People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-03

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Ihe Demo-
cratic members of the conference
committee on the tariff bill were
prompt in resuming their session to-
day. all the members were present
except Chairman Voorhees,, whose alb
sence was on account of illness. The
indications are that there will be
numerous changes in the less impor-
tant schedules Of the bill. These were
agreed upon tentatively III former
conference, and it is considered i'm
probable that the basis of agreement
then arrived at will be changed ma
terially during the presentconference.
1t is believed that there will be no
material change in the metal sched-
ule. When the former conference
broke up the house members were dis
posed to hold out stiffly for consider
able concessions on cutlery and steel
rails The prospects now are that the
rates cut on nails will be lowered
somewhat, but that the cutlery rate
will not be changed.
The senate conferrees will probably
accept the house rate, 81 per pound, on
wrapper tobacco, retaining the senate
phraseology. There will also be some
changes in the wooden schedule, the
most important of which will probably
be in the paragraph relating to cloth
for mems wear. The senate bill pro-
vides duty of 40 per cent on articles
OF this class of less than so cents per
pound value and of so per cent on ar
ticles Of greater value. The indica-
tions are that the rate has been made
As per cent A similar change will
probably be made on wooden articles
not especially provided for, but it is
not believed that the Encouragement
will extend to women's and children's
goods. The house rate on rovings and
tops, rs per cent, will be accepted.
Cotton cloth and cotton yarns will
probably be reduced to the extent of
about per cent, as will laces and en-
broideries, on which the rate will
probably be made As instead of so per
cent.
The house rates on China and earth
eLware, which are slightly higher
than those of the senate bill, will be
accepted. The senate probably will
recede from its increase of the to-
bacco tax, and it is said to be probable
that there will be a compromise on
the bonded period extension, the tax
being fixed at 81 and the bonded
period at five years.
Chairman Wilson arrived from West
Virginia this afternoon, and within a
short time received message from
the executive mansion requesting his
presence there. He was with the
president for some time until it was
time to go to the capitol for the OPEN
ing of the second tariff conference.
The presidents desire to see Mr.. Will
son before the conference opened,
coupled with Speaker Crisp's call at
the White house yesterday and the
presidents request of McMillin to
come to the White house last night,
were all accepted in congressional cir
cles as evidence that the president
was willing to let Messrs. Wilson and
McMillin know exactly what his
position was before the informal con-
ference was resumed.
When the visit of Mr.. Wilson to the
White house became known among
members j: was felt on all hands that
a settled policy on the part of the ad-
ministration had been agreed on, and
there was intense eagerneSs to learn
which course it would take. It was
the almost unanimous expression of
members that but two courses were
open in view of the attitude of the
senate, and that the tie vote yester-
day, viz: To accept practically the |
senate bill or to leave the Mckinley
lay stand, and expressions were quite
general that as between the senate
bill with such notifications as could
be obtained ana the Mckinley law,
the president and Mr. Wis., would
lcc!!1I,Ssttaa1tly accept SIS former ana !
thus end the legislative panic and
avert the probable failure of all tariff !
legisls'.,r,
Zone member, whose relations with
the president ere very close, says
that while he does not speak with au-
thority he had no doubt that treat
ment by conference-even though it
be the acceptance of the senate bill
with some modifcations-would be
acQuiesed in by the president
as the best thing obtainable.
The presidents letter to Mr.. Wilson,
said this member, had pointed out
clearly what the choice of the presi-
dent was, but he had not gone to the
extent of committing himself irrepar-
ably AGAINST the senate bill.