The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-31
IN A VERY PRETTY MESS
The Politicians Can't l9lss On Tho
ftriff Bill
DRAGGING ALONG WEAKLY
Senators Are Now Growing Anx-
ioue For Some Sort OF q
Compromise or Set.
t.ement.
DRAGGING ALONG WEAKLY

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Gensral Arm.
strong, the assistant commissioner Of In.
dian affairs. has commenced general In.
vestigation Of Indian reservations.
The annual tour Of inspection Of tho
Union and Central Pacific railroads by
Commissioner Of Railroads Wade Hamp-
ton, will b begun Aug. 10.
For tho first time since the tariff bill
has been In conference there were signs
OF waverine from. tho strong line that
has stood behind the senate bill. s'Senate
bill or none," has been repeated during
the day, but less frequently and with less
emphasis than heretofore. The only
explanation for tho brief conference
to-day 10 the fact the house
conferees feel the situation 10 changing In
their favor. There are many reasons ad-
vanced to show this statement has good
foundation. It 10 known the mails and
telegraph are bringing to the democratic
senators urgent appeals TO pass bill that
will mot favor the trusts and which will be
In line with tho party platform. In fact
these requests upon the senators arc on.
dorsemsnts Of the position Of the presi.
dent and the house In many points Of dif.
ferencea.
That these tslsGrams arc having effect
cannot b denied and have caused the
senators who are most insistsnt upon the
senate bill 90 regards, coal, iron ore and
sugar NO little concern.
The house members also flnd consider.
able comfort In their analysis Of the
speeches made BY the democratic ssna.
tors when the conference agreement was
before tho senate, In which they find but
ono democrat besides Hill who made any
pledge Of his vote. and that was Senator
Cahegy, who declared u the Louisiana
sugar interests were not protected he
would not vote for tho ball. None OF the
other senators declared absolutely they
would vote against the bill II the one
eighth Of differential on sugar was mot
retained, o. II the duty on iron ore OF coal
was stricken out.
But more than this, many Of the sena-
tors declared their desire to obsain o bill
which would secure - democratic votes.
Il 10 pointed out that mono Of these soma.
tors, not even Gallery, have placed them.
selves in . position In which they cannot
support the bill II u 10 returned without
the diherential protection to tho sugar re.
fuers, and with coal and iron ore on the
free list.
1t 10 known that great deal Of press.
ure 10 being brought to bear on the demo.
cratic conferees Of the senate to report an
agreement with notifications OF the prin.
cipal items. A compromise being sug.
gested to the extent Of o fat ad valorem
rate on sugar OF As per cent. with an ex.
tension Of the bounty to Jan. I, 1895,
free iron orc, coal 10 cents ton, with pro-
vision that cool shall be admitted free
from such countries ~ grant free admis-
sion to coal produced in the United States.
While this proposition has not been sub.
mitted with any assertion that It 10 an uiti.
matum Of the house conferees, there 10 a
great deal Of talk that such proposition
is likely to b presented. This, 1t 10 be.
lisved, will secure the votes Of the Louisi.
ana senators. the two populists. Allen and
Kyle. and Irby Of South Carolina. In tina,
event II would take three other democratic
senators besides Hill to defeat the bill,
and the house members declare the mum.
Der cannot be found.
The situation, turning % Il does on
those lines. has caused considerable un.
easiness among the democrats of the
senate and especially those who are
known to be stsadfast In their demands
for the senate bill In ito main features.
The reliance Of the house upon outside
pressure and democratic sentiment, that
and the house from the country at large,
IL 10 claimed will grow stronger from day
to day until the senate confsrsss will be
compelled to yield. The prestige which
the administration obtained In tho con
ference over tho unconditional repeal OF
the silver purchasing law has been
pointed out - being evidence Of the dc.
termination now, with the solid backina
Of the democratic leaders In the house, to
bring about similar result Of the tariff
bill.
The tension between the senate and
house was 90 marked ct the close Of the
session to-day 40 II had becn at any time
previous. The democratic members oi
the conference found themselves in q
complete deadlock when they met during
the forenoon, and the full conference
called for o'clock found itself without
before Il convened. The full conference
did not continue to exceed Is minute.
minutes, and the proceedings con
sisted In the statement by democrats
to republicans that the democratic
confcrces had been unable to reach ar
| understanding. and the suggestion on tho
part Of Chairman Wilson of the hous,
conferees, that the conference adjourn
subject TO the call Of tho chairman, which
suggestion was acquiesccd In by the re
publicans.
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