The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-07-19

Washington ID c, July 16.-|
Upon Adjournment this afternoon
the tariff conferees had signally fail
ed to come to any agreement upon
the sugar schedule, whrch is now the
great stumbling block in the way of
a report. What's more there is little
Indication that any agreement could
be reached. The report was scat
tered broadcast that the conferrees
had gotten together and the entire
matter adjusted. But like other
wild rumors sent in the afternoon
dispatches, it could not be confirm
ed 1t was stated with even greater
positiveness that the house had re
ceded from its position on lead ore
and the senate scedule had been &C
cepted. This was not absolutely
correct, but the senate's position was
so decidedly stated on this sched
ule that it will probably be the final
result.
Between the conferrees there is no
personal controversy, but the sentl-
ment of the two bodies is so radical
ly at variance that nothing short of
a compromise on one side or sur
render which would make more con
cessions than either appears willing
to give can be hoped for until the
c0nferrees come back from their re-
spective bodies with additional in.
structions The conferrees are far
from beng pleased at the conditions
which surround them. If left to
their own judgement there would be
but little difficulty in settling the
controversy. As the matter now
stands none Of them are willing to
venture prediction as to when all
the differences car be adjusted
In discus sing the matter to night,
Sena O. Vest said to Times CORES s.
pondent: The country seems mis-
informed as to the tariff sentiment
in the senate. II is not SO much a
matter of wonlermeut that the sen
ate bill did not me5t tn ideas of
western tariff reformer. AS that any
tariff bill at all passed According
to the western idea the senate is not
a tariff reform body. There is IA
majority of seven or eight for pro
lection. We in the west do not
consider that reduction ot - or 20
per cent from the outrageously high
Mckinley law is tariff reform. But
vet when n radical reduction is pro.
posed which affects the interest Of
Senators from other sections Of the
country we are fiatlv told that the
bill will not pass If it is insisted
upon. When senator German stated
IN his well prepared speech that the
bill as 1t came from the house and
. as 1t was first reported by the sen,
j, ate finance committee could never
become a law he knew exactly what
he was talking about"
These are the conditions which
prevail now and render it impossible
for the conferrees to get together
The Senate caucus agreement nC
longer applies, It ceased to exis
when the bill passed the senate Il
. the conference committee. The sen
ate bill was framed so as to meet th,
. requirement of these democratic sen
+, ators and there was just enough 0
them to pass it, With the two ser
atois from Louisiana. doubtful be
n cause # the house determination t,
place raw sugar on the free list az,
abolish the bounty; with Smith O
New Jersey on record as having al
nouuced that the sugar reiner
have one eight of cent OH refine
sugars. and Ly!e declaring in ope,
senate that lie voted for the bill VI
der protest, hoping that the sugs
schedule would be changed in cor
ference, there is absolutely no LEI
way and for the senate conferees