Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-25
TANGLED IN BINDER THYME.
The Tariff COnferees Have Not Yet
Reached a Conclusion.

port today. They are still buried in sugar and
tangled in binding Irvine. The republican
conferees were in session for some time this
morning. At about II o'clock they sent for tho
democrats to Join them. This gave rise to the
report that an agreement had been reached
and there was considerable excitement and
hustling about
The sugar men we're in the corridors Of the
Senate eagerly grabbing on to any Senator in
sight. About IL O'Clock the conference was
ended, and then it was discovered that no
agreement had been reached and that the
democrats had been called in merely to 70
over tho rest Of the bill Not a word was said
IN the full committee about either binding
| Irvine or sugar.
vLTIMATUM OF THE HOUSE coNFEREKs.
The republicans expect to meet again today,
hoping that they may como to an agreement
but having no reason for the faith that is in
them. The House conferees have pronounced
their uitimatum, declaring that they will no,
yield No. l6 Dutch standard for free sugar, and
they are discussing the rate OF duty above l6.
THE SENATE CoNFEEEEs WILL NOT YIELD.
The Senate confcrees are as firm in thei:
declarations that thirteen must be the line to
mark free sugar.
THE QUESTION OF DATE NOT TOUCHED.
Nothing has been done as regards the date
when the bill Is to 90 into effect, but the ex.
pectation Of some Of the conferees il that the
10th of October will be decided on. made appli-
cable only to goods entering our ports after
that date.
THE PURPOSE IN CALLING THE DEMOCRATS INTO
THE CONFERENCE
today was to consider the other items Of the
bill. so as to be prepared to report an agree
ment on alt other paragraphs and Disagree
ment ON sugar and Irvine il necessary. 1t il
announced privately that il an agreement ID
not reached by tomorrow disagreement will
be reported and the sugar and twne section be
Kept Tor the two houses to act Oh.
HOPEFUL SIGN.
The clerks Of the ways and means and finance
committees arc at work upon the conference
report, which is taken to be an indication that
an agreement is in sight at least 1t was sug-
,gested that report would contain a disagree
mont upon the disputed subjects, but one OF
the conferees said he expected the report to
cover an affirmative position on all amend
ments.
At las the conferees on the tariff bill sepa-
rated, after having been in session since 10
O'Clock. Mr.. Carlisle said that report was
not probable before tomorrow.
MR. HIscocK
said that the situation was just rs 1t had been
no agreement had been reached on sugar or
binder twine settlement of differences
might be made at any moment and there might
not be any agreement at all
THE BILL TO BE nEpoRrED TOMORROW.
It can be stated with almost absolute GER
tainty that the bill viii be reported tomorrow
morning The iron and steel men have given
up al hope of securing q change Of rates on
steel billets, which remain as fixed by the
Senate, four-tenths Of u cent per pound when
valued at less than a cent q pound. fve-tenths
Of cent when valued at one cents pound.
Injured I'm q Runaway.
A serious runaway accident happened near
Massachusetts, avenue and 4th street northwest
this morning. horse attached to . light
wagon. In which two ladies were seated. be-
came frightened and ran away. At the corner
Of 4th street the vehicle struck a telegraph
pole and the Indies were thrown violently to
m ground. One Of thcm was rendered I'M
cAnscious They were taken into DR.. Butts
drag store. One OF them sustained severe
sprsin Of the ankle and the other was cut about
the facs. They went home in . carriage.
A. Thousand Builders TO Meet.
The oascers and directors Of the National
Association OF builders yesterday held the las,
Of Q three days session at the rooms Of the
building Trades Club Of the city Of New York,
No. - East 21st street The meeting vas 70
formulate . program TO be carried out u the
conysxticn Of the National Association Of
Builders to be held tn New York city next
February. This convention 30 expected 70 Be
The largest and most important one ever held
~ Dc sssociasion, - over one thousand menu
hers viii probably b present.
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