The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-09

was uHueTSlOou on all SIDES that the
Democrats would report to the full con-
ference tomorrow.
Members of the conference supported
the general faith by their statements,
which were more or less sanguine or
guarded, depending on the temperament
of the speaker.
While the utterances at the time of the
adjournment We're not strong as those
which were heard early in the afternoon,
they were sufficiently assuring to justify
the statement that barring improbable
contingencies, the Democratic members
OF the conference will find themselves
prepared for something during tomorrow
or at the latest on Friday, to call in the
Republican members of the conference
Tor full meeting.
II VIII not say said Senator Jones.
that we have agreed for that would not
be true, but the situation is cheerful and
the indications are that we shall finish
the work tomorrow. If We do not come
to an agreement tomorrow, | shall con-
slider the conference at an end, for do
not see the utility of continuing our in
terview with the House conferees lon
ger"
still Hesitating.
The situation was at the end of day
which had started out with a determine
ton on the part of the Senate conferees,
supported by the conservative senators,
to bring the question at issue to a final
ity during the day, and which later
brought the positive, though unofficial
announcement that the end had been ac-
compilshed and an understanding reach
ed.
The report began to gain circulation
about o'clock, and it grew stronger and
stronger without positive confirmation
from those in position to know the
facts, till about 2:30, when the members
of the conference and senators who had
been closeted with them, confirmed to
the extent of saying that while the de-
tails had been arranged, they felt con-
hdent that a basis had been found upon
which the conferees OF both houses could
stand, and the terms actually agreed
upon which the conservative senat tors
would accept.
Both Democrats and Republicans &C
cepted this as the, approach of the end,
and as equal to a definite announcement
of agreement.
The terms as given out were that the
sugar schedule as published last week,
namely. a duty of 40 per cent. ad valorem
on raw sugar, 90 per cent on the value
Of the raw sugar in the refined and
fifth of a cent differential on sugar, 40
cents a ton on coal and free iron ore,
with slight changes in the metal, wooden
and cotton schedules.
The Terms rs Given Out.
When, however, the conference recon
vened at 3 o'clock it soon developed that
by no means all the details had been ar
ranged, ana also that there was more
or less opposition to the programme, and
it was not long before the conferees found
themselves bothering over many of the
same propositions which they had been
considering for days.
1t also became noised abroad that the
outlook was not 50 bright, as it had APP
peGred a few hours before. 1t was under
stood that objection 1ad been made from
the House to the retention Of the duty
on coal and that certain senators, among
whom was Senator Pugh, of Alabama, had
taken q decided stand against what they
termed a sacrifice of iron ore. These com
plEints were sufficient to cause the con-
ferees to halt for time, and it is known
that same difficulties were encountered
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schedules. The conferees were, therefore,
not as sanguine upon the adjournment of
their afternoon session IS they were when
the forenoon session closed.
They came out of the conference some
what anxious, but still they asserted that
tomorrow would see the fnal adjustment
of their differences.
They stated, however, that the coal and
iror ore rates were among those which
had not been fixed beyond recall Indeed,
sugar appears from the statement given
out TO be the only article upon which a
definite conclusion has been reached, but
1t was understood that either coal or IRON
ere would go to the free list and the
other would be dutiable at Senate rates.
The metal schedule win have to be
changed to accord with free iron ore, if
i is finally concluded that those articles
are to be elected from the free list. Mem
hers of the Louisiana delegation were
not pleased with the reported agreement
They said no bounty whatever was given
In the sugar schedule and the purpose
was to put the new law into erect at
cnce without giving the continuance they
had expected til January l next. There
vas much talk among them mat the
schedule would not receive their votes.
Representative Catchings, of the rules
committee is hopeful that the .Idjourn-
f1ent of Congress will occur next week.
Grasping at Straws.
Representative Catchings of the
Rules committee, is hopeful that an
adjournment of Congress will occur
next week.
The Republican Storage committee,
of the Senate, held a meeting immedi-
ately after the adjournment OF the
Senate today to consider the situation.
The understanding among them was to
the effect that the Democrats had got
ose enough together to allow the
tariff bill to be reported back to the
Senate tomorrow. There were present
Pepublicans who had information as to
III, status of the bill and they stated
that upon the manufacturing schedule,
the Senate rates in the main obtained,
but on three principal items-sugar,
coal and iron ore compromise had
beer. reached. 1t was from this stand
point that the Republicans discussed
the bill and the possibility of defeating
it, 1t was first ascertained that every
Republican and the Populists, PETER
and Stewart, would vote against the
bill. and that Mr.. Hill would also OPP
pose it. Three more votes were neces-
sary to defeat it. The announcement
was made with considerable directness
that both Messrs. Caffery and Blan-
chard of Louisiana would vote against
it though they were not considered abb
solutely certain. One of these senators
had asked Senator Allen as to the posi-
ton of himself and Mr. Kyle, who
voted for the bill when it passed the
Senate. And while he had not received
a positive answer, the inference was
that the Popuiists seemed TO think it
was q part Of their policy to vote
against the bill. With the Republican
side solid, and Hill, Caffery, Blanchard
and Allen voting with them, the bill
could not pass. The Republicans had
to acknowledge, however, the prospects
of getting all three of the last named
was extremely doubtful
The impression prevailed that the de-
cisive vote would be taken tomorrow
and absent senators were telegraphed
to return to Washington. 1t is not the
purpose of the Republicans to consume
any time in debate. 1t is probable that
they will be willing to take a vote
soon after the report is made. Their
motion will be to indefinitely postpone
the bill and this they think will be the
test. The motion by the friends of the
bill will be to agree to the report of the
conference committee. But If the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone fails, the
motion to agree is very likely to be car
ried by the same vote.
Zimmerman Wins
Birmingham, Aug. Sin the bicycle
tournament today, Zimmerman, the Amer
lean champion, won the ten-mile profess
SIGNAL scratch race with Banker of Pitts
burg, sex ond; Wheeler of New York
third Zimmerman also aapcured zhe one