The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-18

WASHINGTON, D. G., July H.-The
frat formal conference on tho tariff bill
with all the senate aud house members,
both Democratic and Republicans. pres
ent wac hold to-day and continued only
an hour. An adjournment was then
takcn until 9 o'clock tomorrow. Tho
proceedings Of the full conference con-
sisted in an effort on the part Of the
Democratic members to enlighten their
Republican colleagues on the elements
OF disagreemcnt between the Demo
cratic members OF the two houses, with
out revealing tho methods bS viii ch
they have sought to get together or the
details of tho proceedings OF the Demo-
cratic conferences.
Senator Voorhees,, as head Of tho
Democratic conforees. made somG.
what formal and full statement Of the
situation. Ho said that no discourtesy
to the Republicans had been intended.
The meetings had not been conference
meetings, but had been confined 10 an
effort 10 bring about some settled policy
among tho Democratic conferees. Soma.
tor Voorhees, added that no was frank
to confess that the efforts toward agree
mont had not proved successful Tho
fcatnros Of Disagreement wero thon
gone into at considerable longth by MIR.
Voorhees, aud his associates. Thoy
stated that tho sugar, coal, metal, woolen
and cotton schedules had boen the
chief bones OF contention, but did not
givc particulars in any case except in
that OF sugar, with reference to which
they stated that tho house members
had indicated q willingness to grant
somo duty on that article, but had OBJ.
jected to tho ditieren.ial duty on refined
sugar.
Tho question finally arose as to what
would 30 done now that the full couter::
encc had assembled. II was suggested
by Senator Aldrich that tho bill should
be takon up item by item and be con-
sidered by Republicans aud Democrats,
but tho point was raised that this ap-
peared 10 DO hardly worth while In view
Of what tho Democrats had just dis.
closed that there was no prospect oil
agreement on tho main question.
There was no further proposition sub.
mitted and no programme outlined, and
the conference adjourned until 2 o'clock
tomorrow, the Democratic contcrees
agreeing to meet prior to that hour to
further consider tho course to be pur-
sued.
Tho meeting today was not marked
by any sharp controversy or criticism,
hH af p
Reed find utterauce. It was when
Chairmon Wilson, speaking rather
personally OF tho amendments urged
by certain Democratic senators. said
that II might be we'll to inform the pub
lie OF tho situation by printing in the
tariff bill the names Of the senators
alongside their respective amendments.
To this Mr.. Reed responded that the
public would probably mistake tho
tariff bill for biographical dictionary.
AZ q result ot to-dRy's meeting the
Republican conferees concluded that a
general disagreement would bo report
cd 10 both houses within fow days.
Thore was no distinct statement or
proposition to this ofIeCt, but 1t appear
od to be tho only conclusion to bo drawn
from which they had occurred. Sena-
tor Aldrich and Mr.. Reed said there
would bo no disposition on tho part Of
tho Republicans to delay q report OF dis
agreement At tho close Of to-day's
meeting Chairman Wilson stated that
no exact plan was in view for reporting
back to Congress. It Is believed, how.
over, that a plan will DO developed to.
morrow and that report OF disagree:
ment will bc made to tho senate and
house within tho noxt two days.