New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
MA MODIFY |
Some Possibility Of a compro-
mise Agreement on the
Tariff Bill.
SENATOR'S e: FIRST TO WAIVER.
Urgent Appeals to Pass a Bill
lin Line With the Party
Platform.

WASHINGTON, Aug. For the first
time since the tariff bill has been in
conference there are signs of wayering
in the strong line that has stood behind
the senate bill. s'Senate bill or no bill
has been repeated during the day, but
less. frequently and with less emphasis
than heretofore. The only explanation
for the brief conference during the day
is the fact that the house conferees feel
that the situation is changing in their
favor There are many reasons adj
vanced to show that this statement has
good foundation. It is known that the
1nailseand the telegraph are bringing to
the Democratic senators urgent appeals
to pass bill which will not favor the
trusts and which will be in line with the
Demands of the Party Platform.
In fact these requests upon the sena-
tors are endorsements of the position of
the president and the house in the main
points of difference. That these tele-
grams are having effect cannot be de-
MED and have caused the senators who
are most insistent upon the senate bill
as regards coal, iron ore and sugar, no
little concern. The house members also
lind considerable comfort in their anal
ysis of the speeches made by the Demo-
cratic senators when the conference
disagreement was before the senate, in
which they find that but one Democrat
besides Mr.. Hill made any pledge of his
vote, and that was Senator Gallery, who
declared that if the.
Louisiana Sugar Interests ~.
were not protected he would not vote
for the bill. None of the other senators,
it is claimed, burned the bridges behind
them; none of them declared absolutely
that they would vote against the bill if
the one-eighth differential on sugar was
not retained, or if the duty on iron ore
and coal was stricken out. But more
than this, many of the senators declared
their desire to obtain a bill which would
secure 43 Democratic votes. tits pointed
out that none Of these senators, not even
Mr.. Caffery, have placed themselves in
position in which they cannot support
bill if it is returned without a differ.
entail protection to the sugar refners
and with coal and iron on the free list.
It is known that a great deal of pressure
is being brought to bear on the Demo.
cratic conferees Of the senate to report
an agreement with notifications of the
three principal items, @sg,..-
Compromise Being Suggested
to the extent of fiat ad valorem rate on
sugar of Is per cent, with an extension
Of the bounty to Jan. 1, 1896, free iron
ore, coal 40 cents ton with recipro-
city provision that coal shall be admit
ted free from such countries as grant
free admission to coal produced in the
United States. While this proposition
has not been submitted with any asser-
ton that it is an ultimatum of the house
conferees, there is great deal of talk
that such a proposition is likely to be
presented. This, it is believed, will Sc
cure the votes of the Louisiana senators,
the two Populists, Allen and Kyle, and
Irby of South Carolina. In that event
it would take three other Democratic
senators besides Hill to defeat the bill,
and the house members declare the
number cannot be found.