The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-30

mined stend. At their meeting each Of the
four House members was asked to state If
the former conference. 1t developed that
not one of the four had modified his views
in the slightest. They were therefore a
unit In declining TO accede 10 the demand
of the four Senate conferees, and the solid
front OF opposition will be made known 10
the Senators in the morning.
In speaking tonight OF the preliminary
meeting yesterday one of the House con-
ferees said the breach was wider than
ever, as it was accentuateu py the intense
personal feeling that had been aroused.
He added that if a House caucus were
held there would be lines of argument pre-
sented and influences brought to bear
ance of the House conferees, and thus
making the contest more determined than
ever. This view is shared by all the House
confer eos, as we'll as by Speaker Crisp, so
that the movement to have the caucus de-
sert the House confereeS promises 10 be
futile. 1t locks very much like a dead
lock unless the House conferees yield, as
there is 10 indication of any purpose on
the part of the Senators TO do so. The
Senate ccpferees talk frankly about the
situation. and plant themselves firmly on
the proposition that the sentiment in the
Senate is such that it must be the Senate
bill or no bill.
the two houses, with Republicans as well
as Democrast present, will be held at l
o'clock tomorrow. Previous to that time
the Democratic manag gers of the two houses
Will meet informally, when, IL is presumed,
the Senate conferees will be informed OF
the decision of their House colleagues on
the Senate ultimatum of Saturday. There
has been no meeting OF the Democratic con-
fereeS the tariff bill since the auJourn-
ment at 80 o'clock Saturday, and the
Democratic managers on the part OF the
Senate are as vet unnformed as to what
Will be the purport of the reply which the
Democratic managers in behalf of the
House will make IN response TO the Sem
accept the Senate bill. Having at the SAT-
urday meeting made plain TO the House
members OF the e9hIepdhfe ere t wny sdis an6 ue
why it should be accepted the Senator'S
have, since the adjournment on Saturday,
given very little attention to tariff affairs,
and say, when spoken to, that there is
nothing for them to do until the House
members make known their acceptance or
rejection of the proposition. If it be ac-
after a brief conferences: if rejected they
say they see no reason for long parley,
as, under the circumstances, they cannot
abate their demands without endangerins
the passage of the bill in the Senate.
The Senate conferees have said to those
OF the House that To strike out the differ
of eight votes in the Senate, and also that
il is equally important that coal and iron
ore should remain in the bill as arranged
in the Senate. 1t does not appear that any
difficulty has arisen over coal and iron
ore in the present inference, and the
House members have indicated willingness
to leave them as agreed on in the Senate,
il the sugar schedule can be changed so
as to eliminate the special duty OF one one
eighth of a cent. on refined sugars. This
is the only question of real contention, ana
the Senator'S are. apparently determined to
stand firm for the retention of the differ
entails. Furthermore, they do not appear
to be holding out for the Senate schedule
purely on the ground of expediency, but
they also contend for the justice of the
proposition TO give protection TO the re-
finers. When Chairman Wilson. of the
House managers, advanced the proposition
on Saturday that the ad valorem rate or
20 per cent. would, on account of the diff
ference in the market price of raw ,and
refined sugars, give the refiners an advan-
tage of about q quarter of a cent pound.
he was replied to very sharply by the Sen,
ate conferees. some of whom displayed fig
ures TO prove the contrary, while others
argument They also went over the ar
gument as TO the cost of manufacturing
sugar in this and other countries, the House
members contendng it was not worth TAX,
ing into account, and the Senators attempt.
ing to demonstrate the absurdity of this
position.