The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
The Prospect of Agreement on
Tariff Bill Unfavorabl BILE.
COAL A NEW STUMBLING sLock
The Trust Senators Tell Their Con-
ferees TO Yield Nothing.
NO Progress at All seems to Have Been
MAde-A Republican Defends the
fresideat Prom Democratic Abuse
The Recognition OF Hawaii.

WksuINGroS CIrY. Aug. a-The Demo-
cratic tariH conferences had expected 20 hs
able % announce an agreement today.
Instead of reaching any definite con-
elusion the day closed with the bill in
quite rs uncertain n state as ever before in
It's history. and With the situation in no.
wise improved. but with the feeling be-
! tween the friends of the sena &c and house
bills intensified instead of sailayed. and
with no one prepared 90 saw what the out
come would be or when the end would be
reached.
Il was apparent AZ the,very beginning of
the conference that those who had con-
cluded at the adjournment OF the session
that an agreement would be arrived at to-
day had not sufficiently taken into ae-
eeont the possibility of misunderstand-
ingor change OF mind. This discovery
was made when the senate conferees pro-
posed 70 go on with the bill upon the basis
OF duty OF so cents per ton on coal and
free iron ore. wherenpon the house con-
ferees announced their unwlllingness 10
assent TO this arrangement, aud stated
that they would insist on q reversal OF
these terms, with coal free aud iroa
datiabia, If either was TO be. rs they un-
derstand they were 20 have choice be-
tween the two. 5The avowal OF this
position produced great confusion and led
TO an exchange Of remarks which wera
not altogethef polite.
The senate conferees thereupon decided
20 report the state of affairs TO the con-
servatiye senators, and when the confer
ence adjourned called Senators German,
Aldrish. Smith aud Murphy into consulta-
uon. The whole situation was outlined
to them. They were not 9only made &C
quainted with the demand Of the house
conferees for free coal, but we're also given
70 understand that other material conces-
sions would be expected BY the house con-
ferees along tho entire line of the bill,
including w0olens. cottens. metals.
glass and earthenware. They decided
on an emphatic negative I'm reply TO
these propositions, saying that IL
the body of the bill was not preserved
virtually as IL passed the senate the report
of the conference when made would not
be accepted by the senate. Senator Brico
proposed an innovation in the shape OF -
proposition that the house conferees ba
given an opportunity % secure free sugar.
His idea in detail was that the senate con-
ferees should volunteer To recede entirely
from the senate sugar schedule. Tho
question was, therefore. undisposcd or
when the conference adjourned for tho
day
The Republican senator's were also in
consultation with the senatorial tariff con-
ferees during the day. and il Is understood
they have given notice that If there is
material change in the more importaas
schedules relating to manufactured arti-
cles they will resist the immediate dispo-
sition OF the committees report when
made. and in thatevent more tariff oratory
may be expected.
Theconferecs have their side Of the
situation 10 tell. Chairman Wilson an-
thoriGed the statement. At She close Of tho
conference today. the reports current
during the day that Cleveland had inter-
Tered with the formal agreement reached
last night were wholly uBfOundcd and un-
true. Mr. Wilson said the chief executive
was very careful of exerting any influence
with the conferec-. and was leaving this
members 10 shape their course as they
saw 1T.
As 10 the misunderstandings through
out the day. the house men understood
when the conference adjourned last night
that the senators had conceded that either
iron ore or coal Was 20 go on the free list,
the other remaining on the duuable list.
w nile the mouse men h41 gwen no 1AoAhtNo
announcement Of their choice between
the two items. IL was generally understood
that they would prefer TO have iron ors
on the free list When, therefore, they
entered the conference today they had
coDcluded among themselves thai
IL would he preferable 10 have coal
ON the free list. leaving iron ore dutiabls
at ~ cents q ton. This conclusion was
announced 20 the senators, but the house
men were surprised 70 find the Willingness
to concede them the choiCe wEs somewhat
abated. What had caused the change vas
not made clear. but ia discussing 1t tonight
the house conferees said with no little feel
ing that IL was clearly due TO the infusnea
OF those interested in the sugar schedule.
Whether tho difficulty would be solved to.
morrow, or the conference would
be declared of entirely was not clear
to the house confsrees. In the event Of au
understanding on coal and iron tomorrow.
the conferees expressed the hope that tbs
Republican eonferees might be called i'm
late in the day, or on Saturday. although
the differences developed today on coal
and iron, as well as on some Of the other
schedules, has made the chances Of an
agreement its conference less hopeful 10.
nightrhan they we're last night.