Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-02
FAR APART AS EVER
TIE TARIFF BILL coNFERRees FEEL
VERY BLUE.
Sugar Schedule stiii the Main Dificulty-
There May soon Re Another
Disagreeiug Report

WASHINGTON. August lit was
though; that when the Democratic mem
bors of the conference on the tariff bill
adjourned this evening something definite
would have been agreed upon. but the
reverse was the result. The conterf''
were. TO use the language oi one OF '''
senator's. as far apart as the FIRST day '"'E
met about the CONFERENCE.-The AZ '"c
close Of the morning session Chairman
Wilson. OF the WAYS ana Means Commit
tee who rcprcsents the administration
on the committee. went Directly 10 '"e
White House and had long conference
With the President. During the afternoon
Senator Jones visited Secretary Carlisle
and discussed the situation with that OIL
POL ont OF these two visits 1t was be
u.voy harmony and unity OF action
,,u1 come. but such hopes were doomed
g. disappointment
when the confcrrces met again this af-
tornoon a number OF tentative PROPOSE
tions were advanced by the House but
none Of them were such that they could
b. accepted by the Senate. II is known
that the sugar schedule alone prevents
nD agreement. and that as soon as that
d, out Of the way the rest Of the work
vII require bat a very short time At
ro conference to-day the House members
oTrrcl as a solution Of the trouble the orig
i,4l schc lule proposed by the Senate grant
lre specific duty Of / cent a pound for
sugar testing 50 degrees and then pro-
rressing upwards 10 refined sugar. but
tits was rejected as not acct ptable TO
III Senate
THE DIFFERENT1AL4
Several other suggestions were made.
laf the Senate couferrees notified their
colleagues that no schedule could be
o,.r.lI 20 that did not include the differ
e~till on refined sugar. After more or
l.es of discussion the conference ad-
'.lru.i 70 meet tomorrow morning at
=. l.rlock IN the hope that tho difhcult
,roilcm may be solved at that time
10 is learned that tho hopes of the
nate for speedy action were due %
TAX n the House members Yesterday.
l..laUng that they were ready TO CON
s..r the items Of the Senate In the
,r.rcr light. but when they came into
Conference again to-day, the House mem
i.r. pursusl thrr former policy of re-
f.nr 10 consider anything but let
f..u on the part Of the Senate. The
e.ltta members were feeling very blue
...r the situation Tonight. and one sena-
,.- not q member Of the conference,
tHf one who Is In touch with all that
g. I1ro there. made the statement that
.a would not be surprised II another ms
..r...ir., rcport was made within the next
fe, or three days. When II was sus-
,..s,.l That this might kll the bill. IN"
-Iv r.plv was: "Thc President is respon-
l.ll. fur That result. II it comes upon ihe
country and no one else
-rl- sentiment was also echoed 10y an
,tr,r leading member Of the so-calicd
Conservatives. who has been keeping a
gerry close watch on the proceedings OF
.hr conference.
SUGAR TRUST REPORT.
u ie rrobahlc that the select committee
o. H.. Senate appointed TO investigate
the d.ings Of the Sugar Trust I'm conn"c-
h0n with the formation Of the tar.d
iIl win make IT'S report 10 IN" senate
committee tomorrow. The committee WAS
lu executive session to-day considering
the question Of a report and publication
of IN, testimony taken OH the latest phase
az the casc-thc alleged charge against
senator Camden that h. speculated in
tlear certificates. 1t - understood to-
nIeht that upon this part of the investi-
cation the committee will be quite unani-
nous and that they VIII suggest thdt
Nr Camden has conducted ms business
affairs in this matter in such way that
ih.r. was some ground for The newspaper
publications.
On the other matters at issue-the part
th.. sugar Trust played in the whole busi-
moss. here Will he a divergence of views,
ANA the Republicans will take the ground
mat the trust probably eXertcd an undue
Influence in the formation Of the SUGAR
.chedulr. and had some powerful friends
.f court when the sugar question came up
for consideration.
The printed testimony when VIII re
,,i,.n ont with the report contains lit'le
~ general interest that has not been pub
I-A.I heretofore.