July 17. The senate todav
confined these nominations:
Horace N. Allen of Ohio, minister resi.
dent and consul general to Coren; William
L. Merry of California, to be minister to
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador;
Myron H. McCord, governor of Arizona.
Jsnmuel w. McGill of Illinois, consul nt
Tanipico, Mex.
I'ostmasters Oklahoma: G. t,. B ecs.
st Shawnee: F. O. Watson, nt El Reno.
Texas: A. S. Davis nt McGregor.
Powder!)-' domination.
Washington, July 17. The president
today sent the sennte the following nomi
nations: Treasury, Torrance V. Powder
ly of Pennsylvania to be commissioner of
immigration.
HOW WILL Sl'AlX LIKE lTf
Minister Woodford Will Ask for the
Hats Indemnllr fT.,00O.
Washington. July 17. This covern-
inent has directed that United States
Minister Woodford formally present to
the Spanish governmept nnd press the
laim ot the family ot the late Dr. Ruiz
for indemnity iii the sum of $75,000 on
account of his death in jail in Cuba.
Mr. Woodford s instructions, jus coni-
pleted, set out the reason for the preset
tation of the claim in detail.
While the circumstances would justify
a demand for a much larger sum, yet
Mr. Woodford hi instructed to say that in
nroof of the spirit ot moderation and ah'
solute justice with which the United
.States government is animated, the gov
ernment of Spain is requested to pay
fhe sum named.
SlfT FOR DAMAGES.
Hwlver of Hie Monterey and Jlexl-4-.au
Gulf It oiid Sued for 1)125,0(10.
San Antonio, Tex.. July 17. (Special.)
The National Hollow Brake Beam
company filed suit in the Forty-fifth dis
trict court today against J. A. Robert
son of Monterey, Mexico, the former re
ceiver of the Monterey and Mexican Gulf
Railway company, for damages in the
sum of $25,000. The plaintiffs allege
t int the defendant represented to them
on August .10, 1805. that he was the re
ceiver of the Monterey and Mexican Gulf
nnd induced them 1o pay him $20,000 for
four receiver's certificates, each of the
face value of $5000. which they allege
defendant represented to them were
worth their face value. They further
allege that representations were false and
flint the defendant was not then the re
ceiver of the said company. They sny
they have demanded a return of the
money but have met with a refusal, hence,
the suit. This suit grows out of certain
receivership complications which occa
sioned much litigation in the Mexican
court a couple id years ago.
The Grandest Itemed-.
Mr. It. li. Grecve, mercnaiu or Chil
howie, Va., certifies thnt hp had consump
tion, wns given up to die, sought all med
ical treatment that money could procure,
tried all cough remedies he could hear
of, but got no relief; spent many nights
sitting up in a chair; was induced to try
Dr. King's New Discovery, and was
cured by use of two bottles. For past
three ypars has been attending to busi
ness and snys Dr. King's New Discovery
is the grandest remedy ever made, as it
hus done so much for him and also for
others in his community. Dr. King's
New Discovery is guaranteed for coughs,
colds and consumption. It don't fail.
Trial bottles free at 0. O. Yates' drug
store. 21! East Sixth street. Austin.
Texas.
ALASKAN GOI.II FEVEII.
It Mils Broke Out In ew York Cll-
New York. July IS. The Press snys;
.ow lorn mis necn touched with
Alaskan gold fever, the past twenty-four
hours has seen leaving for the front at
least 2000 who will be on the way to the
Kloiidykc region just as soon' as ar
rangements can be made for transporta
tion. Within forty-eight hours an advertise
ment culling for those who desired to join
an expedition to Alaska, and who had
I nun !MIO to S2000. was answered bv
more than 12oo applicants. In this par
ticular case there was some misunder
standing, inasmuch as the company pub
lishing the call is in the muni a liailintr
company, while the applicants were eager
to go as prospectors or to ally themselves
with whatever might Is1 "grub-stake"
oncerns. However, thirty-two men have
enlisted in its service and will start for the
klondyke region wilhin three weeks.
