The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-08
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SENATOR yOORBEES TALKS.
He Sees No Reason why Tariff Agree
ment should Not Be Reached
The Washington star OF yesterday says

The Washington star OF yesterday says:
Senator Voorhees,. chairman Of the con-
ference. who has been confined 10 MIS-
house by severe Illness ever since the
work Of the conference began, says in an
interview on the tarin situation in con-
ference:
1t seems 10 me there ought to be but
little, If any. difficulty In reaching an
agreement between the two houses. The
Ways and Means Committee Of the House
aid not, in the first instance, report IN
favor Of free sugar. but were overruled
by the House and free sugar put in the
Wilson bill. | would gladly have CON
CURED I'm this. but II was soon ascertaincd
with mathematical certainty that such
bill could by no possibility pass the Sen
ate
ION this point Of difference between the
two houses / look upon the Presidents
letter To Mr. Wilson as a help rather
than a hindrauce toward compromise set
tlement The concession which the Presi-
dent advises the House TO make on sugar
is liberal. and ought TO be- at once salts
factory 10 every legitimate sugar interest.
/ can entertain no doubt thdtA VIII FUR
mish the basis Of a successful sugar
schedule. Mr. Canery has announced IN
the Senate, as i understand him, th1t
Louisiana Will accept 10 per cent. al va
lOrcm without any reference to the
trust. especially If the bounty. or at least
a portion OF it, is continued 10 the plant
crs q few months longer. Under these
circumstances l am unable 10 see now
the sugar issue can remain any longer an
obstacle TO an agreement.
"Thc only other points Of serious trou-
bic are embraced in the question whether
coal and iron shall be free or have "a
tariff duty laid on them Of 40 cents per
ton. These are exceedingly small ana m
significant itoms of .Jrtrov aray on winch
10 defeat great national system OF reVe-
nue. reform, ODstruct an legislation look
Ing 10 that end. disappoint and derange
N.HH. fHH
barraes the Democratic party, and iniiict
the gravest calamities on all Glasses OF
D N legislation shall entirely fail at this
time. owing 20 a stubborn disagreement
as 10 whether there shall be q
small duty on coal and n small
duty on iron ore. or whether these
two articles shall Doe on the free list. the
men who make that result inevitable may
rest assured that they Will be neld In
everlasting remembrance and everlasting
eNecraton. they Will be burned I'm efligy
from one ocean 10 the other. and their
names viii ba pilor.cd in the detestatiOn
of the American people.
There Is SO little ground. In my mind,
now for a final disagreement that those
who continue 10 insist on small things.
and thus compel such disagreement. viii
be held as criminals by all just-minded
people.
The sugar question being practically
out Of the way. as ! have shown. by
concession. the Senate ought. in my jude-
ment. 10 cOncede free coal and free iron
ore. and Of course il would DO so but for
a membership In that body which can be
counted ON the fingers N one hand. 1
have no disposition 10 reflect on the mo-
tves OF those who differ from me in
opinion. but this small minority of the
Senate have substantially carried their
point on sugar and can very easily and
very honorably afford to make c0nces-
sions on coal and iron. Such action on
their part and the great results which
would follow would he hailed bv the
American people as a blessed deliverance
from the present crisis in our affairs"