Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-05
STILL HANGS FIRE. The Conferees Have Not Yet Made
 Decision,
THOUGH HOPE STILL EXISTS
And an Adjustment of Differ enCes May Be Brought
 About Soon.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-When the con- ference committee adjourned this afternoon there were two direct and antagonistic views held by senators, both of which had their adherents. It was believed on the one hand that report satisfactory all around would be made to the two houses not later than Wednesday, and on the other hand that disagreeing report was bound to fol- low in the next two or three days. A nearer guess would be, and, after all, the whole situation is very like guess work, that the latter part of next week will be here before any conclusion of any sort is reached.
 When the democratic members of the conference committee disbanded at 5 o'clock tonight the house members ap- peared more jubilant than their senatorial colleagues. indeed, McMilin and Mont gomery seemed to be quite happy. Without saying what had been done, if anything, they declared that what has been accom- plished might not be undone when they met again Monday. There was more In their manner, however, that led to the conclusion that they believed, or at least hoped, that the end was in sight.
 The senate conferees were equally un- communicative. MT. Jones said that he believed there would be report some time next week, and he thought there was light in the distance. Still MT. Jones was will ing to admit that he did not feel as cheer ful over the situation as he did yesterday afternoon. Why he felt so differently MT. J ones declined to say, as that would neces- sarly have taken him into a discussion of the matter that belonged only to the con- ference room.
 Despite all rumors to the contrary the accuracy of the sugar schedule sent out in the press dispatches last night has been confirmed, although it is not the final and irrevocabIe decision of the committee. It is the only one of dozen that the couserv- ative senators will agree to accept, and it is the only one the members of the house conferees have not objected to. That is tho diplomatic way in which the con nferees state that it is the schedule which they will agree to accept. Of course no schedule cap be accepted by the senate conferees that cannot demand forty-three democratic votes, and this one had no sooner been made public than it was antagoniEed by Senators Caffery and Blanchard of Louis lana, who, 1t appears, have been able to form a com mbination with the two populist senators, Allen and Kyle, who are the champions of the beet sugar men ,who have laxse interests in tireir respective states. These four men make no secret of the fact that they will not support the bill II this schedule is adhered to and if they are not given the bounty for the crop of 1894.
 Just how to conciliate these men is the Qestion with which the senate con ferees are now struggling, and until they can do so or hit upon some other schedule that " i'll suit both the Louisiana men and the refiners, and be also acceptable to the house con nferees, sugar will be held in abeyance.
 Part of the time today was consumed in the consideration of the other matter, ID uch pressure being brought to bear upon the conferees on the part of the senate to yield on coal and iron ore. It is said that the only thing the senate will agree to is to give the house reciprocity on coal, but iron must stay where it is. All proposi- tions looking to graduated duty, or it's relinuuishment after period of three wears have been rejected.
 1t is reported that the house nferees have not yet lost hope and they look upon MT. German as the only stumbling block in their pathway to success.
 7 When adjournment was taken tonight it looked as If the conferees, despite their ma ny, tentative agreements, were as far as ever from the goal for which they have been striving. There is, however, gem eral belief that something will be done early next week and that report of some kind will thereafter be made. 1t is said that the senate conferees have begun to lose patience and will vote to ma ke disagreeing report and let the bill m eet its fate in the senate unless their as- sociates give some indication of a desire to come to an agreement on lines that will enable the bill to pass the senate.