Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-04
LOCKING OF HORNS
LikeIytO 0uCur 0YerMefaI,
Cotton and Wool.
WHERE HITCHES MAY OCCUR
Possibility That Conferrees' Labors
May End Tonight.

| WASHINGTON, Aug. THE house con.
ferrsss came away from the meeting
yesterday feeling thst their work was
nearly over. One Of them said that q
definite statement might be given out to
night.
The house men would not admit that q
definite conclusion had been reached on
sugar. iron or coal. although their agree
ment In stating that results would prob
| ably be made public tonight or Monday
indicated that the basis for agreement on
these items was In sight.
As TO the strong report OF the latter part
OF the day that an agreement on sugar
had been reached, the house men said
there was not yet an agreement, although
the meeting had shown that an adjust
ment was In sight
Yesterday was devoted by the confer
snce 10 discussion Of the sugar quss-
tion. The schedule In detail provides
for u duty Of 20 per cent ad valorem on
sugar below 10 Dutch standard,
and " per cent on sugar above this
grade. the duty on the refined sugar to
be collected on the basis OF the saccharine
strength of the raw sugar used In At,
with i-5 cent dijerential on the refined
and discriminating duty equal TO the
export duty levied by such sugar-produc-
ing countries as pay bounty on sugar
production
This schedule was submitted to the
conference as the ulttmatum of the con-
servstive senators, and the house confer
rees were given TO understand that the
schedule was the nearest approach to the
requirements that the senate could make
with any assurance that the bill would
pass In the senate,
Some OF the house oonferress are favor
ably inclined toward the schedule, be-
cause they believe that IL defines exactly
the extra duty to be paid on refined
sugars, and u free from the objection
urged against the senate schedule. that,
owing TO the wording of the schedule. 10
was impossible TO tell beyond the
l-S cent differeutial what the duty
would be on the refined article. They are
Of the opinion that the duty in the sched-
ule presented yesterday will be confined
to the is cent differential. being inclined
to accept these figures as the best they
can get
Where Hitohss May Occur.
While the sugar schedule has been the
great stun bling block In the bill, there
are various other problems which, while
not so intricate. will prove difficult of ad-
justmenk Almost the entire time Of the
present conference so far has been given
to sugar, and no effort has been made TO
fix rates In any Of the other schedules.
Many Of these have been gone over casu-
ally, but IL is apprehended that when 10
comes TO putting down the final figures
there will be more OF less discussion.
This will be found TO be especially true
on the wooden, cotton and metal schedules
The coal aud iron ore questions are still
among the undetsrm mined problems, and
there is no doubt that there will be q
locking OF horus over them, and much
greater delay Is possible than Is aptioi-
pated by the more ssnguine.
The senate conferreos think, however,
that II an agreement can be reached early
today, IL will be possible to have the
work 80 far advanced by the close Of the
day to Justify the calling In Of the
Repu blioans on Monday.
On the floor of the senate, and especi-
ally among the leading senators, II was con-
sidered as quite definitely determined that
the sugar question would be settled on
the basis given. and so positive was one
senator thst this would be the imm ediate
result that he told some of his colleagues
that he considered dnsl adjournment
possible by next Wednesday or Thursday.
No doubt Is expressed by majority of
the mem bers II the senate that II the
sugar schedule Is arranged satisfactorily
there will be any great difficulty In
harmonizing the GOO and more other items
Of differences In the bill The agreement
has also been considered sufficiently
definitely settled az to render 1t the sub
ject OF much comment In the senate.
Yesterday In Consrssa
The last Of the appropria tton bills-ths
deficiency-was passed by tbs senate last
evening. The bills for the admission Of
New Mexico and Arizona to statehood
were reported to the senate and placed on
the calendar.
The house bill 70 subject TO state taxa
ton the national bank notes and United
States treasury notes was under consider
alton for q time but was laid aside with
out action.
A new "anti-option bill" was intro
duced by Mr.. Davis OF Minnesota and led
to brief wranale the point Of order
being finally made that as 1t was a bill
to raise revenue, "the constitution re-
quired that 1t should originate in the
house Of Representatives" The vice
president reserved his ruling on the point
of order.
Several house and senate bills we're
passed, and the conference report on the
,jver and harbor bill was submitted. but
not acted on, when the senate adjourned
The house spent large portion OF the
day discussing two bills-ons for reclass-
| iii alton Of the railway mail clerks aud
one for the classification of clerks in the
first and second class postofiices, but
Meth was acted upon. The conference
report on the river and herbor bill was
agreed to without division, and at D
| O'Clock the house took a recess until s
O'Clock, when a number Of pension bills
were considered.