The record-union., 1894-07-17
AFFAIRS OF THE NATION.
CoNFERREEs ON TARIFF BILL FAR
FROM AN AGREEMENT.
One of the Members Expresses Him
self. Saying They Are No Nearer
Agreeing Than on Saturday.
Special to the REcoRD-UNroN.

| Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON. July 16.-The Demo-
cratic members of the Tariff Conference
Committee adjourned to meet Tuesday,
and the situation at the time of adjourn
ment, from the best Information obtain
able, was that the conferrees were far from
an agreement, and that within short
time a disagreement will be reported to
the Senate and House. The question
which has been agitating the members
seems to be just what kind of report to
make, but the impression seemed to be
that it would be OF general disagree
ment, with perhaps some of the many
joints be preferred. 1t had not been de-
cided to call in the Republican MEM
bers of the conference when adjournment
was taken, but it is possible the full con-
ference may meet tomorrow or next
day. 1t was evident from what could be
learned that the meeting showed a tend
ency to get further apart. than be-
fore, and the discussion OF the main
question showed there will have to be
instructions from the respective houses
before the conferrees will feel warranted
in yielding from the positions they have
taken from the first
When the conference adjourned one of
the conferrees summed up the situation as
follows: 1--WE have accomplished moth
ing to-day. We have not advanced an
inch, and after being together all day we
are exactly where we were last Saturday
night" The Texas and Louisiana MEM
bers of the House who intended to meet
and take action against the continuation
of the Hawaiian treaty postponed their
meeting until tomorrow.
Two more appropriation bills, the eX
ecutive, legislative and the District of
Columbia were disposed Of by the Senate
to-day. The agricultural was also dis
cussed and was on the point OF being
passed, but there were several individual
amendments to be considered tomorrow.
This leaves but three more appropriation
| bills to be cOnsidered-the Indian, the
sundry civil and the deficiency. The
anti-optlon bill was to-day referred to the
Committee on Agriculture. The confer
enoe report on the Military Academy ap-
preparation bill was agreed to.
| The House to-day, by vote of l25 to
| q, adopted resolution offered by Nc
Creary of Kentucky indorsing the action
of the President and Administration in
suppressing the lawlessness in connec-
| ton with the strike. McCreary and
Catchings made short speeches in sup
port of the resolutions and Pence and
Bland INDUCED in some criticism, but
neither was unduly severe on the Ad-
ululSbIdllOu. 1ue Vi LQ6 Udy
was spent in an effort TO pass the Bailey
bankruptcy bill. at $50 o'clock the
House adjourned. The Bailey bill is
purely voluntary bankruptcy measure.
1t is limited in it's operation to two years.
Under it itproperty Is administered accord
ing TO State laws, thus creating no Off
GERS or new machinery for its execution.
Receipts from internal revenue SO far
this month Sl6 6664 ,537, as against SS, l97, ,9l5
during the same period last year. The
almost unprecedented increase is, no
doubt, due to the expectation that in the
pending tariff bill the tax on spirits will
be materially increased. The receipts
from customs for the first half of the
present month has amounted to S3, $50. 900,
which is more than 5 per cent. more than
last year. For the first time in many
months the receipts of the Government
are exceeding the expenditures, the ex-
cess so far being over $500, 900.