The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-13
.THB TARIFF CONFRREES
DISCUSSING THE WHISKY TAX.

This sad Othor Matters Threaten TO Keep
the Members from Reaching an Agree
mont for an Indsanite Psriod-EGert to
Restore Csal to the Free List.
WASHINGTON, July t3-There was more
interest manifested today among senators
and members of the house not members Of
the tariff conference committee than on
any previous day since the conference Of
the Democratic members of the commit
tee began, and the air about both the SON
ate and the house was full of rumers as
to what had been done. Many of these
stories were considered sufficiently we'll
founded to justify senators and members
In discussing them as accomplished facts.
The most persistent Of these rumors was
that coal and iron ore were to be restored
to the free list, as they were when the bill
passed the house. A thorough investiga-
ton revealed the fact that this story grew
ont OF conversation between members Of
the committee and senators and repre-
sentatives not connected with IL, and
while 1t had not been stated in these con
VIBRATIONS that the committee had agreed
upon these changes the outside members
were given to understand that this was
the program, and that it was to be put
into execution by the joint efforts of che
house conferees and two of the senate
managers of the conference.
The members Of the committee spoken
to upon the subject after adjournment OF
the committee, declared that no action
had as yet been taken upon these two
items and they went so far as to declare
that they had not even been discussed
They made the same denial of another
story, which was current 10 the effect that
changes had been decided upon in the
sugar schedule.
A report that Senator German had told
. the eonferees that unless the one-eightt
OF cent differential on refined sugar wa,
retained the bill would be defeated in tn,
: senate is denied by both Senator Gormar
and Senator Harris of the committee. II
appears true that Mr.. German has inter
/. ested himself in having the senate bill
preserved as nearly as possible as Il
/ passed. but he declares that he has mad,
) no threat ms to what would happen il
| case it should be changed
1t developed late last night that til,
, whisky schedule was one Of the malr
, questions of contention. 1t was not set
tied, and the flnnl reformation will b,
maze to-day. But the discussion was Ia
from satisfactory to those who have beer
most watchful of this schedule. Mr., Mont
| gomery, of Kentucky, one OF the confer
9 ees, sought Senator Blackburn when tn
!. conference closed, and later saw Secretar,
t. Carlisle at his residence
i, Senator Voorhees, told Senator Allison
yesterday that he thought the Republical
q senators would he invited into the confer
j ence early next week. Senator Aldricl
Q states that the Republican members o
the conference committee, when they shall
, be invited to participate in the confer
:, ence, will resist any effort that may b
q made to present a partial report, but tina
$ they will insist that there shall be bu
d one report, and that it shall show the en-
tire scope of the Democratic plan. 1t |
understood that Senator Hill will stan
with the Republicans in making this de
n fnapl