New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-07
A HOUSE CAUCUS ORDERED
THAT is THE ONLY COMMENT MIR. VIII.
SONS PARTY COLLEAGUES HAVE
TO OFFER.
IT EXPRESSES THEIR OPINION OF HIS WORK N
CONFERENCE. HowEvER-AN AGREEMENT
APPARENTLY FURTHER OFF THAN EVER
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Washington. Aug. 6.--Ir spite Of the abject
willingness Of Mr.. Wilson and his associates to
surrender in conference the Houses pronounced
and overwhelming demand for free sugar,
with no differental dufy for the benefit Of rhe
reiners progress toward a complete agreement
on the Tariff bill is again dragging painfully.
and there are signs that the pending regotia-
tions for harmony between the House and Senate
managers may again b, broken off without evi-
dence OF the slightest aDpreciable result. Tho
House managers care apparently much moro
about sparing the Presidents political vanity
from the rude rebuff Of an Endorsement in con-
ference of the "betrayal." of democratic prn-
ciple involved in the imposition Of duties on coal
and iron ore than they do about maintaining
the Houses fight against Mr.. Germans sur
renders" to the Sugar T 'ust.
They have. therefore, at the d!ctation OF the
Executive. who confessedly favors substantial
duty on refined sugar. yielded the vital and es-
sential principle Of the Houses contest against
the German bll!-Iits violent hostility namely 10
the imposition of any duty whatever for the
benefit Of the great refining monopoly. But at
the same time. under pressure from the White
House Mr. Wilson and his associates have stub
bornly resisted all concessions TO the Senate In
the way Of indors.ng the Jones-Gorman duties
on coz and iron ore duties in which the House
has but a secondary interest and 10 wnlcn u
would gladly accede FOR the sake OF securing
prompt agreement in the conference report.
ONLY THE PRESIDENTS VANITY CON-
SIDERED
The continued purpose Of the House conferrees
to sacrifice the real wishes and opinions Of the
body they represent rather than permit the
Presidents vanity 10 suffer by an abandonment
OF his fantastic programme Of free iron ore ana
free coal at all hazards. led to-day to another
decided hitch in the negotiations in conference,
and almost involved the Democratic managers In
a new and hopeless deadlock. The Senate con-
fe-rees told Mr. Wilson plainly that there couid
he no reduction in the duties on coal and iron ore
and that reciprocity with Canada in coal was the
only concession possible to be made in response
70 the ,nopportune and mpracticabe demands
contained in the Presidents letter 10 the chair-
man ~ the House Ways and Means Committee
The House managers would not ot course. yielo
tho pryate and personal preferences OF the Ike
cutive with the same complacency with which
last week they threw overheard the Houses ex-
nressed and deliberate opinions on the sugar
schedule. and the prospect q an agreement on
tho lines laid down by the Senate conferrees
seemed. after to-da3's session. further on than "
has been at any time FOR several days past.
So strong indeed the impression az 'ns
Capitol that the House managers had some
how been inspired to renew their Original pfo-
gramme Of delay and indecision. hghtng OIL al
propositions both Of agreement or disagreement
that the fire In the rear from the disanected
clement in the House which has been withheld
for almost a week broke out afresh and call
for n House caucus 10 bc held tomorrow was
ouickly circulated and signed. Its confessed pur-
pose Ike that Of the Springer caucus MoVe'
nent is 10 force Mr.. Wilson and Speaker Crlsp
either TO yield 10 the Senate az once or 10 coi-
tinue their fight against the German Dill tra"Kiy
ard IN the open. II is significant that the new
call was prepared and passed around oy hr.
Bvnum OF Indiana a memDer Of the Ways and
Means Committee and that it received In an hour
or two between fifty and one hundred signatures
Mr. Springer last week bad worked for TWO days
to get a call signed and had then secured scarcey
more than fifty names altogether.
The calling Of the caucrs will necessarily IN
tarrupt any further work in conference on d
report for Mr. Wilson and his associates cannot
look al the caucus movement in any other hsh'
than as suggesting deci led lack Of confidence
in the policy pursued so far by the conterrees'
The House. as is we'll known, is eager TO get
some sort Of a tariff bill passed and the rank
and file II the party finding themselves areaay
sold out BY Mr.. Wilson's decker with the senate
for a ratificat lion Of the JOnes-,iorman sutrehuet
to the Sugar Trust. have become very liI"llleie"'
about yindiclting the alleged Democratic prin.
cipes' of free Goa, and free iron ore IL WIZ
surprise no one here. indeed If the caucus Vo'e'
10 abandon the fight made by the PRESIDENT anu
Mr. Wilson for free coal and iron ore as alto
gethar petty and inconsequential, ana lnstruc'S
the managers In conference to carry out at once
the wish Of the House for speedy Adjustment
ana on the best terms ODtalndD!o
from the Senate The result Of the caucus VIII.
therefore, be looked forward u with great inter-
est. for it will be the FIRST reS chahce .ng en-
ate and the public have had 70 ascertain me
true attitude OF the House toward the Senate's
amendments on coal. iron ore ana sugar.
MR. CHANDELIERS RESOLUTION.
Mr. Chandler had his resolution for an invest'
cation OF the Nova Scotia coal syndicate taken
no again to-day in the Senate Mr. hllss rival
proposition for an inquiry into the ORGANIZATION
and connections In Wash ngton Of the Maryland,
West Virginia and Virginia coal and railroaa
aimed at MI corinaii anu nt Ia
don was attached u the original resolution, am
the two served as basis 0f a very clever sittic"
speech from Mr.. Chandler and some p..e' IT..
marks from Mr.. IIill. Mr. Mllls ana 0inels ,n'
New Hampshire senator's style OF DEBATE Is III
Ipitab ble and he made the Cuckoo opponents
n the project Of investigation vince under ms
hind the coal syndicate's efforts 70 gc' ne ~
cent rate of duty stricken out Of the Tarin Dill
hrough secret negotiations in conference
Mr. Mills offered to-day some E,aerai reS''u-
,rs ,aNnIng tho principles Of tariff taxation as
ne accepts them and ne said he would speak on
ne subject hereafter The resol lu'ions einD)dy
which is now apparently to be taken up
-or defence by Mr.. NILS after all chance OF APP
living II 10 tariff legislation has vanished. IN
.ii1ny In tho Senate foi the last three months,
nv words from him in support Of the theory oI
rec raw materials will rightly seem pltiul ex
,ibltion of feebleness ard hypocrisy. had Mr'
't'jis nossassal the courag, Of his opinions. Mr..
'ipveland's letter to SIR. wilson would never
ave been written. and the Texas Senator could
nave obtained the full credit with the country OK
" n,arIv and omen contest made publicly In
he senate against "perfidies" in party pohcy
o which he could not conscentiously sup
nit A belated speech now. after MS m
,gainst free iron ore free coal. free lead