Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-08-11
THE TARIFF PUZZLE.
Senator Voorhees, Thinks the So
luton Near at Hand
THE FEELING IN CONFERENCE.
Another Day Spent in the Effort to Set
tie the Tariff Muddle--The Day
In House and Senate.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. &. 6.--Cha!rman
Voorhees, of the financial committee
has been unable to attend the CONFER
ence on account of ill-heaith and is still
confined 10 his house. He has not yet
been heard from on the lcints now at
issue among the conferree-. 1t has
been assumed that lie stood with the
senate conference managers, not only
for the senate duty on sugar. but also
for the duty on coal and iron ore. lie
announced to the contrary in an inter
view with reporter who called upon
him at his house today and asked him
for his views. He said:
at seems TO he that tl.e'e ought to
be little if any difficulty in reaching
an agreement between the two houses.
The ways and me: n. committee of The
house did not III the first instance re-
port in favor of free sugar, but were
ove1ruled 10y the house and tree sugar
was put on lhe Wilson b.ll. | would
gladly have conc urred in THE, Du: L
certainty that sucn bill could y no
possibility ass the senate. GA ih!s
Doiut of difference of The two houses
look upon the Presidents letter to
Wilson AS heap, rather Than
hindranct, toward the compronl-e set
element. The concession which the
president advises the house 10 make on
sugar is iiuera! and ought
10 Le 1T OF ce satisfactory to
every legitimate sugar interest. l
can entertain 10 doubt that IT VIII
furnish the basis of a successful sched-
ule. CafIery has announced i'll the
senate, as understand him, that
Louisiana will accept l5 per cent. ad-
valoreln, especially if the bounty, or al
least portion OF it, is continued to the
planters few months longer. Under
these circumstances | am unable 10 see
how the sugar issue can remain an oo-
stacle to an agree ment. The only
other points of serious trouble are en-
braced in the question whether coal
and iron ore will re free or have tallH
duty laid on them of 40 cents tor.
These are exceedingly small and
insignificant items OF controversy
on which to defeat q great
national system of revenue re.orm, OBJ
struct all legislation looking TO that
end, disappoint and derange every bus
mess Of the country, greatly embarass
the democratic party and lnnlct TIE
gravest calanities Oh all classes OF peo-
pie. The sugar schedule is practically
out of the way, as l have shown, ny
these concessions, and the senate
ought, In my judgment, 10 concede
free coal and iron ols, and OF course IL
would do 50 but for membership In
that body which will be counted on the
fingers Of one hand.
EMBRYO STATES MUST WAIT.
Arizona and New Mexico Admission
Bills Go Over.
AsHINGToN, Aug. 6.-With the
session cf congress drawing t. close
and all attention likely to be con-
centrated upon the tariff bill. it Is not
considered probable that the senate
will act upon either the Arizona or
New Mexico state bills before final ad-
journment. This was the understand.
ing hen the bills we're reported from
the committee on territories. Ibe
t.l
zopa and the constitutional conven-
tIon in the case of New Mexico have
been so deferred in tie senate bills
that no change Will lie necessary IN the
case of postronement.
The provision in the Arizona bill Il
for admission en- the lst of August,
1895. while the convention in New
Mexico Is not to meet until July l,
IIryrv ri 6
of the orinion his bill will have to be
change to provide for new constltu
tion before it can pass the senate. This
opinion he bases upon opposition he
finds to exist in The senate to the con
stitulion adopted in 1891 Oil account o
the irrigation and silver Iaymen
features.
pHOGEEss OF THE CONFERENCE
Another Day Spent In the Effort te
Settle the Tariff.
WASHINGTON, Aug. e.-The demo
cratic tariff conference today resumed
the v, rk Of trying to reach on agree
mem. At II noon no progress hat
been made. Secretary Carlisle
has recently been called int
frequent consultation. saturda,
night he made certain suggestions con
cerning admins trative features OF tn
proposed compromise, and it j
under stood the conference has beel
considering their bearing upon th
questions at issue. The coal and irol
ore questions have been taken up. l
is understood tie senate conferree
have indicated willingness to max
conces sions as to ile time the dut.
shall continue, but will not lessen tn
amount. They are understood to b.
holding out for tie terms of the hous
kill.
When The demccra conference ad
iourned today there seemed to be Il BET
ter feeling among the conferrees thai
at tie close Of previous sessions
For "A considerable portion OF tn
dav the senators were not in til
conference room. but it was stated II
Significance was to be attached TO tia
fact, as they were working toward a
apreement, These senators ccrnsioI
aIly repaired TO the committee room {
Senator Vest and were sometimes
consultations With the dem mocratie maj
ayers III tine room of the commltte
on appropriations. Considerable su
prise was expressed by the conferre'
when it was learned that a call for
house caucus had been issued, and
evidently was very dis.astefnl TO II
house mem bers, who felt that the
DEMOCRATS HEAVY GAMERS.
Alabama Populists Knocked Out W.