The herald., 1894-07-29

be In the paragraph relating to cloth 70
Mems wear. The senate bill provides
duty of 40 per cent on articles of thi
class of less than 90 cents per poun
value, and 30 per cent on articles G
greater value. The indications are tha
the rate will be made As per cent.
similar charge will probably be made OF
woolen articles not especially provided
for, but it is not believed that the re.
arrangement will extend to women's ant
children's goods. fhe house rate oil
rovings and tops OF 25 per cent will b.
accepted.
Cotton cloths and cotton yarns viii
probably be reduced to the extent o
about 8 per cent, 80 will laces and EN-
broiderlea. on which the rate will prob
ably be made 40 instead OF 50 cents
The rates on china and earthenware
which are slightly higher than thoae O
the senate bill. will be accepted.
The senate probably will rscede from
Its increase of the tobacco tax, and it il
said that probably there will be . com
promise on the whisky bonded period
extension, the tar being fixed at 81 pei
gallcn and the bonded period at five
years.
Chairman Wilson arrived from West
Virginia today, and within q short time
received . message from the executive
mansion requesting his presence there.
Hs was with the president for some
time, until il was necessary to 60 10 the
capitol for the opening of tbs second
conference. Tho president's desire to
see Mr.. Wilson before the conference
opened, coupled with Speaker Crisp's
call at the White House yesterday and
the president's request of McMillin to
come to the White House last night,
were all accepted in Congressional circles
as evidence that the president WAS will
ing 10 let Chairman Wilson sad McMil-
lin know exactly what his opinion was
before the confei ence was resumed.
When the visit of Mr.. Wilson to the
White House became known among the
members, i. was felt on all sides that .
settled policy on the part OF the admin
istratfon had been agreed on, and there
was intense eagerness rs to what course
1t would take. 1t was an almoet unsni-
mous expression OF the members that
but two courses we're open. in view of
the attitude Of the senate and the tie
vote yesterday, viz: To accept practi-
cally the senate bill, or to leave the Me.
Kinley law stand, and the expressions
were quite general that as between the
eenate bill. with such notifications as
could be obtained, and the Mckinley
law, tho president and Mr.. Wilson would
reluctantly accept the former, and thus
end the legislative panic and avert the
probable failure OF all tariff legislation.
A member whose relations with Oleve-
land are very close said that. while he
could not speak with authority, he had
no doubt that an agreement between
the conferees, even though it be an sc-
ceptance OF the senate bill, with come
notifications, would be acquiesced in
by the president as the beat thing OBJ
tainable. The Presidents letter to Mr..
Wilson, said this member, had pointed
out clearly what the choice OF the presi-
dent had been. but it did not 90 to the
extent Of committing the president ir-
revocably against the senate bill, il it
was obtainable from the conference.
Chairman Wilson saw several mem
bers Of the house during the early part
of the day. and, while he avoided di-
rect committal on the fight between the
house and the senate, the members
got the impression in a general way that
Mr.. Wilson regarded that the situation
was extremely precarious. and 40 pre-
senting a choice between the senate
bill, somewhat modified and a contin.
uance of tbs Mckinley law, and that
he regarded the former as the lesser
evil.
Mem bers OF the house, in speaking of
tho acceptsnes-of: the geRate bill, ,.use the
same words az neaningi conl, iron and
sugar. as therojs no doub Of co mpromises
on many OF the other .schedulea. On
these three items the. house membsrs
feel that there may be some slight
change in the senate rates, although
the substantial features will stand. It
was significant in this particular that
leading Democrat Of the house, who ex-
poets to start tonight on Q campaign
tour, prepared his speeches On the basis,
Of the senate schedules on
sugar, iron and coal.
The early session OF the conference
was devoted entirely to an exchange of
views on the situation, with the senate
members doing the greater part of the
talking. They told the house members
that in the present feeling in the
Benate, it was out Of the question for the
Benate conferees to make any concession
on the principal articles in dispute, and
that in their opinion the conference
would have to adopt practically the SEN
ate bill or there would be no tariff legis-
lasion.