The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28
BUSY WITH GROVER.
The President Calls Chairman
Wilson to His Side.
Formulating Plans for War on
the Senate.
ONLY TWO WAYS OUT.
Either the Mckinley Bill Must
Stand
Or the Senate Bill Must Be Ac-
cepted.
The President Prefers the Lat
ter to the Former.
ONLY TWO WAYS OUT.

WASHINGTON, July 2S-Chairman
Wilson arrived from West Virginia this
morning and within a short time receiv-
ed message from the executive man.
sion requesting his presence there.
He was with the president for some
time, until it was necessary to go to the
capitol for the opening of the second
tariff conference.
The presidents desire to see Mr.. Will
son before the conference opened, cou-
pied with Speaker Crisp's call at the
White house yesterday, and the presi-
dents request of Mr. McMillin to come
TO the White house last night were all
accepted in congressional circles az evil
dence that the president willing to
let Chairman Wilson and Mr. Mcmillan
know. exactly what his opinion was be-
fore the conference was resumed
When the visit of Mr.. Wilson TO the
White house became known among
mem bers, il was felt on all hands that
settled policy on the part of the admin
istratiOn had been agreed on, and there
was intense eagerness to learn which
course it would take.
lt was the almost unanimous express
sion of members that but two courses
were open, in view of the attitude of the
senate and the tie vote yesterday. viz: To
accept practically the senate bill or to
leave the Mckinley law stand: and the
expressions were quite general that
between the senate DILL. with such mod
ificatiOns as could be obtained, and the
Mckinley law, the president and Mr..
Wilson would reluctantly accept the
former, and thus end the legislative
panic, and avert the probable failure Of
all tariff Legislation.
A mem Der whose relations with the
president are very close. said that while
he could not speak with authority. he
had no doubt that an agreement between
the conference, even though it be an
acceptance of the senate bill. with some
mod ifications, would be acquiesced in~by
the president as the best thing Obtainable.
The presidents letter to Mr.. Wilson,
said this member, had pointed out clear
ly what the choice of the president had
been, but it did not go to the extent of
committing the president irrevOcably
against the senate bill if it was obtain
able from a conference.
Conference Committee Meets.
The Democratic members Of the con-
ference committee on the tariff bill were
prompt in resuming their session today.
All the mem bers were present except
Chairman Voorhees,, whose absence was
on account of illness. The indications
are that there will be numerous changes
in the less important schedules of the
bill.
These were agreed upon tentatively in
the former conference, and it is con-
sidered improbable that the basis of
agreement then arrived at will be
changed materially during the present
conference.
1t is believed that there will be no
material changes in the metal schedule.
When the former conference broke up,
the house members were disposed to hold
out stiffiy for considerable concessions on
cutlery, and steel rails.
The prospects now are that the rates
on rails will be lowered somewhat but
-. IL
The senate cOn1errees probably will
acceptthe house rate of 81 per pound on
wrapper tobacco. retaining the senate
phraseolOgy. There will also be some
changes in the woOlen chedule, the most
important Of which probably will be in
the paragraph relating TO cloth for mems
wear.
The senate bill provides duty Of for
ty per cent on articles of this class Of less
than fifty cents per pound value and of
fifty per cent on articles of greater value.
The indications are that the rate will be
made 55 per cent. A similar change will
probably be made on wool articles not
especially provided for, but it is not be-
lieved that the Encouragement will ex-
tend to women's aud children's goods.
The house rate rovings and tops, %
per cent, will be accepted
Cotton cloth and cotton yarns will
probably be reduced to the extent or
about per cent as will laces aud en-
broideries on which the rate will prob
ably be made 45 instead Of 90 per cent.
The house rate china and earthen
ware which are slightly higher than
those of the senate bill viii be accepted.
The senate probably will recede from its
increase Of tobacco tax and it is said to
be probable that there will be compro-
mise the bonded period extension. the
tax being fixed at 81 and the bonded per
iOd at 3 years.
VIII Probably Peas tho Senate Bill.
Just about 1 o'clock the Democratic
conference adjourned for the day The
house members. however, intended to
have meeting today to prepare reply
10 the uitimatum Of the senate confer
rees-
Immediately after adjournment Mr..
Montgomery had conference with
Speaker Crisp and it is understood that
the Democrat c leaders Of the house Will
canvass carefully. It is said that the
house members of the conference was
very reticent today and listened without
comment to the statements. made by the
senators. There was no Joy or exuber-
ance exhibited BY either side and the