The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-11
The Tariff Cenferees Postpone
Their Sessions Indefinitely.
SENATE BILL OR NONE. 1T SEEMS
The Senate Likely TO Withdraw Its
Members From Conference. :
Hill Introduces Surprising Resofntion.
and Vest Makes Sensational AM
noumcemeut OF spsseh-The op-
position United.


| tariff affairs was reached today, both in
the open senatr and in tie secret councils
of the Democratic farIff conierees. When
the conference elesed tonight il was
the understanding that the meetings
would be suspended for the present.
No time vas set for reassemAling
the conference tomorrow or thereafter
II was asso said that no further sessions
might lee necessary in ease the senate
arted tayorably tomorrow on senator
Hilfs resolution directing the senate con-
ferees 20 report the situation of affairs
What was of more Importance was the
feeling expressed by the house con.
ferees 81 the close OF the confer
ence. that in case the Hs4l
resolution passed--and they believed ii
would-the conference would practically
be relieved OF its work, and il would only
remsin for the house TO acceett tthe senate
bAI as a lesser evil, as they believe. than
the Mckinley law. These conclusions
were reached after a day OF iHteaase excite
IAeut afnong the tariff leaders.
The day opened Niththa senate PROPOSE
tion for free sugar still pending before the
conferences. Chairman Wilson and his
house associates we're satisfied that the
tender of free sngar was not made in good
! faith, and they had. therefore, requested
the senate eonfsrees TO flrnishsa poll OF tho
senate showing that IL the proposition
were accepted il would be adopted by tire
senate and the bin passed. The poll was
considered as soon as the copferees con-.
vened. 1t disclosed TINT in the event OK
/ the Acceptance of d tree sugar amendment
the bill as a whole would be voted
against by thirty-eight Republicans
and by Senators kvte, Alien and
Peffer, Fopuasts, and Gallery and Blanch-
ard, democrats, u total OF forty sthree votes,
or sufficient to defeat the bill. This poll
was made on the best judgment of the.
senate eonferees. the house accepted il
as showing conclnsfyely that the tender of
a free sugar Amendment W wh9le made In
good faith by the senate co2ferees. was n
means adopted By the conservatives ~ a
means Of defeating tariff legislation and
leaving the Mckinley Law in force. -, !.
The discussion hroughtout'for the first
time astatement that the defensive aui-
ance between certain senators had pro-
ceeded further than mutual cooperation.
and WAS now reduced 70 a signed agree
rnent While members OF the, confer
ence did not claim TO have seen the
agreement, they stated as fact that SEN.
ators Kyle, Allen. Pefier. Blaaehatd and
Gallery had reduced their understanding
TO writing and had signed il, TO tlse elect
that they would vote against any
bill which did not contain bounty
clause for sugar. As free sugar
would eliminate the bounty provision,
the signed agreement was regarded as
showing that the. FIVE senator's COM
bined with the RepublieaHs W ohld defeat
the bill 1t was while animated comments
were being made on the foregoing condi-
tions that word reached the conference of
| HilFs coup III the senate. The. conferences
hastily adjourned. the senator's going on
the floor totake part IN the debate.
Nilsson was notdtsposed to attach much
weight TO Hills move at the start, and
said that il would be futile, as the senate
| could not act while the bill was la confer
ence. This feeling was shared to a large
extent early in the day by the house
leaders Who characterized It as one Of the
bluffs which had een.made of late to
| demoraliz. the housesconierees aud force
them to yield. Laterin theday. however.
| this feeling gave way 10 one 81 profound
concern overthe situation and the future
of the bill. N -.
| AT 2 o'clock the conferences. or rem
nant oft, again assent bled with the Hill
resolution and the exciting debate thereon
as the main topic before it: 1ittle'or, no
attempt was made 10 make up items.or
schedules. the talk being on the sensa-
tional general phases developed. and no
/ progress was madoSup- to Is o'clock. when
/ the conferees separated without fixing a
time for reasseInb blin < .:sl; %*s
senator Bfice, speaxing ofSthe Situation
tonight. said that for the frst;time he had
10 admit that the chances Tor the bill are
not good, but lie believed that the paflia-
mentary tangle would be straightsned so
that the senate bill could be passed
.,Brashing aside ali parliamentary cob
webs. he said. eand using eofntpon SENSE.
there Is no Eesson shy the hoaFe cannot
at,sny tims SHear In the senafE aRsnd.
nisnts ansfs;fSgtE sSkill. ks fsr sssnate
i should n0wta ks s0iSs aetios looking 20
indehniie poslponenent. It might compii-
cate affairs. .
In presenting his resolution calling FOR a
report from the senate eonfereea on the
| tarist bllf. Hlidid what has been tn con-
temptation a one fosm or knothet sgr al
i most:a week III had been held back in-
definitely. IN deferrnee 20 the Sishssef tho
senate confsrees who. have been 4ursTs-
posed 10 have such a question pfecapisated
as long IS there was any hope Of reaching
an agreement, Iteannot be deshitely
/ ascertained whether they gave their as
sent 20 the proceeding on the part
| OF Mr. Hill today, but the best
| information obsAinabIe is that. while not
desiring 10 evade the duty Of. informfn z
the senate OF the status Of the conferences.
they did nothing 20 sncoarage the resolu- sa
i ton and would have preferred thst It's
presentation Be deferred for tbe present.
| The significant pol0tg in connection
with the proceedings we're the
votes Of such senator's a. Alieni
oibson. Hal, Marphy, Palmer and Pagh
j ia favor OF the consideration OF the Hi
rcsolution, the, statement Of Harris a. %
| tbs points or difference in the bill. arid
tks promise Of Gen ssor Vest 70 give Al
the facts in detail IL the Hili-resoluiiol
shouEd pass.
snnals brought out much comment from
merntefs 81 the house. ai3a, 18th some exF
ceo4iong. IL was favorable 10 the moFs
need kv Senators I'LL and Aid
rich for getting tho biii g out Of
ronfsgence. Several leading members
Of ths house s4id thsy woaid urge
similar resolutions. Ia tse boass i tss
house COMMITTEES oH, rules wonld f'eEmit
TIE tselisfs prevailed. however. thai 9nani.
mons consent zcs.d be Fs4aiFed. and
/ tais condition ecaid pos rs Aoped