The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-06

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-The usual San.
day quiet Of the Capitol building was
broken yesterday by the assembling OF
the Democratic tariff conferrees at 1880
o'clock in the senate committee room on
interstate commerce. All of the Demo
cratic conferrees were present except SEN
ator Voorhees,, who is still sick and Chair
man Wilson, who has gone TO West Vir-
ginia to see his sick wife, The meeting
lasted until 8 o'clock, and was marked
with even more than the usual secrecy,
some of the conferrees declining to admit
that they were together. Others were
more communicative, explaining that the
gathering was due to the desire to expe-
dite a settlement at the earliest moment
possible The meeting resulted in an un-
derstanding that a report should be made
one way or the other-agreement or dis
agreement--within the next seventy-two
hours That it would be an agreement
was not, however, definitely settled. On
this point the conferrees say they have
not yet passed the danger point, although
they seemed more confident that it would
be an agreement.
The discussion again turned on sugar,
iron ore and coal The fact that these
items are receiving attention is taken to
| Indicate that the new sugar schedule has
been thoroughly canvassed and that IL
| will be the basis of an agreement unless
some new obstacle intervenes The house
conferrees are proceeding without refer
ence to the strong opposition to the new
sugar schedule by the Louisiana senators.
| This opposition may he overcome how
ever, by permitting the present bounty or
| a portion of it to run until Jan. next.
The Louisiana opposition has been due
mainly to the fact that provision has
been made for bounty in the senate bill,
and it has been urged that it was bad
faith to cut off the bounty when the pres
ent sugar crop was put in on the basis of
bounty BY postponing the time at
which the bounty provisions of the Nc
Kinley law shall be repealed until Jan. !
would operate on the crop about to be
| gathered This like other details of the
proposition, are not yet agreed on, but it
was mentioned by one of the conferrees as
a fair concession to the Louisiana men,
and one likely to overcome their opposi-
ton.
The Louisiana senators have said that
they would be willing to accept half of
the bounty for the present year in addi-
ton to the duty in the new compromise
schedule.
Some attention has also been given to
the income tax, and while a final agree
ment has not been reached it is practically
conceded that the senate limit of five years
will be adopted The house conterrees feel
that if the tax is in operation for five
years it will so recommend itself that an
extension of the system Will be enacted
at subsequent congress. Efforts are be
ing made, however, to extend the limit bc
SIX or eight years.
With the tarlH disposed OF Jhe senate
could probably adjourn IN three or toul
days time. Inc last OF the general ap
preparation bills has passed bolh houses
and majority OF them have been signed
by the president Some OF these bills are
in conference still, but II an agreement
upon them would bring an adjournment
it would not long be delayed, ms there are
no irreconcllable olAertuces between the
two houses ON appropriations Ihere Is nc
measure other than the Jarlu Dlll ana Jht
appropriations bill which would be strong
enough to hold the senate together, ever
for day. The probabilities tor the WeeB
include report from the tarif confer
ence committee and subsequent debate
and also the presentation OF the confer
, ence reports on the sundry civil, river anc
harbor, Indian and general deficiency bills
and the consideration OF the caIendal
when these more important matters u'
not occupy a position to receive attention
The immigration bill VIII come up this
afternoon, and IN lieu OF the tarln may
, excite considerable debate Inc hepub
lican senators are inclined to press the
question OF further limitation OF lmml
, grafton, but so FAR the Democrats IN th'
! senate have not shown disposition u
accept the challenge, and they may choose
to permit the Repub ubllcans to monopollz'
the discussion OF the subject.
The house VIII proceed TINS week as 1
did last. The house is simply awaiting
the final report on the tarltt bill All III
routine business has been transacted, ant
1t is simply waiting. Today, however, Il
being devoted to the Settle Williams con
tested election case from North Carolina
The remaining days Will be assigned Il
the routine business OF the committee
subject always to conference reports. L