St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-09
there's HOPE AGAIN,
COnfereeS Confident Of a Com
promise on the Tariff
Bill.
EXPECT TO AGREE TODAY,
And Report the Measure to
the Full Committee
for Action.
EXPECT TO AGREE TODAY,
WILL TAX IRON OR COAL.
Question Now Is Whieh--Re-
publicans Hope to Defeat
the Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. o. w Fell tue
Democratic c0nfereeS adjourned late
today it was understood on all sides
that the Democrats would report to the
full conference tomorrow. Members of
| the conference supported the general
! faith by their statements which were
more or less Sanguine or guarded, de-
pending upon the temperament OF
the speaker. While the utter
anceS at tine time OF the adjourn
ment were not as strong as those
which were heard earlier in the after
noon, they were sufficiently assuring to
justify the statement that barring i'm
probable contingencies. the Democratic
members of the conference will find
themselves prepared some time during
tomorrow, or at least on Friday, to call
in the Republican members Of the con-
ference for full meeting.
II Will not say" said Senator Jones.
''that we have agreed. for that would
not be true; but the situation is cheer
ful, and the indications are that we
shall finish work tomorrow. If we do
not come to an
Agreement Tomorrow,
l shall consider the conference at an
end, for do not see the utility of con-
tinuing our interviews with the house
conferees longer"
This was the situation at the end of
day which had started out with de-
termination on the part of the senate
conferees supported by the conServa-
tive senators to bring the question at
| issue to q finality during the day, and
which later brought the positive though
unofficial announcement that this had
been accomplished and an under
standing reached. The report began
| to gain circulation about 10
o'clock. and it grew stronger and
| stronger, without receiving positive
confirmation from those i'll a position to
know the facts until about 2:30. when
the members OF the conference and
senators who had been closeted with
them confirmed it to the extent of say
ing that while all the details had not
been arranged, they felt confident tn at
basis had been found upon which the
conferees of both houses could stand,
and the terms actually agreed upon
which the conservative senators would
accept. Both Democrats and Repub-
licans accepted this as the approach of
the end, ana as equal to definite.
Announcement of & agreement.
The terms as given out were that the
sugar schedule was to be as published
last week. namely, a duty of 40 per
cent ad valorem on raw sugar, 40 per
cent on the value Of the raw sugar in
the refined and one-fifIh of cent diff
ferential on refined sugars; 40 cents
ton on coal and free iron ore, with slight
changes in the metal, WOODEN and cot
ton schedules.
When, however, the conference re-
convened at O'Clock it soon developed
that by no means all the details had
been arranged, and also that there was
more or less opposition to the pro-
gramme, and it was not long before the
conference found themselves bothering
over many of the same propositions
which they bad been considering TO:
days. 1t also became noised abroad
that the outlook was not so bright as it
had appeared a few hours before. 1t
was understood that objection had been
made from the house to the retention of
the duty on coal, and that certain SEN
ators, among whom was Senator Pug
of Alabama. had taken decided stand
against what they termed the sacrifice
OF iron ore. These complaints were
sufficient to cause the conferees to halt
for a time, and it is known that some
difficulties were encountered In ad.
justing the
The conferees were. therefore, not as
sanguine upon the adjournment of their
session as they were when the forenoon
session closed. They ca me out of the
conference somewhat anxious, but still
they asserted that tomorrow would
see the final adjustment of these differ
ences. They stated, however, that the
coal and iron ore rates were among
those which had not been fixed beyond
recall. Indeed, sugar appears from the
statements given out TO be the only
article upon which definite conclusion
has been reached, but it was understood
that coal and iron ore would go to the
free list, and the other would be dutia
bic at the senate rate. During the day
it was first one and then the other of
these articles that was to be free, and
finally 1t was left open until tomorrow
as to which it would be.
Outside of sugar. iron and coal very
little is said about the other schedules,
although the senators say there will be
few material changes in the manufact.
uring schedules as passed by the senate.
The house conferees fear that many
changes would bring on another debate
from the Republican senators, whereas
it is understood that they will not delay
the passage Of the bill If the senate
schedules upon which the Republicans
have secured concessions are allowed
to prevail. The metal schedule will
have to be changed, however, to accord
with
Free Iron Ore,
If 1t is finally concluded that this article
is to be selected for the free list.
Late In the day the report reached
the house of representatives that fiual
agreement had been arrived at. The
reports of this agreement were so pos
tive that they were discussed as ac-
complished facts, and the Democrats of
aha house were more elated than they