The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-08-02
PARTIAL AGREEMENT.
Such Report Likely BY Tariff
ConferreeS.
SENATE DEMOCRATS YIELDING.
The House Democrats Report the Sem
ators Willing to Meet Them Half Way.
Senate Confcrrees Claim the Confer
ence No Nearer Agreement.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The prospects
of an agreement On the tariff are much
improved. For the first time in many
days the house Democratic conferrees
have come from the meeting with the
statement that previous irreconciliable
differences were in process of amicable
adjustment With much satisfaction
the house members stated to their asso-
Ciates that the senators had shown a
disposition for the first time to meet the
house half way. As to when full
agreement would be perfected there was
some differences of opinion. One house
conferrees, said it would probably be
this week. Another thought it would
be "soon." Chairman Wilson would
not even admit that the understanding
had gone far enough to warrant the
prediction of speedy report. He said,
however, that the conferrees had at
least done business and made progress,
which was more than could have been
said Of past meetings.
The senate Conferrees came from the
meeting without showing the hopeful
ness of the house members. They said
the conference was as far from an agree
ment as 1t had been. While there was
this conflict Of opinion among those
thoroughly informed of the inside work
ings of the conference, the general be-
lief prevailed that the hopetulness Of
the house conferrees had some subst2n-
tial foundation.
One of the conferrees said that while
no final agreement had been made on
iron, coal and sugar. yet sufficient had
been developed in conference to show
that IN agreement could be reached on
these three most important items, which
would be acceptable to the senate and
house conferrees and to the house of
representatives.. Whether it would be
acceptable to the full senate, this con-
! ferree expressed some doubt.
In this connection it developed that
Senator Gallery Of Louisiana, who has
been most active on the sugar question,
had a long, and it is said, satisfactory
conference with Speaker Crisp and
Chairman Wilson, while the house con-
ferrees were so pleased at the bright
outlook their senatorial colleagues CON
tented themselves with saying that
while they are hopeful of reaching an
understanding nothing had transpired
/ in conference to base this hope upon.
They declare that on the essential items
Of disagreement the conferrees sa9 as
far apart as they ever were.
An increased hopefulness that a bill
viii be agreed upon is noticeable, how
ever, upon the part OF Democratic sen&-
tors who are not members Of the con
ference. One of the leading conserva-
/ tive senators said as he was leaving the
senate chamber that the tariff bill would
be finally agreed upon by next Monday,
and he added that. the bfl would iss var
tually the senate ill.
The situation developed the possibility
of a report of a partial agreement and
while this report at first appeared as a
vague Iumor, its probability was after
wards confirmed by senators not mem
4 bers Of the conference committee. The
fact that the conferrees had the schel-
uIes other than those relating to sugar
coal and iron ore under consideration Is
one fact in confirmation of the report.