Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-25
Everybody at the Capitol Appears
to Be at Sea.
VARIOUS AND CONFLICTING VIEWS
Secretary Carlisle Devotes the
Day to the vexed Problem.
VAIN PRESSURE ON MIR. Villas

Secretary Carlisle devoted all the fore
noon today to a careful consideration of
the tariff situation. Senator Harris had a
conference with him on the subject. lasting
an hour and a half. and Interstate Com
missioner Morrison. known as "Horizont tn
Bill" had an equally long conference ca
the same subject. Persons supposed TO re-
fleet Secretary Carlisle's views on the
tariff complications are confident of the
passage Of a bill at the present session of
Congress- and that existing differences be-
tween the House and Senate In the matter
of sugar. coal and iron will be compro-
missed on a basis honorable to both bodies.
No one attempts. however. to explain how
this happy contamination Is to be brought
about
An Effort to See Crisp.
Secretary Carlisle also went to the House
Of Representatives at 10 o'clock today, and
sought Speaker Crisp. who had not yet ar
rived. 1t was the first time Mr.. Carlisle
had been at the House in some months,
although he has been a frequent visitor
at the Senate during the tariff struggle.
On learning that Mr.. Crisp would not ar
rive for some time, the Secretary said that
engagements at the treasury would prevent
him from waiting, and the meeting was
deferred.
Chairman Wilson's arrival from West
Virginia last night gave further ground for
House would not remain entirely passive
while the Senate had nominal possession Of
the entire tariff controversy.
ArdOr Waning in the House.
Among members of the House the feeling
Is strong that the end of the tariff fight
is not far off. In analyzing the struggle
from the House view. members say there is
no longer the incentive for a prolonged and
determined resistance by the House. This
resistance was largely inspired, they say,
by the feeling in the House on the sugar
question.
Those who had talked Of holding out all
summer did 50 because Of their views on
sugar. But they say the contest has
changed materially since the President
letter. so thai at present the main con-
tention of the House is fer free raw ma
tertals VIZ: Free iron and coal. On this
contention there is not that ardor and de-
termination apparent In the House that
there was on the former issue. On the
contrary. many prominent membership
Guiding some who are classed as radical
free-traders-have let 1t be known that free
iron and free coal are not worth the con-
fict they are causing.
This and the desire to get home to their
congressional districts Is the most notice
able tendency toward a settlement
There Is no indication. however that this
ieeuts u stdreu Dy speaker crisp or Chair
man Wilson.
Anxiety Over the Villas Motion,
Pressure has been renewed to have Sem
ator Villas withdraw his motion instructins
the Senate conferees to recede from the one
eighth differential on sugar.
Senator Villas does not say what he Will,
do. but enough has been disclosed to show
that before the motion Is withdrawn or
disposed OF, except by being declared cut of
order or voted upon some understanding
must be reached as to what the sugar
schedule will be.
Senator Villas, II is known, is determined
70 insist upon keeping his motion to the
front, and not to allow the bill 10 be GENT
back to conference without Instructions un-
til an understanding Is reached that the
conferees will strike out the one-,igbth OF
a cent per pound on sugar
1t means practically that the conferees
Will not be instructed by the Senate but
thar they will be instructed by the caucus.
1t " known, that even IL Mr. Villas should
Withdraw the motion Of instructions II
would be renewed by other Senator's Mr..
Villas withdrawal is urged as much to Sc
cure his vote for an uninstructed confer
ence as anything "'se as his vote for su N
a motion would Try It,
II a caucus as cement Is obtained the
same democratic votes that retained the
one-eighth IN the bill when 1t passed the
Senate are expected to send the bill to con-
fereace without instructions. But the de-
termination Of MI. Villas to stand by HIS
motion until the understanding Is reached
as to what the sugar schedule will be IN
conference precfpitates a crisis which the
caucus must decide.