The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-26
BACK TO CONFERENCE.
Senate and House 0onferees Will
Come Together Again
ON THE DISPUTED TARIFF BILL.

The Senatorial Caucus Decides That II
Muat Go Back Untrammeied by Specific
Instruotions-The Vote on the PROPOSE
tion Not Unanimous.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The senate will
Rccede 10 the request of the house for an
other conference on the tariff bill, and its
conferees will return to the meeting with
those Of the house untrammeled by any
specific instructions whatever. This was
the conclusion of the Democratic sena-
torial caucus, which adjourned sine die a
few minutes after O'Clock last evening,
after two days sitting. While the eau.
Gus did not commit itself to any definite
line of policy in so many words, the CON
ferees feel, with their Democratic col
leagues, that they understand what ma
iority Of them desire, and they believe this
to be that they shall stand substantially
for the senate bill.
This is not the individual preference Of
many, nor perhaps of a majority of the
Democratic senators, but it represents the
opinion of most of them as expressed in
the caucus as the only practical course
open to the Democrats who think that the
present congress must pass tariff bill Of
some kind, whether IL be what they pre-
fer or not In other words, the result OF
the caucus which has just closed is the
reascertaining Of what was known when
the three days caucus closed last March,
that 1t Is impracticable to pass any tariff
bill through the senate which does not
meet the demands of the conservative
senators and the Louisiana senators.
1t became evident soon after the caucus
| nOn a6 ord ~ bat ha II nf
Senator Jarvis to send the bill back to
conference without instructions was the
| only course open to the caucus. The
| other propositions presented were those
| of Senator Villas and his friends, one OF
which provided for instructions to the
senate conferees to recede from the one.
eighth OF a cent differential on refined
sugar without any other change in the
sugar schedule, and the other to substi-
tute for the present tariff schedule
an additional duty of 45 per cent ad val
orem, without any differential, and that
OF the conservatives to instruct the com
mittee to stand by the senate amend.
ments.
Senator Villas and two OF three other
senators opposed the latter course, and
the conservative senators declared abso
lutely and emphatically that they would
not accept the Villas proposition to recedt
from the differential, even though the aC
valorem should be increased TO as pei
cent. or any other sum within reason
Senator Smith declared that such
change meant the shutting down of the
refineries in his state, the throwing Of
thousands of men out of employment anC
a general disturbance of industrial con
ditions, such as he could not contemplate
! with composure, and would not accept
The Louisiana senators indicated a will
ingness to accept the substitution of A
per cent. straight The proposition die
not, however, meet with general favor a
the wisest course to pursue in view of tn
hostility of the New Jersey senator ant
those who acted with him. and in view o
o the fact that several senators who state,
I that they agreed with Mr.. Villas in his op
G position to the sugar trust as matter o
o principle, advised in favor of the cessation
I of all efforts to give formal instructions.
s There have been few secret conference
d from which so many conflicting report
I emanated; and it was apparent that eac
, senator took away an understanding t
3 suit himself as TO what implied instruC
tions the conferees were under. Some fel
that the senate bill would be adhered tC
and others that the main point of diffel
d ence, the one-eighth of cent per poun
o on refined sugar, was to be eliminate
, and perhaps new sugar schedule pre-
3, sented. But from those senators who hav
" been managing the bill the statemeI
d came with forceful emphasis that upo
o the main propositions upon which th
d houses differed--sugRr, coal and iron OF
3, there would be no change from the sci
D. ate bill when it was returned from col
ference. One thing which every one fe
assured of was that forty three votes coul
be counted on to send the bill back to col
lie ference.
Sc The vote on the resolution to send IL
N bill to conference again was not unan
le nous, Senator Villas and a few others o.
1, posing it, and explicitly stipulating thu
ri their participation in the caucus shoul
x, not be considered rs binding them 90 su
le port the report of the. conference commi
ie tee when again presented. Senators Hill
r Murphy and lrby were again absent fro
the caucus
The action of the senate caucus was r
caived wi tn much satisfaction by meI
bers of the house, and thrOuRhout II
y evening they gathered at the public ce
ters and discussed the pre- rosltcts of
e' speedy settlement. Although the geuer
u understanding of members was that Il
~ senators had net yielded on iron ore al
y, discussed n reciprocity clause on coal, y
the tendency was so strong for a terra
l. nation OF the struggle hat there was
criticism Of what the senators were e
pected TO do. Mr. springer SAID that u
81 caucus action would be readily accept
N by the house.
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