The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-11

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-In the Senate
to-day Hill offered o resolution directin
the conferees on the part OF the Senate
now considering the differences between
the two houses on the tariff bill to re-.
port to the Senate II they are likely to
come to an agreement, aud, if not, to
report to the Senate; also, to re port the
principal items of disagreement, SO that
the Senate may take action thereon.
Mr. Harris, one OF the conferees, said:
1T is perhaps proper that 1 should
say, as one of the conferees on the part
OF the Senate, that we have en-
countered serious difficuities and nm to
This moment we have reached no agree
ment. There are serious differences in
regard to at least three items in tho
bill
Possibly il nm agreement could be-
reached as to these the other items
might be agreed to. The items of sugar,
coal and iron ore are the three items in
relation to which serious differences OF
opinion have been entertained. Various
propositions have been made pro and
con, but no one of them has yet proved
acceptable to the conferees. We are
stu at variance, no agreement having
been made"
Harris was asked by Sherman, one of
the Republican conferees, whether the
bill was in possession of the senate and
replied most positively that it was not.
On that statement Mr.. Sherman said
that he would object to the present con-
sheraton OF Mr.. Hills resolution. but
he was warned not to do so by a chorus
OF mo, no" from republican senator's,
and he withheld the objection. It was
renewed, however, by Mr.. Gray (Dem.,
Del }, and after long desultory argu-
ment on point OF order the vice presi-
dent admitted the objection, and the
resolution went over under the rule till
to morrow.
sion, at 4:30 adjourned until tomorrow.
In tho House
Representative and Governor elect
floor OF the House ta-day, after an All
sence OF six weeks. He was enthusi-
astically received by his political as.
sociates and warmly greeted by his
political opponents, with whom he ia a
personal favorite.
The session OF the House to-day was
almost wholly taken up with the con-
sideration of the first conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The prit cipal subject of discussion was
the appropriation to enable the Govern
ment to make an exhibit at the Atlanta
exposition, which afforded an oppor-
tunity for several Bridge the bloody
chasm' speeches that were applauded
warmly. The vote on the amendments
showed that the House three to one
favored making the appropriation but
wanted it to be in the form OF the House
bill on that subject
Without disposing Of the report the
House, at O'Clock, took a recess until
s, the night session being for the con-
siderstion of private pension bills.
Anxiety Among the Conferees.
a crisis in tariff affairs was reached
to day both in open Senate and in the
secret councils Of the Democratic tariff
conferees. When the conference closed
tonight 1t was with the understanding
that the meetings would be suspended
for the present. No time was set for
reassembling the conferees tomorrow or
thereafter, and it was felt that no fur
ther sessions might be necessary in case
the Senate acted favorsbly to. N orrow on
Senator Hills resolution directing the
Senate conferees to report the situation
Of affairs
What was OF the most Importance
was the feeling eXpressedsby the House
conferees at the close of tho conference
that in case the Hill resolution passed.
and they believed 1t would, the confer
ence would practically be relieved of it's
work and it would remain only for the
House to accept the Senate bill as q
lesser evil, as they believe, than the
Mckinley law. These conclusions were
reached after q day of intense excite
ment among the tariff leaders.
Tin Plate Works to be Started.