Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-31
As WIDE Is EYER.
Tariff Situation Is Still
Very Grave.
THE PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE
Is Endorsed and MAY Lead TO the
Yielding Of Some Points.
THE PRESIDENTS ATTITUOE

mem bers OF both houses appreciate the
extreme gravity Of the tsrin situation
Democratic senators who will say any
thing or the subject sny that TO all sp-
pearances the house conferress are as an
yielding as they have been AT any nme.
II Is stated that at the Dem ocrstio con-
ference yesterday the house members ap-
psared even more determined than ever
TO maintain their position. Occasionally
. Democrat would be found on the senate
side who would express the hope that
she house oonfsrrses would content them
selves with this last demonstratfen Of
disapprovAl and subsequently, asros TO
come 70 the senate terms
Conferences among Dem ocratio leaders
In the senate and between these senators
and Democratic mem beps Of the house
have been frequent during the day since
the conference adjourned, and they have
been held with the view Of harmonizing
the differences. II possible. The Demo
orats will meet In informal conference
again today
Senate bill or no bill" was repeated
during yesterday, but less frequently aud
with lees emphasis than heretofore The
only explanation for the brief confer
ences yesterday il the fact that the house
conferrees feel that the situation Is chang
ing In their favor.
Appeals From tho Outside.
There are many reasons advanced 20
show that tbiS statement has good foun-
dstion. II Is known that the mails and
the telegraph sre bringing 70 the Demo
cratic senators urgent appeals to pass a
bill which will not favor the trusts, and
which Will DO in lin. with the demands
Of the party platform"
In fact, these requests upon the senators
are endorsements of the positions of the
president spd tho house iu the main
points of diasrepce. That these tsie-
grams are having effect cannot be
denied, and have caused the senators who
are most insistent upoE che senate bill "a
regards coal. iron ore and sugar, no little
concern.
The house members also 1nd oonsider.
able comfort In their analyses Of the
speeehvs made by the DeIn ocra,is sena-
toru when the conference dtsagrseIp ent
was likewise before the senate, ia which
they find that but one Dem oOrst besides
Mr.. Hill made any pledge u ais vote, al
that was Senator CafePy, who declared
that 81 the Louisiana sugar interests were
not protected that he would not vote for
the bill
None of the other senators, It Is claimed
burned the bridges behind them. none
of them declared absolutely that they
would vote against the hll II the one
eighth difierential on sugar was not re-
| tained, or II the duty on iron ore and coal
was stricken out
But more than this. many OF the sena
tors declared their desire 20 obtain bill
whioh would secure ~ Dem cratic votes.
| Il IL pointed out that none Of these sena-
tors, not even Mr Gallery. have placed
| Themselves In u position In which they
cannot support bill 10 II ~ returned
withouta diferentisl protection to the
sugar refnsrs aud with coal and iros ON
| the free list.
| Points at Issue.
| 1t Is known that great deal Of pres
sure IL being brought TO boar on the
Democratic conferrees Of che senate 20 re-
port an agreement, With notifications OF
the three principal items, a compromise
being suggested to the extent Of . hst sd
vslorem rate on sugar Of 70 per cent,
with An extension of the bounty 30 Jsa
l, 1895, free iron ore. coal - cents a ton
with q reciprocity provision that ceal
shall be admitted free from such coun
| tries ~ grant fres admission To coal pro
duced In the United States.
While this proposition has not been
submitted with any assertion that IL Ia ar
ultimstum of the houss confsrress, there
10 great deal Of talk that such q propo-
sition y likely 70 BE- presented This, Il
10 believed. will secure the votes Of tn,
louisiana senators, the two populists
Allen and Kyle. and lrby Of South Caro-
lima In that evens n would take tArss
other Democratic senators besides Hin n
defeat the bill. and the house member
declare he mum Der cannot be found
It IL faot that the situation, turning
a. 10 does on these linss. has caused con
siderable unessiness among the Demo
Gratis Of the senate. and especially thos,
who are known TO be steadfast in thsir
demands for the senate bill In its msir
| features
The reiisnce Of the house upon outsid,
pressure and the Democratic sentiment
that seems TO be rsllying around th,
president and the house from the country
at large, Il Ia claimed, viii grow stronger
from day to day, until the senate con
fsrrses viii be compelled to yield
The prestige which the administration
' obtained In the oonferenss over ths nm.