Show TELEGRAPHIC f I = = = THE TARIFF BILL Some of the Most Important Schedules Sched-ules I Definitely Fixed rnorosEii uiv UN tun MOCK McKinley Rates llcslorcd on Jgrlc tnral and Dtilrj 1rodnrli llutjr on Lend Orts WASHINGTON Fob 4Th dally tenlone of the Republican members of the ways and means com mille which have Leon In progress for about two weeks have brought Ibo tarltl bill which Is I lo be laid before the next CODgr as 10 R stage where Ibo charge tec of the measure Dan bo somewhat i gauged and where certain of the moil Important schedules are definitely fixed In their conferences up to Ibis week Ibo tariff makers have dealt largely wltb tile general characteristics of the ecbodulcB which they have had under consideration and devoted themselves to shitting the great mosses of the figures tellers and Petitions presented to them Four schedules have 1 DOW been fairly completed The chemlcul agricultural wino and spirit Rod earthen and glassware schedules Todnyd meeting was the most Important Im-portant the fence for It resulted In toe framing of the agricultural 21s ichedules wblch I was a reenactment reenact-ment of the McKlnley law with few cbaog xevl ou unimportant product Tbo most Important lep Incan In-can liection with thin schedule was the establishment ol a rate ot 15 ahead a-head on oattlo moro than one year old and of 15 per coot ad valorem on cattle cat-tle valued 01 more than 20 a bead i The MoKlnloy rates on other live took Including the raID of 92 on cattle of one year old I or lea are re stored Tho Wilson I rates were W percent I per-cent ad v a lorern on live attickanud while the DOW duty of 5 on tattle i docs not reach the McKluley figure ot I 110 on cattle more than one year old III IB expected that with the ad valorem duty oil the more valuable I grades It will prove adequate to shut out Mexican Mexi-can cattle It ll aualnal this Mexican Block that the Increase Is I particularly desired on the recommendation of Western cattle men whose Interests have boon ruined by Importations from Mexico under the Wilson law I wblch amounted moro than 200000 head Much Interest centered upon barley which the committee puts back to the McKinley duty of 30 cents a bushel because the farmers contended that the Wilson larlU bad turned over lb I markot tbo handset tb Cauadlaoo while Ibo unleters who have been using Cauadllm barley have made hard fight against any Increase The MCI inlay rates bavo been re stored on fruits and berries mainly for the benefit 01 the Irullgrow 01 the Pacific coast The fruit exchanges I the country bad prepared n schedule I or rates below the MclClnley bill but above Ibo Wilson rates although they did not succeed In having their schedule I sched-ule obtained I Among theproduots In the ngrlcui turalachedule which are returned tot I to-t WcKiuley rates and breaasluHa alI rice dairy products potatoes and I starebe castor beano and flax ad mol and Products and poultry vegetables vege-tables and salt Ihe demand ol the farmers for the MoKlnly ratta of S4 a ton on bay Instead of the Wilson rate of S2 was granted Chicory Is I place all cent a pound In accordance with the rtquegU 01 f the growers In tho ton tat Muies who believe that they can capture the hiwne marks with protection protec-tion lutes 004 oranges have not been fixed yet but fte committee has decided de-cided to change the elatslllcallen and mke Iho ute higher Ihan I Iho 01 tho I McKluky lull lor 1 the benefit awe a-we California Internit In tile chemical schedule many of Ihe Wilson rates will la ratalntd The Wllnon duties on ajaps and nu sodas and kindred chemicals which arlbo I cave Iater full 01 P ar lelt uoehnced fhe preoul rlo ou oil loeludllll cROleroll 0100 will be re tallied except where changes are made ncceE61rY by the rtstoralljn ot dult on the row Ibaterlal which cater Into them as In the case of linn Oil There will bo but slight ouallq S In 1 the I raits on paints onJ dye Stuff I aLd their contlltuent element Thu duties onbornleof lime will be 2 cents pir pound on refined borax 3 Ce Oil biraclo gold 33cents whir also compromises com-promises I between Ibo McKnley aud the Wilson rates Tho uuiy on lead I ores Is xlaced at 1 cent n Pound on IV 1 it lead 2 cenlp and on while uuu acetate 2i louti The couimltteo has decided to retain the Wilson rates ou wines and spirit throughout wloo and spirit ached nice This schedule ot the Wilton act was generally higher lu Its rates than In the Mcj Iuloy act Tin commltle half devoted come lime to the manufactures ot Iran slid steel and to cotton manufacture but has not perfected the schedules lu tlu cotton schedule there will ba lew changes from the present law except lu rates ou finery yarns and the wot costly I fabrlc 1b chances Ibo Iron and steel schedule will be limited to but few specialties like cotton ties on which McKluley duties will I boreestablished Dolin plate which has not been settled and tome forms of tUbe steel unit surgical Instrument No other schedule has given Ibo committee much trouble as the one which Includes earths earthenware and glassware It has been claimed by all the pottery mil glassware Interests Inter-ests t that no system got ad valorem levies could properly protect them Accordingly the ojmmlttue has determined deter-mined to adjuit the Items of Ibo schedule sche-dule to fcuch scientific duties as will be equal to the duties ol the McKluley law moat ol which were od valorem On account of the decorative features of such wares which often Still the chief element In their value it Is particularly par-ticularly difficult adjust a satisfactory satisfac-tory specific rate plate wines hnia bD arranged as followi Unaer 10i24 Inches U canto per square foot present rate 5 cent above 10l24 suit not exceellnir 24x31 12 cents present tale B cent abovu 24x30 and not execdInR 2UGO the rirmenl fat of 11 I t cents all ROOTS 24x00 Ibo present late of 3d coots Lumber will ba tile next schedule Which will engage the committees attention Throughout the work the policy of establishing t specific rates whatever It was found noeslble to substitute them for ad valorem has boon followed The Interests or farmirp U Is said have been particularly observed In fixing duties for the purpose of protection 00 Ibo other hand ID the Increase DO manufactured goods most of them have bD In higher grade 01 god and tboio which am considered lux urlev |