The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-09
That Is the Way the Tariff Con-
ferees Put II at This
Tine
Strong Hope That Agreement VIII
BE Reached During tho
Day Thursday.
Hut for All That, There seems Yet 20 lie
Considerable Doubt on tho
Subject.

WAsnIsoToN, AuR, 8.-When the demo-
cratic eonferess adjourned to-day II vas
understood on all sides that the democrats
would report 10 ths full oonfsronos ,o-
morrow. Members OF tho conference sup
ported tho general faith By their state
msnta, which ver0 more or leaa sanRuius or
RusTisd, depending on The tenn psfAmsnt Of
the O. saksF. While the u,tsFAnoss al tAs
tlms OF adjournment wero not a. strong as
those which were heard early In the after.
noon, thsy werS sufficiently assurina 70
Justify ths statement, that, bar log im-
probable Contingencies, the democratic
members OF tho conference vill hnd them
selves prepared some time during to.mor-
row. or nt the latest on Friday. 20 call 10
The republican nsmbs;s Of the conference
for full meeting.
II will not sa'." sAid Senator Jones.
''that We have ngrss5. for that would not be
true; but the situation 10 cheerful, and the
indications are that We shall finish work
TO- morrow. II we do not como TO an
agreement to morrow shall consider the
conferences at an eud, for do not see th o
utility OF continuing our interview with
tho house confersea longer"
This was tho situation as the end OF a
day which had started out with q dstermi-
nation on the par, Of the senate confe' ess.
supported by conservative senators. 10
bring the question Q, issus 10 4 hnality dur
ing the day, and which later brought POSI-
tivs and unofficial announcement that ths
nd had been accomplished, aud an under
standing reached. The rspor began "a
Rain circulation about one o'cl ock, and II
grew stronger and stronger. without
| receiving positive confirmation from thoss
In position TO know the facts till about
| $50 when members Of the conference. and
senators who had been closetsd with them,
confrmsd IL to tho extent Of saying that
while details had NOT besn arranged. they
felt eonndsnt basis had been fixed ugon
which the confsrsss OF both houses could
stand. and terms actually agreed upon
which conservative senators would accept.
Both democrats and republicans accepted
this ss the spIrosoh Of the end, and 81
equal 70 definite announcement OF agree
ment. Inc terms as given ont were that
| the sugar schedule, as published last week,
namely: A duty Of 40 per cent I'D vaIoreus
on raw sugar. 40 per cent on the valus oi
raw sugar In refined. and ons-nfth OF. a
cent difs entail on refined sugar; 40 cent.
ton on coal, and FREQ iron ore. with slight
changes In the metal. woolen and cotton
schedules.
When, however, the conference RECON
vsnsd at thrss o'clock 10 soon developed
that there was more or less opposition 10
| the programme. II also became noisod
abroad that the outlook was not so brigh
as had appeared q few hours before. IL
was understood that objection had been
made from ths house 90 tho retention Of
the duty on coal. aud that osrtain senator's
among whom vas Senator Paqh. Of Ala
bana, had taken a decided stand against
what thsy termed the sacrifice OF iron orc.
They came out OF the eonfeisnce some
what anxious. but still asserted that TO.
morrow would SEQ . 1pal adjustment OF
their differences They stated, however.
that the coal and iron ore rates wero among
those which had not been hred
beyond rsssil. Indeed. sugar appears,
fIom the statement given out TO
bo the only article upon which definite
conclusion has been reached. but 10 Gas
undsrstood that eithsr coal or iron orc
would 90 on the free list. and other articles
would be dutiable al senate rates. The
meSnl schedule viii have 10 be changed ia
accord with free iron ore, II 10 10 nnaliy
concluded that this article 10 TO be selected
for the free list.
Members OF the Louisiana delegation
were not pleased with the reported agree
msut. They said no bounty Whatever ws'
given In the suraf schedule. and the pur-
pose was 10 put the new law into effect a
once. without giving the continuance they
expected Til Jan. l next. There was muol
talk among thsm that the sohsduls woulc
not receive their votes.
Representative Cstchines. OF the rulei
| committed Ia hopeful that an adioufumenl
Of congress will occur next week.