The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-03
SENATOR'S YIELDING
SIGNS OF A BREAK IN THE SENA-
TORIAI. RANKS
Appeals From Various Parts Of the
Country for Tariff Bill Not Fn-
vorable to Trusts Are Having
Their Eject on the senate.

Washington. July 3l.-The full confer
nee committees on TIE tariff met, aud on
the suggestion of Mr. Wilson it was de-
rlded TO adjourn to meet at the call of
ne chairman. the statement being aiade
i1ht the Demo cratS were ,natle to a.rra
| tihohS themselves as yet, and that fur
! Ter conference of the full committee
would :vail nothing
The Republican hous. conferees smiled
broadly when they returned TO the house
10 their waiting associates ilry explained
that the full conference had lasted only
A minrt". Senator Harris, they .aid.
bad stated tina. there were "a few items
IN which the Democratic conferees had
not agreed" He had not specified the
items, INT the Republican conferpes had
gathered that they were sugar, coal and
IRON ere The Republicans seem to think
the deadlock is not likely TO be broken
very soon. The time for the house Dem
ocratic caucus has been changed to Thurs
| lay afternoon A report that M mambcrs
had withdrawn their names from the pc
tltloa in sufficient numbers to cause the
caucus to be abandoned proved wrong
wv. totiitdtlNt i!oohSIllIt Dl lHlldHj
withdrew his name On the ground, it is
said, that to-day was too early.
| For the first time since the tariff bill
has been i'll conference there were signs
Of waverng in the strong line that has
stood behind the senate bill SENATE bill
or 10 bill has been repeated during the
day, Int less frequently and with less
emphasis than heretofore The only eA-
planation for the brief conferences is
the fact that the house conferees feel
that the situation is changing in their
favor There are many reasons ad-
yanccd 10 show that this statement has
good foundation. 1t is known that the
mails and telegraph are bringing to the
Democratic senator's urgent appeals to
pass bill which will not favor The trusts
and which will be in line with the de-
mands OF the party platform.
In fact these requests upon the sena-
tor, are endorsements of the position of
the president and the house in the main
POINTS of difference. That these tele
grams are having effect cannot be de-
MED, and have caused the senators who
are most insiStent upon the senate bill as
regards coal. iron ore and sugar. no little
concern. The house members also find
considerable comfort in their analysis Of
the speeches. made by the Democratic sen
ators when the conference disagreement
was before the senate, in which they find
| that but one Democrat besides Mr.. Hill
who declared that if the IouiSiant sugar
interests We're not protected he would net
vote for the bill None of the other SON
ators it is claimed, burned the bridges
| behind them, none of them declared ab-
soluteY that they would vote against the
bill If the Is dit,erental on sugar was
not retained. or if til" duty On irnn ore
and coal was stricken out Rnt more
| than this. many of The senator's decl trcd
| their desire to obtain I'LL which would
secure 43 Democratic votes, II is point
| ed out that none Of these senator's, not
even Mr.. Caffery, have placed them
selves in a positioIt in which they can
not support bill if t is returned without
differcntia protection 20 the sugar re-
| finers and with coal and iron On ne free
| list
II is not known that Il great deal of
| pressure is being brought 10 bear on the
/ Democratic conferees Of the senate to re-
/ port au agreement with notifications of
! the three priLs items, "A compromise
| bain. suggested to the extent of Il flat
| I'D yalorem rate on sugar Of 45 per cent.
VII IN extension Of the beauty to Jan
| ] 1925. free iron ore, coal 4Oc / ,t !,
with a reciprocity prov ision that .oN
| shall hc admitted free from such coan.
| tries .s grant free admission to coal pro-
| d,lccl IN the United States. While tn: ,
/ proposition has not been submitted with
and assertion that it Is an ultimatum #
| the house couferecs there is great ,!erl
of talk that such a proposition is likely
to be presented This. it is believed, will
secure the votes Of the Louisiana snna-
tors, the two Of rlists, Allen and Kyle
| and Irby of South Carolina. In that
event it would take three other Demo
cratic senators besides Hill to defeat the
bill, and the house members declare the
| number cannot be found
1t is a fact that the situation turning
as it does on these lines, has caused con-
siderable uneasiness among the Demo
Gratis of the senate, and especially those
who are known to be steadfast in their
demands for the senate bill in its main
features. The reliance of the house
upon outside pres sure and the Demo
cratic sentiment that seems to be rally
ing around the president and the house
from the country ut large, it is claimed,
will grow stronger from day to day I'M
til the senate conftrees will be COM
PEELED to yield
The prestige which the administration
obtained in the conference over the un-
conditional repeal Of the silver purchasing
law has been pointed out as being ev-
dence of a determination now, which.
with solid backing of Democratic leaders
in the house will bring about similar rc-
suit on the tariff bill.
The tension between the senate and
house was as marked at the close Of the
session to-day as it had been at any time
previous. The Democratic members of
the conference found themselves in COM
riete deadlock when they met during the
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