They will go as employes of the company,
and in the event of their striking a paying
claim or becoming interested in one the
company will aid them by advancing inou-
y sunn-lent to work promising strikes.
XEWS FROM ( I'll A.
Xuvy Employes Strike Comiictitor
Prisoners' Troubles.
Havana. July 17, via Key West. It is
announced that 441 men attached to the
government navy went on strike yester
day. The claim is made that the govern
ment is six months in arrears in pay. The
men secured advances ou their salaries
from the money lenders. These money
lenders have refused to advance addition
al funds, and (hut, it is said, caused tho
strike.
(reii. Marin, in view of the pacific stand
taken by the strikers, has ordered meals
served to tlieui on government's account.
It is announced that eighty-two of 'hi
strikers have returned to work.
Among the effects of Frcderico Jova,
recently captured at Lugninin Del Megido.
province of Santa Clara, was a certificate
of American citizenship issued by Consul
linker of Sagiin. a military code and a
memorandum of operations in the field.
The prisoners recently captured ut
Triuidnda say they were in the vicinity
lor the purpose of meeting a filibustering
expedition which was expected to land
near that point.
Private advices received from Spain are
to the effect that all of the prisoners of
the Competitor, English as well as Amer
ican, will be tried by marine court select
ed by the supreme court. Representatives
of the war and murine departments or
the Spanish government will be ignored.
It is claimed when I he Americans were
eoiii'tniartialed certain legal forms were
not complied with.
Montreal Gets In the Game.
New York, July 18. The board of di
rectors of the Fastern Baseball league
held a special meeting in this city today
nnd formally transferred the Rochester
franchise to Montreal. Those present at
the meeting iucludud President Powers,
James Franklin, Buffalo; K. F. Bogert,
Wilkesbarre; W. II. Draper, Providence;
Charles Fnglert. Jr., Rochester, and W.
II ltowe. Montreal.
I'he Montreal club will take the stund-
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of that city without changes ot dates.
Sensational Arrests.
'ew York. Jnlv I.S. Leon Graves nnd
John P. Ryan nre in prison in this city.
held in default of $,000 bail, tor trial tor
tl UUfl It it ,111,1 rnhlierv of Robert S. Clark, a
Brooklyn lawyer, committed Friday night.
Graves, who is in his 21st year, is said to
belong to good family in I'tuh. He wns
recently charged, in connection with
Barton of Ogden, with stealing $.)200
fmm the T'tnh Ixmn nnd Trust cnnipnn.v
Graves nnd Barton were arrested in this
citv, but successfully resisted extradition
because of a technicality raised by their
attorney. Robert S. Clark. After their
release Clark was retained to bring suit
in their behalf for damages for false im
prisonment. It is alleged Graves induced
Chirk to go to bis room on Eighteenth
street in this city, where he nnd Ryan rob
bed Clark of his diamond pin, gold watch
and chain, diamond stud and $14.i in
money.
Bnrarlarlea t Saner.
Sanger, Tex., July 10. (Speeial.)-lho
express office wns burglarized lust nignt.
A new suit of clothes, a pistol nnd a razor
were taken, also the ticket drawer nnu mi
the tickets were tnken.
The hardware store of G. W. f0"
& Co., was also entered nnd about $100
worth of eutlery and fire arms taken.
No clew thus far.
Died In the Hold-Over.
Terrell. Tex., July 10.-(Special.)-J.
B. Carpenter of this county, nn ex-iu-niate
of the north Texas hospital for the
insane, was caught eight miles from here
yesterday with an unloaded Winchester
in his possession. His strange conduct
caused him to be brought to Terrell and
placed iu the calaboose for safe keeping, I
where he died early this morning.
AFTER TWO JIOlItH JJISCISSIOX IX
FILL COMMITTEE (THE TARIFF
BILL WAS REPORTED.
EMENT SY
They Explain the Sugar Schedule
Decided on to Their Own Satisfac
tion Democrats Wanted
to
Talk, !?nt Were Outvoted.
