St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-07
STANDS BY GROVER.
Chairman Voorhees, Comes
Out in Favor Of Senate
Concessions.
FREE COAL AND IRON ORE
Recommended in Exchange
for House Concessions
on Sugar.
FREE COAL AND IRON ORE
DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Back
of the MoVe--Tariff Stu
alton Unchanged.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. Chairman
Voorhees,, OF the finance committee, has
been unable to attend the conference Oh
account of i'll health, and is still con-
fined to his house. He has not been
heard from on the points now at issue
among the conferees. 1t has been as
sumed that he stood with the senate
conference managers not only for the
senate duty on sugar, but also for
duty on coal and iron ore. He an
nounced the contrary ID an interview
with reporter for the Associated Press
who called upon him at his house TO-DAY
and asked him for his views. He talked
very freely, advocating such concessions
on the part of the senate AS would bring
about a speedy agreement. and took
strong ground in favor of yielding 10
the demands of the house for
Free Coal and Free Iron Ore.
He said: "It seems to me there ought
to be but little if any difficulty in reach
ing an agreement between the two
houses. The ways and means commit
tee OF the house did not, i'll the first IN
stance. report in favor OF tree sugar,
but were overruled by the house, and
free sugar put IN the Wilson bill. L
would gladly havo concurred in this,
but il WAS soon ascerlained with mathe.
matical certainty that such bill could
by no possibility pass the senate.
"On this point o! difference OF the
two houses look upon the presidents
letter to MIR. Wilson as a help rather
than a hiudrance towards compromise
settlement. The concession which the
president advises the house to make on
sugar Is liberal, and ought TO be at once
satisfactory to every legitimate sugar
Interest. | can entertain no doubt that
It will furnish the basis of a successful
sugar schedule. Mr.. Catfery has an
nounced in the senate, as l understand
him, that Louisiana will accept IS per
cent ad valorem without any reference
TO the trust, especially if the bounty, or
at least portion of it, is continued to
the planters few months longer. Un-
der these circumstances | am unable to
See how the sugar issue can remain any
longer an obstacle to an agreement.
ssThe other Points
of serious trouble are embraced in the
QuSSllOH nilclnel COdl lAO4l choiA w
tree or have tariff duty laid OH them
of 40 cents per ton. These a.e exceed
iugly small and insignificant items of
controversy ou which to defeat great
national system of revenue reform. OBJ
struct all legislation looking to that end,
disappoint and derange every business
of the country, greatly embarrass the
Democratic party and intiict the graYest
calamlties Oh all classes of people. Ii
legislation shall entirely fail at this
time, owing to a stubborn agreement as
to whether there shall be'a small duty on
coal and small duty OIL iron ore. or
whether these two articles shall be on
the tree list, the men who make that
result inevitable may rest assured that
they will be held in everlasting remem-
brance and everlasting execratlon.
They will be hanged in efigy from one
ocean TO the other, and their names will
be! pilloried in the estimation OF The
American people. There is so little
ground in my mind now for final ais
agreement that those who continue to
Insist on small things, and thus compel
such disagreement, will be held as
criminals by all just-mnded people.
"lhe sugar schedule being practically
concessions, the senate ought, in my
Judgment, TO concede free coal and free
iron; and, OF course it would do so but
for a membership in that BODY which
could he counted on the fingers OF one
hand. l have no disposition to reflect
OIL the motives or those who differ from
me in opinion. but this small minority OF
the senate, having substantially carried
their point on sugar, can very easily
and very honorably afford to make con
cessions on coal and iron. Such action
on their part, and the great results
which would follow, would be hailed by
the American people as blessed de
Iiverance from the present crisis in oul
affairs"
Coal and Iron Questions
were considered today almost to the ex-
cluson OF every other topic, and the
discussion proceeded upon a basis o.
the duty provided on these articles by
the senate amendments with the limit
alton of the lime that the duty shal
continue to four years. The house con
ferees held out stubbornly for the entire
recession of the senate from its amend
ments; and there appearing no possibil
ity of reaching all understanding, tht
senate cOnfeFeeS withdrew to Seperatt
room, leaving the house members Il
themselves. The day closed with ,
request on the part or the house CON
ferees that they be given until tomor
TOW TO decide upon line of action OF
the coal and iron ore questions, and tn
request was granted. 1t is not under
stood that the house members hav
agreed positively to accept or reject TIL
senate proposition tomorrow, but tina
II is possible that they may submit
counter proposition with the hope tina
it will be acceptable to the senator's.
i member of the conference tonigh
said that with the coal and iron or
questions disposed of, there would be
he thought. little more time remaining
to reach an agreement on the entir
bill. He admitted that there was
A Virtual Understanding
on all the other schedules, incIudin
sugar He also said that the develop
ments so far made indicated wide diffel
ences on coal and iron ore, and had nc
been of a character to oiudicate an agre,
ment at all. Still he was hopeful thu
common ground might be found O
these two articles.
The meeting today between Senator
Cattery and Blanchard. of Louisiana
aud Allen and Kyle. Populists. ws
intended to influence the conference
grant continuance of tue sugar bnnni