The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-02
CONFEREES AT WORK.
TRYING TO REACH AN AGRFNMENT
ON THE TARIFF.
The Indications Are That the Sem
ate Bill Must he Agreed Upon Sub
stantially as 1t Stands or No Bill
Will He Passed.

Washington, July 30.-The tariff con-
ferees resumed their declarations to-day,
but thus far no runors have emanated
from the committee room as to wheth II
they have agreed upon any schedule
The tariff situation has kept pace with
the Intensity of the heat, which for the
first time this year touched the 100 point
Throughout there have been tariff con-
ferences at the White House, tariff con-
ferences of the senate and house con-
ferees, tariff conferences of the Demo
cratic house conferees, and, finally, an
effort for house tariff caucus to con-
slider some means of solving the problem.
Out of it all has come no exact and
definite programme by which the time of
the passc ;e OF the tariff bill or its form
can be predicted.
President Clevelond's great interest in
the income tax struggle was shown by
the calls of Chairman Wilson and Rep
resentative Cat:hings, tie latter being
Speaker Crisp's associate en- the commit
tee OH rules The I,r sident's callers We're
careful to refrain from any intilnation of
the policy of the administration. and
there were conflicting reports as to the at
titude of Mr. ClcveI5rd. 1t was stated
E'inistlation affairs that the pra sideIt
was as firm now as when he wrote the
fan ous letter to Charm IN Wilson against
yielding what he regards as the vital
principles of tariff reform. On the ether
hand the current opinion in eongression-
al circles seemed to be that the only So
luton to the problem was in accepting the
senate bill substantis lily as it stands,
h.
have shown disposition to yield. This
current feeling found expression in pc
tition circulated by Mr.. Springer, re-
questing Mr.. Holman, chairman of the
house Democratic caucuc, to call 4 eau
Gus. This was the first open expression
toward yielding to tie senate bill. The
Democratic tariff conferees assembled and
went over the essential points of differ
ence on sugar, iron ore and coal. 1t was
stated at the conclusion of the meeting
that tine senators had in effect pre-
sented an ultimatum, which was that
the senate bill so far as the disputed
features were concerned was the only
tariff measure which could get through
this congress and become law. The
house conferees withdrew to the ways
and Leans comoirtee room and We're III
V2 eCulIFC EeSSlOu lQE du
The Democratic mt berS Of thu con-
ference committee were prompt in 1e-
Stunning their session to-day. The indi-
cations arc that there will be numerous
cLcnges i'll the less important schedules
of the bill, These wnre agreed upon
tentatively in the former conference, .rd
it is considered improbable that the basis
of agreement then arrived at will be
changed materially during the present
conference. 1t is believed that there will
be no material changes in the metal
schedule. When the former conference
broke up the house members were dis
posed to hold stiffly for considerable con-
cessions on cutlery and steel rails The
prospects are now that the rates on rails
will be lowered somewhat, but that the
cutlery rate will not be changed. The
senate confeIeeS probably will accept the
house rate of 81 per pound on wrapper
tobacco, retaining the senate phr@ @seology.
There will also be some changes in the
'""l schedule, the most important Of
which probably will be in the paragraph
1elating to cloth for mems wear The
senate bill pro, ides 6uty of 40 per cent
OH articles of this cllss of less than 80
cents. per Found v.Ilue, nd of so per cent
tiCns are that the rIte will be made 45
per- cent. A similar change will probably
b. made on wcolen articles not espe .iaiIy
provided for, but it is not belle, ed that
the Encouragement W III extend to women's
and chilGTen's goods. The house rate ON
rovings and tops, 25 per cent, will be ac-
cepted. Gotten cloth ond yarns will prob
ably be reduced to the extent of about 5
per cent, as will laces and embroideries,
on which the rate will probably be made
40 instead Cf SO per cent. The house
rates on China and earthenware, which
are slightly higher than those of the SEN
ate bill, will be accepted. The senate
probably will recede from it's increase If
the tobacco tex, and it is said to be prob
able that there will be a compromise on
the bonded period, the tax being fixed at
II and the bonded period at five years.
There are number of Democratic sen-
ators who will resist any report making
reductions in either coal, iron ore or
sugar, and there are also many Demo
cratic senator's who will strenuously op-
pose material changes in the metal, wool
en- and cotton schedules Thus it is evi-
dent that either the senate bill must be
passed with few changes or no bib will
become a law