Washington, July 19. The tariff bill
was rushed through the conference stage
today after two hours' discussion before
the full conference committee democrats
and republicans held in the senate
finance committee room this morning.
At the outset the democratic conferees
nsked until Tuesday morning to go over
the report, saying this course was pre
ferable to going over it with the republi
cans. Jo test this question Mr. vest
moved an adjournment until tomorrow,
which was defeated by a strict party vote.
The democratic conferees then offered nn
amendment to the report, but were met
witn the statement that it would merely
consume time. Representative Wheeler
(dem.l of Alabama offered amendments
placing cotton bagging and cotton ties on
the free list, also a proposition for re
bates on these articles. These and other
amendments were withdrawn, however,
us there was no prospect of favorable
action on them.
Shortly before noon Mr. Dinglcy moved
that the report be submitted to the two
houses. This prevailed by a party vote
and the meeting adjourned.
There was little clash during the dis
cussion and the democratic members of
the conference contented themselves with
a protest against the report and the man
ner of ngrci'ing to it.
ItEI'l BLICA X STATEMENT.
Suunr Schedule Explained to the
I'aolic Some Cholines Made.
Washington, July 1!). The republican
conferees today reported the agreement
they hod reached ou the tariff bill to the
full conference committee and also made
public a statement concerning the confer
ence report in which it reviews the
changes niiide. Of sugar the stiiteuient
says:
"The house differential between raw
and rtiiied sugars and the general feat
ures of the house schedule are preserved
and the senate amendment increasing the
differential to one-fifth and providing for
u reduction of one-tenth of the duty on
raw su'gar not above K7 degrees, which
would have given a duty of l.!J!l ou SS
degrees and only 1.2(i on S7 degrees sugar,
tire not adopted.
"In deference to the wishes of those in
terested in beet sugar production that the
senate rate of l.fl.'i on refined smrar might'
be retained as an increased encourage -
merit to this industry the duty on raw
sugar is increased seven mid one-half
hundredths, so as to make the increase
ou them the same as the increase on re
fined sugar and thus leave the differential
between raw sugar and refined the same
as in tile house bill, and to meet the ob
jection that has been urged thnt the
house rates :: low grade raw sugar show
n higher ad valorem than those on the
higher grades, the duty on 75 degrees
sugar is reduced five hundredths of one
cent, and then the duty per degree is in
creased regularly from three hundredths
(as proposed in the house bill) to three
and n half hundredths, in older to raise
the duty on raw sugar the same Jts on I
refined.
"By this addition the duty on raw su
gars of 100 degrees polarity is raised
from 1.75 (as proposed originally by the
house! lo 1.S2 1-2. and the duty on re
lined sugar is raised from 1.87 1-2 (as
promised originally by the house) to 1.II5.
thus giving the same differential of 12
and a half hundredths between raw and
refined sugar ;;t this, yoiut, as was origin
ally given by the house.
"As this arrangement will increase the
revenue over $2,000.0(10 and nt the same
time give additional encouragement to
the production of sugar in this country
it is thought, to be a desirable consumma
tion." Suunr Schedule.
The paragraph iu relation to sugar in
full follows:
Sugar not ubove No. 10, Dutch standard
in color, tank bottoms, syrups of ciine
juice, melada, concentrated inehida. con
crete and concentrated molasses, testing
by the polariscope not above 7. degrees.
1)5-1000 per pound, and for every addition
al degree shown by the polariscope test,
35-1000 of 1 per cent per pound additional,
and fractions of n degree in proportion; on
sugar ubove It! Dutch standard in color,
nnd on ull sugar which hus gone through a
process of refining, 1.05 cents per pound;
molasses testing alstvc 40 degrees and not
above 50 degrees, 3 cents per gallon; test
ing 5(i degrees and above, 0 cents per gal
lon. Sugar drainings and sugar sweep
ings shall be subject to the same duty as
molasses or sugar, as the case mny be, ac
cording to pohiriscopie test.
