The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-06
WITHIN THREE DAYS
Tariff Bill COnferees Will Soon
Make a Report to Congress.
All Democratic Members of the Commit
tee, Except Voorhees, end Wilson,
Hold Secret Meeting on Sunday.
SUGAR STILL THE SNAG
Effort to Silence LOuiSianianS by
Promises as to Bounty.
The New Schedule to BE the Basis of
Agreement if Such Is POssible-The
BrOwn-StOckslage Fight.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The usual Sun
day quiet of the Capitol building was bro
ken to-day by the assembling of the Demo-
cratic tariff conferees, at 2:3O O'clock in the
Senate committee room on interstate COM
merce. All of the Democratic conferees
were present except Senator Voorhees,, who
is still sick. and Chairman Wilson, who had
gone TO West Virginia TO see his sick wife
The meeting lasted until o'clock, and was
marked with even more than the usual Sc
crecy. Some of the conferees declined to ad-
NIT that they were together. Others were
more communicative, explaining that the
gathering to-day was due to the desire TO
expedite settlement at the earliest mo-
ment possible. The meeting to-day resulted
in an understanding that a report should
be made one way or the other-agreement
or disagreement-within the next seventy
two hours. That it would be an agreement
was not, however, definitely settled. On this
point the conferees say they have not yet
passed the danger point, although they
seemed more confident tonight that ii
would be an agreement.
The discussion to-day again turned on
sugar, iron ore and coal. The fact that these
items are receiving attention is taken to in
dicate that the new sugar schedule has been
thoroughly canvassed and that it will be
the basis of an agreement unless some new
obstacle intervenes. The House conferees
are proceeding without reference to the
strong opposition to the new sugar schedule
by the Louisiana Senators. This opposition
may be overcome. however, by permitting
the present bounty, or a portion of it, to
run until Jan. 1 next. The Louisiana oppo-
sition has been due mainly to the fact that
provision has been made for a bounty in
the Senate bill, and it has been urged that
1t was bad faith to cut off the bounty when
the present sugar crop was put in on the
basis of a bounty. BY postponing the time
at which the bounty provisions of the Nc
Kinley law shall be repealed until Jan. l
would operate on the crop about to be gath
cred. This like other details of the propo-
sition, are not yet agreed on, but it was
mentioned by one of the conferees tonight
a fair concession to the Louisiana men,
and one likely 10 overcome their opposi-
ton. The Louisiana Senators have said they
would be willing to accept half of the boun-
ty for the present year in addition to the
duty in the compromise schedule.
Some attention has also been given TO the
income tax, and while a final agreement
has not been reached, it is practically con-
ceded that the Senate limit of five years
will be adopted The House conferees feel
that if the tax is in operation for five years
it will so recommend itself that an extern
sion of the system will be enacted a sub
sequent Congress- Efforts are being made,
however. to extend the limit to six or eight
years.