The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-28
TARIFF BILL.
Sugar May Prolong the Sit
ting Of Tariff Conferrees.
Two Tie Votes in the Senate-IarIff
Bill Sent Back to Conference.

Bp The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. July 2s. "A messenger
from the executive mansion reached the
house Of representatives half an hour
after the senate had voted to send the
Itasiff bill back to conference with n note
Cor Representative MeMiliin. the ranking
house conferred, ia the absence OF Nj.
Wilson, asking him to call at the White
HOUSE.
This. following the conference between
che president and Speaker Crisp earlier in
the day, was taken to indicate the soiici-
ltude the president felt on the outcome OF
the second conference. Mr.. McMillin de-
lelinsd to talk of his call on the president
Messrs. McMillin and Turner are the
only house eonferrees in town. but speaker
Crisp has word that Mr.. Montgomery ana
chairman Wilson will be here today Inc
Democratic oonferrees will hold an IN
FORMAL meeting today. and Senator Jones
said late yesterday thst the fuli confer
encs committee, including Repu biican
msmbers. would probably be called to-
Ssther on Monday.
Ths general impression about the sem
ate is that the conference will not DO
- NJ ~ 49, 49,
tors are OF the opinion that the IN
either will agree on a report within two
or three days after the sittings begin, or
within that time decide TO report another
Enlargement The preponderance OF the
opinion is, however, that there will not be
another report of disagreement. In fact,
lshe Democratic conferrees ASSERT that an
other disagreement means the defeat OF
hhs bill.
The Bone OF Contention.
The indications all point to the proba-
|bility that the sugar schedule again will
tbe the principal point of contention, and
shat but for the differences on this point
m agreemen would be reached after u
very brief sitting. The Democratic mem
Ibers of the conference went through the
Ibill very carefully during their former
sitting, n agreed on a vast majority OF
Eths items In IL, SO that they will not need
10 consider those points again very fully.
II Is probable, however, that the Re-
pu blioan members of the committee will
ak for an explanation for the many
lohanges, and this action would OF course
have the effect of delaying the conferences
report.
Senator Blanchard has an entirely new
sugar proposition to submit to the con-
ference, but It is not regarded as at all
likely Of adoption. In outlining his pro-
rposition Senator Blanchard said that in
his opinion tho best way u OF the COM
plication would be to continue the bounty.
safminishing 10 at the rate of 1-S cent each
ysar. and 20 add to the bounty 3S cent
Auty ON raw sugars and 5S cent on refined
sugars.
'sThis" he said, would not increase
enc price of sugar to the consumer. and
would yield to the treasury say $4,000
600 TO tlb, ooo, 900 q year revenus, enough
60 pay the bounty from the start. with an
svsr-increasing surplus each year as the
bounty diminishes in amount. The diff
fsrsntial ON refined sugar would be IA
cent, the same ~ proposed In the Wilson
bill as reported from the ways n means
COMMITTEES, and only half rs much as un-
der the existing Mckinley law. 1t
would also" he added. return the one.
ksnth discriminating duty against sugars
imported from countries paying an export
bounty"
a Lively Session.
The senate at : O'Clock yesterday after
moon. after Q week of senatorial speeches,
agreed to the further conference on the
tariff bill asked by the house Of repre-
Bentativea
The test of strength came on Mr.. Wash
burns motion that the senate rscede from
that portion of the sugar amendment
placing q d~ifersntial Of ls cent ON sugars
above No. 10 Dutch standard.
After an hour and q half Of debate on
the pending points Of order. the president
pro tsmpors, Mr.. Harris, who was In the
chair In the absence of Vice President
Stevenson, sustained the point of order.
and ruled the motion out. The decision
was Immediately appealed from and a
melton made to lay rhs latter motion on
the table. Both motions resulted In a tie
vote, Mr.. Hill and the Populists acting
with the Republicans In the effort to
get . direct vote ON Mr.. Washburn's
motion.
A Close Vote.
Intense excitement prevailed, owing ia
the .clossness Of the vote. In case Of q tie
the motion il lost, according to parlia,
mentary law. The failure to sustain the
chair on the appeal brought the senate t.
the direct vote on the Washburn motion
Upon the result hinged perhaps the fat,
of the measure. but though the Republi
cans scored the victory in securing tn,
vote on the 1-s cent differential. it devel
lOpe0 tnat tney hau DO reserve stronRtn
and the vote on the Washburn motor
also resulted 10 a tie and consequently
was lost.
All the Democrats-save Mr.. Hill ans
MI. Irby were paired-in favor of striking
the one-eighth stood by the caucuI
agreement and voted against the motion
The Republicans also presented a soil,
front, Mr.. Quay, who voted for the one
eighth when the bill was In the senate
Joining with his colleagues in the hope o
beating the bill by this indirect method
The Populists acted throughout wit
the Republicans. After these votes no al
tempt was made to delay matters. and til
resolution 20 agree TO a further confer
ence was agreed to without division. Tn
chair then reappointed the conferrer,
Messru Voorhees,. Jones, Vest, Harri,
Sherman, Allison and Aldrich, and tn
senate, after trsnsacting a little routin
business. adjourned until Monday.
No Quorum.
There was not a quorum Of me m bers !
the house nc any time. and all the bus
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