The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-28
BACK TO CONFERENCE.
The Senate Finally Agrees to the
House Proposition.
INSISTS ON IT'S AMENDMENTS.

Failure of MIR. wnshburn's Motion That
: Sugar Ainendment-Mr. Hill Voted with
tho Republicans.
WASHINGTON, July 2s-The senate at 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, after week
of senatorial speeches, agreed to the fur
ther conference on the tariff bill asked by
the house of representatives. The test of
strength came on Mr.. Washburn's mo-
tion that the senate recede from that por-
tion of the sugar amendment placing a
diferential of one-eighth of a cent on
sugars above No. 10 Dutch standard
After on hour and half of debate on the
pending points of order the president pro
tem., Mr.. Harris, who was In the chair in
the absence OF Vice President Stevenson,
sustained the points Of order and ruled
the motion out.
The decision was Immediately appealed
from and n motion made to lay the latter
motion on the table. Both motions re-
suited in a tie vote, Mr. Hill and the Pop
ulists acting with the Republicans in the
effort to get direct vote of the senate on
Mr.. Washburn's motion. Intense excite
ment prevailed owingto the closeness Of
the vote In case of tie the motion is
lost according to parliamentary law. The
fnilure to sustain the chair on the appeal
brought the senate to the direct vote on
the Washburn notion
Upon the result hinged perhaps the fate
of the measure. But, though the Repub-
licans scored the victory In securing the
vote on the one eighth differential, it de-
veloped Tint they had no reserve strengt b,
and the vote on the Washburn motion
also resulted in tie, and consequently
was lost. All the Democrats save Mr..
Hill and Mr.. ir'by. who was paired in IA
vor of striking out the one-eiShth, stood
by the caucus agreement, and voted
against the motion. The Republicans also
presented n solid point, Mr.. Quay, who
voted for the one-eighth when the bill
was in the senate, joining with his col
leagues In the hope of beating the bill by
the indirect method. The three Popuists
acted throughout with the Republicans.
After these votes no attempt was made
to delay matters, and the resolution to
further conference was agreed to with
out division. The chair then reappointed
the conferees, Messrs. Voorhees,, Jones,
Vest, Harris, Sherman, Allison apd Aid
rich, and the senate. after transacting a
little routine business, adjourned until
Monday.
ate is that the conference now agreed
upon will not be so prolonged as was he
former one Some senators are of the
opinion that the committee will agree on
report within two or three days after
the stings begin or within that time de
eide to report another disagreement. The
preponderance of opinion is, however,
that there will not be another report of
disagreement. In fact, the Democratic
conferees assert that another disagree
ment means The defeat of the bill.
The indications all point to the proba-
bility that the sugar schedule again will
be the principal point of contention, and
that but for the differences on this point
an agreement would be reached after a
very brief sitting.
There was not a quorum of members in
the house yesterdayat any time, and all
the business transacted was by unani-
nous consent. Only once was there a
hitch in the smooth running congressional
machinery and in this case advantage
was taken of the absence of quorum to
prevent action on bill. The message an
nouncing that the senate insisted on its
amendments to the tariff BILL and agreed
to the request Of the house for a further
conference, was received by the house at
Bis p. m. without giving rise to any
demonstration.