Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-18
NO Hope is LEFT.
The Conference Committee
as Far Apart as Ever.
HOUSE MEMBERS STUBBORN
Will Not Give Up the Wilson
Bill.
The Committee Holds nm Hours scs-
sion win All Members Present,
Including the Republicans.
Tom Reed Grows Sarcastic.


NAL conference on the tarifr with all
the senate and house members, both
Democratic and Republican. was held
today and continued about an hour
An adjournment was then taken until
O'Clock, The proceedings of the full
conference consisted In an effort on the
part of the Democratic members to
enlighten their Republican colleagues
upon the elements of disagreement be-
tween the Democratic members of the
two houses without revealing the
methods by which they have sought
to get together. or the details of the
proceedings Of the Democratic confer
ences. 1t had been expected that the
Republican conferees would at the
outset indulge in some criticism on
having been kept out of the confer
enoe during Its initial stages. but the
Republicans had little to say beyond
formal greetings, and waited until
Senator Voorhees,. as head OF the Dem
ocratic conferees made somewhat
formal statement OF the situation. He
said that no dlscourtesy to the Repub-
licans had been intended. The meet
ings had not been conference meet
ings. but had been confined to an ef-
fort to bring about some settled pol
Icy among the Democratic conferees.
Senator Voorhees, added that he was
frank to confess that the efforts to.
| ward agreement had not proved sue
cessful.
The features OF disagreement were
/ then generally gone into at consider
| able length by Mr.. Voorhees, and his
associates. They stated that the sugar,
ule had been the chief bones of CON
tentlon, but did not give particulars
\ in any case except in that OF sugar,
with reference to which they stated
! that the house members had indicated
a Willingness to grant some duty on
that article, but had objected to the
differentlal duty on refined sugar.
On the other articles which had been
the basis OF disagreement Senator
Voorhees, and other Democratic mem-
bers of the conference contented them
] selves with saying that the Democratic
conferences of the house had contend
ed, each side for Its own bill.
This had been especially true on the
metal and wooden schedules. They
said that among other special articles
in the metal schedule the house mem
bers had held out for free iron ore and
for the house rates on lead ore, con-
tanning silver cutlery and steel rails.
They had also demanded-so 1t was
reported to the full commemorative
coal In the general discussion the
Republican conferees gathered that
sugar. iron orc coal, the wooden sched-
ule. cotton schedule and silver lead
bearing ores were the chief questions
Of disagreement
The question finally arose as TO what
would be done, now that the full con-
ference had assembled. II was sug-
gested by Senator Aldrich that the
bin should be taken up item by item
and be considered by Republicans and
Democrats, but the point was raised
that this appeared to be hardly worth
while in view Of what the Democrats
had just disclosed, that there was no
prospect Of agreement on the main
question. There was no further prop
osition submitted and no program out
lined and the conference adjourned
until . o'clock tomorrow, the Demo-
cratic conferees agreeing to meet prior
. to that hour to further consider the
course to be pursued.
The meeting today was not marked
by any such controversy or criticism
and only once did the SARCASM OIL MI
Reed find utterance. II was when
chairman Wilson, speaking rather per-
sonally OF the amendment urged by
certain Democratic senators. said that
II might be well to inform the pub
lie Of the situation by printing In the
tariff bill the names of the senator's
alongside OF their respective amend
ments. 10 this Mr. Reed responded
that the public would probably mis-.
take the tariff bill for a biographical
dictionary,
AS a result OF today's meeting the
Republican conferees concluded that a
general disagreement would be re-
norted to both houses within a few
davs There was no distinct state
ment or proposition TO this effect, but
n appeared to be the only conclusion
10 he drawn from, what had occurred.
senator Aldrich and Mr.. Reed said
thore would be no disposition on the
mart Of The Republicans 10 delay re-
mort Of disagreement. AZ the close OF
he days meeting. Chairman wilson
stated that no exact plan was In
view for reporting back TO congress-
II is believed however. that plan
will be developed tomorrow, and that
he report OF disagreement VIII be
nads 10 the house and senate within
the next two days.
Adjournment Talked About.
t..t.- II farr that