New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-11
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by THE UNITED PRESS,
Washington Aug 10.-To-morro" Is LOOM" w.
as the tine set for the battle ro!ai III ' -
,racted struggle over the tariff lo-hs"'
have been numerous conferences on the pa''
both the friends and the enemies OF the p'"' anu
the air is full of runners of plots ana coui'' P
tho, have for their purpose the safety OF Inv "
s,ruction OF the tariff measure over "hio" ''
well nigh year Congress has peeh "ia"es
One of these conferences is said 10 nave oee'
at the White House. while another, on 'he Pa' VI
those interested in the preservation OF the fiouH
h,u uas hold at the Arlington Hotel ut which
chairman Wilson and Isdor Straus, VINO Is I"
close friend of the President were present i" a.
urnar room of the hotel another conference was
engaging the attention OF certain i'eP"'''" ~
tors aided by ex-Speaker Reed
Ono Of the most startling rumors OF week 'na'
-. -, nrouac of reports Is which was
ovch.a for by a prominent Senator tonight IL
was that a plot was in process OF ihcupa'o" i ,
having Of violent hands on the Iariii Dial anu 40
n,esentation to the House, for the purpose Oh no
ing that body accept the senate
mass the bill 1t is said that the House coh'e'ie.s
80 h.oome possessed Of information that ieaVes
,hnr, M room 10 doubt that 1t is the lntehuoH VI
the Senate to defeat any report 'hal 10 ' ',.
may make and then XIII the lariii o'n
Tbe House conferrees are determined accorui's ~
bte IN
ard. and with that end in view have decioea '"a'
,h, r,us, take the bill back to the House ana pre-
-, :. 90 that body for action regardless Oh l'' par
u.mentarv standing any of the precedeh'S u '''
Senate of Congress ~ c,a.ors
There is a diversity of opinion a'i'"e ~
- a. ,he s,atus of the bill The majority ho"eNe.'
ho,d that the bill and the report must come p"'h
., ,,e hodv granting the conference, ana ho' 10
~. hodv asking IT, In this case the senate grah'eu
the conference. ,,
ON the other hand. the House members c'a"'
that they have authority for their position IN 'ie
Reed manual which those who have examiner mo
the question closely say gives the right 10 'he OH "
tho hodv originally asking the conference. y" "
case the situation would not be cn"ns'' to,oo
Senate is the body that asFei 'i'' me- ,,
A careful canvass Of enc authorities on Paf'a'"e"
49,. ,,,o,,a appear TO uphold the contention Of
49, senate that the Senate must act upon the meas
ure before 1t possibly reach the House IL t'e
Senate has really made up It's mind to deieat inc
bill nothing but resort TO the most desperate
meas ures can get the bill into the House, where II
might be saved from an untmey death by the ac-
ceptance of the Senate amendments
A REMEDY WOULD BE FOUND.
The Senator's who were informed Of this alleged
plot in discussing the matter tonight. said
that If the House attempted TO pass the bill in this
way they doubted much II the act would be CON
stitutona, and declared that remedy would be
found by the Senate. The bill would, under the
Speaker Of the House after enrolment. and would
then come to the Senate for the signature of It's
presdinp officer II was asserted that under such
circumstances the Senate. taking umbrage at the
insult TO It's dignity. would pass resolution a.
recting It's presiding officer TO refrain from attach
ing his signature TO the enrolled bill. and thereby
defeat the final official act that would send the
bill 10 the President
This story dealing as II does with a situation
utterly without parallel In the history OF the Amer
lean Congress. can scarcely be credited but II was
believed to-night by number of leading Senator'S.
and the initial steps have already been taken to
hated on the part OF conferrees for the House
Mr. Jones would not say tonight whether ne
would speak tomorrow or not Dui, rs ne ne hoS
patience cease to be virtues, ne will probably add
Something to what Mr. Vest may say Altogethrr
the debate tomorrow, in which the Republicans
will hardly participate. Will equal ANYTHING the Sen
ate has witnessed during this session. The indca-
Villas and others. may consume a good deal OF time
in discussing the matters that come up ana IL may
be hat they may go 10 r rne q That 1hev Viii
do this Is prophesied tonight ana ~ y aiso saia
tina, this rssored to night Sr session HclcheI may %
predicted by Senators representing both me Demo
cratic and Republican parties that Mr Hilis reso,
that IL the final vote of the day be reached the
bin viii be killed. II the Senate conferrees are
instructed 10 bring In report disagreelng II IL IS
impossbie 10 agree. they will do IT in short order
and the senate Will endeavor to act upon 1t before
adjournment That is the vote that Is feared and
that is TO be kept off II possible
APPARENT BAD FEELING.
When the Senate conferrees left their associates
shortly before o'cock there was every evidence
Of bad feeling. While the debate going on in
the Senate some OF the House conferess were In the
sa.er.es but 1t long time after that that the
Senate members OF the conference returned 10 the
room Meanwhile the House cenferrees nad not peeh
ton OF their Senatorial associates. The House mem
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