The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-18
PROGRESS is REPORTED.
TARIFF BILL CONFEREEs ARE GET.
TING TOGETHER.
However. ON Some OF the Questions
at Issue. such as sugar. Coal aud
Iron, the Members OF the Two
Houses Are Wide Apart.

WASHINGTON. July 1t.-Members OF
the tariff conference committee, both
from the senate and the house said to-
day when the conference closed just be-
fore o'clock that progress was being
made. All agreed that upon the subjects
whore the Wilson and senate bills rldi-
cally differ the conferees are still very
wide apart. IL was stated by one Of
the house conferees that were the sugar
coal and iron differences adjusted there
would be little difficulty in reaching an
agreement ON other matters The house
conferees feel that they are entitled TO
some radical concessions and the genn-
tors do not seem disposed 10 yield. The
latter say that Il was with the utmost
difficulty that they prepared bill which
would command sufficient votes 20 pass
the senate and that many changes would
perhaps mean danger TO the final adop-
ton Of the measure.
Today. more than heretofore. the house
members have run against the tenacity
or The senate for a senate bill. and the
adjournment Indicated that the Stub
bornncss on both sides was kccnly felt
The insigtencc OF the senate Is not alone
on the three large questions, sugar. coal
and iron, but today differences have been
developed In other lines. The confereca
or the two houses arc almost dradlockcd
'l tHt ihtldli cotton ana WOODEN HeNfNr
uleN The changes In the Considerations
or wool and cotton schedules ia one of
the contentious, and one which cannot
be easily settled. The senators say they
represent the Views Of their party assoc
ciatcs and are not disposed 10 Yield. The
house members are tenacious for the
house BIN on woolcns and claim that
this schedule was one OF the most fun
portant as we'll aa most satisfactory in
the Wilson blil, and that they cannot
accept the increases.
The subject OF specific ana ad valorem
rates may not cause much trouble ms
members Of both houses agree that such
differences viii not hc worth serious dis
agreements NJ the committee can get tu-
gether on other and more important mat
tiers. These changes from I'D Valorem to
specific duties, The house cunferecs ind,
are not so numerous as they supposed,
and are largely In the chemical schedule.
IL Is understood that for this reason there
are few dlsagreements over the first
schedule and that many ~ the less inn
portant schedules can now be arranged,
Some members OF the conference were
discouraged when the meeting adjourned
last night 60 say that u might be two
weeks before they would get through. Ef-
forts are being made 10 reach an agree
ment on all points. SO that no article or
articles shall DE reported separately with
the statement that upon these subjects
the conferces disagreed and ask for fur
ther instructions and consideration The
men who are more especially interested
I'm the Keystone articles Of disagreement
are afraid that such a report will be
made. The conferees also feel that a bill
which the eight democrats can agree
ton than If disputed points are left for
further consideration.