The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-26
NO AGREEMENT POSSIBLE.
The House VIII Iasiat-What Different
Leaders Have TO Say.

Leaders Have Say.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-The Demo-
cratic conferees on the tariff bill held
brief session today, and adjourned
Lefore l2 o'clock. They made another
effort to reach an agreement, but it
proved Intellectual. The meeting ad-
journed with the understanding that a
full conference Of the committee, to be-
GIN at o'clock, would report a dis
agreement. The report will be made to
the House, but probably not before TO-
morrow. The Republican members
will make no opposition to this course.
The conferees met again at 2 o'clock
Within a very few minutes afterwards
Voorhees, announced that 1t was appa.
rent that the two houses were unable
to agree, and 1t had been decided to
report general disagreement. The
Senate Republicans stood up for the
Senate bill, as did the Democrats, while
the House held out for their bill; and
it was formally decided that the dis
agreement should be reported to their
respective houses.
before this was done Wilson, chair
man or the committee on ways and
means, stated that II they could get to-
gethor on coal, iron ore and sugar, he
believed they could iix up an agree
ment that would be satisfactory to
both houses. No proposition looking to
this end was made, and the action al
ready Indicated was taken. The whole
Thing was over III a very few minutes.
Wilson stated after the conference that
ne would make the report to tho House
tomorrow morning.
During tho formal discussion In the
committee room he was asked by Sem
ator Jones how long the House would
probably keep the bill, wbereupon Will
son replied that he thought the con-
1erees would be instructed to insist
upon the House bill, and the conferees
would be sont back within two hours.
The same question WAS then put to
Senator Jones, and he said that the act
| ion OF the Senate would depend upon
The action Of the House. If the House
insisted upon heaping Goals Of fire on
the heads OF the Senate conferees and
assalling them 1t would be very likely
! thaC the Senate, when the bill came
pack, would In like manner debate the
Diii. IL IS believed, however, that the
IL
urday at the latest.
Although the report shows q general
disagreement on all items this Is not
Technically y correct, for the reason that
agreements nave been made In many
ltem9, but 1t was deemed best not t0
include them until conclusion had
been reached on the whole bill. Wilson
says the report of the conferees will he
verbal one and will simply state that
the conference COMMITTEES Of the two
houses has failed to reach an agree.
ment. The committee on rules will
probably meet tomorrow and report a
special order limiting the time during
whlch the debate upon the report may
continue.
Speaker Crisp could not say today
how long the debate on the con ference
report tomorrow would be permitted
to continue In the house but it Is un
derstood that 1t will be limited to two
hours, one hour on each side. Wilson
will occupy part If not all the time
set apart for the Democrats. If he Is
physically able to speak, and Reed and
burrows will probably be spokesmen
for tho Republicans.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, after an
lneffectual meeting of the Democratic
tarltt conferees this morning, drove
oo"iBhI W lnb WnlCo HOuSo ana had
over an hours conference with Preis
dent Cleveland. 1t is said he reported
TO the President that all movements
looking to concession by the Senate to
tho llouse cOnferees had been blocked
0y the influence of Senator German of
Maryland, representing u groop Of so.
called conservative Senators. 1t Is also
said that Senator Jones Informed the
President that this announcement
would probably be made to the House
tomorrow, on the part Of the House
couferees, 1t being the intention of the
llouse cOnferees to let the country
know where the responsibility for fail
ure to agree rested.
Tho House cOnferees had consulta.
ton this afternoon with Speaker Crisp
before going to the full conference and
they came away convinced that they
were pursuing the right course in in
slsting on the essential features Of the
House bill. Wilson, If his health en-
ables him to stand the strain, will make
q report to the House tomorrow when
tho tariff bill comes back from tho con
ference -