New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-03
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THE "CUCKOOS" YIELDING
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO CREEP OUT OF
THEIR DILEMMA.


COVER OF SOME JUGGLING WITH COAL AND
IRON ORE DUTIES -sPRINGERs CAUCUS
STILL DErERRED-MR. CHAMBERS
ATTACK on THE NOVA
SCOTIA SYNDICATE.
IBr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNg.l
Washington. Aug 1.-The desperate efforts OF
Chairman Wilson and the other cuckoo" states.
men Of the House 10 extricate themselves from
the Impossible situation politically in which they
have been placed by the Presidents declaration
of "A war Of determination against the "perhdes''
of the Senate Tariff bill were renewed again to-
day at the "unoficial' meeting OF the House ana
Senate conferrecs, and II reports from benihd the
doors Of a conference room are 70 be crediteo'
Mr. Wilson has now reached the point OF ac-
cepting and indorsng in all material points the
betrayal" Of party honor committed In the SEN
ate bill If only the House and the President are
allowed to retire from their two weeks cam
paign against Mr. German under the friendly
cover Of a few specious and plausible, but really
illusory and unsubstan:la. evidences OF partial
success In all the schemes OF compromise on
the disputed items Of coal iron ore and sugar.
the House has been distinctly the supplicant
ard bargainer for terms and the abandonment OF
Mr. Wilson OF Democratic "prnciples" as dehned
bv Mr. Cleveland in his proposals OF "compro-
mise" has been az open ana fragrant as was the
action Of the Senate Itself in enacting and de-
Tending the "surrendtrs' OF the German bill.
The details Of these various plans for securing
harmony" between the two branches vary ac-
cording to current reports. from one hour 10
another Bu: in ncne which has yet come 10
light is the attemp. made seriously to stand up
10 the radical POSITION token by the House ana
the President The only hope Of the House ieao-
ers seems to be - obtain some evasiVe recipFooA
or diminishing rates Of duty benlrd which "
hide if possible. their substantial faiiure u caiiy
ou, tho Presidents mandate" So a scheme OK
political "hlm-ham with the coal and IRON ORC
duties NAV probably be devised under cover OF
which the House and the President may be per-
rnitted to retire from the contest FOR lree I'd"
materials" without open humiliation
SUGAR THE GREAT sTUMBLING-BLOCK
But the preparation Of compromise sugar
schedule which will give and yet nide suoslah-
ia different!al rate for the benefit OF the renh'
ing Trust seems beyond the powers Of the neso-
tiators and IL Is understood 10 be on this es-
necjal polnt that their efforts have most sgnally
o,,,a - nausht. Although another long session
was held to-day. no great progress toward an
aorae,rg ranort was made and the deadlock OK
rho last two weeks seemed firm as ever wnen
rho corrorrees separated According TO Mr. Jones.
tho only encoll-a aing feature Of the negotiations
of the last three days has been the growing
realization on the part If the House conferrees
that they must do the great part OF the yieioins
II any agreement Is 10 be reached. FROM WHAT
has already happened in the conference room
Mr. Jones seems to draw the inference that IN
time the House managers will accept the senaes
hill substantially rather than endeavor 10 restne
tain longer their hopeless fight against the IN
evitable
The Senate managers, however, are noidihB
over the heads Of their colleagues from the house
tho threat Of insisting on the submission OF
second disagreeing report If there is no suos'an-
,,al prospect Of an agreement within the next
,uo or three davs. Such report made 70 the
Senate in It's present condition Of mind would
nrobably mean the indefinite postponement OF the
bill through means Of a motion declining =
further conference The real weakness or all
such halfway efforts at political 'fam-fam as
Mr. Wilson and his associates are trying TO urge
unou th, Senate conferrees Is shown by the
fact that each one which has plausibty enough
10 be worth considering seriously Is immedlatey
condemned when submitted to the "conser'a-
tives" in the Senate. who are standing out ZOE
a fulhlment of the conditions agreed on In the
Senate caucus. Mr. German. Mr. Brice ana
Mr. Smith who have delivered the "conserVa.
tive" utimafum Of the senate Dill OF HoAHiHS'
are simply amused at the reports set ahoat IN re-
gard To- the "concessons'' 10 be made 10 the
House on sugar iron ore and coal NO assur-
ance can be obtained froni them that the com.
promises proposed by the House managers VIII
receive the necessary forty-three votes in tho
senate. and without such an assurance me sen sen
ate conferrees know well that II. Is Simply lonS
10 bring In agreement with the HOUSE
MURPHY AGAINST SURRENDER
The attitude of Mr.. Murphy toward the pend
70 be
voted steadily with the Democratic majority un-
der the caucus agreement in support OF every
item in the German bill. but since the appear
ance OF the Presidents letter 10 MIR Wilson. Mr.
Murphv has become an outspoken and radical
advocate OF tho nc surrender policy. and he mas
recently served notice on the Democratic mana
gers that an agreeing conference report altering
the German bill in any important parucula. wiz
meet with his active anc persistent opposition.
Mr. Murphy has said several times puohcy
that he will move 10 postpone indenni'ey tnS
consideration Of such report. and with the ai4
Of some OF the other Democratic Conservatives
will thus practically kill the pending Dill senator
Chandler who has general pair WIN MT Stn
phv has been instructed by the Junior Nsw
WI senator To this effect that in Mr.
MurDhy's absence 1is vote against S""p,
mise" with the House Will not De ios,' ',i.
Murphy said to-day that he expected 10 20 ~
carotoga In A day or two. and had thus been led
TO make his attitude clear to senator Cnanu'ess i,s
and to others OF his colleagues speahins -.
rppn diSDatCneS
heng laid there for Democratic harmony IN
New-York state this fall the senator piayluny
suggested to-day that some or the morse repor.
tors" at the Saratoga track had taken 10 "rieins
notifies for the New -ork newspapers. Ine only
"harmony" he expected to see or had any desire
for was Of the old familiar sort
Pending the success or failure or MT wilson >
esorts to secure a compromise OF some sort In con-
ference Mr. Springer's call tor Democratic eau.
rus will not be pressed. II the present "n!m-nam
schemes of the chairman OF the Ways ana
Means committee fail the fire from the rear
viii he actively renewed. Chairman Holman. OK
the House Democratic caucus committee. con-
sa ~ With Representative Springer as TO the
nronosed caucus to-day, and then authorized the
following statement:
While the call for the caucus is signed Il has oeen
c,nsIdereI desirable, after consultation WIN MI.
Srnsar ,ha, the caucus be deferred until the con.