The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-23
TANGLED OVER The TARIFF
All Sorts Of RumOTS AllOat but a
Compromise Probable.

Sugar Clique to Be Pacifed with a
Duty of AZ l-2 Per Cent. Ad
Valorem-A Motion to Indefinitely
Postpone the Bill Feared by Some.
Washington, July 22-There is fever
Of unrest among congressman here to-
night The Senate will have an un-
wieldy subject to handle tomorrow when
it meets Senators German and Brice
viii score the President for what they
consider his interference in legislation,
but this will matter little to the Presi-
dent. The history Of the extraordinary
session is repeating itself now. Then
Senator German and others Matched up
compromise on the repeal of the Sherman
law, and tried to put it through on the
ground that the President indorsed
it. MIR. Cleveland promptly kicked
the compromise fat in the
fire. The Senate got angry;
the Senate yelped, but the Senate surren-
dered.
Senators Brice, German and Smith
hatched up tariff compromise They
then reported that the President sane
toned it. His letter TO Mr. Wilson kicks
this fat in the fire. The Senate is angry.
There has been elimination and there
will be recrimination tomorrow. The
Senate conferees will go back to the com
mittee room uninstructed. In spite of
the attitude Of the House, in spite of the
attitude of Senate, there will be a com
promise.
THE COAL SCHEDULE.
The Presidents recommendations will
go so far as TO put coal on the free
list A member of the conference
told the MORNING News CORRESPONDENT
so much to-day. Twenty-Five cents ton
will be given to iron, which will hold
Senator German.
Sugar will be given no differentials or
retaliatory duties, but there is every rea-
son to believe that a compromise Will fix
upon a duty of 42l6 per cent. adivalorem.
Senators Caffery and Blanchard will not
dare, in the face of Chairman Wilson'S
threat to free list sugar, vote against a
bill With this provision in it.
There has been great hurrying to and
fro to-day. The leaders of both houses
have been busy with the
tariff tangle all day, with the
hope of getting nearer together by to-
morrow. One of the conferees said the
above figures were about those which he
and several others Of the conference be-
lieved would be settled upon. He further
said that one week would see the end of
the conference.
THE DANGER OF DEFEAT
BY the Southern Associated Press.
Washington, July 22-That point is
reached in the House where there is no
new measure of such Importance as to
command the assignment of a day for its
consideration. The committee on rules
will meet tomorrow to decide what com
mittees shall be recognized during the
week for the presentation of business de-
cided upon by them.
1t has finally been decided by the man
ayers of the House that the Patterson
bill to amend the interstate commerce
law so as to permit the railroad compa-
MES under regulations to be established
by the interstate commerce commission to
pool their earnings, shall go over to the
next session for action. This decision was
reached after consultation with friends
of the measure, although there was a
great pressure brought to bear in
favor of immediate consideration. 1t is
believed by many friends of the bill that
its passage, together with the recent
demonstration of the ability and deter
mination of the government to protect
and preserve the free and untrameled
movement of commerce between the
states, will create foreign demand for
railroad securities that will 90 far to-
ward terminating the present period of
business depression.
THE TARIFF BILL FIGHT.
All the interest in congress the coming
week centers about the Senate where the
fate of the tariff bill may be decided by
the vote TO be taken on the conference re-
port which is now before that body for
action. BY Tuesday night history of i'm
portance to the whole country will proba-
bly, have been made, and events fraught
with grave results TO the Democratic
party will have transpired.
There was nothing in the shape of
conference to-day, although senators
charged with responsibility in connection
with the tariff bill called upon their col
leagues, and endeavored to get some light
upon the situation. A prominent demo
cratic leader, chairman Of one of the most
important senate committees, and who
does not belong TO the so-called conserva-
tives. told a reporter tonight that un-
less something altogether unexpected hap
pened before the Senate met Tomorrow
something TO which no one looks forward
all hope Of tariff legislation at this session !
Of congress would be doomed TO disap-
pointment. This view comes from a sen
ator honest and earnest in his efforts TO
secure bill of some sort, and was can
didly expressed only after consultation
he had this evening with some of the
members of the Senate finance commit
tee.
NO CAUCUS TO BE HELD.
There will be no caucus TO discuss this
situation, ana IL is known that thus far
the dissatisfied elements of the party, the /
men Who insisted that the compromise
bill should be passed, have kept clear OF
their colleagues and have declined 10
talk the situation over They stand as
firmly as ever where they have always |
stood, and declare that there is nothing 10
discuss; 10 must be the Senate bin or
nothing. Tho managers OF the bill on
the part of the Senate realize this. and. /
as one Of them said tonight. What can
we dOf There Is nothing % compromise. |
We went 10 the extreme Of compromise |
when the bill was In committee aud there |
Is nothing further that We can yield ex- |