The record-union., 1894-07-31
Strong Signs of Wavering From
the Senate Bill.
SITUATION CHANGING IN FAVOR OF
THE HOUSE CoNFERREBS
Great Pressure Being Brought to Bear
on Democratic Senators to Report
an Agreement With Notifications.
Compromise Being Suggested for
an Ad VaIorem Rate on Sugar.
eneoial to the REooap-uxIos.


WAsHINGToS, July 30.-For the first
time since the tariff bill has been in con-
ference there are signs of wavering from
the strong line that has stood behind the
Senate bill.
stSenate bill or noner has been re-
peated during the day, but less frequently
and with less emphasis than heretofore.
The only explanation for the brief con-
ference to-day is the fact that the House
conierrees feel the situation is changing
in their favor There are many reasons
advanced to show that this statement has
q good foundation. 1t is known that the
mails and telegraph are bringing to the
Democratic Senators urgent appeals to
pass a 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 Senators are IN
dorsements of the position OF the present
House in the main points of differences.
That these kilograms are having effect
cannot be denied, 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 find consid-
cradle comfort in their analysis of the
speeches made by the Democratic Sena-
tors when the conference was before the
Senate. Senator Gallery declared if the
interests of Louisiana 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
ential on sugar was not retained, or If the
duty on iron ore or coal was stricken out.
But more than this, many Of the Senators
declared their desire to obtain a bill
which would secure forty-three Demo-
cratic votes. 1t is pointed out that none
OF the Senators, not even Gallery. have
placed themselves in position in which
they cannot support bill if it is returned
without a ditferential protection to the
sugar refiners, and with coal and iron ore
on the 1ree list.
1t is known that a great deal of press
ure is being brought 10 bear on the DEM
ocratic conferrees of the Senate to report
an agreement with notifications, COM
promise being suggested to the end Of a
fiat ad valorem rate on sugar of 50 per
cent, with an extension of the bounty to
January l. 1895; free iron, coal forty cents
a ton, with a reciprocity clause that coal
shall be admitted from countries which
admit our coal free.
This, it is believed, will secure the votes
OF Louisiana, the three Populists, Allen,
Kyle and Irby of South Carolina In
that event it would take three other DEM
ocratic Senators besides Hill to defeat the
bill. and the House members declare the
number cannot be found.
1t is fact that the situation, turning as
it does on those lines, has caused con-
siderable uneasiness among the Demo-
Gratis OF the Senate, and especially those
who are known to be steadfast in their
demands for the Senate bill in its main
features. The reliance of the House upon
outside pressure. and the Democratic
sentiment that seems to be rallying
around the President and the House from
the country at large, it is claimed, will
grow stronger from day to day until the
Senate conterrees will be compelled to
yield. The prestige which the Admins
fration obtained in the conference over
the unconditional repeal of the silver
purchasing law has been pointed out as
being evidence OF determination now
with the solid backing OF the Democratic
leaders in the House, which will bring
about a similar result on the tariff bill.
The tension between the Senate and
House was as marked at the close of
the session to-day as it had been at
any time previous. The Democratic
selves in a complete deadlock when they
met during the forenoon, and the full
conference called for l O'Clock found itself
without business before it convened. The
conference lasted only fifteen minutes,
and the proceedings consisted in a state
ment by the Democrats to the Repub-
licans TO the effect that the Democratic
conferrees had been unable TO reach a
conclusion.
Occasionally Democrat could be found
on the same side who would express the
hope that the House conferrees would
content themselves with the last demon
stration Of disapproval. and subsequently
agree to come TO the Senate terms.
The conferences among Democratic
leaders in the Senate, and between those
Senators ana Democratic mem bers of the
House, have been frequent during the
day since the conference adjournment,
and they have been had with the view OF
harmoniZing the differences if possible.
The Democrats will meet again in for
NAL conference tomorrow.