Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-30
TUG OF WAR is ON.
Senate and House Oeadlocked
on the Tariff Bill.
RANKS ON BOTH SIDES STAND FIRM,

senators Awaiting the Decision of Repres.
entatives to an Ultimatum, and What
tes Decision Will Be-An Absolute Re-
fa'al tn Accept the Coal, Iron Ore or
Sugar Schedules Determined Upon. but
Sugar the Principal Difiiculty.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-There has been
No meeting Of the Democrat conferrees
on the tariff bill since the adjournment at
lo:3o Saturday. and the Democratic man.
ayers on the part of the senate are as vet
uniformed as to what will be the purport
OF the reply which the Democratic man.
ayers in behalf Of the house will make in.
response to the senate's position that the
conference must accept the senate bill.
Having at the Saturday meeting made
plain to the house members of the confer
ence why this demand on their part had to
he made and why il should be accepted
the senators have since the adjournment
on Saturday given very little attention to
tariff affairs, and say when spoken to that
there is nothing for them to do until the
house members make known their accept.
ance or rejection of the proposition.
No Reason for Long Pariey.
III 1t Is accepted they think the report
can be made after a brief conference; if re-
Jected, they say they see no reason for a
long parley, as under the circumstances
they cannot abate their demand without
endanGering the passage of the bill in the
senate. The senate conferrees have said
to those of the house that to strike out the
differential on sugar probably means the
# tfrht Oota . L. 4
that it is equally important that coal and
iron ore should remain III the bill as ar
ranged in :he senate. 1t does not appear
that any difficulty has arisen over coal
and iron ore i'll the present conference, and
the house members have indicated a will
ingness to leave them as agreed upon in
the senate if the sugar schedule can he
changed so as TO eliminate the special
duty Of one-eight OF n cent on refined
sugars.
Senators Defend the Sugar Schedule.
This is the only question of real conten-
tion and the senators are apparently de-
termined to stand firm for the retention of
the differential. Furthermore, they do
not appear to be holding ont for the SEN
ate schedule purely on the ground of eX-
pediency, but they also contend for the
justice OF the proposition to give prosec-
ton to the refiuers. When Chairman
Wilson, of the house managers advanced
the proposition on Saturday that the ad
valorem rate of 40 per cent. would, or ~
count of the difference i'll the market
price of raw and refined sugars, give the
re!iners an advantage of about quarter
of cent a pound, ne Was replied TO Very
sharply by the senate conferrees, some Of
whom displayed figures to prove the con-
tra-y, while others said the proposition
was too absurd for argument.
A Deadlock Seems Pretty Certain.
1t looks very much like a dea dlock un-
less the house conferrees yield, as there is
no indication of any purpose on the part
of the senators to do so. The senate con-
ferrees talk frankly about the situation
and plant themselves firmly upon the
proposition that the sentiment in the SEN
ate Is such that IL must be the senate bill
or no bill. The full conference between
members of the two houses with Republi-
cans as well rs Democrats present will be
held AT ! o'clock this afternoon. Previous
to that time the Democratic managers of
the two houses will meet informally. when
it is presumed the senate conferrees will
be informed of the dec ision of their house
colleagues