Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-09
ALMOST AN AGREEMENT
May Report the Tariff Bill to
 Full Conference Today.
IRON ORE AND COAL UNSETTLED.
Both Democrats and Republicans Think
 That an End to the Long Drawn Out TarIn Conference Is at Hand-opponents Figure on Three Uncertain Vote. to Win.

That an End to the Long Drawn Out
 Tarin Conference Is at Hand-opponents
 Figure on Three Uncertain Votes to Win.
 WASHINGTON, Aug 9-when the Dem oCratic tariff conference adjourned late it was understood on all sides that tho Democrats would report to tho full con ference today. Members of the confersncc supported the general faith by their state ments. which wrrc more or less sanguine or guarded, depending upon the tempera- ment of the speaker. While their utter anoes at the time of adjournment werc not so strong as those which were heard earlier in the day, they were still sufficiently as- surfing to justify the statement that, bar. ring improbable contingencies, the Demo cratic members Of the conference will find themselves prepared some time during to- day or at the latest on Friday to call in the Republican members of the conference for a full meeting.
 II will not say" said Senator Jones. that We have agreed, for that would not bc true, but the situation is cheerful and the indications are that we shall finish the work Thursday. If WIG do not come to an agreement, Thursday. shall cOnsid- CT the conferonco at an end. tpr do not sce the utility of continuing our interview with the house confcrces longer" Sugar DennIteIy Settled
 This situation was at the end of a day which hAd started out with a dctCrmInn- tion on the part of the senAte eonfcrces. | supported by the conservative senators. | to bring the question at issue to a fnality during the day. and which later brought the positive though unofficial announce ment that this end had been accomplished and an understanding reached
 The report began to gain circulation aarf afe NN1 stronger and stronger without rccciving positive confirmation from those in n DO sition to know the facts until members of the conference and senators who had been closctcd with them confirmed 1t to the | extent of saying that while all the details had not been ngcd they felt confident | that a basis had been found upon which tho confcrccs of both houses could stand and terms actually agreed upon which the conservative senators would accept Both Democrats and Republicans accepted this as the approach of the end and as equal to a definite announcement of agreement The terms as given out were that the sugar schedule was to be as published last | wcrk-namely. a duty of 70 per cent nd valorcm on raw sugar. 70 DIT cent on the | value of raw sugar in the refined and one 1 fifth of a cent diffcrential un refined sug- ar; 10 cents n ton on cual and frCc irIn or,'. with slight changes in the metal. wOOlcn and cotton schedule.
 When, however the cnnfernoe recon vencd, 1t soon devrlOp,Jl that by no means all the details had been arranged. and also that therc was mon, or less opposition to | the programme. and it was not long be- fore the conferees found themselves bother ing over many of tho same propositions which they had been considering for days. It also became noised abroad that the out | look was not sO bright as 1t had appeared | a few hours b,forc.
 l It was understood that objection had | boon made by the house to the retention | of tho duty on coal and that certain sen ators, among whom was Senator Pugh of | Alabama had taken decided stand against hat they termed the sacrifice of iron ore. Thcso complaints were sufli- | cicnt tO cause the confcrres tO halt for a time, and it iS known that some difficult ties were encountercd in adjusting the differences on other schedules.
 wnI Coal anal Iron Orc He Frees
 Tho cOnferecs wcrc therefore not so san guine upon the adjOurnwcnt of their aft | ernoon session as they were when tho forC- noon session closed. They came out ot the Cunfrrcncc somewhat anxious. but still. as they asserted. hopeful thHt today would sea the final adjustment of their differences
 Indeed. sugar appears. from the state ments given out. to bo the only article l upon which s definite conclusion hns been | reached, but 1t was understood that either coal or iron ore would go to tho free list, and the other would be dutiable at the senate rate. During the day 1t was first one and then another of these articles tha: | was tO he free, and finally 1t was left open until today as to which it was to be- Outside of sugar. iron and coal, very little Is said about the other schedules. al. though the senators say therc will be few material changes in the manufacturing schedules as passed by the senate The house oonferecs fear that many changes would bring on another debate from Re publican senators, whereas 1t Is under stood they will not delay the passage of the bill if the senate schedules. on which tho Republicans have securcd concessions. arc allowed to prevail. The metal schCd- ulc will have to h. changed. however. tu accord with fr'e iron ore If 1t is finally concluded that this article Is to l-e select cd for the free list.
 Late in tho day the report reached the house of representatives that n final agree mcnt had been arrived at.
 The reports of this agreement were SC positive that they were discussed nr. complishCd facts. and the Democrats oI the house werc mOre elated than they have been in months Routine business was neglected. and members gathered in knots and discussed the situation
 southern Member. Not PIeased-
 House members representing large iron and coal districts said that as bctwccn tn. two they would prcfcr free iron ore tC free coal Some surprise was expressed that the principle of frec raw material: should be applied 10 one article and not to thu other. IL was reCognizcd, however as q cOmpromisV, in which each side placed an article according 10 its respec. l tive views
 Members of the Louisiana delegation wcrc not pleased with the rcportcd Agrec mcnt. They said no bounty whatever wa. given In the sugar schedule. and the pur peso was tN put the new law into effect al oneo without giving the continuance they had expected until Jan. I next. TherN was much talk among them that the schedule would not receive their votes
 Representative Catchings of the rules committee Is hopeful that an adjournment