The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-31

Washington, July 3O.-For the first time
since the tariff bill has been in confer
ence, there were signs of. wavering from
the strong force that has stood behind
the Senate bill
Senate bill or none" has been repeated
during the day, but less frequently, and
with less emphasis than heretofore.
The only explanation for the brief con-
ference today is the fact the House con-
ferees feel the situation is changing IN
their favor. There are many reasons adj
yanced to show this statement has a. good
foundation. II is known the mails and
the telegraph are bringing to the Demo
| cratic senators urgent appeals to pass a
bill which will not favor the trusts, and
which will be in line with the demands OF
the party platform.
In fact these requests upon the senators
are endorsements of the position of the
president and the House in the main
points of difference. That these kilograms
are having effect, cannot be denied and
irsistent upon the Senate bill as regards
coal, iron ore and sugar no little con-
Germ.
The House members also find consider.
able comfort in their analysis of the
speeches made by the Democratic senators
hen the conference agreement was be
fore the Senate, in which they find but
one man besides Mr.. Hill made any
pledge of his vote, and that was Senator
Gallery, who declared if the Louisiana
sugar interests were not protected, he
would not vote for the bill.
None Others Burned Bridges.
None of the other senators is it claimed
burned their bridges behind them; none OF
them declared absolutely that they would
vote against the bill if the one-eighth diff
! ferential on sugar was not retained, OF
| if the duty on iron or coal was stricken
| out.
But, more than this, many of the sena-
| tors declared their desire to obtain bill
which would secure forty-t three Demo
cratic votes. 1t is pointed out that none
| of these senators, not even Mr.. Gallery
| have placed themselves in a position in
which they cannot support a bill, II 1t Is
returned without a differential protection
to the sugar refiners, and with coal ano
iron ore on the free list.
1t is known that a great deal of pres
sure is being brought to bear on the Demo
cratic corferees of the Senate to report
an agreement to the extent of a fiat ad
valorem rate on sugar of % per cent,
with an extension of the bounty of Janu-
ton with a reciprocity provision that GOA
shall be admitted free from such countries
as grant free admission to coal produced
in the United States.
While this proposition has not been sub
mitted with any assertion that it is an
ultimatum of the House conferees, there
! is a great deal of talk that such a propo-
sition is likely to be presented.
| This, it is believed, will secure the votes
| CT Louisiana senator's, the two Populists
Allen and Kyle and Irby, of South Caro-
| lima. In that event, it would take three
other Democratic senators besides Hill
to defeat the bill. and the House members
declare the number cannot be found.
Causes UneasinesS.
1t is a fact the situation, turning as it
| does on those lines, has caused consider
able uneasiness among the Democrats of
| the Senate and especially those who are
known to be steadfast in their demands
for the Senate bill in its main features.
| The reliance of the House upon outside
pressure and the Democratic sentiment
| that seems to be rallying round the presi-
dent and the House from the country at
| large, it is claimed, will grow stronger
| from day to day until the Senate con-
fereeS will be compelled to yield.
The prestige which the administration
| obtained in the conference over the I'M
conditional repeal of the silver purchas-
ing law has been pointed out as being
! evidence of a determination now, with
| the solid backing of the Democratic lead
ers in the House to bring about SINH
| lar result on the tariff biz. The ten
sion between the Senate and the House
was as marked at the close of the seS-
sion today as it had been at any time
previous.
The Democratic members of the confer
ence found themselves in a complete
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forenoon, and the full conference called
| for O'Clock found itself without business
| before it convened. The full conference
did not continue to exceed fifteen min
utes, and the proceedings consisted in a
statement by the Democrats to the Re
publicans that the Democratic conferees
| had been unable to reach an understand
| ing, and a suggestion on the part OF
| Chairman Wilson, of the House con-
| ferees. that the conference adjourn sub
| ject to the call of the chairman, which
suggestion was aequlesced IN by the he
publicans.
Reed as Caricaturist.
The impression which ex-Speaker Reed
obtained of the situation was embodied
in a rough diagram, which he drew while
the conference was in session, which rep
resented the Senate as a locomotive a.I,,
steam. Stretching across The track and
distinctly In front of the engine is an
immense well-supported bumper which is
| labelled House the Republican House
conferees being represented as safely
! lodged in tall trees.
THAT is the situation. We all know
what must happen when irresistible
| forces strikes an immovable object.
This is as much a statement of the
! situation as could be obtained from any
source. Democratic members of both
houses appreciate to the utmost the , eX-
! Democratic senator's who will say any
| thing on the subject, say that to all ap-
pearances the House conferees are as
unyielding as they have been at any time
| 1t is stated by the Democratic conferees,
| the House members appeared even more
determined than ever to maintain their
position.
Occasionally a Democrat can be found
! on the same side who would express the
/ hope that the House conferees would
! content themselves with the last demon
stration of disapproval and subsequently
agree to come to the Senate terms.
| Conferences among Democratic leaders
| in the Senate and between those .sena-
tors and Democratic members OF the
House have been frequent during the DAY
| since the conference adjournment, ano
| they have been held with the view OF
harmonizing the differences if possible.
| The Democrats will meet in formal con-