The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-23
THE TARIFF BILL.
1t is a Source of DiSsension in
the Republican Party.
MURMERS AGAINST HARRISON
On Account Of His Absence From Washing
ton-Ron. Martin Maginnis Discusses
the Issues of the Day at Boise.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. % Especial
telegram to The HERALD. THE tariff bill
is proving more of an elephant on the
hands of the Republican conferees than the
leaders expected. They seemed farther
from agreement to-day than ever before,
and all sorts of rumors were floating about
as to the final form of the bill. Senator
John Sherman was quoted as saying that if
the conferees reported that they were I'M
able to agree, as seemed likely, Congress
would be here until December before an
agreement was reached. The sugar SEIZED
Tile is still the chief stumbling block. Sena-
tors Hiscock and Aldrich stand stubbornly
b. the Senate schedule and the House
members are equally stubborn for theirs.
Senator Hiscock was in New York on Sun
day and one of the rumors is that members
of the Sugar trust have promised that all
the expenses of the congressional campaign
shall be paid for the Republicans if they
will adopt the Senate schedule.
Mr.. Clarks on, who is one of the national
leading figures in the Republican commit
tee, was at the capitol this afternoon earn
estly talking over the situation with Sena-
tors and Representatives. The continued
absence of the President at this critical
luncture in party affairs is the subject of
bitter comment by Republican members
Nothing like it has been known before
when session was so near its end and it is
recalled that Mr.. Cleveland cancelled an in
vItation and stayed here all summer pc
cause Congress remained in session ''Mr
Harrison would better come down here and
attempt to heal the differences in the Re
publican party" remarked a prominent
eastern Republican to-day, ''instead of
monkeying at Cresson fooling with Baby
Mckee,
This feeling is growing stronger every
day, and if Mr.. Harrison does not return
and get few members of his cabinet
about him, some of whom, like Blaine, have
been absent for months, he is likely to re-
ceive strong hint that he holds an Office
from which the Republican party expects
something, exen if the country has no
right to expect anything.
The Massachusetts members of the
House had little conference to-day after
the caucus and Informally discussed GER
tain matters of interest.
AnO L OnnsS Nv dnIdils are very angry at
the Massachusetts demand for reduced
rate on steel plates. and say that it is ask
ing the Sacrifice of geat Pennsylvania in
terstfor very trivial Massachusetts one.
The southern Republicans also have a
grievance. They too had conference to-
day and appointed a cammittee to confer
witkothe conferees. 1t is their wish that
the conference agree to the tobacco cched
ule as it came from the House.
The indications are that this will not be
done. Some OF the southern men are saw
ing that If the Senate conferees carry
their point the southerners will defeat the
bill 1t is not likely thai they will dare
adopt such course but they are in an
ugly frame of mind; and believing that
they are masters of the situation, tbev
may not be unwilling to make a show of
their strength