Provided that nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to abrogate or in
any manner impair or affect the provisions
of the treaty of commercial reciprocity
concluded between the United and king
of the Hawaiian islands, on January 30,
1805, or the provision of any act of con
gress heretofore passed for the execution
of same.
Tho conference restored the house rate
of 20 per cent on sugar. Saccurine is
made 1.50 per pound and 1 per cent nd
vnloiem. The confectionery paragraph is
changed to rend ns follows:
Sugar cundy nnd nil confectionery not
especially provided for in this net, valued
nt 15 cents per pound or less, nnd on sugar
after being refined, when tinctured or col
ored, or in any way adulterated, 4 cents
per pound and 15 per cent nd valorem.
The weight and the value of the immedi
ate coverings, other than the outer pack
ing case or other covering shnll be includ
ed iu the dutiable weight and the value
of merchandise.
The statement of the republican confer
ees made the following explanation of the
effect of the changes agreed upon by the
conferees in the schedule other thnn the
sugar schedule.
Metnls nnd mnnufaetnrers of same:
The reduction of duties on some of the
forms of iron and steel proposed by the
senate are accepted in part as proposed,
and several new paragraphs are intro
duced not heretofore specially provided
for.
Cotton ties, which were placed on the
free list by the senate, are restored to the
dutiable list at a reduced rate of 5-10 of 1
cent.
Tin plates are placed at the rate of duty
provided in the bill as it passed the house.
Structural iron is reduced 1-10 of 1 cent.
The senate amendment (270) ou pocket
knives, which is substantially the same as
the paragraph passed by the house, is
agreed to, and tho compromise rates were
udopted on guns,
The house agrees to senate amendment '
351. increasing the duties on lead ore, and j
pig lead. (321) i placed at 2 1-8. , !
Mckci ore and nickel matter are icit
on the free list, as provided by the bouse.
Wood ond manufactures of wood:
aii ipn-ul lumber pveent sawed timber,
exceeding 8 inches square, is left at the
rate of $2 per thousand, as provided by the
house. Planed lumber is also nt the house
lutes.
'Vninnnr ntwl nintiiifiictiirers of:
The duty on wrapper tobacco is placed
at $1.85 per pound, u compromise between
the house rate of $2 and the senate rate
of $1.75, mid the senate reduction on filler
tobacco is accepted.
Chemicals schedule:
Amendment Nos. 11 and 43 restore ar-
gols and ehickle to the dutiable rates us
provided by the house.
Amendment 12(i places blenching pow
ilera nn thn dutiable list nt the rate of 1-.
of 1 per cent per pound, ns provided by
the senate.
Amendment 104 increases the duty on
sodn ash from 1-4 of 1 cent, as provided
by the house, to 3-8 of 1 cent, as provided
by the senate amendment.
No. 7'J reduces the duty on cyanide of
potassium to 121-2 per cent nd valorem,
as nrovided bv the senate.
No. 108 restores crude sulphur to the
free list.
No. 110 leaves tokn benns nnd vanilla
tanns on the free list.
Nos. 13 nnd 14 raise tho duties on the
borates, ns provided by the senute.
The several amendments ou lend paint
adjust the rates to the increased duty on
lead.
The other amendments in the chomienl
schedules connive with the senate reduc
tions.
Crockery ware is restored to the dutfe
provided by the bill ns it passed the house,
which nre substantially the duties of the
act of 181)0.
Glassware is left in the main nt the rates
provided by the house bill, the reductions
being in paragraphs relating to bottled
molded nnd pressed glassware and cylin
der and crown glass.
Cement (11(1 and 117) is left nt the duty
fixed by the house instead of having the
duty increased, ns proposed by the senate
Hides of cattle, raw or unenred. wheth
er dry. snltcd or pickled. 15 per cent nd
viiloreni, "provided that upon all leather
exported made from imported hides there
shall be allowed a drawback equal to the
amount of duty pnid ou such hides, to be
paid under such regulations as the secre
tary of the treasury may proscribe.
