Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-30

May 90 Lively.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 2e.-There
has beer no meeting Of the Democratic
conferees on the tariff bill since the
adjournment at 1870 Saturday, and the
Democratic managers on the part Of the
Senate are as yet unlniormed as to what
will te the purport Of the reply which
the Democratic managers in behalf OF
the House will make in response to the
Senats's position that the conference,
must accept the Senate Dill.
The Senate conierees have said to
those Of the House that TO strike out
the diiIereutial on sugar PROBABLY means
the loss Of eight votes in the Senate
aud also that il is equally important
that coal and iron ore should remain in
10 the Dill in the Senate.
IL does not appear that any difficulty
has arisen over coal and iron ore in the
present conference, and the House
members have indicated 4 willingness
10 leave them as agreed upon in the
Senate, IL the sugar schedule can be
changed so as 10 eliminate the special
duty Of oBe-eighth Of q cent on refined
sugars. This is the oaly question Of
real contention, and the Senators are
apparently
DETERMINED TO STAND FIRM
for the retention OF the diifental.
When Chairman Wilson, OF the House
managers, advanced the proposition on
Saturday tnat the ad valorem rate Of
forty per cent would, on account OF the
difference In the market price Of raw
aud refined sugars give the re6ners an
advantage Of about a quarter OF
anita pound, be was replied 10 very
sSsIpy by the Senate confereeS, some
ofNhom displayed figures TO prove the
contrary, while others said the DrOOOSi-
tiOn was too absurd for argument. They
also went over the argument as 70 toe
eoss OF mauufactuFing sugar in this
I'D other countries, the House members
co6tsnding il was not worth taking
inko account, End the Senators attempt
49, demonstrate the aosurdity OF this
poSition. IL looks very much like a
deadlock, unless the House confereeS
weld, as there is no Indication or any
purpose on the part Of the Senators 10
do so. The Senate cOnferees talk frank
ly ABOUT the situation and plant them
selves firmly upon the position that the
sentiment 10 the Senate IS that II must
be the Senate or no bill.
The full conference between members
of The two Houses, with Republicans as
we'll as Democrats present, will be held
A. o'clock tomorrow, Previous 10 that
the Democratic mem oers OF the House
will meet informally, when 10 is pre-
sumed the Senate coDfereeS will be in
formed OF the decision Of their House
colleagues on
THE SENATE ULTDiATUM
OF Saturday. The decision which the
Senators are awaiting will be a tat
refusal on the part Of the House confer
ees 20 yield TO the Senate demand In
whole or Ia part.
At their meeting each Of the four
House members were asked 20 state II
his views had changed In any way since
the former conference lt developed
that not one OF the four had mod fed
his views In the slightest. They were,
therefore, a unit IN declining 10 accede
10 the demand of the four Senate con-
fsrees, and the solid front OF opposition
will be made known 20 the Senators in
the morning.
In speaking tonight Of the prelimi-
nary meeting yesterday one Of the
House conferees said the breach was
wider than ever, as il was aCcentuated
by tie intense personal feeling that it
had aroused. lie added that 10 q House
carcus was held there would 90 lines
~ argument presented aud influences
brought 20 bear which would result 10
endorsing the resistance OF the House
conferees, and thus making the contest
more determined than ever. This view
is shared by all the House cOaferees as
well as by Speaker Crisp, so that the
move 10 have the caucus desert the
House c0nferees promises 10 be futile.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE
dpring the present week will depend
LARGELY upon the conferees on the tariff
biI If they should reach conclusion
dnrinr the week, as everyone expects
,oevf will. the report will be made 10
tbelssnate. that body having granted
tbeW nest for conference and the re-
rort will be taken up az the first oppor-
tuuity.
.bere Is sure TO be more or less debate
mon il. Even should the Senate bill
hs accented in It's entirety by the house,
tbS-e will some speeches on the part OF
tb%arif leaders and possibly other
sarSrors. though In this event there
,,,o,,ld be a general disposition 70 cur
t.il them both in length aud number on
s-connt OF the desire which Is telt in
al quarters 10 bring the session 10
lose AZ the earliest possible date. THIS
6isnosition would not be allowed 10
-,otrol IN case the report should lndi-
cate any material concessions 10
tbe bouse. In case OF reduc-
tio,s on either coal, iron ore or sugar,
80 are Democratic Senators who
,vonld resist the report, and another
t.rnilv ouarrel on the floor Of the Sen
ore would be the inevitable result
srSers are also Democratic Senators
,.ho would make strenuous opposition
:, material changes in the meta woolen
"a cotton schedules, and the Repuoli-
g. 60 would in the latter event be found
D-,teinating. 1t is not probable that
SENATOR QUAY WILL SUBMIT
.,,is,lv 10 any important modification
~ the metal schedule, nor that Senator
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