Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-19
REPORT DISAGREEMENT
Tariff conferees Return the Bill
to the House.
ANOTHER SIEGE OF DEBATE NOW.

Sugar, Iron Orc and Coal Are the Principal
snags which Block the Channel of Leg
islative Action-sTr. Wilson to Tell About
the Difficulties.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-Tho programme
for handling the tariff Disagreement when
10 Is reported TO tho house today has been
substantially agreed upon. Mr. Wilson
Will make q brief verbal report Mr.
Catchings, from the COMMITTEES on rules,
thercupon viii present a special rule al
lowing two hours for debate, at the end
of which iimo vote VIII be taken ON
again sending the bill TO conference
10 Is expected that there viii be obiec
tion to this rule. Mr. Reed says he ad
visod full debate, vet he has no obiec
tion TO limiting it TO two hours. Mr.
Wilson and Mr.. Reed win each control
one hour Il is expected that Mr. Wilson
will make the main statement Of the diff
iiculties which now confront the BILL nl-
though his strength may not permit him
70 make q long speech.
No purpose has been developed as yet to
move special Instructions to the commit
Tee. as it Is said an insistencc on tho house
bill rs all the instructions necessary When
the bill is again sent TO conference, there
will bo no change In the personnel Of tho
house oonferees.
Quickly Decided TO Disagree.
Tho tariff conforees decided 20 report q
disagreement after a 10 minutes session
Of tho full conference and that tho disa-
grcoment should be on the entire bill
The proceedings woro both brief and
formal, consisting merely of q statement
by senator Voorhees, 60 the effect that the
Democratic mombors of the conference
had found themselves after another effort
unable Co find common ground 60 stand
upon and had decided Co recommend a re-
port for general disagreement upon tho
bill as a whole. There was no DISCUSSION
The house Democratic members indi-
onted, though not by "a formal vote, that
thoy should elect Co stand by the house
bill, while tho senators, Democratic and
Republican voted not to rccede from tho
senate amendments.
Ono of the Democratic cOnfercos dur
ing the meeting expressed tho opinion
that but for sugar coal and iron ore they
would have been able Co come 90 terms
on tho bill
| Chairman Wilson met Speaker Crisp
and members of the house committee ON
/ rules as soon as tho conierocs adjourned.
/ When the conference closed at $500 o'clock,
/ Mr. Wilson said he would not report the
Disagreement until today at noon AS
q result of tho conference between Mr..
| Wilson and the speaker the committee ON
rules Is considering the dess5 bility Of
special rule 60 operate today when the tar
in disagreement is reported.
Disagreement In Toto.
One of the house conforcos explained
the plan of procedure as outlined at the
morning meeting of the Democratic con-
fereos as follows.
The report viii be a Disagreement in
toto. 10 will DO very brief and Will not
| go into any details as to what questions
the senate and the house might have come
together ON. The report is expected TO bo
the first business taken up by tho house
when &C assemblies today at noon.
"This, Of course cannot be made certain
until the Republican conferees give their
assent. It is In their power 90 cause do
lay. but such action is not anticipated.
Beyond the point Of making the brief
report of disagreement I'm toto the con-
forces profess not to know what the house
or senate will do. Ono Of the house con-
forces said that the thrco items of sugar,
iron ore and coal were points that had
forced the total disagreement. Woolens,
had heenopen TO differences yet it was
hoped that these could have been recon-
oiled said the oonforee, If sugar, coal and
iron had not stood in the way.
In Senate and House.
Tho house devoted the day to the consld-
Grafton Of bills reported from the commit
tee on military affairs Eight Of the bills
passed
The Indian appropriation bill was un-
der discussion I'm the senate, but final ac-
tion upon IL was not taken. The only
important appropriation tackled onto the
bill in che senate was for S1s, $50 for the st.
Joseph's Indian Industrial school In Wis
consin.
Bills were passed authorizing Rear Ad-
miral John G. Walker, Surgeon General
j Rufus Tyron and Commander c. IL.
Davis TO accept medals Of decoration from
foreign countries.
The following additional bills were
passed: To authorize the president to ap-
point delegates to tho meeting Of the In
tornational Geodetic association; directing
tho secretary of state Co accept a painting
/ entitled Love and Lifen from G.. Il.
, Waits, r. A.; to provide for the reserva-
, tion. sale and settlement Of certain lands,
; and to allow the Metropolitan Street Rail-
3 way company of Washington to change
its motive power from horses opneumatio
or underground power. The conference
; report on the naval appropriation bill was
agreed TO by the senate.