Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-19
TARIFFC CONFERENCE.
DISAGREEMENT TO BE REPORTED TO
THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
BIN, II II Thought, WIN Again Bs In
Conference by Saturday as
Latest.

WARRINGTON, d. c.. July 1s.-The
Democratic conferrees on the tariff bill
held brief session to-day. and ad-
1ouned before II o'clock. They made
another brief effort to reach agreement,
but 1t proved Intellectual, and the meet
Ing adjourned with the understanding
that the full conference Of the commit
tee TO begin at Q o'clock. would report
q disagreement. A report will be made to
the House, but probably not before to-
morrow. The Republican members Of the
committee Will make no opposition to
this course.
The conferrees met again at o'clock.
Within very few minutes afterwards,
Mr.. voorhees, announced that it was ap-
parent that the two houses were un-
able to agree. and 1t had been decided
to report a general disagreement. The
Senate Republicans stood up for the Sem
ate Dill, as did the Democrats, while the
House held out for their bill; and II was
formally decided that the disagreement
should be reported to their respective
horaes. Before this was done Mr. Will
son. chairman of the Committee on Ways
ana Means, stated that II they could get
together on coal. iron-ore, and sugar,
he believed they could fix up an agree
ment that would be satisfactory to both
houses. No proposition looking to this
end was made. and the action here indi-
Gated was taken. The whole thing was
over In very few minutes.
Mr.. Wilson stated after the conference
that he would make the report to the
House Tomorrow morning. During the
informal discussion in the committee
room he was asked by Senator Jones how
long the House would probably debate
the bill. whereupon Mr.. Wilson replied
he thought the copferrees would be in
structed to insist upon the House bill,
and the conferrees would be sent back
within two hours.
PROBABLE SENATE ACTION.
The same question was then put to
Senator Jones. and he said that the ac-
ton OF the Senate would depend upon
the action OF the House. II the House
insisted upon heapiDg Goals or fire on the
heads Of the Senate conferrees and as
sailing them, 1t would be very likely that
the Senate. when the bill came back,
would in like manner debate the Dill.
II Is believed, however, that the bill
WIN dEdln Dt Ill COuttltu'C Wy soheui NoJ
at the latest. Although the report shows
a general disagreement on the question,
this Is not technically correct, for the
reason that agreements have been made
on many items, but II was deemed best
not TO increase them until a conclusion
had been reached on the whole bill.
Mr.. Wilson says the report will be YER
bal, and will simply state that the con-
ference committee Of the two houses has
failed to reach an agreement.
The Committee on Rules Will probably
meet tomorrow and report resolution
limiting the time during which debate
upon the report may continue.
Speaker Crisp would not say to-day how
long the debate on the report would be
permitted to continue in the House, but
IL Is understood It will be limited to two
hours-one hour on each side. Mr.. Wilson
will occupy part IL not all the time
If he is physically able to speak, and
Messrs. Reed and Burrows will be the
spokesmen for the Republican side.
GORMAN THE OBSTRUCTIONIST.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Jones
OF Arkansas, after the Intellectual meet
ing of the Democratic tariff conferrees
this morning. drove straight to the Whitt
House and had over an hours confer
ence with President Cleveland. 1t Is said
he reported to the President that al
movements looking to concessions by tbs
Seaaate to the House conferrees had beer
blocked by the influence OF the Senator
from Maryland, Mr.. German. represent
ing the group OF so-called conservative
senator's IL Is also said that Senator
Jones informed the President that thi'
announcement would probably be made
to the House tomorrow on the part OF
the House conferrees, 1t being the inten
ton of the House conferrees TO let tht
country know where the responsibility
for failure to agree rested The confer
rees held a onsultation this afternoon
with Speaker Crisp before going to th'
full conference. and came away convinced
that they were pursuing the right course
in insisting on the essential features o.
the House bill.