The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-09
REPORT EXPECTED TO-DAY.
Various Opinions as 10 The EfCt Of Yes
ttTday'S Meeting Of COnlereeS.
SIysTORS DISCUSSED IT LAST NIGHT,
rfi, Claimed that the Only Hitch Now In
sight Ia the Settlement OF the Iron
ore and Coal Questions.


.. a.rccment, at last eives promise of
a.rt When the tariff conferees
.rcd al few minutes before 6
r, tonight. ii was with the under
...a..- that at the session tomorrow
rrs aA the details should be ar
.. and the Republicans called ia
ts .ternoon and informed OF what their
I.mo.rtuc colleagues had done.
o.. 0. the most prominent managers
l t.. Idrt or the senate made the en-
t..t. atement that tomorrow would
.Hr end oI the conference, and that by
-lt .rre would be either an agree
r.rf .l general break up Of the con-
a, .re thing, he said. could POSTPONE
g.. result any longer. Should the House
confe-,as atrce 10 an agreement and the
ar...t.s OF the details consume
ss tre as 10 run the work over into
--- n.Nt day, that would be permitted,
f- Otherwise the close Of tomorrow
f witness the end of the labors Of
.. ..sferees on the tariff bill.
$. Itty ls yet TO be accomplished.
lvestr that there is every likelihood
..t fte Republicans can be called in
DO an early hour. and there would be
p surprise n the Senate should have
,.s report OF the cOnferees at a reason
My early hour in the afternoon.
IRON ORE AND COAL
Tie hitch that still remains for set
rs 'he principle is concerned. these items
Seem CD DE disposed OF finally; one Of
.-r.rn is 10 he free and the other made
l..ahla These matters were the sub
-..t of three distinct changes to-day.
SO % o'clock In ehe afternoon IL was
decided ttat iron ore should be made
.r-- absolutely. ana that coal should
-tt.|- the rate of 40 cents q ton fixed
fg tr- Senate for period Of five years,
On th- end of which time II was 10
Subsequently, a proposition was made 10
fl Siding scale that should reduce the
duty "a specific percentase each year.
I.is was antagOnized, but the House
-.. anxious 10 gain 8s much I'm the
way o. concession as possible. persisted,
ori the result was that the matter was
i.tt until tomorrow morning for final
At the conclusion Of the conference al
fr4 members from both sides OF the
CAPITOL appeared to be I'm "a very happy
fr4ufe Of mind, and there appeared TO be
very good reason for their statements
mat an agreement would soon be made
The SUGAR sCHFDrLF.
one Of the MANAGERS on the part Of the
Senate said that IL there was an agree
rneut the sugar schedule would remain
as IL was published in these dispatches
Friday Of last week-to-Wlt. torty per
cent on raw sugar. 4' per cent. on lne
raw sugar I'm the refined. ana one-ffth OF
"a cent q Nerential on refined sugar ms
senator also said that he had never
heard Of "a proposition that gained some
CraIauce two or three days aEO 70 the
erect that the basis II the collection or
The duty on refined sugar was 10 be the
duty collected on 100 pounds OF raw sugar
for every 100 pounds Of refined sugar, 8.
AS far. then. as sugar Is concerned II
las r.t no figure in the conference. ana
is looked upon by the conIeree7 DDS
L~-1 ore. about which there has been
cr-4. daal Of quiet talk. Is said 10 pe
ir ttr same way. An effort was MADE III
some quarters to have the House rdlc'
which creaty reduced the duues' loS'oi
a. hlt this was not done. ..
As indicated I'm these dispatches some
dsys ago. the Senate rate on toDaGiCSO
Win probably stand, and WHISKY. WHISKY, "l,lcn soroa
was disposed Of by the conferees soine
d-Ts AGO VIII be put back TO the one
dollar a gallon provided for in the Rouse
Did, with the prOVisO. however, that az az
bonded period may be extended from ~
% eight years by the. payment, aIi aIteir taT tnT
end Of five years. OF an additohai TAX
II fve cents per gallon per year. c...o
II is also understood that the senate
provisions on woolens. cotton goods, ana
the metal schedule have been cut lutO
but little compared with the cuts upon
which the House insisted
70 GAIN TINE.
There are Indications that the reason
the cODferees dld not finally settle coal
and iron tonight was that the Senate
members might have an opportunity OF
consulting with their colleagues 10 see
ference was received. The latest propo-
stiOn Is 10 put iron ore on the free llSt
and reduce the duty on coal hVe Genus
Der annum until 10 gradually reaches the
free list a proposition that viii not be
nearly 50 acceptable as the other when
leaves IL untouched FOR fye years.
a careful canvass or the senate snow
ed the Senate cOnferees that they could
not touch coal without imperilling the
whole BILL while iron might be tamper-
e1 with without having such disastrous
f,a.., aftsaF af ha NJ
servatiVes was called upon by one OF
the cOnferees this evening for advice
ass 20 how he and his colleague should
act in this matter and was told that the
d.v for giving advice had passed. The
couferees might now. this senator SAD,
bring in any kind Of a report they pleas
e. and the Senate would vote upon H.
To-mOrrOw VIII probably see TINS re
r.rf and IL does not necessarily follow
r.t the Senate will accept II. Ihe con
trees viii meet promptly at iO CLOCK,
f.t no one can tell tonight just when
rr'r Republican associates VIII be ad-
-tel 10 the secrets Of the conference
n.
n. may be however. that the Senate |
Nrf.rees may have more trouble than |
Ir. anticipate I'm removing the objections |
oi Ne.r House colleagues 10 certain Things |
iar f,4nspired in the cOmmittee-roOm |
There was ample ground Tor |
many conflicting rumOrs that were |
Aits about concerning coal and iron.
DILEMMA.
40 one stage OF the proceedings the |
Senate cOnferees took the bull by the
'.' and told the House conferees they |
tD-.l have either coal or iron free, ana
.r House promptly accepted coal 1hen
Nrfau tie canvass OF the conservatives |
o see what would be the result or TINS
t'Nir0Wisc. IL was seen az once that
S-'t scheme doomed the bill 10 fallure'
a.. made such men as Faulkner, Pugh'
'e'r-eu. and German Indignant. Inc
3 nate cOnfeIecs went back ana tod
...r a.sOclates that they could not grant
Nt conc CessiOn, and despair once more
irtarI in the cOmmittee-rOom. Almost
.A despair the House men finally accept |
81 Tree iron ore as solace Tor thelI
INJURIES. but subsequently, insisted that |
u'F should have that which was origl-
iaAy given them. This was the condl-
D'n " affairs when the conference ad-
|.ined for the night.
Iiat "a report OF some KIND VIII be
Jmiug tomorrow Is almost GER
tthty What It's fate Will be the next
.t" hours will tell. What the policy |
y ur Republicans VIII be cannot now be
.'.eiDld. This element OF the Senate,
I'VE ana alert 20 embrace every op-
/ unity 10 defeat the bill, has not been
-' During the afternoon session OF
t senate the leaders were In confer
,Ce but they have succeeded IN Keep
"6 strictly secret all that they did.
SENATOR'S DISCUSS THE SITUATION.
Tonight quite gathering Of the lead
'la met al Senator McMillan's for din
-'i and II IS safe 10 assume that the
Iucal side OF the tarin fight was dis