The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-30
House and Senate Still Quarrel
With Each Other.
Will Have Their Own Way If
the Country Does Suffer.
70 SIGNS OF PEACE.
The Feeling Of Opposition is
Growing More Bitter.

WAsHINeroN, July 3O--There had
peen no meeting of the Democratic
conferrees on the tariff bill since the
adjournment Saturday until 1 o'clock
to-day, and the Democratic managers
on the part Of the senate were unin-
formed as to what will be the purpOrt
of the reply which the Democratic
managers, in behalf Of the house, viii
make in response to the senate's posi-
ton that the conference must accept
the senate bill
Having at the Saturday meeting
made plain to the house members Of
the conference why this demand on
their part had to be made and why it
should be accepted, the senators have.
since the adjournme Mt on Saturday,
given very little attention to tariff
affairs. and say, when spoken to, that
there is nothing for them to do until
the house membe make known their
acceptance or rejection of the propo-
sition. If it be accepted they think
the report can be made after a brief
conference; if rejected, they say they
see no reason for a long parley, as
under the circum stances they cannot
abate their demands without endan-
gering the passage Of the DILL in the
senate
The senate conferrees have said to
those of the house that to strike out
the ditferential on sugar probably
means the loss OF eight votes IN the
senate. and also that it is equally i'm
portant that coal and iron ore should
remain in the bill as arranged in the
senate 1t does not appear that any
difficulty has arisen over coal and
iron ore in the present conference,
and the house members have lndl-
Gated a vvlifInAQE tRnUA them
as agreed upon in the senate if
the sugar schedule can be changed SO
as to eliminate the special duty Of
one-eighth of cent on refined suga rs.
This is the only question Of real con-
tentlOn, and the senators are appar-
emily determined to stand firm for the
retention Of the differential. Further
more, they do not appear to be hold
ing out for the senate schedule purely
on the ground Of expediency, but
they also contend for the justice Of
the proposition to give protection to
the retiners-
When Chairman Wilson Of the house
managers, advanced the proposition
on Saturday that the ad va1orem rate
Of forty per cent would, Oh account OF
the difference in the market price Of
raw and rehned sugars, give the re-
hners m advantage of about a quarter
of a cent a pound, he was replied to
very sharply by the senate conferees,
some of which showed figures to
prove the contrary, while others said
the proposition was too absurd for
argument. They also went over the
argument as to tine cost of manufac-
turing sugar in this and other cOun-
tries. the house mem bers cOntending
that it was not worth taking into ac-
count, and the senators attempting to
demonstrate the abs urdsty of this POI
sition-
1t looks very much like a deadlock
unless the house conferrees WELD, as
there is no indication of any purpose
on the part of the senators to 10 50.
The senate conferrees talk frankly
about the situation, and plant them
selves firmly upon the proposition
that the sentiment in the senate IS
such that 1t must be the senate bill or
no bill
The full conference between mem
bers of the two houses was held at 1
o'clock to-day Previous to that time
the Democratic managers Of the two
houses met informally, when, as was
promised the senate conferrees were
informed of the decision of their
houses colleagues on the senate ulti-
matesy of Saturday.
The decision which the senators are
awaiting is the lat refusal on the part
of the house cOnferrees to yield to the
senate demand n whole or in part.
The determination to give this mega
tive response has been agreed on def
initely by the house conferrees It
had been expected the intense feeling
of the last week would clear the at
mosphere and lead to some common
ground Of agreement, but when the
house cOnferrees were met by de-
mand to yield in toto on sugar coal
and iron. they assumed an equally
aggressive and determined stand At
their meeting each of the four house
members were asked to state if his
views had changed IN any way since
the former conference.
It developed that not one of the
four had modified his views in the
slightest. They were, therefore. a
unit in declining to accede to the de-
mand of the four senate conferrees.
and the solid front of opposition was
made known to the senators this
morning.