The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-19

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The Demo.
cratic conferees on the tariff bill held a
brief session to-day and adjourned be-
fore IL O'Clock. They made another ef-
Tort to reach an agreement but it proved
Intellectual and the meeting adjourned
with the understanding that the full
conference OF the committee which In to
begin at o'clock would report dis
agreement. The Repu blican members
will make no opposition to this course.
Inc conferees met again at o'clock.
Within very few minutes afterwards
voorhees, announc I'D that 1t was appar-
ent that the two houses were unable to
agree, and it had been decided to report
general disagreement.
The Senate Republicans stood up for
the Senate bill as did the Democrats.
while the House held out for their bill:
and 1t was formally decided that the
disagreement should be reported to their
respective houses.
Before this was done, Wilson, chair
man OF the committee on ways and
means, stated that If they could get
together on coal, iron ore and sugar, he
believed they could fix up an agreements
houses.
No proposition looking to this end
was made, and the action here indicated
was taken Tho whole thing was over
In very few minutes. Wilson stated
atter the conference that he would make
the report to the House tomorrow
morning.
During the informal discussion in the
committee room he was asked by Sena-
tor Jones how long the House would
probably keep the bill, whereupon Will
son replied that he thought the confer
ees would &c instructed to insist upon
the House bill, and the conterees would
be sent back within two hours.
The same question WAS then put to
Senator Jones, and he said that the &C.
tion OF the Senate would depend upon
the action OF the House. II the House
insisted upon heaping Goals of fire ON
the heads OF the Senate conferees and
assailing them, it was very likely
that tho Senate, when the bill came
back, would in like manner debate the
bill.
1t is believed, however, that the bill
Will again BIO in conferepc, by SATURDAY.
at tho latest. Although the report
SHOWS general disagreement on all
Items, this Is not technically correct, for
tho reason that some schedules have
been agreed upon, but it was deemed
best not to include them until a con.
cn'ion had been reached on the whole
bill.
wilson says tho report Of the con-
forces will be verbal, and will simply
atate that the conference committee Of
the two Houses has failed to reach an
agreement. The committee ON rules
will probably meet to morrow and re.
port.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, after the
intellectual meeting of the Demcc ratio
tariff conferees this morning, drove
straight to the White House, and had
over an hours conference with Presi-
dent Cleveland. 1t is said he reported
to the President that all movements
looking to concessions By the Senate to
the House had been blocked by the
influence of the Senator from Maryland
(Gorman), representing the group of So
called conservative Senator's
1t is also said that Senator Jones in
formed the President that this announce
mont would probably be made to the
House to morrow on the part of the
House conferees, it being the intention
OF the House conferees to let the House
know where the responsibility for
failure to agree rests.
The House conferees had consulta-
ton this afternoon with Speaker Crisp
before going to full conference, and
they came away convinced that thew
were pursuing tho right course in insist
ing upon the essential features OF the
House bill
Mr.. Wilson, IL his health enables him
TO stand tho strain, will make the report
to the House to morrow when the tariff
bill comes back in disagreement from
conference.
Christ Church Benefit tonight.