Agricultural products:
A compromise between the house and
senate rates on cuttle (371) is agreed to.
In general the duties proposed on agri
cultural products are the same as those in
the act of 18SMI.
Oranges and lemons nre raised from the
house rate of 1-4 of 1 cent per pound
to the senate rate of 1 cent.
Spirits, wines, etc.:
The senute rates on spirits nnd wines
were adopted in the main
Cotton and cotton goods:
The duty of 20 per cent on imported cot
ton, as proposed by the sennte is not
agreed to for the reason that the only cot
ton imported is Egyptian cotton, which is
a quality between our upland and sea is
land, anil not produced here. The cotton
schedule as a whole remains substantially
tlie same as in the bill as it passed the
house.
The changes are lhuinly in the high
grades of underwear, with some niodinca
tion of hosiery.
Flax, hemp and jute and tneir nianu-
! faetures:
I Tha uiitmtn I'limtnrefl in flnv nnd llpnm
are adopted. Compromise rates on mnn
lifacture of jute, flax, etc.. are agreed to.
The sennte amendments to place bur
laps, bugs, cotton bagging nnd straw mat
ting on the free list are disagreed to, nnd
these manufactures were placed on the
dutiable list.
Wool and woolens:
The house rates on wool of 11 cents on
class 1. and 12 cuits on class 2, are adopt
ed, mid the senute siecihc rates on carpet
wools agreed to with a niodincntion ruis
in'ir the dividing line so as to plnce n duty
of 4 cents per pound on such wools valued
nt 12 cents nnd less, and cents on sucn
wools vnlued nt more than 12 cents. The
duties on manufactures of wool are placed
at substantially the same rates ns iu tho
act of 18!)0. There is little change m tne
other schedules.
The new tariff bill is to become operative
immediately it is signed by the president.
The following is n summary of the
changes made by the conferees in other
schedules.
On Hides.
The conference reduced the senate nd
valorem of 20 per cent, on hides to 15
per cent., and added u provision ns fol
lows: That upon all leather exported made
from imported hides there shnll be allow
ed a drawback equal to the amount of
duty paid on such hides, to lie paid under
such regulations as the secretary of the
treasury may prescribe.
The act is made operative immediately
upon its passage.
The Wool Schedule.
The changes in the wool schedules
mude iu conference leuve the duties on
disputed items ns follows:
l'nriigraph 345 The duty on wools of
the first class which shnll be imported
unwashed shnll be twice the amount, of
the duty to which they would be sub
jected imported unwashed, nnd the duty
on wools of the first and second classes
which shall be imported scoured shall
Ims three times the duty to which they
would be subjected if imported un
sconrcd. The duty on wools of the third
class, if imported in condition for use
for carding or spinning yarn, or which
shnll not contain more thnn 8 per cent,
of dirt or other foreign substance, shall
be three times the duty to which they
would otherwise lie subjected.
The conference referred the house
rates ou first and second-eliiss wools.
Paragraph 358 On wools of the third
class and on camels' hair of the third
lass the duty shall be 4 cents per pound.
Paragraph 35!) On wool of the third
class und camels' hair of the third class,
of tho value of 12 cents per pound, the
duty shall be 7 cents per pound.
Piirngruuh 3(52 Shoddy. 25 cents per
pound; noils, wool extract, yarn waste
and thread waste and all other waste
composed wholly or in Dart of wool nnt
especially provided for in this net, 20
cents per pound.
