The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-26
SUGAR IS AGAIN UppERWOST.

refined sugar without any other change
in the sugar schedule, and the other to
substitute for the present tariff Sched-
ule a duty of 45 per cent. ad valorem
without any differential, and that of the
conservatives to instruct the committee
to stand by the Senate amendments
Senator Villas and two or three others
opposed the latter course, and the con-
SENTATIVE senators declared absolutely
they would not accept the Villas propo-
Slt1on to recede from the differential,
even though the ad valorem should be
increased to As per cent, or any either
sum within reason.
Senator Smith declared such a change
meant the shutting down of the refine
ries in his state, and the throwing of
thousands of men out of employment
and a general disturbance of industrial
conditions such as he could not contem-
plate with pleasure, and would not ac-
lcept.
The Louisiana senators expressed a
Willingness, as they had done yesterday,
to accept the substitution of a As per
cent duty straight. The proposition
did not, however, meet general favor as
the WlseSt course to pursue in view of
the hostility of the New Jersey senator,
land those who acted with him, and in
view of the fact that several senators
who stated that they agreed with Mr.
AaeNt7 III Ai4o OppOS4l1OIl W Ille sugar
trust, as matter of principle, advised
IN favor of the cessation of all efforts to
give formal instructions
Very Conflicting Reports.
There have been few secret confer
ences from which so many conflicting
reports emanated, and it was apparent
each senator took away an understand
ling to suit himself as to what implied
instructions the conferees were under
One thing which everyone felt assured
of was that forty-three votes could be
counted on to send the bill back to con-
ference.
The speeches today were generally
Shorter than those of yesterday, and
were, as a rule, devoted to advising a.
strenuous effort to secure party harmo-
ny on the basis Of a bill which would
receive the support of forty-three MEM
bers of the Senate. Senator Villas spoke
an general terms Of the constitutional
/ right of the House to originate legisla-
Ition, and without denying the concur
rent right Of the House he suggested
that the House privilege in this respect
could not be ignored. He cautioned the
caucus to avoid all appearance of favor
ing monopolies in view of the present
feeling on that subject.
Senators Smith. Blanchard and CAT
fiery also made speeches of some length.
Senator German devoted himself to a
verbal statement on the parliamentary
status of the bill. Great earnestness
was exhibited in the speeches of the
New Jersey and Louisiana senator's A
majority Of those who participated in
1.-THE caucus came out, when it adjourn
led, with their faces wreathed in smiles
and most of them indicated by their ac-
tons that they believed that they had
ilnaugurated line of policy which
would secure the passage of a tariff bill.
Some Of them who would say nothing
as to the proceedings, announced them
selves as confident Of ultimate success
of the bill.
Was Not Unanimous.
| The vote ON the resolution to send
the bill to conference again was not
unanimous, Senator Villas and a few
Iothers opposing it, explicitly stipulating
that their participation in the caucus
should not be considered as binding
them to support the report of the Con-
ference committee when again pre-
scented.
During the proceedings, the attitude
OF the Populist senators, Allen and
Kyle. who have generally voted with
the Democrats on the tariff bill, was
alluded to and one of the senators pres
lent stated that he ha5 been authorized
by Senator Allen to say that he thought
the bounty on sugar should be contin-
lued for the present.
Senator'S Hill, Murphy, and Irbv were
lagain absent from the caucus TODAY. II
is understood an attempt will be made
in the Senate tomorrow to carry into
leffect the instructions of the caucus to
have the bill sent back to conference.
There may be some delay. caused bv
more Speech-making, but the Senate
members of the Conference committee
are of the opinion that the conference
will be reopened Friday morning.
A new phase was given to the discus
sion on coal by a proposition that the
Senate rate Of 40 cents q ton shouId
island, with a proviso for admitting coal
free from such countries az make a. re.
lciprocity agreement to admit coal from
ithe United States free. This br.oughi
!out considerable comment Favorable If
the proposition, and it was pointed oIIt
that this would give the Canadian cnsi
free access to this country, and VET
compel Canada to remit her. present
duty on that article. While no agree.
ment was reached, the expressions were
80 generally favorable to the propasi.
ton that it was regarded as one of the
points ON which a common ground al
agreement in conference could he
reached Ns
There was little discussion of iron ore
ana nothing else done to change the
situation on that article