The morning news., 1894-07-26
MORE HOPE FOR The TARIFF
The Senate to Send tie Bill Back to
Conference.

Would Probably Accept.
Washington, July 25.-The passage of a
tariff bill is assured This much seems
certain. The democratic senatorial caucus
this afternoon decided to send back the
| Serate committee uninstructed. This
practically means concession. How far
Senator Voorhees, and his conferees feel
at liberty TO go is another question. The
caucus this afternoon was a lengthy one
and nearly every democrat present made
a speech. The general impression left
on the minds of the conferees was that
the Senate would accept bill with 45
per cent. ad valorem on sugar, with no
retaliatory duties or differentials TO the
sugar trust.
Coal and iron will not 20 on the free
list except to countries which have re
| ciprocal laws and who will create them
AS Canada is the only country from which
coal is imported, if she removes her 6C
cents ton duty. the 40 cents levied under
compromise would practically mean free
coal
MAY DEMAND A FULL SURRENDER.
The House may demand an uncondi.
tional surrender on these schedules
which may further complicate matters
But the House is in humor to meet the
Senate half way.
Representative Culberscn said tonight
~ have no doubt now that the conference
will reach a speedy agreement"
Senator Gordon, who was at the con
ference, says the passage of the bill is as
sured.
Senator Lindsay, who had prepared a
speech TO be delivered to-day, but who
could not get in, said tonight: II will
not deliver it at all. 1t is no longer nee
essary to make d tariff speech in the Sen
ate. The bill is assured"
CAUCUS SECRETS.
The senators will not tell caucus Sc,
crets, but they will tell one what some
other senator would say, if asked. This
is the way caucus secrets get out. This
is how it Is known that the caucus this
afternoon refused to instruct its com
mit:ee. The House looks upon this as a
victory, though the administration may
not regard it as such, and may insist
upon further surrender.
The bill will be sent back To conference
u
an adjournment by Aug 10, and certainly
not later than Aug. Is
Senator Lindsay was with the Presi
dent for an hour this morning, so ad
ditional weight has been added to his
statement when he says that Aug. 10 will
see congress adjourned.
THE SESSION OF THE CAUCUS.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, July 25.--If the action OF
to-day's democratic caucus is obeyed to
morrow will witness an end of the debate
on the conference report on the tariff bil
and that measure will go back to the con
ference without instructions. After de
bate running over three hours YESTERDAY
and upward of that time to-day, Senator
Jarvis resolution that the bill be Sent
back without instruction was agreed tc
by unanimous consent, although at nc
time did Senator Villas give the assurance
to the caucus that he would not press his
motion to strike out the differential duty
on refined sugar.
The caucus met promptly at O'Clock
and the first speech was that of Senator
Gordon, who counseled unity of action
and said he hoped that the result of the
meeting would be that all proposed mo-
tlons looking to instructions to the con
| ferees would be withdrawn and the bill
be sent back with simple insist ence OF
Several other speeches were made in
this strain by Senators Gray, Jarvis
Lindsay, Walsh, etc
Villas TO STAND BY HIS MOTION.
The first stepin this direction necessi-
tated the ascertaiument of what Sena OF
| Villas intended to do in regard to his mo-
| tion TO strike out the differential dutv
| placed upon refined sugar. In response
to direct question put TO him Senator
| Villas said that he was in favor Of striking
out this diferential because he believed
| by so doing much of the opposition that
was manifested against the bill would be
| removed, and the way be paved
for the adjustment of the differences
| between the two houses. With this
duty, which he said was the chief bone of
| contention, out of the way, there could be
nothing to interfere with a speedy settle
| ment of all the troubles and the'early
passage Of the bill and the approval OF
The President. For that reason Senator
| Villas said it was his intention to press the
motion and cause it to prevail if possible
LoUIsIANA's SENATORS GIVE WARNING.
Senators Caffery and Blanchard both
spoke on the sugar schedule and advoca-
ted fiat" duty of As per cent. on all
sugars and the payment of the bounty for
this year, which they asserted with some
feeling. had been promised by the finance
committee and had not been given them
Both of the Louisiana senators declared
that If this change 10 45 per cent. was
not made the Louisiana people would
insist that the full measure of
protection promised them in the pending
bill should be granted, or they would
vote against the bill. They said that they
would insist that they be given the 40 per
cent. on raw sugar, the a of "a cent differ
ential on refined, which benefited their
| people as much as it did the reiners, and
that the toInty for 1894 should be paid
the growers Of sugar In this country, and
the treaty with Hawaii be abrogated I'm
| less this were done they served noticeon
the caucus that they would vote
against the bill. 10 mat
tered little 10 them what instruc-
tions, II any were given 20 the conferees I;
| what they were concerned about was the
| final agreement II II did not include
these points IL could not receive the sane
tion Of the Louisiana senator's.
Villas MAKES sNlra SHOUT.
Senator Villas spoke IN reply 10 this, and
again urged that the differential b.
stricken out
This called Senator Smith Of New Jer-
sey 10 the hoor and be made a speech in
! tones that even the marble rooms ~ the
| Senate building could not keep from the
outside. he warned hcuatDr Niias thRt
be- was tr1iuR with Weighfy sub
icef when hr talked 0f changing the Dill