The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-03
House and Senate Almost as
Far Apart as Ever.
SENATE STANDS FIRM.
House On the Other Hand De-
clines Propositions.

however, declare that a tariff bill
will be forthcoming in a few days
Yesterdays hitch was over the sugar
schedule No less than thirty propo-
Bitions were submitted and rejected.
They ran the entire range OF news
paper discussion as to probable sugar
compromises, and after a free discus
sion there was nothing to indicate
that any material change from the
senate schedule was possible. But
equally important were the develop
ments concerning coal and iron ore.
The house cOnferrees have been
forced to the conclusion that the
house sentiment is not sufficiently
strong to enable them to secure free
coal and iron ore at the risk of de-
feating the bill Upon this PROPOSE
ton the president has been emphatic,
but the fact stands forth that in the
South and West, where the Demo
rracy must look for its votes, there is
no strong Sc ntiment in favor of either
free coal or free iron ore. With the
entire country demanding some kind
Of tariff bill the Represe natives are
disposed to yield on these demands
There are other schedules more i'm
portant to them, nd by an insistance
upon free coal and iron ore the house
places itself at q disadvantage by
having to yield on all other schedules
in order to secure two in which it is
not especially Interested
The house cOnferrees do not dare to
give the house a chance to vote on the
bill This was apparent from the
story which Senator Brice brought
from the conference room. He told
half dozen correspondents waiting to
see him that the senate conferrees
had ~ bmi tied two propositions to the
house conference managers
First. the senate managers asked
that the bill, with the senate amend
ments. be submitted to the house to
be voted upon This the house man
ayers absolutely refused to do AS
second proposition. the senate man
ayers asked permission to submit the
Wilson bill to the senate, and this
proposition was also declined.
The reasons for both destinations
were apparent to everyone conversant
with the situation. The house man
ayers knew that three o1rths Of the
Democratic members are anxious to
accept the senate bill and go home. A
revenue duty on sugar cannot now be
avoided, and there is no heart in a
hight Tor coal and iron ore, which
alone aids the New England manu-
features The great beneficiary of
the free coal schedule would be the
Canadian company, the concern re-
Gently capitalized for $50. 600. OOO to
Scotia coal as soon as it is placed on
the free list.
This growing sentiment in favor OF
accepting the senate bill was clearly
shown in the house. Just after the
house adjourned, one OF the congress-
men remarked to another: Il Will
venture that if you submit the prOpO-
Kition squarely to the twenty-five
Democratic congressman here as to
whether or not they are anxious to
HrrN~ . H. Il \ 4
troversy, three-fourths of them would
vote yes" 1t was suggested that a
poll be taken. There were thirty
congressman present instead of TWEEN
ty-dve and eighteen of the number
were anxious to take the senate bill.
it will be impossible to hold the
house much longer. If the conferrees
do not come to terms the house will
demand that a report Of some kind be
made, and having once secured an OPP
Portunity for voting, it viii pass the
senate bill and have the controversy
ended
It is rumored that the president is
now willing to make any compromise
it is possible to effect. The attitude
Of certain resentatives who were
agO. but now who urge a settlement
of the controversy at all hazards con-
firm this report.
Senator smith has left with Senator
Murphy for Saratoga Neither gave
an Indication as TO when he would re-
turn, but it is intimated that they had
completed their Legislative delibera-
lions for the session. If the tariff
bill is to be defeated, Smith AMI
Murphy will do it, Murphy left his
pair with Chandler with the under
standing that the ccnferrees were to
be backed if they stood firm Farther
than this, nothing can be learned.
The significance of this action is that
these senators do not propose to sub
NIT to any juggling with the bill
To-day it is more clearly manifest
than ever before that there viii be no
material changes in the sugar, coal or
iron ore schedules There may be
some slight notifications in the
phraseOlogy and changes in other
schedules, but whatever the result
the tariff law. if one is enacted will !
be practically the senate bill
Proceedings In the Senate.
WAsHINeTON, Aug 3.-But one more
appropriation bill-the deficiency !
remains to be acted on by the senate,
the snndry civil having been passed |
yesterday after q three days discus
sion The most important amend |
ments adopted yesterday were the in 4
crease Of the quarantine fund from /
s624, 600 to $1,000. 600, and donating |