Evening journal., 1894-08-09
ALMOST All AGREEMENT
May Report the Tariff 3ill to
Full Conference Today.
IRON ORE AND COAL UNSETTLED.

Turin Conference Isat Hand Opponents
Figure ON Three Uncertain votes to Win.
WAsHNCToN, Aug. 9.-Whon tho Dom
ocratic tariff conference adjourned late
80 was understood on an sides that the
Democrats would report to tho fun con-
ference today. Members of the conference
supported the general faith by their stato-
ments, which were more or less sanguinc
or guarded depending upon tho tempcrn
mcnt of the speaker While their utter
ances 40 the timo of adjournment weio rot
so strong as those which were heard earlier
in the day they were stil sufficiently us-
suring 90 justify the statement that, b1r-
ring improbable contingencies, the Demo-
cratic members of The conference viii lind
thcmsclvo, prepared some time during to-
day or go the latest ON Friday TO call in
the Republican members of Che conference
for % FUN meeting.
''I viii not say " said Senator Jones,
.'that we have agreed, for Chat would not
De true. but tho situation is cheerful. and
the indications arc that we shall finish
! tho work Thursday ~ we do not como
to am agreement Thursday, / shall consid-
cr the conference 40 AN end, for / do not
see the utility of continuing our interview
| with the house conicrgcs longer
Sugar Definitely Settled.
This situation was at the end of a day
which had started out with "a dctcrmina-
/ tion on the part of the senate conforoos,
supported by the conservative senators.
to bring the question at issue to nnalty
during the day, and which later brought
! tho positive though unofficial announce
ment that This end had been accomplished
and an understanding reached.
The report began to- gain circulation
early yesterday afternoon. and it grew
| stronger and stronger without receiving
positive confirmation from those i'm Ii po-
! sition 60 know the facts until mpmhors Of
! the conference and sanators who had boon
| closetcd with thom confirmed it To- The
| extent of saying that while all the details
! had not been arranged they felt confident
| that % basis had been found upon which
/ the conforccs 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
Co q definite announcement of agreement
The terms as given out We're that tho
! sugar schedule was To- DE as published last
weck-nancly duty Of 40 per cent ad
| valurcm ON raw sugar, 40 per cont ON the
| value of raw sugar In Che refined and ono
| fifth of % cent di1erontial on refined sug-
| ar; 40 cents % ton 0n coal and free iron orc,
| with slight changes i'm the metal, wooden
ana cotton schedule.
When, however the conference recon
1 vcned t soon developed chat hy no means
an the details had been arranged. and also
that there was moro or less opposition TO
/ tho programme and 10 Was NOT long he-
fore the confcroos found themselves bother
I Cd
which thoy had been considering for days.
It also bccame noisod abroad that the OUT
look was not SO bright ass it had appeared
o fcw hours before.
10 was understood that objection had
been mado by tho house 90 the retention
of the duty ON coal, and that certain scn-
! ators, among whom was senator pugh of
| Alabama, had taken decided stand
I arainst what they termoi the sacrifice of
| iron ore Those complaints were suid-
ciont to cause the confcrces To- halt for "a
timo and it is known that some difficult
tics were encountered in adjusting the
differences ON othor schedules.
VIII Coal and Iron ore BE Frec9
Tho conferees were therefore not so san
guino upon the adjournment of thcir ait-
ernoon session as they were when the fore
noon session closed They camp out of
tho conference somewhat anxious, but
still as they asserted, hopeful that today
would SEQ the final adjustment of their
differences
Indeed sugar appears, from the state
monts given out, to- DO the only article
. upon which @ definite conclusion has bcon
reached, hut it was understood that cithor
coal or iron ore would go To- the FREQ list,
and the other would bo dutiable 40 tho
, senate rate. During the day i5 was first
one and theu another of those articles tina;
, was 90 he free and finally 10 was loft open
, until today as to which 10 was to be-
Outside of sugar, iron and coal, very
little lis said about the other schedules, al
though the senators say there will Do few
material changes in the manufacturing
, schedules as passed by the senate Ihl
/ house confcrccs fear that many change.
would bring ON another debate from Re
. publican senators. whereas 10 is under
stood they win not delay the passage of
the bin N the senate schedules on whicf
[ the Republicans have secured concessions
, arc allowed to- prevail Tho metal schcd
+ ule will have TO be changed, however, O.
accord with FREQ iron ore II it is finally
/, | concluded thas this article is TO DE select
a cd for the flso list
Iuto i'm the day the report reached th'
, / house of representatives tnaO Anal UgfcC
/ mcnt had been arrived at
: The reports of this agreement were 81
positive that they woro discussed as ac
, Comphshcd facts, and this Democrats %
. the house were moro eiated than they hav
y been in months Routine business wa
!. neglected and members gathered i'm knot
and discussed the situation.
southern Members Not Plef sed.
b House mcmbcrs representing large iroi
"a and coal districts said that as between
v the two thoy would prefor free iron ORC e
Z, free coal Some surprise was espresso
!. that the principle of free raw material
should be applied to one article and no
. to the othar was recognized, however
Il as a compromise IN which each sid
A placed an article according Go its respect
= tive views
"a Members of the Louisiana delegatio
were not pleased with the reported agrc,
T. mcnt They said no bounty whatever wa
u. given iu the su-ar schedule. and the pun
pose was to- put She now law Ito effect q
once without giving tho continuance the
had expected until Jan. ! next. Thci
was much talk among them chat th