The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-22

WAsHINGTON, July 2l.-When the senate
on Friday adjourned over until Monday it
was understood this was done with the
hope Of making peace IN the Democratic
party by patching up the differences on
the tariff bill. Among other plans which
some of the Democratic senators had in
view then WAS one of getting Senator
Was TO withdraw his motion 10 have the
senate recede from so much OF its sugar
amendment as provides a duty OF 5 of IA
cent a pound on refined sugar. Accord
ingly Mr.. Villas was appealed to by large
number OF Democratic senators to re-
lieve the senate of the embarrassment
which the Offering of the motion has
caused, by not insisting upon the amend
ment. This he has decliued TO do. He
said late today that he had no intention
OF Withdrawing l..
Villas TALKS.
aI shall let the motion be decided upon
its meIits,'' he said cor call the chair TO
rule upon it. but shall not Withdraw it.
| did not offer the motion with view of
throwing a bomb, and if 1t had that effect
it was not the result of my purpose.
thought / saw An OPPORTUNITY To COM
promise the differences existing between
the senate and house and made the motion
with that end in view. 1t has seemed to
me that this differential duty Is the vital
spot OF the differences between the two
houses of congress, and l believe that if it
could be gotten rid of, the two bodies could
easllJ compromise their differences aud an
agreement be reached upon the bill"
The senator spent the entire afternoon in
the office Of the secretary of the senate
looking up the parliamentary law bearing
upon the question of the admissa0Ility of
n ~ hp a. a of D.
terrifying himself TO resist the point OF
order which would be made against his
motion that senate amsndment TO bill
cannot be entertained under the rules
when bill Is in conference.
FURTHER CONTEST PROBABLE.
There is very little doubt that this point,
when made, will be sustained by the chair
Senator Harris has said that If he is in the
chair when the point is made he will
sustain it. In case of an appeal from
the decision, il Is understood that the
Republicans will vote with ma
jority of the Democrats TO sustain the
decision. They say that while they Will
vote for the original motion if put, they
will not oppose By their votes ruling OF
the chair which they believe will be right
Ia the event that the chair lis sustained 10
would appear:that there would! tie nothing
left for the senate 10 do but to either give
amendments, or to instruct its conierees
To stand by the senate bill. However,
there are mysterious hints of other means
of getting instructions to the conference
on the subject of differential duty on
sugar. 1t is possible that otGer expedi-
ents will be tried, but what. they may he
no one has undertaken Ia say As To
THE GENERAL SITUATION.
in the senate with reference to the tariff
,.,,I l., h.
dents letter, ir does not appear to have
materially changed since yesterday. A
large majority of the Democratic senators
are working hard To bring about an agree
ment. IJ Is even intimated that An effort
has been made to bring the president and
some of the conservative senators together.
IL does not appear. however, that the men
who are most largely responsible for the
senate bill IN It's present shape have 30 tar
shown any disposition to change from
their former eXactions, and unless the
peacemakers make rapid Roadway be-
tween this time and Monday tue prospect
is good for another day of very animated
speeches in the senate.