Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-02
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WASHINGTON, d. c., August 1.-An
agreement between the House and Sen
ate tariff copferees may not bs reached
tomorrow, but every hour brings 1t
! nearer.
Every hour increases the probability
that the House will get the concessions
| IL asks.
No one now seems to question the
passage Of tariff bill.
Senator German to-day assured an
anxious friend thata bill would pass,
and did not assert IL would be the SEN
ate bill.
At the close OF the second session OF
the conferees this evening Representa-
tive Mcmillan said;
I'VE have no, reached IN agrssmsnt
yet, but we will agree"
The confidence notfcesbls among
members OF the House yesterday was
increased to-day. All the pointers they
got from the Senate end Of the capitol
tended 10 prove that the haughty gen
tiemen over there we're recovering their
equilibrium and common sease and
would soon recognize the iacs that u
they did not wish to take the response
biIity OF preventing all tariff legislation
tbey would have to meet the House half
way at least.
Well authenticated stories were In
circulation that the conservative com.
blns showed
SIGNS OF DIsISTE0RArIso.
| German In diseussiog the sftustisb.pri-
vately, was declsring that he was oil
right, he would vote for any bill NE
conferees would agree on,. bnt the trou.
bic, he said, wes with Brfce apd smith.
! They we're obdurate. They would listen
10 no talk of concession.
BrIce, on the other hand, announced
himself willing TO Hbids b. s''s. ,', - e,u
/ ferees' report. bat feared Go. rG1..st.e.2a
Smith were deaf TO rssson,
Smith talked 10 . similar strais Of
| German and Brice. allowing Tito be In
ferred that be would not Shink, of stand
| ing In the way Of an agreement. He
was too anxious for tariff bhl to do
anything OF that kind. German and
Brlce were the dangerous men.
No doubt the knowledge that :be
Louisiana Senators had como TO thor
ough understanding with the admins
tration and the straight-out sarih re-
form leaders in both branches OF Coz
gress had q great deal to do with the
charge OF heart experienced by the.
members OF the conservative combine.
| The House leaders and the closes,
friends OF the ad ministration assert that
the Louisiana Senators have entirely
shaken of the
INFLUENCE or THE COMBINE
and stand ready to accept the terms
offered by the House leaders. IL Is said
they will agree to the elimination OF tho
one-elghth dilierentiaI duty on sugar
and take a 1at rate Of 40 per cent with
a continuation OF the bounty for this
year. II they can get this they
will support the bill and vote for
striking out the duty on coal and iron
| ore. Ills also asserted BY the House
leaders that Senators Irby, Kyle and
| Alien will accept propositions which tho
former are prepared 20 make 70 them.
and that their votes are safe for any bill
reportsd from the conference commit
tee. Thus, gradually, the conservatives
ia the Senate are being driven into
corner and confronted with the startling
prospect that the tariff bill may DO
| adonted without THAR votes.
| II situation eau be brought which
renders this fairly certain, no one here
believes that the votes OF German,
Brice aud smith will be wanting. They
will tumble over one another In getting
into line, regardless OF the rates on
sugar, coal and Iron ore.
| Another Circumstances which IL having
much Influence 10 the senate 10 the
stand which members OF the Demo
cratic National Commltte are taking in
| faycr OF the House. IL 10 said thatin
the last few days ell but two OF ths
members Of the committees have sect
kilograms to
THE DEMOCRATS OF THE SENATE
declaring (, would be political suicide
now 10 pass bill which did not conform
70 the dcm enus Oi tuo ffcs'eoss '"ssois
Besides these kilograms from members
OF the Democratic National COMMITTEES.
similar messages are pouring 10 from
the chalrmsn Of the Democratic State
Com mittees, while from private citizens
J all over the country protests are coming
I by the dozen against the adoption OF
the Senate bill.
Altogether it may be said that unless
all surface indications are excssdinsly
deceptive, the Senate will consent 70
very material notifications OF its bill In
the next few days. thus ending the tar
| if agony and Winding up the session Of
congress. The sooner the Senate yields,
the better terms it will be able 10 make.
for every hours delay coDvinces tbs
House leaders more ana more thai they
have the country behind them