The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-25
NO AGREEMENT POSSIBLE.
The House VIII Inslst-yYhat Different
Leaders Have to- Say.


WASHINGTON, July 18.-The Demo
cratic conferees on the tariff bill held
brief session today, and adjourned
before y o'clock. They made another
effort to reach an agreement, but it
proved Intellectual. The meeting ad
journed with the understanding that a
full conference Of the committee, to be-
gin at 2 o'clock, would report dis
agreement. The report will be made to
the House, but probably not before TO-
morrow. The Republican members
will make no opposition to this course.
The conferees met again at 2 o'clock.
Within very few minutes afterwards
VOORHEES, announced that it was appa-
rent 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
it was formally decided that the dis
agreement 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 to-
gether on coal, iron ore and sugar, he
believed they could fix up an agree
ment that would be satisfactory to
both houses. No proposition looking to
this end was made, and the action al
ready indicated was taken. The whole
thing was over in very few minutes.
Wilson stated after the conference that
he would make the report to the House
Tomorrow morning.
During the formal discussion IN the
committee room he was asked by Sen
ator Jones how long the House would
probably keep the bill, Whereupon Will
son replied that he thought the con-
ferees would be instructed to insist
upon the House bill, and the conferee3
would be sent back within two hours.
The same question was then put to
Senator Jones, and he said that the act
ion of the Senate would depend upon
the action Of the House. If the House
insisted upon heaping Goals Of fire on
the heads Of the Senate c0nferees and
assailing them it would be very likely
that the Senate, when the bill came
back, would in like manner debate the
bill. 1t Is believed, however, that the
bill will be again in conference by Sat
urday at the latest.
Although the report shows general
disagreement on all items this is not
technically correct, for the reason that
| agreements have been made in many
items, but it was deemed best not to
include them until conclusion had
been reached On the whole bill. Wilson
says the report of the conferees will be
a verbal one and will simply state that
the conference committee Of the two
houses has failed to reach an agree
ment. The committee on rules will
probably meet tomorrow and report a
special order limiting the time during
which the debate upon the report may
continue.
Speaker Crisp could not say today
how long the debate on the conference
report tomorrow would be permitted
| to continue in the house but it Is un
| derstood that it will be limited to two
hours, one hour on each side. Wilson
| will occupy part If not all the time
set apart for the Democrats. if he is
physically able to speak, and Reed and
Burrows will probably be spokesmen
for the Republicans.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, after an
Intellectual meeting Of the Democratic
tariff conferees this morning, drove
staight to the White House and had
over ar hours conference with Prels.
dent Cleveland. 1t is said he reported
to the President that all movements
looking to concession By the Senate to
the House conferees had been blocked
by the influence of Senator German Of
MARYLAND, representing q grOOp OF So
| called conservative Senators. 1t is also
| said that Senator Jones informed the
President that this announcement
| would probably be made to the House
tomorrow, on the part Of the House
| couferees, it being the intention OF the
| House conferees to let the country
know where the responsibility for fall-
| uTe to agree rested.
The House conferees had consulta-
tion this afternoon with Speaker Crisp
before going to the full conference and
| they came away convinced that they
were pursuing the right course in in
slsting on the essential features Of the
House bill. Wilson, il his health en-
ableS him to stand the strain, will make
q report to the House tomorrow when
the tariff bill comes back from the con-
ference.