Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-01
MONDAY, PERHAPS,
An Agreement Will Be
Reached on the Tariff.
MUCH PROGRESS MADE.
Indications Are That the Senate Con-
ferTees Are Inclined to Yield.

WASHINGTON. Aug. An increased
hopsfulness that tariff bill will be
agreed upon IL noticeable upon the pert
of Democratic senators who are not mem
bers Of the conference
One Of the leading conservative senators
said as be WAS leaving Che senate cham Der
last night that the tariff bill would be
finally agreed upon by pext Monday, and
he added that the bill would be virtually
the senate bill Yesterday developed the
possibility Of a report OF partial agree
ment. and while THIS report at first ap-
penred ss vague rumOr. It's probabi
was aftsrwsrd confirmed by senators not
members Of the conference committees
The fact that the conferrees had the
schedules other than those relating TO
sugar. coal aud iron ore under considers
tiOn yesterday In one fact Ia confirmation
Of the report
For the first time IN many days the
house Democratic eonferrees came from
the meeting yesterday with the state
ment that previous irreconoilabls differ
menk
With much satisfaction the house mem.
bers stated 20 their associates that the
senators had shown disposition for the
hrst time 70 meet the house half way.
As 70 the time OF reaching q full aaree.
ment, there wes q difference OF opinion.
One house conferrse said II would prob
ably be this week. Another thought IL
would be soon" Chairman Wilson
would not even admit that the under.
standing had gone far enough to warrant
the prediction of a speedy report lie
said, however, that tn. oonferrees had AZ
least done business. aud made progress.
which was more than could have been
said OF the past meetings.
HopefuIness Has Foun dalton.
The senate confsrrees came from the
meeting without showing the hopefulness
OF the house members. They said the
conference was as far from an agreement
as II had ever been. While there was
this conflict among those thoroughly in-
formed of the inside workings of the con
ference. the general belief prevailed that
the hopefulness OF the house conferrees
had some su Sstantial foundation.
One of the conferrees said that while no
nnal agreement had been made on iron.
coal and sugar. yet that sufficient had
been developed IN conference 20 show thas
an ssrssment could be reach ed on these
three most important items which would
be acceptable to the senate aud house
confsrrees and 10 the house of represen-
tstives Whether II would be accepta BILE
to the full senate this conferres expressed
somo doubt In this connection II de-
vsloped that Senator Catfssy Of Louisiana,
who has been most active on the sueay
question. had long. and IL is said salts
factory, conference with Speaker Crisp
and Chairman Wilson
While the house confsrrees were 80
pleased at the bright outlook, their seus-
toral colleagues contented themselves
with saying that while they were hope
ful ofreaching an understsnd ding, nothing
had transpired IN conference to base this
hope upon. They declare that on the es-
sential items OF disagreement the con-
ferrses are as far apart us they ever were.
Yesterday ro Congress
The only feature Of interest In the pro-
esedinge OF the senate yesterday was a
discussion on the site for q new govern
msnt printing Office, which osme up dur.
Ing the consideration Of the sundYy civil
bill. The general deficiency sppropris.
tion bill vas reported 70 the senate aud
placed OH the calendar, as was also the
house bill 10 provide uniform system Of
bankruptcy. Mr. George gave notice OF
his intention to call the latter up for con-
stderation next Monday. The report ~
the conference committee ou the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted Agree
ment was had ON some OF the senate
amendments, and Engagements on
others, aud the bill wus sent back 70 con-
ference
Most Of The time In the house was spent
discussing the senate amendment " the
agricultural It'll appropriating 81, 900. .0Oo
for the destruction Of the Russian thistle
in the northwestern states The house in.
structed the confervees to further Insist
on its agreement To this amendment.
Among the bills passed was one author.
tEng the secretary of the navy TO loan TO
states for the use u naval militia such
vessels rs are not required or suitable for
general service