The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-31
THEY ARE UNABLE T0AGREE
CoNFEREEs COME TO NO DECISION " ON THE TARIFF BILL.

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 Willing 10 Sit Until Next March if
 Necessary Reports That tho President Nili Veto the Senate Bill.
 Washington. July 3o.-When the tariff conferees met to-day at o'clock sena- tor Harris called them to order and In brief speech referred to the condition Of MT. Voorhees,. chairman of the senate finance committee, who. he said, was a very sick man and was worse to-day than he had been at any time since he became ill. There was that in the tone of MT. Harris brief reference that led the committee to think that Mir. Voor- hees was much worse than even Mir. Harris cared to say.
 Mir. Vest was also absent, although he was in his committee room. Mir Vest is suffering from erysipelas,, and his face, in addition to being badly swollen. was covered with iodine paint for the purpose of relieving pain. He said that unless his presence was need- ed he would not attend the meeting.
 MT. Harris as temporary chairman of the conference, speaking for the major 'ity. said they had been unable to agree and that there was necessarily nothing for the conference to do but to adjourn, which was done, subject to the call of the chairman. Nothing was said that would indicate to the republicans what the democrats had been discussing or how they considered the situation.
 When MT. Harris made the statement that the democrats had been unable to agree and that they would consider the question further before they again called the conferees together, MT Ali son, speaking for the republicans, said he hoped the democrats would get to- gether and agree upon something as soon as possible as the country was anxiously awaiting final action, and that such action should be had,
 After he conference adjourned MT. Ald- rich said that the bill passed the senate on the third of July. almost one month ago; and that since that time the re- publicans had not contributed to any of the delay They were, he said, ready to vote on the conference report and end the matter. as they believed the coun- try was entitled to action. Republicans, he added. had not engaged in the re- cent debate in the senate, nor had it been their fault that the senate con- ferees had been unable to come togeth- CT and submit some sort of report to the senate. Every day of delay that went by, said MT. Aldrich. was charge able against the party in power
 Three of the four democratic house conferees, MessrA Wilson Montgomery and Turner. are willing to remain in session until the fourth of next March rather than to surrender to the senate. Mir. McMillan of Tennessee. the house conferee remaining. Is. willing to meet the senate conferees in g. more concilia- tory spirit. Notwithstanding the dead lock in conference the belief is general among the house that bill would not be agreed upon. The house demo- crats insist that the senate conferees will not yield. Senator Villas Is quoted as advising his associates to stand firm as the senate would yet meet them at least half way. .,
 An eastern republican informed a re- porter to-day that the president would veto the senate bill if 1t was sent to him for his signature. He insisted that he knew whereof he spoke. A New York democrat. whose relations with the president are more than usually intimate, characterized this statement as nonsense" He declared that he was as good a tariff reformer as the president. He would, however, support any bill which the house conferees would report and the president would sign it.knowing that if hese gentlemen indorsed 1t it would be the best they could get.
 MT. Springer had numerous confer ences this afternoon with members of the house with respect to the caucus which will be held on Thursday. While the proposition is fiercely combatted by large number of democrats, MT. Springer insists that the caucus will be held.