The record-union., 1894-07-26
Another Conference to be Held
Between the Senate and House.
PROSPECT OF REACHING A Salts
FACTORY AGREEMENT.
Democratic Senators Hold Prolonged
Caucus, the Speeches. as Rule
Being Devoted to Advising SIREN
nous Effort to Secure Party Har-
mony-The Sugar Schedule the
Principal Stumbling Block.
snacial to the REcoRp-uN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The Senate
will acoede to the request of the House
for another conference on the tariff bill,
and its conferrees will return to the meet
ing with those of the House untrammelled
by any specific instructions whatever.
This was the conclusion of the Demo
cratic Senatorial caucus, which adjourned
sine die few minutes after o'clock to-
day, after two days sitting. While the
caucus did not commit itself to any
definite line of policy in SO many words,
the conferrees feel, with their Democratic
colleagues, that they don't understand
what a majority of them desire, and they
believe this shall stand for the Senate
bill substantially. II is not the prefer
ence of many OF the Democratic Senators,
but it represents the opinion of most OF
them, as expressed in the caucus as to
the only practical measure open to the
Democrats, who must pass some kind OF
g bill. In other words, the result OF the
caucus which has Just closed is the reas-
certaining of w hat was known when the
three days caucus closed last March
that it is impracticable to pass any tariff
bill through the Senate which does not
meet the IDEAS of the so-called conserva-
tive Senators and the Louisiana Senators.
1t became evident soon alter the caucus
adjourned to-day that the resolutions OF
Jeryis TO send the bill back tC conference
was the only course open to the caucus.
The other propositions presented were
those OF Senator Nllas and his friends,
one of which provided for instructions TO
AZ &aunta o0nfprpppA tn rpcaQ9 from the
one-eighth OF cent ditferential on re-
lined sugar, without any other change III
the sugar schedule, and the other 10 sub
stitute for the present tariff schedule
duty of 40 per cent. ad valorem without
auy differential, and that if they are con-
seryative TO instruct the committee to
stand by the Senate amendments.
Senator Villas and two or three others
opposed the latter course, and the con-
seryatiYe Senators declared absolutely
that they would not accept the Wilson
proposition to recede from the ditferentIal,
even though the ad valorem should be in
creased to 10 per cent. or any other sum
within reason. The Louisiana Senators
indicated Willingness to accept the sub
stitute of 10 per cent. duty straight. The
proposition did not, however, meet gen.
eral favor as the wiSest course TO pursue,
Ia view of the hostility OF the New Jersey
Senator and those who acted with him,
and in view of the fact that several Sena-
tors agreed with Villas in his opposition
10 the sugar trust, as matter OF prlncl-
ple advised in favor of the cessation of
all efforts TO give formal instructions.
There have been few secret interfer-
ences from which so many conflicting re-
ports emanaLed, and it was apparent that
each Senator took away an understand
ing to suit himself as to what implied in
structions the conferrees were under
4 Ayto w n
was that forty-three votes could be
counted on to send the bill back TO con-
ference.
The speeches to-day were generally
shorter than those of yesterday, and were
as rule devoted to advising a strenuous
effort to secure party harmony on the
basis of bill which would receive the
support of forty-three members of the
Senate.
Senator Villas spoke in general terms
of the constitutional right of the House to
originate legislation, and, without deny
ing the concurrent right OF the House, he
suggested that the House privilege Iii this
respect could not be ignored. He eau
toned the caucus to avoid all appear
ances of favoring monopolies in view of
the present feeling on the subject.
Senators Smith, Blanchard and Caffery
also made speeches of some length.
Senator German devoted himself to a
verbal statement on the parliamentary
status of the bill
Great earnestness was exhibited in the
speeches of the New Jersey and Louis
lana Senators. A majority of those who
participated in the caucus came out when
il adjourned with their faces wreathed In
smiles, and most of them indicated by
their actions that they believed that they
had inaugurated line of policy which
would secure the passage of a tariff bill.
hnx nYtld ar1f1
to the proceedings announced themselves
as confident of the ultimate success Of
the bill.
The vote on the resolution to send the
bill TO conference again was not unani-
NOUS, Senator Villas and few others op-
posing it, and explicitly stipulating that
their participation i'll the caucus should
not be considered as binding them to
support the report of the Conference
Committee when again presented.
During the proceedings the attitude OF
the Populist Senator'S, Allen and Kyle,
who have generally voted with the DEM
ocrats on the tariff bill, was alluded to,
and one of the Senators present stated
that he had been authorized by Allen to
say that he thought the bounty on sugar
should be continued for the present.
Senators Hill, Murphy and lrby were
again absent from the caucus to-day. 1t
is understood that an attempt will be
made in the Senate tomorrow to carry
into effect the instructions OF the caucus
10 have the bill sent back to conference.
There may be some delay caused by more
speechnIaking, but the Senate members
of the Conference Committee are OF the
opinion that the conference Will be re-
opened by Friday morning.
a new phase was given to the discus
sion ofcoal by proposition thatthe Senate
rate OF 40 cents a ton should stand, with
proviso for admitting coal free from such
countries as make a reciprocity agree
ment 10 admit coal from the United
States free This brought out consldera-
bic comment favorable 10 the proposition,
and IL was pointed out that this would
give the Canadian coal free access 10 this
country, and yet compel Canada to remit
her present duty on that article. While
no agreement was reached, the express
slons were so generally favorable TO the
proposition that it was regarded as ono OF
the points on which a common ground of
agreement In conference could be
reached. There was little discussion of
iron ore. and nothing else was done to
change the situation on that article.
The action OF the Senate caucus was re-
eeived with much satisfaction by MEM
hers of the House, and throughout the
evening they gathered at the public CEN
ters and discussed the prospects of speedy
settlement. Although the general mn
oerstanding of mem bers was that the
Senators had not yielded on iron ore and
discussed a reciprocity clause on coal.
yet the tendency was sc strong for a ter
nination of the struggle that there was
no criticism of what the Senators were
expected to do. Mr.. Springer said that
the caucus action would readily be ac-
cepted by the House, as the point had
been reached when the House wanted