The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-10

the report should be accepted by both
houses, and should become a law, We
should all be happy"
The conferees adopted Senator Brice's
suggestion and presented the proposition
10 the afternoon session or the conferees.
1t is understood that the proposition ere
ated some surprise on the part OF the
House members. who at first evinced a
disposition to accept IT, but after eonsid- ai
ure of the proposition, and other features
involving the acceptance or the other SEN
ate amendments, declined TO vouchsafe "a an
answer without further consideration. This
question was therefore, undisposed OF when
the eonferees adjourned for the day;
The Republican Senators were also IN
consideration with the senatorial tar1ff
conferees during the day. and, 1t is under
stood, have given notice that If there is
material change in the more important
cles they will resist the immediate disposi-
ton of the committees report when made,
and have stated that in that event more
tariff oratory may be expected.
The House conferees have their side of
the situation TO tell. Chairman Wilson au-
the conference to-day, that the reports cur
rent throughout the day TO the erect that
President Cleveland had interfered with
the informal agreement reached last night
were wholly unwarranted and untrue. Mr.
Wilson said the executive was carefuliy
refraining from exerting any influence on
the confereeS, and was leaving the MEM
bers to shape their course as they saw ht
The chairman called on the President oc-
caS1Onally, he said, but IL was not very or
ten, and at these times Mr. Cleveland
showed a delicacy in saying or doing any
thing which could be construed as an exer-
ton of executive or administration infiu-
ence on the work of the confereeS.
AS to the misunderstanding throughout
the day, the House men understood, when
the conference adjourned last night, that
the Senators had conceded that either iron
ore or coal was to go the free list, the
other remaining on the dutiable list. While
the House men had given no definite an
nouncement of their choice between the
two items il was generally understood that
they would prefer to have iron ore on the
free list. When, however, they entered the
conference to-day, they had concluded
among themselves that il would be prefer
able to have coal on the free list, leaving
iron ore dutiable at 40 cents a ton. This
conclusion was definitely announced to the
Sena tors, but the House men were sur
prised to find that the willingness to con-
cede them the choice was somewhat abat ed.
What had caused the change was not mad e
clear, but in discussing il tonight, the
that il was clearly due to the influence
of those interested in the sugar schedule.
Whether the difficulty would be solved to-
morrow or would be declared off entirely
was not clear TO the House conferees In
the event of an understanding on coal and
iron tomorrow the House conferees ex-
pressed the hope that the Republican con-
ferees might be called in late in the day
or on Saturday, although the differences
developed to-day on coal and iron as well
of the other schedules, mada
the chances of a full conference less hope
ful tonight than they were last night.