The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-11

WAsuTsGToS, d. o., August lU.-A
crisis in tho tariG aGtnirs was reached
to-day. both in tho open senate and in
the socret councils Of tho Democratic
tariff coniorees. Whom tho conference
closed tonight II was with tho undcr.
standing that the meetings would be
suspended for the prcscnt. No time
was cot for roassembling the confcrces
tomorrow or thcrcaiter, and 1t was felt
that no further sessions might be ueccs'
Bary in case tho senate acted taVorably
tomorrow on Senator Hills resolution
directing the senate couferoos to report
tho situation OF affairs. What WAS OF
most Importance was tho feeling OK
pressed by tho house conterCcs at tho
closo Of tho conference that in case the
Hill resolution passed, and they DO;
leved it would, the conference would
practically be rolioved OF its work and
It would romain only for tho house to
accept tho senate bill as losscr owl, ns
they believe, than tho Mckinley law.
These conclusions wero reached after
day OF insteuso excitement
among tho tariff leaders. Tho day
opened with the senate proposition for
free sugar still pending before tho con-
florence. Chairman Wilson and his
house associates woro satisfied that tho
tendor OF FREQ sugar was not mado in
good faith, and they had therefore re'
questod the senate couferces to furnish
o poll OF the senate showing that
IL tho proposition we're accepted II
would be adopted by the SEN
ate and the bill passed. The
poll was considered as soon as the con-
ferecs convened. Il disclosed that In
the event Of tho acceptance OF tho free
sugar amendment the bill rs whole
would be voted aRainat by IS Repub..
licans and by Senators Kyle, Allen and
PETER (Populists), and Gallery and
Blanchard (Domocrnts)-a total OF 43
votes, or sufficient to defeat tho bill.
This poll was mado on tho hest iudg-
mont OF tho senate contcrees. Tho
house accepted 1t as showing con-
clusively that the tcnder OF the free
sugar amendment, while made in good
fatth bv tho senate conterees, was
a means adopted by tho conservative
senators for the purpose OF defeating
tariff legislation and leaving tho Nc
Kinley law in force. They discussed
the situation from this standpoint, tho
arguments not lacking worry pointed aud
personal criticism on tho motives oi
those who had offered FREQ sugar and
froe coal as we'll, knowing, as thoy as
serted, that they would dofeat tho bill.
The discussion brought ont for tho first
the statement tho detens tvo alliance be.
tweon certnin senators had proceeded
further than mutual cooperation, and
was now reduced to q signed ngrce'
mont,
While membcrs Of the conference did
not claim to have scen tho agrecment,
thev stated as fact that Senators Kyle,
Allen, PETER, Blanchard and Cafory
had reduced their understanding to
black and Nwhitc, and had signed 1t to
tho effect that thoy would vote against
nny bill which did not contain bounty
clause for sugar. Tho conference hastily
adjourned, tho senators going on the'
floor to take part in tho dobate.
AT . o'clock tho confcrpnce, or a.
remnant Of II. again assembled, with
the Hill resolution and tho exciting do.
bato thereon as tho main topic among
them. All OF the house mon wero
present, but Senator Jones was tho only
senate conferee In attendance for any
length OF tImc, and II was said Senator
Vest felt indisposcd to confer pending
the Hill resolution. Little or no at.
tempt was made to take up itou1s or
schedules, tho talk being OIL tho sensa-
tiouat general phases jus. developed,
and no progress was mado up to .
o'clock when tho conference separated
without fixing q time for ro-nsscmbling.