New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-01
AGREEMENT STILL DISTANT.
TARIFF CONFERREEs NO NEARER TO-
GETHER THAN HERETOFORE.
SPRINGER SUCCEEDS IN GETTING THE REQUISITE
NUMBER OF SIGNATURES FOR A CAUCUS OF
THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS

SPRINGER SUCCEEDS IN GETTING THE REQUISITE
NUMBER OF SIGNATURES FOR A CAUCUS or
THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIsrxE.'
Washington, July Notwithstanding The
many optimistic rumors set ahoat to-day Of an
appreciabe advance IN conference toward an
agreement the Tariff bill. 1t IS clear tonight
that the deadlock between the House and the
Senate IS far ever from being broken,
and that unless q second total disagreement is to
be reported back. the negotiations between the
House and the Senate conferrees will continue
for the present without much hope OF final ad-
justment. The reports put in circulation OF a
mysterious "weakening" now the part of the
Senate conferrees and now on the part of Mr..
Wilson and his associates of the House, come al
ways from interested sources and are simply In
tended to Influence the drift of opinion and specu
laton about the Capitol To-day was the Houses
day. and the House copferrees were depicted
coming from their customary barren and fruit
less informal" meeting with the Senate confer
rees in highly encouraged state OF mind over
the disposition of the Senate managers to accept
something short OF the very last letter and
punctuation mark of the German bill.
The consultation to-day in the Interstate Com
nierce Committees room between Messrs Harris
and Jones on the one side and Messrs. Wilson,
McMillin and Turner the other, with Clifton
X. Breckenridge as a volunteer coach" accom-
plished little have the score OF meetings
held previously to reconcile the differences be-
tween the leaders in the two opposing bra nches.
According to the statement OF one Of the Senate
conferrees. great difficulty experienced in
getting more than three negotiators together al
one time. and the discussion over the same
old ground and ended in the same old way in
an .nsistence by each faction that the other must
do all the yielding suffer all the responsibility
for the failure to pass tariff bill OF any sort
at this session Of Congress. No notices of
further meeting of the full committee We're or
dered and the only conclusion reached was
the unanimous agreement. forced by consulta-
ton with the calendar. that August l should
be dropped summary the date for the new
law 10 take effect
The House conferrees have been contending
against the Senate since Saturday last under
the annoying embarrassment OF fire in their
rear. Mr.. Springers movement for caucus OF
Democratic Representatives to consider the tariff
situation was naturally construed by the Senate
managers as seriously damaging the force OF
Chairman Wilson's contentious that the House
was radically and -rreVocably opposed 10 the
"surrcnders' of the German bill The first i'm
pulse of the House leaders TO combat openly
the plan of holding caucus and to decry the
importance of this apparent revolt OF the rank
and file of the House against Chairman wilson -
policy. Untn to-day 1t had been strenuously de-
MED by the cuckoo" leaders that Mr.. Sprngers
call contained sufficient number Of signatures
TO make It effective. The "Sangamon statesman
was driven on Monday. by much pleading and
persuasion to change tie date Of his proposed
caucus from Tuesday to Thursday, and even yes
terday all possible efforts were made by the
friends OF Chairman Wilson 10 secure the with
(~awal of signatures from MI SprineerS Pc
tltion
To-day, however, the attitude Of the House
managers seems 10 have suddenly changed Rea-
izing the failure OF their attempt 10 suppress the
caucus they are now planning 10 control It's
action and TO convert Mr.. Springer's intended
de claratiOn into an Endorsement, complete or par
tia OF the Crisp-Wilson programme OF no sur
render" to the Senate. On Mr.. Springers an
nouncement to-day that he had secured the
necessary forty signatures, In spite OF seV'al
recent retractoLs WORD was passed about among
the Administration forces that attendance at the
gathering of recalctrants would not only be al
lowable but highly necessary. Mr.. Wilson VIII
probably attend the caucus himself or be repre-
scented there by Mr. Breckinndge. and an open
fight will be made to commit the Democratic ma
FORTY still further TO the prosecution OF the Pres-
dents quarrel with the Sena.e and with Nj
German Until. however. the full strength OF the
Springer revolt" against the Crsp-Wllson pro
gramme is tested in thursdays caucus VIC
House conferrees will find themselves heavily
handicapped in presenting their contentious 10
the representatives of the Senate.
The Senate managers only last THURSDAY re-
ceiyed a unanimous instruction from the Demo
cratic Senatorial caucus to insist upon the Cor
man bill its last detail, ana tney can very
properly now invite the House managers 10 SUD-
nit to a similar test Of opinion from a Demo
cratic caucus in the other branch. II instead
of obtaining a unanimous Endorsement or MT.
Wilson's Cuckoo" policy, the leaders in the House
should be obliged 10 return - conference with
the confession that a minority OF from forty 10
ffty in their own body preferred accepting the
Senate bill 10 proonging the dispute. the case OF
the last ditchers" for free coal and iron ana no
protection to the Sugar Trust would become even
more hopeless than it now u.s. for the Senate after
euch a showing OF disaffectiOn with Mr.. wilson's
policy would be clearly justified in maintaining
it's present attitude with added rgor rms point
has been pressed with embarrassing results upon
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Breckenridge In their recent
unofficial consultations with the Senate man
ayers and II has been clearly intimated 10 them
that they would better postpone their contention
FOR concessions from the Senate until they take
afresh the real Of the Democratic majority
In the branch which they represent
Mr. Harris IS still acting as chairman or the
Senate Committee. and he and Mr.. Jones. OF
Arkansas were again the only Senators present
AT to-day's meeting with the House conierrees.
Mr. VOORHEES, is reported better to-day, Dut Is
moi expected 10 leave his bed before the end or
the week Mr. Vest at the Capitol FOR
short time to-day. His attack OF erysipelas has
lost some Of its virulence but he is sun severe
s,,fferer The attendance Of either Of the absent
conferrees Is likely 10 be greatly needed at the
Capitol for the next few days
uApyo1rc RJrMORS AFIOAT.