The herald., 1894-07-30
Gloomy Outlook for Tariff
Legislation.
No Prospects Of Reaching an
Agreement.
Senate Conferees Not Disposed to
Bulge an Inch.
House Conferses Equally stubborn--It
Looks Like the Senate Bill eR
Nothing-Houss and SEM
ate Forecast.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
WARRINGTON, July 29.-There has been
no meeting of the Democratic confsrees
on the tariff bill since the adjournment
Saturday, and Democratic managers ON
the part OF the senate are ss yet unin-
formed 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 con-
ference why this demand on their part
had 10 be made, and why it should be
accepted, the senators have. since the
adjournment on Friday, 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 acceptance or rejec-
tion of the proposition. II it be ac-
cepted, they think the report can be
made after . brief conference; If re-
jsctsd, they say they see no reason for
long parley. as. under the circumstances,
they cannot abridge their demands with
out endangering the passage OF the bill
in the senate.
The senate conferees have said to those
Of the house that to strike out the dif-
ierential on sugar probably means the
loss OF eight votes in the senate, and
also that it is equally important that
coal and iron ore should remain in the
bill, as arranged in the senate. 1t does
not appear that any difficulty has arisen
over coal and iron ore in the present
conference, and the house memb have
indicated willingness to leave them az
agreed upon in the senate, il the sugar
schedule can be changed so as to elm
mate the special duty OF "a oi cent on
refined sugars. This is the only ques-
tion of real contention, ard the senators
are apparently determined to stand firm
for the retention of the differen tial.
Furthermore they do rot appear to be
holding out for the senate schedule
purely on the ground OF expediency, but
they also contend for the justice OF the
proposition to give protection to the re-
| fners.
When Chairman Wilson OF the house
managers advanced the proposition ON
| Saturday that the ad vslorem rate OF 40
per cent would, on account OF the differ
|
and refined sugars, give the refners an
advantage OF about of = cent q pound,
he wac replied to very sharply by the
senate conferees. some OF which dis
played figures to prove the contrary,
while others said the proposition WAS
too absurd for argument. They also
( went over the argument rs to the cost OF
manufacturing eugar in this and other
countries, the house members contend
ing it 10 worth taking into account, and
the senators attempting to demonstrate
the absurdity of this position.
II looks very much like . deadlock,
unless the house conferees yield, as there
is no indication of any purpose on the
part OF the senators to do so. Tho con-
ferees talk frankly about the situation
and place themselves firmly upon the
position that the sentiments the senate
is such that it must be the senate bill OF
no bill.
The full conference by the members Of
the two houses will be held At O'Clock
tomorrow. Previous to that time the
Democratic managers of the TWO houses
will meet informally, when it is pre-
eumed the senate conferees will be in
formed of the decision OF their house.
colleagues of the conference on Satur-
day. The decision will be fat refusal
on the part of the house confsrees ia
yield to the senate demands. in whole OF
in part. The determination to give this
negative response has been agreed on
definitely by the house conferses.
1t had been expected that the intense
feeling of the last week would clear the
atmosphere and lead to some common
ground OF agreement, but when the
house conferees were met by demand
to yield in toto on sugar and iron. they
assumed an aggressive and determined
stand. At their meeting each Of ths
four house members was asked to state
if his views had changed in any way
since the former conference. 1t devel-
oped that not one of the four had modi-
fed his views in the slightest. They
were. therefore, unit in declining to &C.
cede to the demands OF the four senate
conferees. and the solid front OF this
opposition will be made known to thG
senators in the morning.
1t is stated tonight that Represents
tive Springer of Illinois had been per-
suaded by the house Democratic leaders
90 withdraw his call for caucus of the
Democratic members OF the house. which
was to have been held Tuesday, il the
tariff conferees did not report an agree.
ment by that time.