The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-03

The Tariff Ccnferrees Making
Haste Very Slowly,
THE BONE OF CONTENTION,

1t Is stnI believed, However, That rhey
WIN be Ready to Report an Agree
ment Next week-Chalrman wilson
Satisfied with the Progress
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-The Democratic
tariff conferrees did not make as marked
progress yesterday as they had hoped
when they went into session. When they
adjourned on Wednesday the situation
was so much better than il had been on
previous days that some of the members
thought an understanding might be
reached before adjournment yesterday.
Members of the conference say, however,
that the same good feeling still exists,
and that there is the same belief of an
ultimate amicable settlement, and that
today or tomorrow may see the end Of
their deliberations.
They admit, though, that it is impossi-
BILE to fix the day. for the reason that a
few minutes often serves to undo the ac.
complishments of an entire day. The
senate generally understands this to be
the situation, and the prevailing opinion
on the floor is that the report will not be
made this week. When asked today if it
was true, as has been generally under
stood, that there had been an agreement
on all the schedules except sugar, mem
Der of the committee said that such was
not the fact, but he admitted that he
thought with sugar out of the way the
other differences might be harmonized.
"Yet," he said, there are some very
knotty questions to deal with outside of
| the sugar schedule"
| One of the difficulties the house con-
ferrees have found in accepting the senate
sugar schedule is the fact, As they claim,
| that the refiners would not only receive
the advantage Of the protection given
| them in the One-eighth Of a cent differen-
| tial, but that they would also receive GER
tain additional protection because of the
| difference in the price of raw and refined
| sugar, and they have intimated that they
| would be inclined TO grant the One-eighth
| of a cent if the duty on the refined article
could be confined to that figure. The con
ferrees admit the justice of this repre-
sentation, and, it is understood, have in
| dicated a willingness to adjust the sched.
ule 50 as to remove this objection if way
could be found to definitely fix the rate.
| One of the many stories current during
| the day was that the senate conferrees
| had proposed to the house managers the
| alternative OF accepting either the senate
or house bill without amendment ant
that it had been declined but the truth
of the story is denied, and no foundation
could be found for it except in a converse
| tion between Senator Jones and mem
Der of the house, not in the conference, il
| which Mr.. Jones had told the house mem
ber that he would be willing to come t.
an agreement, if it could be done, tha
would permit each house to vo on tn,
bill of the other.
The house conferrees went to Speake
Crisp's private Office at the close of tn
meeting and discussed the situation
Chairman Wilson and his associates ex
pressed satisfaction with the progress be
ing made. Mr. Wilson said, however
that even if an agreement were reached i
could not be prepared in time to repor
this week.