The Portland daily press., 1894-08-09
CONFERENCE ENDS TODAY.
An Agreement on the Tariff Bill is
Reached.
TO BE SUBMITTED TO REPUBLI-
CAN MEMBERS THIS AFTERNOON.
Hawaii is Formally Recognized by the
United States Short Sessions Were
Held in Congress Neutrality-suspicious.
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Held in Congress Neutrality-suspicious.
tering Indulged in by the senate-Ap-
pointments Made
Washington, August s.-When the tar
If conference adjourned few minutes
before 6 tonight, 1T was with the under
standing at the session tomorrow morning
all details would be arranged, and the
Repub blicans should in the afternoon be
informed of what their Democratic col
leagues had done. Two of the most
prominent managers on the part of the
Senate made the emphatic statement
that tomorrow would see the end of the
conference, and by night there would be
either an agreement or a general break
up of the conference. But one thing he
said could postpone the result any long
er. Should the House conferees consent
to the agreement and should the arrange
| ment of details consume SO much time
as to run the work over in theknext day,
that would be permitted, otherwise the
close of tomorrow would witness the
| end of the labors of the conferees ON
| te tariff bill. So little is it to be accom-
pished there is every likelihood the Re-
publicans can be called on at an early
hour, and it would be no surprise if the
Senate should have the report of the con-
ferees at reasonably early hour in the
! afternoon. A hitch that still remains
| for settlement is on iron ore and coal.
AS tar as principle is concerned those
| items seemed disposed of finally. One
of them is to be free and the other made
dutiable. These matters were the sub
| ject of three distinct changes today. At
3 in the afternoon it was decided iron
ore should be free absolutely and coal
should retain rate of 40 cents ton
| fixed by the Senate for period of five
| years, at the end of which time it is to
| be free. subsequently proposition
was made to fix sliding scale that
would reduce the duty specific percent
age each year. This antagonized House
| men, anxious to gain as much in the
| way of concessi on as possi BILE, and who
persisted. The result was this matter
| was left until tomorrow morning for
| final decision. Al the conclusion of to
days conference, all the conferees ap-
| peared in very happy frame of mind
and there seemed to be very good reason
for their statements that an agreement
was soon to be reached.
| One of the Senate conferees SAID
! there was an agreement the sugar sched-
|. ule would remain as 1t was published
| Friday last, 40 per can't on raw sugars,
/ and one-fifth differential on; refined sug-
| ar The sugar schedulesis looked upon
! by the conferees as settled. Lead ore is
said to be in the same way. An effort
was made in some quarters to have the
| House rate, which greatly. reduced the
| duties, restored, but this was not done.
| The Senate rate, ION tobacco will probably
| stand it is understood the House pro-
| visions on wo0lens, cotton goods, and
| metal schedule have been cut into but
| little compared with cuts upon which
| the House insisted Indications are that
the reason the conferees did not finally
| settle coal and iron tonight was the SEN
ate members wanted an opportunity of
consulting with colleagues to see bow
| the proposition if submitted in confer
| ence would be received. The latest pro-
| position is to put iron ore on the free
| list and reduce the duty OH coal five
cents per annum until it gradually
reached the free list A full canvass of
| the Senate showed the Senate conferees
| they could not touch coal without i'm
| periling the whole bill, hut iron might
| be tampered with without having that
| disastrous effect. "A prominent mem Der
| of the conservatives wasscalled upon one
| of the conterees this evening for advice
| as to how he and colleagues should act
| in this matter, was told the day for Civ
| ing advice had passed. The conferees
might now bring in any kind of report
they pleased. and the Senate would vote
on it.
At one stage in today's proceedings
| the Seate conferees told the House con-
| ferees they could have either coal or
iron free, and the House promptly ac-
cepted coal Then began canvass of
| the conservatives to see what would be
the result Of this compromise, and it was
seen at once such scheme doomed the
bill to failure aud made such men as
Faulkner, Pugh, Camden and German
| indignant The Senate conferees told
their associates they could not grant
the concession, and the House men fin
ally accepted free iron ore, and suhse-
quently insisted they should have that
originally given them. This was the
condition of affairs when the conference
adjourned for the night. That report
| of some kind will be made tomorrow
| is almost certain.
|