The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-30
TARIFF OUTLOOK.
Conferrees' Report Likely to
Lead to More SquabbIing.
The Senate Bill or No Bill Explains the
Situation as II Stands at Present.

WASHINGTON. July 30.-The proceed
DnRs in the senate this week will depend
largely upon the conferrees on the tariff
bill. II they should reach a conclusion
during the week, as Is expected they will,
the report will be made to the senate.
that body having granted the request for
conference. and the report will be taken
bp at the first opportunity.
Whatever the nature or the report,
there Is sure TO be more or less deb~te
upon II. Even should the senate bill be
accepted in its entirety by the house,
there will be some speeches on the part
of the tariff leaders and possibly other
senators, though in this event there
would be a general disposition to curtail
them both In length and number on ac-
count OF the desire which is felt in all
quarters to bring the session to "A close at
The earliest possible date.
This disposition would not be allowed
TO control In case the report should indi-
cate any material concessions to the
house. In case of reductions on either
coal, iron ore or sugar. there are Demo-
cratic senators who would resist the re-
port. and another family quarrel on the
6oor OF the senate would be the inevita-
ole result.
There are also Democratic senators who
would make strenuous opposition to ma
terial changes in the metal. wooden and
cotton schedules, and the Republicans
would i'm the latter event be found par
ticipsting. 1t is not probable that Sena-
tor Quay will submit quietly To any I'M
portant modification OF the metal sched-
ule. nor that Senator Aldrich would per-
- a. l. -. .lnatana IN ha
made without entering a vigorous protest,
and the result would be the %prolonga-
tion of the debate with the end Of forcing
= return to the senate rates.
other Business.
The first days of the week will be given
mp to the sundry civil appropriation bill.
This will always arouse a more or less de-
bate. The bill this year will probably
prove no exception, and it is likely that
two or three days will be devoted to 1t
unless it should be sidetracked by the
tariff.
With the sundry civil bill disposed Of.
the general deficiency bill will be the only
appropriation bill remaining Enacted
upon by the senate. 1t has not yet been
considered by the committee on appro-
priations. but will be taken up as o as
~ v blAA rnaAt w - va
probably be In shape to be considered by
the senate by the time the sundry civil
bill IL out of the way.
Four of the appropriation bills are In
conference, and reports upon these may
bs expected during the week. with the
possibility Of more or less debate upon
each. II time permits. the general cal
bndar presents q great variety of matter
Yer the consideration Of the senate.
The ~sitaasioa summed Up.
There has been no meeting of the Dem
beratic conterrees on the tariff bill since
the adjournment at 1890 Saturday.
The Demecratic managers ON the part
n the senate are rs yet uniformed as to
what will be the purport Of the reply
which the Democratic managers In be-
Malt of the house will make in response
70 the ~senate's position that the confer
snce must accept the senate blu.
Having Ut the Saturday meating mad
plain co the house members of the con-
ference why this demand on their part
had to be made and why IL should be &C
uepted. the senators say that there Is
nothing for them to do until the house
mem bers make known their acceptance
ur rejection of the proposition. III IL be
MCCSUkC0, tn&y thibh eho EupSNb Cdu bo
nads after q brief conference. If re-
1ected, they say they see no reason for q
long parlsy. az under the circumstances
they cannot abate their demands without
sndangering the passage of the bill in the
benate.
IL does not appear that any difficulty
has arisen over coal and iron ore in the
present conference, and the house mem
hers have indicated a willingness to leave
them as agreed upon in the senate il the
sugar schedule can be changed so as to
eliminate the special duty of Is cent on
kefned sugars.
~ tubbo Senators.
This Is the only question of real contsn-
zion, and the senator's are apparently de-
ecrmined TO stand firm for the retention
Of the differeptial. Furthermore, they do
not appear to be holding out for the SEN
ute schedule purely on the ground OF ex-
psdiency, but they also contend for the