The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-19
THE TARIFF CONFEREES.
MEMBERS INVITED
PARTICIPATE YESTERDAY.
No Prospect of Agreement, Trouble Being
Manly With Sugar, Coal, Metal,
Wooden and Cotton Schedules.
Early Report Probable.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE first
formal conference on the tariff with
all the senate and house members,
both Democrats and Republicans, was
held today and continued only about
an hour An adjournment was then
taken until 3 o'clock. The proceed.
ings of the full conference consisted
in an effort on the part of the Demo.
cratic members to enlighten their Re-
publican colleagues upon the elements
of disagreement between the Demo-
cratic members of the two houses
without revealing the methods by
which they have sought to get to-
gether, or the details of the proceed
iugs of the Democratic conferences.
1t has been expected that the Re
publican conferees would at the outset
indulge in some criticisms on having
been kept out of the conference dur
ing its initial stages but the Republi-
cans had but little 10 say beyond
formal greetings and waited until
Senator VOORHEES,, on the part of the
Democrats, made somewhat formal
statement of the situation.
He said that no discourtesy to the
Republicans had been intended. The
meetings had not been conference
meetings but had been confined to an
effort TO bring about some settled
policy among the Democratic confer
ees. Senator Voorhees, added that he
was frank to confess that the efforts
toward agreement had not proved
successful.
The features of disagreement were
then generally gone into at consider.
able length by Senator Voorhees, and
| bis associates. They stated that
the sugar, coal, metal wooden
and cotton schedules had been
the chief bones of contention
but did not give particulars
in any case except that of sugar, with
reference to which they stated that
the house members had indicated a
willingness to grant some duty on that
article, but had objected to the differ.
entail duty on refined sugar. On the
other articles which had been the
basis of disagreement Senator Voor-
es and other Democratic members
of the conference contented them
selves by saying that Democratic con
ferees had commended, each side for its
own bill. This had been especially
true on the metal and wOolsu SEIZED -
ulvs, the senate amendment TO which
had breu objected TO by the Demo.
cratic house cOuteTe3S
They SAID that among other srechl
articles i'll the metal schedule the
house members had held out for free
ore and for the house rates on lead
ore containing silver, cutlery and steel
rails,
They had also demanded, so it was
reported to The full conference, free
coal. In the general discussion the
Republican conferees gathered that
sugar, iron ore, coal, the WOODEN sched
ule, cotton schedule and silver bear
ing lead were the chief questions Of
disagreement.
The question finally arose as to what
, would be done now that the full coD
ference had assembled. 1t was sug
s gested by Senator Aldrich that the
: bill should be taken up item by item
and be considered by Republicans anc
3 Democrats, but the point was RAISED
! that this appeared to hardly be worth
j while, in view CT what the Democrats
s had just disclosed, that there was M
D prospect of agreement on the mali
!, question. There was no further prop
i osition submitted and no program
outlined and the conference adjourned
until 2 o'clock tomorrow, the Demo
q cratic conterees agreeing to NEE
o prior to that hour to further cousidt
: the course to be pursued.
V Tire meeting today was noS luarHe'
4 by any special controversy or crltl
i. ci,m. and only once did the sarcasm
q OF Mir. Reed find utterauce. 1t wa
: when Chairman Wilson, speaking
n rather personally of the amendment
:. urged by certain Democratic senators
q said that it might be well tn inforl
O., the public of the situation by printin
80 in the tariff bill the names of the sen
ators alongside their respective amenc
ments. TO this Mr.. Reed responde
s that the pubic would probably mis-
d take the tariff bill Tor u biographies
j. dictionary.
Re As result of tcday's meeting til
a. Republican eouterees concluded that
I. general disagreement would be IT
n. ported to both houses within q tie
: GAYS There was no distinct state
Of meut or proposition to this effect, bot
!. ii appeared TO be the only conclueio
= 10 be drawn from what had occurred
n Senator Aidrich and Mr.. Reed sal
there would he no disposition on IL