Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-02

tions that the Senate is upon the point
of yielding to the combined demands of
the people and their representatives in
the lower house OF Congress for tariff
reform are palmer to-day than yester-
day. The conference committee held
quite long session to-day, and while
nothing definite was agreed upon, it is
stated upon the authority Of one of the
House conferees that the representatives
Of the Senate expressed desire to com.
promise the matters in dispute and reach
settlement of the difficulty. The real
change in the attitude Of the Senate is
shown by the expressions of Senators
not connected with the committee and
not personally interested in the Cor.
man-Brice bill. One of these gentlemen
said to-day the Senate conferees must
eventually give way to the House if the
House remains firm in its determination
to reject the Senate bill. This Senator
was of the opinion, however, that the
agreement reached by the committee
would be rejected by the Senate and
that tariff legislation would be defeated
by the adverse votes of the "conserva-
tives."
INTENTION OF CONSERVATIVES"
The purpose of the conservatives" is
now said to be to throw il possible, re-
sponsibility for the failure of Congress
TO pass any tariff bill upon the House.
In order to do this they intend, it is
asserted, to allow the House to have its
way in the conference committee. Then
if the bill is defeated in the Senate they
will attempt to show that the demands
of the House under existing conditions
were extravagant, and that the best bill
that could have passed was the Gorman-
Brice bill.
Such plan, if put into execution, is
the very thing the House conferees
desire.
Should the bill as agreed upon by the
conference committee be rejected by the
Senate, the Democrats who voted
against it will alone be responsible for
its defeat, while the House will have
proved its fidelity to party pledges. 1t is
hot believed, however, that the Senate
VIII reject the conference report, and
the pretentions made by the Senate con
forces, or by any one else, that it is
necessary to keep tho Senate bill un-
changed If there is to be any tariff leg
islation is regarded a part ot the scheme
to intimidate the members of the House.
1t was stated o,day by member Of
pass that body If the House demonstrated
its determination to insstupon its provi-
sions. The conservative" will not dare,
it is thought, to vote against any tariff
bill, and the predictions that the house
will defeat all legislation are regarded
as the forerunners of surrender by the
Senate.
CHAIRMAN WILSON AND THE PRESIDENT.
s,..lt -
be ready to report by next Saturday. In
the House the feeling Of opposition To
the Senate is growing STRONGER. The
caucus which Representative Springer
insists should be called for the
purpose of instructing the con-
ferees will, it is thought, result in an
Endorsement of Chairman Wilson of the
ways and means committee, and II
declaration i'll favor of the Wilson bill
The majority Of the Democratic mem
bers, while anxious to adjourn, are will
ing 10 be guided by the members of the
conference and by Speaker Crisp and
the other leaders. 1t is said that Chair
man Wilson had a conference with the
President and Secretary Carlisle at the
White House, last night, at which the
President reiterated his desire to nave
raw materials placed upon the free list.
AS ia result of the discussion, Mr.. Wilson
is said to have expressed confidence in
the ultimate passage of bill similar in
principle to the House bill, but differing
slightly in details.
There is a general feeling in the House
that this conference on the part of Mr..
Wilson is justified, and that a tariff bill
much better than the Senate bill, if not
so thorough a reform measure as the
Wilson bill, will eventually be passed.
The action of the Frederick, Nd,
Democrats last night was generally dis.
cussed by members of both houses OF
Congress to-day. 1t was commented
upon as an indication OF the intense
feeling against the Senate and the
Senate bill existing throughout the
country.
REPRESENTATIVES, sTRAUs' STORY.
The confident attitude OF those iden-
titled with the administration and the
House bill in the present contest was
pointedly expressed by Representative
Straus OF New York. He said:
"The House will stay in session until
the 4th of March unless the Senate
abandons the farcical position of sending
conferees whose instructions are con,
fer, but bring us back nothing but our
bill The House is and has been in a
conciiatory mood, but not in mood tc
4 surrender. The House has never de.
N manded that its bill without the dotting
of an or the crossing of L should
prevail. Its conferees have had and have
& absolute freedom of action. The Senate
conferees admit that they are bound
n hand and foot. This resolves itself
simply into the old story of the chief ui
the fire company, who, when the ques,
Y tion of painting the engine came up
made a speech, saying, Boys, you've
always been very kind to me, and, as
we are about to paint the engine, an
"a going to leave it entirely to your taste
" ] don't give a - how you paint hel
a as long as you paint her red. 1t is NJ
n longer question of rates. realize as
q. merchant the force of the cry Amy
thing is better than delay The situation
however, has changed, so that the vita
question is not what is best for the
country for the time being, but the fal
more important one, shall the people o.
this country or shall concentrated capi
tai be dictator9 The original merits O
N the Tariff bill-all important as they
"a are-are secondary to this question"
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