Paragraph 3(10 Yarns made wholly or
in part ot wool valued nt not more thnn
30 cents per pound the duty shnll be
two nnd one-half times the duty imposed
by this net on one pound of unwashed
wool of the first class; valued at more
nun i-eiii per pound, me duty shall
bo three and one-half times the duty im
posed by this act oil one pound of un
washed wool of the first
dition thereto nil the foregoing 40 Der
III. II VI (I lJl (Jill
Paragraph 307-On blankets and flan
nels for underwear, composed wholly or
in part of wool valued at more than 40
cents per pound, the duty per pound
shall be the same as the duty impos'ed bv
this act on twenty pounds of unwashed
wools, first class, and in ndditinn thereto
A-jn"; n1 v1n,orem; vnhloJ "t "'ore
than 40 cents nnd not more than 50 cents
per pound, the duty shall bo three times
the duty imposed by this net on one
pound of unwashed wool of the first cbiss
and in addition thereto 30 per cent nd
valorem. 111
On blankets composed whollr or in
part of wool valued at more 'than "si
cents per pound the duty shnll bo three
times the duty imposed by this net ou
one pound of unwashed wni
class nnd in addition thereto tho ai ...
cent, ad valorem. Flannels coinnosnd
wholly or in part of wool valued at above
50 cents per pound shall b.
pay the same duty as wonr
c. .Imu. ntnita CI ,1(1 nnn'..l . i
inn cloths and goods of sin,-,, wns w'loll
and description provided b; 0f wnter di
vided thut on blankets ov
in length the same duties si) strong south
on cloths. cd the flames
. o i envelope the
Tohacco Scheduv n.j,,,',.
The conference accepted setharrod tiin
langtuige of wrapper: and fids were nil
except that the rate on wrat
was made $1.85 per pound of his fur
$1.75. The house rate on impojng is csti
cigarettes, etc., of $4.50 per pflMOOO, par
per cent ad valorem was restordst the -t.
The senate made the ratear'i.OO per
pound and 25 per. cent ad valorem. .
"There" were ni other changes in the
schedule on imported tobacco,
SHU Schedule.
The conference accepted paragraph 3N(i
ns amended by the senate, with the addi
tion of the words "or. plush" before rib
bons in the first line, .allowing plush rib
bons dutiable nt $4.50 per pound and 12
per cent nd valorem.
Paragraph 387, relating to woven silk
fabrics, was accepted ns amended by the
senate, except the rate on cloth other than
black dyed in the thread or .yarn, and
weighted in the dyeing o as to exceed the
original weight of the raw silk, wns chang
ed from $2.25 per pound to $2.50 per
pound, and that on cloth dyed or printed
in the piece from $3.25 to $3.50.
Paragraph 301, relating to manufac
tures of silk, is chajiged so ns to. modify
the description of jucquered figured goods
by providing thnt they shall be "made
oil looms," nnd manufactured "dyed in
the yarn and contain' two or more colors
in the filling."
The rate is left at 50 per cent ad va
lorem. Cotton Manufacture.
Paragraph 302, in relation to col tun
thread and carded yarn, was amended by
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the conference so a to provide thut
so as to be advanced lieyond the condition
of singles by grouping or twisting of two
or more simmo yarns, on all from 20 and
up lO oil, lYtln lllliue liuiliioitr Ol -L-xi: JM'I
same class numbering 80 and above 3-K
. n siitut- i-m nun tii i lint mi m i ifi r in in
original house bill there wns no division ns
to numbers, all being dutiable at the rate
of 3-10 of a cent per .number per pound.
The senate left the house rate ot rf-io
of n cent of the first division nnd provided
an ad valorem of 50 per cent on the sec
ond. A portion of that portion of paragraph
315, relating to plushes, velvets, etc..
which was stricken out by the senate, wus
inserted, though in a changed form. The
insertion is a proviso to the effect that
corduroys composed ot cotton or other
vegetable fibre, weighing 7 ounces or over
per square yard, shall pay a duty of IS
cents per cubic yard and 25 per cent ad
valorem.
In paragraph 320 the senute amend
ments pre nil accepted except that re
ducing the rate on cotton suspenders and
braces from 45 to 40 per cent ad valo
rem. .... , . , , 1,.. . .
The pnragrnnii inseneu oy me sennit-
(31!) 1-2). nroviding for nn tidditionnl
duty of 10 per cent nd valorem on all
cotton yarns finer than 10 single, and on
all manufactures of such ynrns, was
stricken out. by the conference.
