Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
MAY A MODIFY | Il: Il IT..
some Possibility Of a Compro-
mise Agreement on tho
Tariff Bill.
SENATORS FIRST TO WAIVER.
Urgent Appeals to Pass a Bill
in Line With the Party
Platform.

C1uo since the CarlH DILL has been In
conference there are signs of wavering
in the strong line that has stood behind
the senate bill. ''Senate bill or no bill''
has been repeated during the day, but
less frequently and with less emphasis
than heretofore. The only explanation
for the brief conference during the day
is the fact that the house conferees feel
that the situation is changing in their
favor. There are many reasons adj
vanced to show that this statement has
gt'od foundation. It is known that the
mails and the telegraph are bringing to
the Democratic senator's urgent appeals
to pass a bill which will not favor the
tr1sts and which will be in line with the
Demands of the Party Platform.
In fact these requests upon the sena:
tors are endorsements Of the position Of
the president and the house in the main
points Of difference. That these tele-
grams are having effect cannot be de-
MED and have caused the senators who
are most insistent upon the senate bill
as regards coal, iron ore and sugar, no
little concern. The house members also
find considerable comfort in their anal
ysis Of the speeches made by the Demo-
cratic senators when the conference
disagreement was before the senate, in
which they find that but one Democrat
besides Mr.. Hill made any pledge of his
vote, and that was Senator Caffery, who
declared that if the
Louisiana Sugar Interests
were not protected he would not vote
for the bill. None of the other senator's,
it is claimed, burned the bridges behind
them; none Of them declared absolutely
that they would vote against the bill if
the one-eighth differential on sugar was
not retained, Or if the duty on iron ore
and coal was stricken out. But more
than this, many of the senators declared
their desire to obtain bill which would
secure 43 Democratic votes. It is pointed
out that none Of these senators, not even
Mr.. Caffery, have placed themselves in
a position in which they cannot support
a bill if it is returned without differ.
entail protection to the sugar refners
) and with coal and iron on the free list
It is known that a great deal Of pressure
is being brought to bear on the Demo
cratic conferees Of the senate to report
an agreement with notifications Of the
three principal items,
Compromise Being Suggested
to the extent of fiat ad valorem rate or
sugar Of As per cent, with an extension
Of the bounty to Jan. 1, 1895, free iro1
ore, coal 40 cents a ton with recipro
city provision that coal shall be admit
ted free from such countries as grant
free admission to coal produced in the
United States. While this proposition
has not been submitted with any asser
! ton that it is an ultimatum of the house
conferees, there is a great deal Of tall
that such a proposition is likely to b.
presented. This, it is believed, will Sc
cure the votes of the Louisiana senators
the two Populists, Allen and Kyle, ant
Irby of South Carolina. In that even
it would take three other Democrat,
senators besides Hill to defeat the bill
and the house members declare tn
number cannot be found.