Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-03
Held A CONFERENCE
House and Senate Conferees Again
Meet to Discuss the Tariff
Bill,
SENATE BILL Or NOTHING
Is Generally Conceded to Be the Ulti-
mate 0utcome---Call For a
House Caucus.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Just after I
o'clock, the democratic conference ad.
journed for the day. The house mem.
bers, however, intend having a meeting
to prepare a reply to the ultimatum Of
the senate conferees.
Immediately after adjournment MI.
Montgomery had a conference with
Speaker Crisp, and it is understood that
the democratic leaders of the house will
canvass carefully. It is said that the
house members of the conference were
very reticent and listened without COM
ment to the statements made by the SEN
ators. There was no joy or exuberance
exhibited by either side and house mem.
bers who were present merely said the
situation was critical.
Probably Pass the Senate Bill.
A member Of the ways and means
committee who is not one of the con-
ferees, stated that strong sentiment was
developed in the house in favor of recall.
ing the house conferees and passing the
senate bill, as 6 ave fears were enter
tanned that it Was dangerous to continue
the contest much longer. He said that in
all probability a call for a caucus would
be circulated, and that if no agreement
~wasreached by Tuesday night the eau
Gus probably would be held at that time,
with a view to passing the senate bill
with such changes as could be gained.
Wilson Is Hedging.
Chairman Wilson saw several mem
bers Of the house during the early part
of the day, and while he avoided a
direct committal on the fight between
the house and the senate the members
got the impression in a general way
that Mr.. Wilson regarded the situation
as extremely %precarious and as present.
ing a choice between the senate bill,
somewhat modified, and a continuance
of the Mckinley law, and that he re-
garded the former as the lesser evil.
Members Of the house, in speaking of
accepting the 'tsenate bill," use the
words as meaning coal, including sugar,
as there is no doubt Of compromise on
many Of the other schedules On these
three items house members feel that
there may be some slight change in the
senate rates, although the substantial
features will stand.
1t was significant in this particular
that a leading Democratic member OF
the house, who expects to start tonight
on a campaign tour, prepared his speech
and on the basis of practically the sen.
ate schedules on sugar, iron and coal.
Senate Bill or None.
The early session Of the conference
+, was devoted entirely to an exchange Of
views on the situation, with the senate
members doing the greater part of the
talking. They told the house members
that i'll the present feeling in the senate
it was out Of the question for the senate
conferees to make concessions on the
principal articles in dispute and that il
their opinion the conference would have
to adopt practically the senate. bill O,
there would be no tariff legislation.
Call For q Caucus.
Representative Springer circulated 8
call for a house caucus in the event Of
no agreement being reached by Tues
day. The call was generally signed an6
the caucus is assured unless an agree
ment is reached.