The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-11

SUSPENDED.
II is Caused by a Resolution by
Senator Hill.
THE BILL STILL in DOUBT.
The Resolution Calls Upon the Senate
COnferrees to Report the Existing
Difficulties to the Senate.
THE BILL STILL IN DOUBT.

WASHINGTON, Aug 11.-Yesterday was
the first day in the senate since the tariff
bill was sent second time to conference
that there was any unusual interest in
the proceedings. Senator Hill, who has
been the central figure in several dramatic
scenes during the tariff debate, was again
in the van of the fray His resolution di-
recting the tariff conferrees to report the
difficulties and cause of the failure to
agree was q sensation. 1t was almost
adopted before the senators fully realized
it's Importance The conferrees were
aware of it, and were willing it should be
adopted. BY parliamentary tactics a vote
was prevented on the resolution either as
presented by Senator Hill or in the form
urged by Senator Aldrich.
Enough was developed, however, to
show the temper of the senate conferrees
Senator Vest hoped that it would pass so
that the calcium light might be turned
on" and he be given an opportunity to
''refute the infamous lies that have been
told about the cOnferrees on the part of
the senate" Senator Harris was willing
that the conference should have an airing,
but wanted it done in a strictly parlia-
mentary way Senators Villas, Gray,
postponed.
The conservative senators were anxious
that the conferrees should tell all, and
upon this point they for a time followed
the lead of Mr. Hill By skillful manage
ment those who did not want a rupture at
| once prevented the impending conflict.
| The resolution finally went over, and the
Republican managers, who were assisting
to make trouble saw that the Democrats
| were uniting to prevent the storm and
would not risk another vote in order to
| keep the resolution before the senate.
| The remainder of the session was de-
| voted to the consideration of the Chinese
| treaty The senate adjourned at 430 un-
| til today, although the peacemakers en-
deavored to have no session until Monday.
| When the tariff conference closed last
| night it was with the understanding that
the meetings would be postponed for the
| present. No time was set for reassem-
| bling the conferrees, and it was felt that
no further sessions might be necessary in
case the senate acted favorably today on
| Senator Hill's resolution, directing the
senate conferrees to report the condition
| of affairs What was of most Importance
was the feeling expressed by the house
| cOnferrees at the close of the conference
| that in case the Hill resolution passed
and they believed it would-the conference
would practically be relieved of it's work,
and it would remain only for the house to
accept the senate bill as a lesser evil, as
they believe, than the Mckinley law
These conclusions were reached after a
| day of intense excitement among the tariff
leaders. The day opened with the senate
proposition for free sugar still pending
| hafn ha bof
and his house associates were satisfied
that the tender of free sugar was not
made in good faith, and they had there,
fore requested the senate conferrees to
furnish poll Of the senate showing that
If the proposition were accepted it would
be adopted by the senate and the bill
passed The poll was considered as soon
as the conferrees convened. 1t disclosed
that in the event of the acceptance of the
free sugar amendment the bill as a whole
would be voted against by thirty-eight
Republicans and by Senators Kyle Allen
and PETER, Populists, and Caffery and
Blanchard, Democrats, a total of forty
three votes, or sufficient to defeat the bill
This poll was made on the best judg
ment of the senate oonferress The houst
men accepted it as showing conclusively
that the tender of the free sugar amend
ment, while made in good faith by the
senate conferrees, was a means adopted by
the conservative senators for the purpose
of defeating the tariff legislation anC
leaving the Mckinley law in force.
The discussion brought out for the first
! time the statement that the defensive al
lance between certain senators had pro
ceeded further than mutual cooperation
and understanding, and was now reduced
to a signed agreement. While members
Of the conference did not claim to have
seen the agreement, they stated as a fact
that Senators Kyle, Allen, PETER, Blanch
ard and Caffery had reduced their under
standing to black and white, and hao
signed it, to the effect that they would
vote against any bill which did not con
tain bounty clause for sugar, As free
sugar would eliminate the bounty pro
vision, the signed agreement was re
garded as showing that the five senators
combined with the Republicans would de
feat the bill.
1t was while animated comments were
being made on the foregoing conditions
that word reached the conference of Sena
tor Hills coup d'etat in the senate. The
conference hastily adjourned, the senators
going on the floor to take part in the de
bate. Mr.. Wilson was not disposed to at
tach much weight to Senator Hilrs move
at the outset, and said that it would be
futile, as the senate could not act while
! the bill was in conference, This feeling
was shared to a large extent early in the
day by house leaders, who characterized
1t as one of the bluffs" which had beer
made of late to demoralize the house con
ferrees and force them to yield Later in
the day however, this feeling gave way
20 one of profound concern over the situa
tion and the future of the bill.
At 2 o'clock the conference, or a rem
nant, again assembled with the liill reso