The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-01
THE PROSPECT IS BRIGHTER.
A Tariff Agreement Will Prob
ably be Reached Soon.
House Democratic Conferees Seem Hope
ful-They State Tint the Senators are
Willing TO Meet Them Half way-The
Senate Conferoes do Not Seem to Share
In This Hopefulne,s

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The prospects
of an agreement on the tariff bill were
much improved to-day. For the first
time in many days the House Demo-
cratic confere es came from the meeting
with the statement that previous ire.
concilable differences wero in process OF
amicsble adjustment. With much salts.
faction tho House members stated to
their associates that tho Senators had
shown disposition for the first time 20
meet the House half way.
AS to when full agreement would
be perfected there was some difference
of opinion. One House conferee said it
would probably be this week. Another
thought it would b, soon. Chairman
Wilson would not even admit that the
understanding had gained favor enough
to warrant the prediction of speedy
report. He said, however, that the con.
ferees had at least done business and
made progress which was more than
could have been said of past NEE tings.
The Senate conferees came from the
meeting without showing the hopeful
ness OF the House members. They said
the conference was as far from an
agreement as 1t had been.
While there WAS this conflict among
those thoroughly informed Of the inside
workings OF the conference. the general
belief prevailed that the hopefulness of
the House conferees ad some gu distance
foundation. One of the conferees said
that while no final agreement had been
made on iron, coal and sugar, yet suffi.
cient had developed in conference to
show that an agreement could be
reached on these three most important
items, which would be acceptable to the
Senate and House conferees and to the
House OF Representatives,
Whether it would be acceptable to the
full Senate this copferee expressed
some doubt. In this connection it de-
veloped to day that Senator Gallery, OF
Louisiana, who has been most active in
the sugar question, had long, and, it
lie said, satisfactory, conference yester.
day with Speaker Crisp and Chairman
Wilson. While the House conferees
we're SO pleased 81 the bright outlook,
their Senatorial colleagues content
themselves with saying that, while they
were hopeful Of reaching an nderstand.
ing, nothing had transpired in the con-
ference to base this hope upon
They declare that on the essential
items OF disagreement, the conferees
are as far apart as they ever were. An
increased hopefulness that bill will be
agreed upon is noticeable. however, on
the part OF Democratic Senators who are
not memb ers OF the conference. One OF
the leading conservatives said as he
was leaving the Senate chamber to-
night that the tariff bill would be
finally agreed upon by next Monday and
he added that the bill would be virtually
the Senate bill.
The day developed tho possibility
OF partial agreement, and, while the re-
port at first appeared as a vague rumor,
its probability was aiterwsrd confirmed
by Senators not mem bers of the confer
ence committee. The fact that the con.
ference has the schedules other than
those relating to sugar, coal and iron
ore under consideration to day is ono
fast in confirmation OF the report.