The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-08-16
THE DEADLOCK.
The Tariff Bill Still In Tho Hands %; the
Conferees-Hiil Offers a Resolution Calf
log for Information as to Their Doings.

log for Information as to Their DoinEs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-From day TO
day the country and congress has been
J tricked by the promise put forth. that
an agreement was reached or about to
be reached, and that the republicans
would be called in to meeting Of the
conferccs tomorrow" This ran along
until Friday, when Senator Hill sue
ceeded in making an issue by offering
= resolution calling for information
from tho conferees.
The issue thus made SO cleverly by
Senator Hill has been reinforced by
Senator Aldrich. and there is little
doubt of the adoption of one or tine
other of the resolutions when vote is
reached.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, says that
when a report has been finally agreed
upon in conference committee tho tar
if bill will come to the senate first, as
the body which granted the last re-
quest for conference
Should the senate ever get the tariff
bill into its poss esSion again. Senator
German would be in a position to defy
President Cleveland and the house. and
he could dictate his terms instead Of
having TO listen to further suggestions
or dictations of the man in the white
house.
1t is this very situation that house
confcrees will undoubtedly avoid. 1t is
almost certain that the policy of delay
marked ont for them will be continued
in refusal of the house conicrees. for
the present. to join the senate con-
ferces in ii report of agreement or dis
agreement. So long as the house
cOnferees refuse to make a report the
bill will remain in conferences unless
the house should take like action with
the senate in dischnrring IFS ronierces.
1t can be seen, therefore. TINT while
the Legislative position of the bill is
somewhat complicated by the possible
tiles of action or inaction on the part
OF the senate or house conferees. it is
clearly apparent that. SO long as the
tariff bill remains Enacted upon by the
house confcrecS it Gun be withheld
from the hands of Senator German and
the conservatives.
Senator Hill Friday night gave out
the following statement in regard to
his action Friday in reference to the
tariff bill:
MY object in opposing the rcsolu-
tion to-day was to expedite the posi-
ton of the turitf measure. Every days
delay is injurious to the business inter
ests of the country and the bill should
be disposed Of one way or another.
The conference committee ought to
know each others mind by this time,
and II they can not agree, tho fact OF
such disagreement should be reported
to the two horses, when. Il no under
standing can be reached upon bill.
congress should promptly adjourn and
give tho country rest
I'VE have now been in session for
nearly whole year, and have had
ample opportunity to lcSislutc a sem
atOr or member who does not know
exactly what he wants to do on the
tariff question after all this time spent
In useless delihcration Is unfit to rep
resent any constituency
eve have dclibcrated enough. We
want action. Let the two houses take
the bill out of the hands of their con-
ference committee and proceed to vote
at once upon the disagrccing provis-
ions, and if no agreement can be
reached let the whole matter go over
until the next session and let congress
adjourn and give the business interests
Of the country chance to recrperate
from the present depression.
Congress must AROUSE from it's
lethnrgy and should act In accordance
with public sentiment. and not in de-
iance of It. Either pass thrift bill
or adjourn and go home. These are
my sentiments. and believe they are
the sentiments of nine-tcnths OF the
people Of both parties"