Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-18
NO AGREEMENT.
The Democratic Members Of the Tariff Conference
Committee Fail 10 Reach Common Ground.
Republicans Called In-Will Meet Again To-
DaY-No Opposition to Reporting General
Disagrssmsnt-Ths Points of Difference.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE first for
NAL conference on the tariff bill with all
the Senate and House members, both
Democratic and Republican, present
was held to-day and continued only an
hour. An adjournment was then taken
until 2 o'clock tomorrow. The pro-
ceedings of the full conference con-
sisted in an effort on the part OF
the Democratic members TO enlighten
their Republican colleagues on the ele-
ments of disagreement between the
Democratic members of the .uo. houses,
without revealing the methods by
which they have sought to get to-
gether. or the details Of the proceed
ings OF the Democratic conferences.
Senator Voorhees,, as head OF the
Democratic conferees. made somewhat
formal and full statement OF the sltua-
tion. He said that no discourtesy to
the Republicans had been intended.
The meetings had not been conference
meetings, but had been
CONFINED TO AN EFFORT
to bring about some settled policy
I among the Democratic conferees. Sen
ator Voorhees, added that he was frank
to confess that the efforts toward agree
ment had not proved successful. The
I features OF disagreement were then gone
into al considerable length by
Mr.. Voorhees, and his asso-
ciates. They stated that the sugar,
coal, metal, wooden and cotton sched-
ules had been the chief bones OF con-
tention. but did not give particulars 10
any case, except in that OF sugar, with
| reference TO which he stated that the
House mem bers had indicated willing
ness TO grant some duty on that article,
| but had objected to the differential duty
on refined sugar.
The question finally arose as to what
would be done now that the full confer
ence had assembled. 1t was suggested
by Senator Aldrich that the bill should
be taken up item by item and 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 oUEs TIoN.
There was no further proposition
submitted and no programme outlined
and the conference adjourned until 2
o'clock tomorrow, the Democratic con-
ferees agreeing to meet prior 70 that
hour to further consider the course to
be. pursued.
The meeting to-day was not marked
by any charp controversy or criticism
and only once did the sarcasm OF Mr..
Reed find utterance. 1t was when
Chairman Wilson, speaking rather per-
soually of the amendments urged
| by certain Democratic Senators,
said that it might be well
to inform the public of the situation by
printing in the tariff bill the names OF
the Senators alongside their respective
amendments. To this Mr.. Reed re-
sponded that the public would probably
mistake the tariff bill for a biographical
dictionary.
As result Of to-day's meeting the
Republican conferees concluded that
4 GENERAL DISAGREEMENT
would be reported to both houses with
in few days. There was no distinct
statement or proposition to this effect,
bat It appeared to be the only conclu-
sion TO be drawn from what had
occurred. Senator Aldrich and Mr.. Reed
said there would be no disposition on
tht part OF the Republicans 10 delay q
report OF disagreement. At the close
of to-day's meeting Chairman Wilson
stated that no exact plan was In view
for reporting back to Congress. II is
believed, however, that a plan will De
developed to-morrow, and that the re-
port of disagreement will be made tc
the Senate and House within the mex
two days.