New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-11
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WAITING TO KILL THE BILL
THE RULE OR RUIN POLICY.
EACH SIDE WAITING FOR THE OTHER
TO FORCE THE END.


CRATIC FACTIONS THE COMPROMISE AGREE
MENT FALLS A HOPELESS wRECK-THE
PRESIDENTS sHREwD sCHEMING. =
rsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rnBrxRi
Washington, Aug. 10 To-day's Developments
at the Capitol seem to leave doubt whatever
to the complete crushing effect on
Wednesdays tentative tariff agreement OF Presi-
dent Clevelands eleventh-hour interference in
behalf of the Dominion Coal Company and It's
threatened interests. AS was stated in these dis
patches yesterday this beated effort OF the Ex-
ecutive to prevent the retention Of the Senate's
duty Of 40 cents ton On coal drew at once
from Mr. German the commensurate OF a pro-
posal to keep coal on the dutiabe list, but to
yield entirely to the Houses radical and danger
Gus demand for free sugar. Under the renewed
crossfre Of these two warning Democratic lead
ers the compromise agreement of last Wednes-
day could not long be expected TO preserve itself
intact. and by the time the Democratic man.
ayers got together again this morning 1t
seen that their promising scheme for 'harmon-
izing" the differences between the two branches
on sugar, coal and iron ere was complete and
hopeless wreck.
The rule ruin spirit of the President
seemed indeed to have taken thorough possession
II the proceedings Of this afternoon both behind
the conference-room doors and In the open Sem
ate have disclosed anything they point unmis-
takably 10 the conclusion that the contest be-
tween the President and the House conferrees
on the one hand and the Senate on the other
has narrowed down to the point where each IS
simply waiting TO force the other TO XIII the
pending bill. With the President and the House
managers the dominant purpose Of the long ne
gotiations in conference has been TO compel the
Senate TO reject an agreeing report which should
TO some material extent comply with the con-
ditions laid down In Mr. Cleveland's letter to Mr..
Wilson of July 9 The chief object Of Mr.. Cor
mans diplomacy. on the contrary. has been to
retain securely I'm the Senate bill those features
which seemed to make its acceptance impossible
by the President and his Cuckoo" agents. or so
to transform It's whole character at their apparent
Importantly as to make it unacceptable TO the
party In either branch Of Congress.
MR. GORMAN's SIGNAL TRIUMPH.
BY the tentative agreement OF last wednesday,
Mr. German signal triumph over tho
Presidents Congressional representatives,. and ne
would undoubtedly have been willing TO submit
that agreement IN good faith for ratification by
the two Houses. The President. however. dis
covering before II was too late the significance
set about smashing the compact Of Wednesday
without regard for consequences. preferring to i'm
peril and defeat all tariff legislation to being ex-
posed before the country asserting feebly to q
betrayal Of Democratic principle" which but
month ago he had denounced party perfdy
and party dishonor" The President having set
the example Mr. German and the Senate man.
ayers not slow In retaliating by proposing
and insisting upor action in conference which.
while 1t might or might not vindicae the attitude
of the Senate would almost certainly kill the bill.
The proposal submitted Yesterday to the House
conferrees to yield entirely the Senate's duties
on sugar could not possibly have been declined by
Mr. Wilson and his 3ocates II they had not
seen In it direct threat to Kill the confer
ence report on its way through the Senate. Yet
while blankly refusing TO accept the Senate's
unconditional acceptance Of the Houses own
sugar schedule the House conferrees in their
turn stuhborny persisted in urging material
reduction on the iron and wOollen rates. al
though they were themselves fully aware that
any cut in these two schedules would subject the
bill To certain defed, an Its return the Senate.
With this general spirit Of Indifference and recls-
Iessness ruling all contenc'nS interests and fac
tions within the party. II Is no wonder tina. 'h~
Democratic conferrees assembling this morn
ing found themselves more helpless and demoral-
lied than on any day for weeks past. ana that
the only talk INDUCED IT. turned in the direction
Of an Immediate and hna disagreement
The general disposition to kill the bill and let
the devil take the hindmost IN the rush 10 dis
match il broke ont suddenly and violently also
in the Senate. where Mr.. Hill. with the concur
renee apparently ci other Democratic leaders.
presented resolution calling on the Senate con-
ferrees to make an immediate report of some
. al disagreement,
Frantic efforts were made by the "Cuckoos.' led
bv Mr. GRAY. Mr. Villas and Mr. Mills. to shut Of
the consideration Of this resolution. But In spite
OF much parliamentary wranging IT was kept be-
fore the Senate for more than an hour ana then
went over for consideration in It's own right to-
morrow The debate brought out the signircant
statement from Mr.. Vest that he heartily Favored
the Hill resolution. and the startling announces
ment that at the first convenient opportunity no
would throw the calcium light or truth on inc
recent negoua tions In conference. Mr. Vest spoke
with extreme bitterness OF the infamous raise
hoods sent abroad about the attitude OF the Seh-
ate toward the compromises suggested on inc
DISPUTED schedules, and from his vehement man
ner II was evident that he is prepared 10 re'eA
some startling party secrets second only IN i'h-
portance 10 those disclosed in Mr. Germans at
tack upon the President
THE SENATE'S ATTITUDE.
The disposition of the Senate toward the fii1
resolution was Indicated somewhat plainly by the
vote on Mr.. Gray's motion 10 shut or the dis-
cussion by going into executive session ms
motion was beaten by 80 to q. MIR. Hill was
supported by five otl,r Democrats-Messrs.
blanchard Gibson. Murrhy Palmer and Pugn.
and also by Mr.. Allen Cf Nebraska. The Re-
pubcans. OF course, vote TO prevent the reso-
lutions being shelved. Nr. German, Mr.. Harris
and Mr. Jones did not vote at al. The eXpira-
ton of the morning hour cut short an exciting,
running discussion on the general subject OF
ordering the conferrees to report. and there 10
every prospect OF another heated and interest.
ing debate tomorrow. Mr. Hills motion Will b
carried IL seems probable. II II reaches vote.
The ingenious announcement Of Chairman VII.
son this morning that the President had care