Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-25
Democrats Agree That Some Bill
Must Be Passed.
IN A MORE AMIABLE MOOD
A Vote to Send the Bill Back to
. Conference Tomorrow.
CONCESSIONS ON SUGAR

Z The democrats on all sides are today talk
ing about getting together on some BILL
The conference OF the democra IS yesterday
afternoon was for the purpose, more than
anything else. of calling the rcll to see how
they stood after the explosion. There was
no direct action In particular they expected
to take, exc ept to agree to let the bill go
back to conference without Instructions
but they wanted to get their scattered
forces and see IL there was any one not ac-
counted for. II Is asserted by men In at
teadai.ce on the conference that while they
postpe red even the question OF sending the
bill back to conference until this afternoon,
the conclusion of the session found them in
a much more amiable and hopeful mood
than they had any reason to expect they
would be.
Some Bill Must He Passed.
After the talk. of which there was much.
the situation boiled down to general
agreen ent that some bill must be fixed up
and passed. How this was to be done was
discreetly left for future consideration.
The adjournment until today was under
stood to be to enable a line of communica-
ton to be established between the Senate
and Mr.. Cleveland. The situation today is
described as being about this: The Senators
recognize that some little concession must
be made by them, and both Cleveland and
the House are believed to be in a more con-
ciliatory frame of mind. In other words,
they believe the atmosphere has been clear
ed little, and there Is some hope before
them. At the present stage of the matter
the vital point is Mr.. Villas motion as to
the sugar duty. He has not yet agreed not
to- to press his motion. and 1t is insisted by
his colleagues that If he does press 1t,
that VIII settle the matter, and it will be
OF no avail to try further for tariff leeisla-
ton. They say that il the Villas motion is
m Cel hn ThsAln
nitely postponed. The story Is being cir
culated that Mr.. Cleveland wants the bill
defeated. and some of the democratic Sem
ators are saying that If this is true he can
have his wish.
Vote Expected Tomorrow.
1t is believed that at the caucus this
afternoon 1t will be decided to shorten the
discussion as much as possible, and that a
vote will be had tomorrow to send the bill
back to conference. If this is done it will
be with the understanding that some slight
concession will have to be made by the
Senate conferees. 1t is intimated that I'm
order not to yield to Cleveland the conces-
sions will be made on sugar, which will be
more satisfactory to the House than any,
thing the Senate might yield on coal or
hon. There is considerable disinclination
among members of the House to make a
long fight for free coal and iron ore Some
of them say that they will fight till winter
against the sugar trust If the leaders want,
but they will not do this IL the other items
are made the issue.
What the Louisiana Senator'S Will Ac-
ccpt.
Neither Hill, Irby nor Murphy were at
the caucus yesterday. and it is said that
Villas was the only one Of those present
who did not think that they should stand
by the agreements made during the pen
dency of the bill In the Senate. The Louis
lana Senators are said to have indicated a
willingness to accept a fiat 45 per cent duty
on sugar IL that would be acceptable to the
others interested, provided they got the
bounty for this year.