New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-11
SEIRMTSHING For POINTS.
AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE THE ISSUE IN
THE SENATE
MR. HILLS RESOLUTION TO DIRECT REPORT
OF AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT MIR

MR. HILLS RESOLUTION TO DIRECT \ REPORT
OF AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT MIR
VEST THREATENS TO TELL. THINGS.
Washington. Aug. Ex-senator HI, Dem, y. NJ
started to-day two hours discussion IN the Senate
on the status OF the Tariff bill by a resolution which
he offered directing the Senate conferreos to report
to the Senate whether they were likely 10 come 20
agreement; and. II not. to report 10 the SENATE
disagreement and also 70 repor; the principal items
Of disagreement. that the senate might take &C
ton thereon. The resolution offered Just after
the Senate had refused. on yea and nay vote. to
20 executive session for the purpose % consi-
er.ng the treaty with China. The vote was q to 81
al the Republican Senators voting mo-. backed by
the two Popu!isi Senators Allen and PETER ana by
six Democratic Senators. Blanchard. Gibson. I'M.
Palmer. Murphy and PuSh The significance Of the
vote. however applied to the Tariff bill rather than
to the treaty. The Hill resolution was the: offered
and the debate ensued
1t generally accepted thai the motion - Mr
Gray. the member Of the Committee on Foreign Re
la;ion. who has charge Of the Chinese treaty to
into executive session made for the express pur
pose OF shutting If NE discussion on tarn disagree
men,. Mr. H.l took the lead In opposing the motion.
The in detail as follows:
Ycas-Messrs Bate Berry. Blackburn. Brice. can.
Coke Faulkner. George. Gray. Jarvis Lindsay, Mar
tn Mills Pasco. Ransom. Roach. Smith, Ne'i.
Villas. Walsh and Whte-2l
Nays-Messrs. Aldrlch. Alien. Allison. B.ancharl.
Chandler Cu.om. Dolph. Dubois. Frye. GallingSr.
Gibson Hale Hansbrough Haw,ey HI. Ho4r.
Lodge Mcmillan Manierson. Mltche. (OreJ. Muir
ply. Palmer Patton, PETER, Perkins Power. Proc
tor. Pugh Quay shoup Teller and Washburn 81.
After Mr. I'LL had offered his resolution and the
Vice-Presdent had announced the question to b. on
agreeing 20 It. Mr.. Harris dem. TENN. OF The
conferrees. said:
at IL perhaps proper that should ray. Of
the conferrees on the part OF ,he Senate that the
representatives Of the majority party In the two
houses have FOR many days conferred. We have
encountered serious difficulties ana up TO this
ment have reached agreement. There
serious differences In opinion In regard 20 at leAs,
three items in the bill Possibly Il agreement could
be- reached as 70 these three. other Items mi CHI be
agreed TO The items OF sugar coal and iron are
the three items In relation to which serious differ
Of opinion have been entertained. Various
propositions have been made bu no one Of them
has yet proved quite acceptable to the conferrees.
We still variance. agreement having been
made"
Mr.. sherman Rep.. Ohio,. OF the Republican
conferrees, asked Mr.. Harris whether in his judy
ment the tariff bill was now before the Senate for
such action as the Senate might desire to take.
THE BILL NOT BEFORE THE SENATE
Mr.. Harris phatlcaly-On the contrary It Is
most certainly not now before the Senate for the
action to which the Senator from Ohio refers
have been only making statement OF facts TO
the Senate. The Conference Committee has sub
United no report, nor would the Conference Com
mittee undertake to submit "A report until 1t had
invited the Senator from Ohio and his associa tee
the Republican cOnferrces, TO sit down with us
and determine what report should BE- made
Mr.. Sherman-lf the bill Is not before the
Senate. it seems 10 me that the resolution offered
by the Senator from New-York is prcma ture
Until we have something to act upon II is scarcely
worth while for the Senate TO take up the resolu
ton. shall the 'efore object to It's consideration
"a murmur Of dissatisfaction and cries OF mo
No." from Republican Senators.) ] waive that OBJ
lection for the present; but do not want 10 enter
a moot court for discussion unless we have some
thing before
Mr.. Allison Nop. Iowa.. another of the Repub
Hcan conferrees. said that he did not understand
exactly what the Senator from New-York pro-
posed. He understood the resolution to instruct
the Senate conferrees to state the prospect OF an
agreement; to state the differences between the
conferrees OF the two Houses. and 10 report either
agreement disagreement.
He thought that the resolution ought 10 be mod-
fed and that it should instruct the Senate con.
ferrees report dsa greement IL the conferrees
Of the two Houses could not agree. He (Mr ALI
SOM would be glad. Senator, to know the
propositions that had been made and that had been
rejected But inasmuch as the proceedings the
tariff bill had been going entirely in an in.
formal way. partakng rather Of the nature Of
secret and friendly conferences between members
of the same political party, he did not feel that he
had any right to inquire. under present circum-
stances whether not the obstacles such
could be removed by intimat!on sug-
gestion from the Senate itself to the Senate con-
ferrees. He submitted that the Senate was in no
condition to make inquiry respected the real
situation between the conferrees. He willing
say-and he thought the Senate ought to say
TO the Senate conferrees who had now spent thre"
weeks in discussion of the question. that they
-sh""'d rsnort either an agreement or disagree