The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-01
BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.
Prospects for an Agreement on the
Tariff Much Improved.
AMIOABLB ADJUSTMENT PROBABLE

One Of the House Conferees Expresses tho
Belief That n Full Agreement win be
Perfected This Week.-Mrs. House Con-
fsrees JubilAnt.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE prospects of
IN agreement on the tariff are much inn
proved. For the first time in many days
the house Democratic cOnferees came
from the meeting with the statement that
previous irreconcilable differences were in
process of amicable adjustment With
much satisfaction the house members
stated to their associates that the senators
had shown a disposition for the first time
TO meet the house half way. As to when
full agreement would be perfected there
was some difference Of opinion. One house
conferee said it would probably be this
week. Another thought 1t would be
soon"
Chairman Wilson would not even ad-
NIT that the understanding had gone far
enough to warrant the prediction of a
speedy report. He said, however, that
the cOnferees had at least done business
and made progress, which was more than
could have been said of past meetings.
The senate conferees come from the meet
ing without showing the hopefulness of
the house members. They said the con
ference was as far from an agreement as
it had been. While there was this con-
tlict among those thoroughly informed of
the inside workings of the conference, the
general belief prevailed that the hopeful
ness of the house conferees had some sub
stantial foundation.
One of the conferees said that while no
| final agreement had been made on iron,
coal and sugar, yet sufficient had been de-
veloped in conference to show that an
| agreement could be reached on these
three most important items which would
be acceptable to the senate and house CON
| ferees and to the house of representatives.
I Whether it would be acceptable to the
full senate this conferee expressed some
doubt. In this connection it developed
that Senator Gallery, of Louisiana, who
| has been most active on the sugar ques-
tion had long and, it is said, satisfac-
tory conference on Monday with Speaker
Crisp and Chairman Wilson.
While the house conferees were SO
| pleased at the bright outlook, their sena-
torial colleagues contented themselves
with saying that while they were hopeful
of reaching an understanding nothing
| udu JIdubDlItu III NOultEbuCt W bdSG bllls
hope upon. They declare that on the es
sential items of disagreement the con
ferees are as far apart as they ever were
An increased hopefulness that a bill
will be agreed upon is noticeable, how
ever, upon the part of Democratic sena
tors who are not members of the confer
ence One of the leading conservative
senators said as he was leaving the senate
chamber last night that the tariff bill
would be finally agreed upon by mex
Monday, and he added that the bill woulC
be virtually the senate bill.
The day developed the possibility of I
report of partial agreement, and while
this report at first appeared as a vagu,
rumor, its probability was afterward
confirmed by senators not members o
the conference committee. The fact tina
the conferees had the schedules othe
than those relating to sugar, coal ant
iron ore under consideration is one fact il
confirmation of the report.