Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-05
SENATOR CAMDEN HERE
HE FEELS CONFIDENT THAT THE TARIFF
BILL WILL SOON BE Law.
Be Does Not Anticipate ANY Long Disagreement BY
the Conference Oommit!es-Mr. Wilson
Rsgaining His Former Health.

After long siege in the United
States Senate with the tariff bill, Sena-
tor Camden left Washington last Tues
day night and arrived in Wheeling in
time to spend his Fourth OF July. He
is stopping at the Mcclure House and
will not return to Washington before
tomorrow noon. 1t was but short
time after be reached Wheeling till his
presence had become generally known
and all yesterday afternoon and evening
he had constant stream Of callers.
Notwithstanding the hot weather the
Senator Is looking remarkably well and
strong. He seemed to regret very much
ths fact that he had not been present
to cast his vote for the passage OF the
tariff bill in the Senate Tuesday night.
at was expected, said the Senator,
that the bill would pass by noon on
Tuesday, or early in the evening at the
latest. and with that in view / had
made all my preparations to leave for
Wheeling at eight o'clock in the even
ing. The vote was taken about two
hours after | left, but my absence
HAD NO EFFECT
upon the vote, as | was paired with
Senator Pettigrew, and the majority for
the bill would have been just the same
had i delayed my trip TO vote for II.
Senator Camden is very much pleased
at the passage of the hill, for which he
has worked so hard, and seems conf
dent that there will be little delay in
reaching an agreement between the SEN
ate and the House and in bringing about
the final passage of the bill. 81 saw
Mr.. Wilson," said the Senator, "the
day left Washington, and had quite
talk with him about the tariff bill and
what the House intended to do with 1t
when the Senate returns 1t. Mr.. Will
son was confident that all differences
between the Senate and the House
would be speedily harmonized
and that nothing would be done
which would prevent the bill
from soon becoming law. While some
individual members Of the House have
expressed themselves as fearing there
would be long fight In the conference
committee over the Senate amendments
to the bill, | have assurances from some
OF the most influential members Of the
House and of the Ways and Means
Commit that the bill is TO be rushed
through, and | do not think IL will be
very long till the bill shall have passed
both Houses and been placed
IN THE HANDS OF THE PRESIDENT"
Senator Camden thinks there will be
but few important changes made In the
Senate bill by the Conference Commit
tee, but quite number OF changes OF
minor Importance which will be mutu-
ally agreed upon. "The BILL" he said,
lis very little different from the Wilson
bill as it left the house except on sugar,
coal and iron. Most of the changes
that have been made are inconseQuen-
tial. l have talked but little with the
members OF the House and cannot say
what it Is their disposition to do with
these schedules, but / feel sure that
whatever is done with them will be done
quickly. and that is, ate: all, OF the
greatest importance just now"
The senator believes the Senate sugar
schedule is better one than that OF the
House bill and thinks 1t will not be
materially changed by the conference.
The revenue which 1t will provide he
looks upon as necessary and the aboi-
ton Of the bounty system he considers
an important improvement on the
house bill.
II saw Mr.. Wilson," said Senator
Camden, land his friends will all be
glad to know that he is
VERY MUCH IMPROVED
in health. He is looking and says he is
feeling as well as ever aud seems TO
have recovered all of his former vigor,
but | know that be does not want to tax
his strength with long fight in COM
mittee and think he will push the tar
if bill as rapidly as possible and l be-
ieve the eud is in sight.
In reply TO an enquiry about State
politics the Senator said that he had
been so busy and so much confined In
Washington that be knew very little OF
what was going on al home, but that he
intended as soon as the matters which
are requiring his presence In Washing
ton are disposed OF to look more care
fully after matters at home and that he
would do what he could TO maintain
Democratic supremacy In the coming
campaign.