The Free List.
The following chunges were made in
the free list:
The nrovision allowing cuttle, horses.
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Slieep, Ul Oilier IIUIIH'.-H : miuimic, o,,..,,
imr or driven ncross the boundary line
of another country for pasturage pur
poses to le brought; hack free ot duty is
mourned so ns to coniiuue mis privin-iii
for the specified tune of six months
The conference restored to the free 11
the house narauranh on books and
lira Villus lllipoiicil li.v Hiuinnuj m ,s
i'1 ...l
I nueu niaies ior ihl- uiuuij
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Dress.
Jhe paragraph relating to tne iree in
troduction of books, libraries and reason
able f urn it tiro of persons' from foreign
countries wns altered so as to provide
thnt where they were not introduced for
snlo thev were to be allowed free en
trance where they had not been ued for
less thnn one year.
The conference restorer the nouse ro
isiou on camphor.
The followinc is the paragraph agreed
upon on unthrncite coal in the free 1'si.
' Coal nntlimcite not specially iiroviucii
or in this act. and coal stores of Anion-
an vessels, but. none shall be unloaded.
Following is the nnragrnpn tigreeu
upon on coal tar in the free list.
"Coal tar. crude, pitch of conl tnr. and
products of conl tnr known as dead or
reosote oil, benzol, etc.
The conference restored row cotton to
the free list.
The nn ra cri'iinh in regard to the tree uil-
mission of fresh fish caught by America n
fishermen wns amended so as to lnclnile
salmon on the free list, which were spe-
inlly excepted by the senate bill.
As ngreed to it rends ns iouows:
"Frnub fib frozen or Hacked in ice.
caught in the great lakes or other fresh
waters uy citizens or me unm-u ku.h
AlnnirnnoHo nre wns restored to the
free list, as was also cocoanut oil.
The house phraseology of the mi ni
gra ph in regard to ores of gold, silver,
etc.. was restored, which hns the effect.
of milking free nickel and nickel matter.
Hie senate amendment maKing iree
paintings, drawings nnd stutunry wii
also stricken out.
Piirnirrimh 370 On clothing ready
made nnd articles of wearing apparel of
everv description, including enawis.
whether knitted or wove, and knitted
articles of every descriptions made or
manufactured wholly or in part, felts, not.
woven and not snccinllv provided for
in this act, composed wholly or in part of
wool, per pound shnll be four times the
duty imposed by this act on one pound
of unwashed wool of the first-class, nnd
addition thereto 00 nor cent ad
valorem.
Carpets.
Paragraph 372 Abusson. nxminter.
moquette and chenille carpets, figured or
plain, nnd all carpets or carpeting of like
character or description, 00 cents per
square yard and in addition thereto 40
per cent ad valorem.
Paragraph 373 Saxony, wilter and
teverny velvet carpets, figured or plain,
nnd all carpets or carpeting of like char
acter or description, GO cents per square
yard, and in addition thereto 40 per cent
ad valorem.
Parapraph 374 Brussels, carpets, fig
ured or plain, and all carpets or carpeting
of like description and character, 44 cents
per square yard, and in addition thereto
40 per cent ad valorem.
Paragraph 375 Velvet and tapes'ry
velvet carpets, figured or plain, printed on
the warp or otherwise, and all carpets or
carpeting of like character or description.
40 cents per square yard and in addition
thereto 40 per cent ad valorem.
Paragraph 57(3 Tapestry, Brussels
carpets, figured or plain, and all
cnrjiets or carpeting of like char
acter or description, printed on
the warp, or otherwise, 28 cents
per square ynrd nnd in addition thereto
40 er cent ad v-nloreni.
Paragraph 377 Treble ingrain and all
Venetian carpets. 28 cents per square
yard and in r.ddition thereto 40 per cent
ad valorem.
Paragraph 378 Wool duties and two
ply ingrain carnets. 1X cunti no smium
yard, and in addition thereto 40 per cent
uu tuiuieui.
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