Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-29

necessary TO go TO the capitol FOR the
opening OF the sccondtarin conference.
The presidents desire to see Mr.. vii
son before the conference opened, cou-
Piled win Speaker Crisp's call at the
white House Yesterday and the presi-
dents request Of Mr. McMillin to come
20 the White House last night. was
all accepted Ia congressional circles us
evidence that the president was willing
to let Chairman Wilson and Mr., Nc
Mflin know exactly what his position
was before the Informal conference was
resumed. When the visit OF Mr.. VIII
son TO the White House became known
among the members II was felt on all
hands that settled policy on the
part OF the administration had been
agreed on and there waR intense eager
ness 10 learn which course Il would
take. II WAS almost .hs unanimous
expression Of members that but two
courses were open IN view Of the at
titude OF the senate, and the tie vote
yesterday, viz. To accept practically
the senate bill or to leave the Mckinley
law standing. The expressions We're
quite general as thht between the SER
ate bill with such notifications MS
could be obtained and the Mckinley
law. the president and Mr.. Wilson
would reluctantly accept the former
and thus end the legislative panic and
avert the probable failure of all tarin
lNEAslAAAoNs a ihffiNtT WhNat itAhNlNlNH
with the president are very close said
that while he could not speak with
authority, he had no doubt that an
agreement by the conference-evcn
though It be an acceptance OF the
senate bill, with some notifications
would he acquicsced in by the president
as the best thing obtainable. The pres
dents letter TO MI. wilson. said this
member, had pointed out clearly what
Z the choice Of the president had been,
but Il did not 70 to the extent OF conf
hitting the president irrovocahly
against the senate bill Il II was every
thing obtainahic from conference.
! Chairman Wilson saw several mem
! bers OF the house during the early part
/ OF the day, and while he avoided n
/ direct committnl on the issue between
/ the house and senate, these members
/ rot the impression in general way
( that Mr. Wilson regarded the situn-
I ton as extremely prociarlous and MS
l presenting choice between the sem
/ ate bin. somewhat mullhed and n
continuance OF the Mckinley bill, and
he regarded the former as the lesser
evil. Members OF the house, In speak
ing OF accepting the SENATE bill" use
the words as meaning coal iron ana
sugar, an there Is no doubt Of n COM
promise on many of the other sched-
ules.
on these threo items house members
feel that there may be some slight
change in the senate rates, although
the substantial features VIII stand II
was significant In this particular that
a leading Democrat OF the house who
expects to start tonight on campaign
tour prepared his speeches on the basis
OF practically the sennte'5 schedules of
sugar. coal and iron
The early session OF the conference
was devoted entirely 60 an exchange OF
views on the situation, with the zen
ate members doing the greater part ol
the talking. They told the house mem
bers that In the present feeling In tn,
senate 1t was out OF the question foI
the senate confeIeeH to make any con
oessions on the PRINCIPAL articles u
dispute and that in their opinion th'
conference would have 10 adopt prac
ticallE the senate b \ IT there woult
be no tarln legislation The hous'
Democratic tarin confcreeR went to tn
ways and meang nou-iff W., t,,Y am an
a.. s-.,a-oi 10. -.et'se WIN Wv 49,
tors ended. the stray members an'
visitors retired and i.ie four house con
ferees held secret session. IL wa
the first time they had met In TN
way and Il was taken to Indicate
nurpose to decide on line OF action
II was stated positively by house con
feroes that the meeting with the sena
tors had been confined to genera
going over OF the subject and that NJ
agreement had been reached on IRON
coal or sugar. It was also stated tina
the Republican conferees would b
called In mt the meeting on Monday
Chairman Wilson this afternoon sen
for the entire ways and means commit
tee, Democrats and Republicans, an
some general legislation referred TO IN
committee was taken up.
At the close OF the meeting In IN
ways and means committee room
chairman wilson said the full com
nittee had approved Representatiy
Doolittle'B bill 10 admit certain eXhit
It's to the exposition at Tacoma. Wash
free of duty THE chairman declined
, state what the tarlft conferees ha
done at their secret session.