Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-08-01
NAY MODIFY THEBILL
POSSIBILITY OF A COMPROMISE ON
THE TARIFF.

Senators Are the First to Waver-Urgent
Appeals to Pass Iil in Line with the
Party Platform Having AN Effect-The
Compromise Suggested.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-For the first
time since the tariff bill has been in
conference there are signs of wavering
in the strong line that has stood behind
the senate bill. Senate bill or no bill
has been repeated during the day, but
less frequently and with less emphasis
than heretofore. The only explanation
for the brief conference during the day
is the fact that the house conferees feel
that the situation is changing in their
favor. There are many reasons adj
yanced to show that this statement has
good foundation. 1t is known that the
mails and the telegraph are bringing to
the Democratic senators urgent appeals
to pass a bill which win not favor the
trusts and which viii be milne with the
Demands Of the Party Platform.
In fact these requests upon the sena-
tors are endorsements of the position Of
the president and the house i'll the main
points Of difference. That these tele-
grams are having effect cannot be de-
Aied and have caused the senators who
are most msisJent upon the senate bill
as regards coal, iron ore and sugar, no
little concern. The house members also
find considerable comfort in their anal
ysis of the speeches made by the Demo
cratic senators when the conference
disagreement was before the senate, in
which they fnd that but one Democrat
besides Gir. Hill made any pledge of his
vote, and that WAS Senator Cafery, who
declared that if the
louisiana Sugar Interests
were not protected he would not vote
for the bill. None of the other senators,
it is claimed, burned the bridges behind
them; none of them declared absolutely
that they would vote against the bill if
the one-eighth differential on sugar was
not retained, or if the duty on iron ore
and coal was stricken out. But more
than this, many Of the senators declared
their desire to Obtain a bill which would
secure IS Democratic votes. tits pointed
Tut that none Of these senators, not even
M. Caffery, have placed themselves in
. NOS It:2n in which they cannot support
. hin Il il is returned. without differ
ential nr 1:seSiOn to the sugar rafners
and with >oaE and iron on the free list.
II is known t2aaE great deal Of pressure
is being brou. rps to bear on the Demo
cratic copferees Of the senate to report
on aoraa,nant WI til notifications Of the
three principal items, a
Compromise L, ing Suggested
to the extent Of fat ID ya]orom rate on
sugar Of Is Per cent, with an extension
of the bounty to Jan. /, 1895, free iron
ore. coal 40 cents ton with q recipro-
city provision that coal shall be admit
ted free from such countries rs grant
free admission to coal prOddced IN the
United States. While this proposition
has not been submitted with any asser-
ton that it IS an uiti1natulQ OF the house
conferees, there is a great deal OF talk
that such proposition is likely to be
presented. This, it is believed, will Sc
cure the votes OF the Louisiana senators,
the two Populists, Allen and Kyle, and
Irby of South Carolina In that event
st would take three other Democratic
senators besides Hill to defeat the bill,
and the house members declare the
number cannot be found.