Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-11
SUGAR SCHEDULE
May Prove an Insur-
m0untable Barrier.
SENATE BILL LIKELY T0PASS
The Senate Has Another Wrestle With
the Mighty Question.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ia crisis IN tho
tariff affairs was reached yesterday, both
In the senate and In the secret councils
Of the Democratic tariff conferrees When
the conference closed IL was with the un-
Outstanding that the meetings would be
suspended for the present.
No time was set for reassembllng the
conferroes today, for II was felt that no
further sessions would be necessary in
case the senate acted favorably on Senator
Hills resolution, directing tho oonferrecs
20 report the situation Of affairs.
What was Of most Importance was the
feeling expressed by the house oonferrees
at tho close Of tho conference that In case
the Hill resolution passcd-and they be-
lieved IL would-the conference would
practically be relieved of the work, and 1t
would remain only for tho house TO accept
the senate bill IA lesser evil, as they be-
lieve, than the Mckinley law. These con-
clusions were reached after day Of In
tonse excitoment among the tariff leaders.
The day opened with the senate PROPOSE
tion for free sugar still pending before the
conference. Chairman Wilson and his
house associates were satisfied that the
tender Of free sugar was not made In good
faith, and they had therefore requested the
senate conferrees TO furnish a poll OF the
senate, showing that II tho proposition
were accepted, IL would be adopted by the
senate and the bill passed.
The poll was considered as soon rs the
conferrees convened. It disclosed that In
the event of acceptance Of the FREQ sugar
amendment the bill as whole would be
voted against by 8s Republicans and by
Senators Kyle, Allen and PETER, Popu-
nsts, and Catfery and blanchard, Dem
Gratis, total Of 43 votes, or sufficient to do
feat tho bill.
The Conservatives Barrier.
This poll was made on the best judg-
ment Of the senate oonferroes. The house
men accepted II as showing conclusively
that the tender Of the free sugar amend
ment, while made In good faith by the sem
ate conferrees was means adopted by
the conservative senators for the purpose
Of defeating tariff legislation and leaving
the Mckinley law in force.
They discussed the situation from this
standpoint, the arguments not lacking
very pointed and personal criticism Of the
| motives Of those who had offered free
sugar and free coal, as we'll knowing, as
they asserted, that they would defeat the
| time the statement that the defensive alli
ancc between certain senators had pro
| ceeded further than mutual cooperation
and understanding, and was now reduced
10 q signed agreement.
While members OF the conference dc
not claim 70 have seen the agreement
thoy stated as q fact that Senators Kyle
Allen, PETER, Blanchard and Gallery haG
reduced their understanding to black anC
white and had signed 1t to the effect tina
they would vote against any bill which diC
not contain bounty clause for sugar. A
free sugar would eliminate tho bount,
provision, the signed agreement was re
garded as showing that the five senators
combined with the Republicans, would de
feat the bill.
Adjourned In . Hurry.
10 was while animated comments wer
being made on the foregoing condition
that word reached the conference Of Sen
ator Hills coup d'etat In the open senate
The conference hastily adjourned, the ser
atoPs going on the floor OF the senate. Nj
Wilson was not disposed to attach muc
weight TO Senator Hilrs move 90 the ou
sot, and said that 10 would be futile, es Oh
senate could not act while the bill was
conference.
Ths feeling was shared TO largo exter
early In the day by house leaders, wh
characterized IL as one OF the 'bluffs
which had been made Of late to demoralil
the house conferrees and force them |
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