The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-01
PROSPECTS FAIR
Senate Conferrees May Meet
House Men Half Way.
Iron, Coal and Sugar Items viii, II Is
Thought, Be Satisfactorily Settled.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The p~spscts OF
an agresme nt on the tariff are much i'm
proved. For the irst time In many days
the house Democratic eonfsrrsss came
from the meeting with the statement
that previous i~rreooncflAbls differences
were In process Of amioabls adjustment
With much satisfaction the house MEM
bsrs stated 70 their associates hat the
senators had shown . disposition for the
first time TO meet the house half way.
As to the time Of reaching . full agree
ment, there was q differences of opinion.
One house conferres said 1t would preb-
ably be this week. Another thoughe IL
would be soon" Chairman WILSON
would not sven admit that the under
standing had gone far enough to warrant
the prediction of q speedy report. he
said, however. that the conferress had at
least done business. and made progress.
which was more than could have been
said Of the past meetings.
Senators Not Sc Hopeful.
The senate c0nfsrrses came from the
meeting without showing the hopsfulness
Of the house members. They said the
conference was as far from an agreement
as Il had ever been. While there was
y0lB CDuulCt dI0Ouk tuO00
formed of the inside workings Of the con-
ference. the general belief prevailed that
the hopefuinsss Of the houSe oonferrees
had some substantial foundation.
One of the conferrees said that while no
final agreement had been made on iron.
coal and sugar, yet that sufficient had
been developed In conferencst TO show that
en- agreement could be reached on these
three most important items which would
be acceptable to the senate and house
conferrees and to the house Of rspresen~
tatiyes. Whether It would be acceptable
20 the full senate this eonferrss expressed
some dou bit. In this connection IL de-
Seloped that Senator Caffery Of Louisiana,
who has been most active on the sugar
question, had q long, n II " said salts
factory, conference with Speaker Crisp
and Chairman Wilson.
While the house oonferrees were %
pleased at the bright outlook, their sena-
torial colleagues oontentsd themselves
with saying that while they were hope
full Of reaching an understanding, nothing
had transpired In conferences to base this
hope upon. They declare that on the e.
sentiai items Of disagreement the con-
fsrrees are a. far apart ~ they ever were.
May Ne Decided by Monday.
An increased h~opefuinsss that Q bill
will be agreed upon 10 noticeable. how
ever. upon the part of Democratic sena-
tors who are not members OF the cenfsr-
euce.
One Of the leading conservative senators
said a. he was leaving the senate sham Der
last night that the tariff bill would be
finally agreed upon by next Monday. and
be added that the bill would be virtually
the senate bill. Yesterday developed the
possibility Of . report Of partial agree
ment, and while this report at Arst ap-
peared as . vague Tunor tts probability
was sfterward confirmed BY senator's not
mem bsrs Of the conferences committee
arhe fact that the sonfsrrses had the
schedules other than those relating to
sugar, coal and iron ore under oonsidsra-
tion yesterday n n fact Ia confirmation
Of the report
Congysssisnal Worn.
The only feature Of interest In the pro-
eeedines Of the senate yesterday was .
discussion on the site for . new govern
msnt printing ofios, which oame up dur
ing she consideration Of the sundry civil
Till. The general deficiency sppropris'
tion bill was reported to the senate and
placed on the calendar. ~ was also the
house bill to provide uniform system OF
bankruptcy. Mr.. George gave notice OF
bis intention to call the latter up for oon-
liberation next Monday. The report oi
the conferences committee on the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted. Agree
ment was had on some OF the senate
amendments. and disagreemsnts or
others, and the bill was sent back to con
ference.
Most of the time In the house was spent
discussing the senate amendment to TIT
agricultural bill appropriating s1.eoo,o o'
for the destruction Of the Russian thistle
In the northwestern states. The house In
structed the eonfsrssa - further insis