New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-02
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CONFERREES STILL AT ODDS
SENATOR JONES SAYS HE CAN SEE No
RAY OF LIGHT.
HOUSE MANAGERS INSIST on SURRENDER 10
THE PRESIDENT AND SENATE MANAGERS
REFusE-sPRINGER's CAUCUS GAIL HUNG
UP-BouRKE COCKRANS VIEWS.


[BY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUsEl
Washington Aug. 1.-Rumors of an approachs
ing settlement in conference Of the difficulties
which have so persistenty obstructed an agree
ment between the House and Senate on pending
tariff legislation rio again to-day at the
Capitol and the fact tEat the Democratic man
ayers from both branches remained In consulta-
ton much longer than vsLal and adjourned IN
an apparently less despondent frame of mind was
taken to give some countenance to the current
gossip about the immnence Of a compromise"
report Most OF the talk OF an impending agree
mcnt came naturally from those who support
the House and the President in their present
| struggle for partisan supremacy with the Demo
| cratic leaders In the Senate, and 1t was plainly
intended to bolster up the theory that the House
and the President were gradually enforcing
concessions from the obdurate deloerauVe
| branch.
The real effect Of such repeated rumors OF
prospective harmony has been, on the contrary
| to emphaslze the general belief In the purpose
| Of the House managers 20 abandon their original
| mo surrender" attitude and TO adopt new pro-
| gramme of surrender on the best terms pos
e,hIe There can be no doubt, indeed. that since
Yesterday morning. when it became apparent
| that Mr. Springer's call for House caucus had
received the requisite NUMBER OF signatures lhe
| House cOnferreeS nave Deem DrOu5Ht " ieo''~S
,.erv keenlv the impossbility OF maintaining
| their posture Of heroic devotion to the PRESIDENT
and democratic principles" and in the hope OF
pac,fying the mutineers in the House against
their mo surrender policy have begun TO dicker
| IN earnest with the Senate managers for almost
any sort Of compromise" report. IN order 10
stave off Mr. Sprnger's caucus 1t was necessary
m give assurances to the disafected element IN
| the House that material progress was being ihaoe
| toward an agreement and 10 redeem THESE as
| surances Mr. Wilson and his associates nave hao
| no other course left open 10 them tnan 10 sac
| r1ice TO a greater or less extent the "princples
| on which the Presidents declaration OF war
| against the Senate was based and TO parsai"
with the offending Senate for the terms on wnlch
| It's "perhdes' should be In iorsed or extenuateo'
Mr. Springer and Mr.. Holman have apparently
not becn deceived By the cheerful rumors s~f
| afoat on the House side that the senatorial
managers are about to weaken and accede 10
the Houses demands for free coal. free iron ore
and the abolition of The different!al duty on re-
fined sugar. It was announced this afternoon.
efter Mr. Holman and Mr. Springer had had an
| interview with Speaker Crisp that In conse-
| ouence OF the apparent progress made py the
| Democratic conferrees toward an agreement inc
| proposed caucus should not be definitely oroereo
Mr. Springer made the saving statement now
ovar ,b,, y II rurned out tomorrow that the
,ro,ress renorted was more illusory than SUBJ
stantial he should revive the call and see that
the House Democrats had chance TO express
their views on the expediency Of continuing the
struggle for Democratic principles, rather
| than accepting the Senate bill with all us per
adies" and thus securing prompt adjournment
or Congress. 1t is computed that at least sixty
or seventy Democrats in the House are now
cod
Conference Committee over the coal. iron ore
and sugar duties and II no caucus Is allowed 10
no held TO disclose this lack of unity in the party
II will be because Mr. Wilson and Speaker crisp
have prudently decided To anticipate the new
table ana have authorized the hosung OF tns
white flag in conference by the Dehnocra'ie
| managers on the part Of the Rouse -
| In to-day's 'unOffic!al' consultation between
Messrs Jones and Harris on the one mana anu
Mr. Wilson and his associates on the 0thsr % '.e
III ~ "comnrorplss" directed cnieny "
,ha suear duty Instead OF demanding, as for-
mcriv The abandonment OF the Senates di1eren,
! tial cf one-eghth of cent a pounu Oh Ieinrd ~
sugar Mr. Wilson to-day Is UNDERSTOOD 10 naNe
,r7,I,,caa a number Of alternative propositions
for sugar schedule in most OF whicn Gen-
mite allowance was made Tor pro'TSuNe rI on, uo'
| In tho interest OF the Sugar Trust The auVail-
,aga IN he derived by the rehners from 10
Der cent fiat al valorem duty as compared VITA WI
A 40 per cent ad valorem ana ohe-esh1n =,
cent pound specific was fuly ulsCuSSeu' vi.
wilson agreeing 10 give the Trust the Z12 cents
= hundredweight OF direct protection ;hVoiveu
., tha suhstitution of the higher fiat rate. Mt.
Jones pointed out. however, that the conserEH
It's in the Senate VINO are curing Tor the IN
tarests Of the rehners would not accept sueh
dradwsignt from the German schedule other
similar substitutes wer" prough, iol "a'u a'u
discussed. bu, as Mr. Wilson wouid no. asrve % ~
a diferentlal In favor OF the Trust AT all eiuiNa-
,ant to that voted by the Senate. no deflnte con-
rlusion could be reached .
Tha wsl-yorn proposition to allow the Senate
n
,r,u tho Canadian Government removed us M
, mort duty on coal from this country vas fousH9
over again and the proposal 10 Sut me ron on o'Y T
ratc 10 35 cents ton was also DEBATED On an
.hosa vital points, sugar coal ana iron ore the
House conferrees showed an increasing tendency
- recete from their original contentious. put ths
oorsultat t,,n broke up before either positive un-
lerstandng reached practcally 90 aGcvpt .,,e
nls,a disagreement TO the two branches OF Con-
, ! gress. ,. ,o,fararca Mr.
Jones said there did not appear 10 De any 49,,
in the situation II was true, ne silu. tna -
nur,ber Of propositions mad been submitted, uu'
} whethe- they would be satisfactory was s.nne ,
thing one knew He frahNy gy,,vrn nness the
House was ready to yield on the three items that
were now in dspute . .Ao, .hn ,orsa
, - ,ba senate for speedy action were que 70 the
, talk Of the House members YESTERDAY lnuica'!ns IN!
that they ready TO CONSIDER .he 'sts % u nc
senate in the proper light. but wnen they cdne
! ,n,o conference again to-day the House members
nrsred their former policy OF refusing 10 consiuer
2 P,.,htny I'm, a let-doWn on the part OF the Senate
e The senate members were feeling very blue over
The situation tonight, and one senator, not -
member Of the conference. but In toucn WIN an an
,hat is done there. made the statement mat ne
would not be surprised II another disagreeng re-
, mort were made within the next TWO or ,nree
Ps Vban II was suggested that this might
Vii tho bill. the only reply made was: The Presi-
: dent is responsible for that result IL II comes
upon the country. and no one else
Pit rhts sentiment was echoed BY another leading
member OF the so-called conservatives. who mas
Z been keeping very close watch on the proceed
ings OF the conference -. -. ho,
Conpressnan Bourke Cochran who has been
{ absent from the city account OF illness IN hs
family. returned TO washington tnis morhing' sn
TIe had an interview with the President To-Day,
AZ which the tariff situation was incidentally
discussed but he declined 10 give the purport OF
rlinY the existing deaQlOck