The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-01
MORE THAN One DEADLOCK.
Decided Differences Of Opinion on the
River and HaTbOT Bill.

The House Flatly Refuses to Author
ize the Enormous Expenditures
Made :by the Senate-Faots and
Figures Showing the Changes
Made by Each House-The OriRi-
nal House Bill a Fair and Liberal
Measure-TariR Outlook Growing
s Brighter.
Washington, July 91.-The tariff bill is
not the only ymeasure over which there is
dead lock between the two houses of
congress. The river and harbor bill which
is now in conference is not only dead
locked, but it was intimated this morning
that it may either fail altogether or it's
further consideration be postponed until
next winter, The conferees on the part
of both houses are, as usual, reticent
about what occurs in the committee room,
but the fact has leaked out that the
House colferees have taken a determined
stand, and fatty informed their senatorial
associates that they will not consent to
the enormous increase made In the bill by
the upper house.
AS IT PASSED THE HOUSE.
The bill as it passed the House carried
TO the $S,500,000 provided for in the
sundry civil bill to continue work under
! contract. This made the total river and
harDor appropriations for the next two
years SIS, 100000 in round numbers. The
Senate increased the appropriation S3,-
100000 The bill has now been in con
ference for some days, and thus far
the Senate conferees have yielded
only $655,0O0 This is not
nearly enough to satisfy the conferees
of the House. They insist that the bill
as it passed the House, was as liberal a
measure as could have been expected.
considering the depleted condition of the
treasury; that the increase on the part of
the Senate is not only unwise when the
strained conditions of the national
finances is remembered, but that these
| increases have been made with a
! desire to please individual senators and
! not because the necessities of the case de-
| mand them. The House bill it is con
! tended, is an harmonious, well-rounded
and well-considered measure, while that
! OF the Senate is not. If an agreement
cannot be reached, the House conferees,
| it is understood may retire from the con-
| test and leave the whole matter in the
! air until the next session.
TARIFF OUTLOOK BRIGHTER,
The prospects of an agreement on the
tariff were much improved to-day For
the first time in many days the House
| democratic conferees came from the
meeting with the statement that previous
| irreconcilable differences were in process
of amicable adjustment. With much
satisfaction, the House members stated
tonight to their associates that the SEN
| atorS had shown a disposition for the
| first time, to meet the House half
way. AS to when full agree
ment would be perfected there was some
difference Of opinion. One House con-
| fierce 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 a
! speedy report. He said, however, that
the conferees had at least done business
! and made progress to-day, which was
more than could have been said of past
| meetings. The Senate Conferees came from
the meeting without showing the hope
! fulness of the House members. They
! said the conference was as far from an
| agreement as it had been. While there
was this conflict among those thoroughly
| informed of the inside workings of the
conference, the general belief prevailed
| that the hopefulness of the House con-
! ferees had some substantial foundation.
| One Of the conferees said that while no
final agreement had been made on iron,
| coal and sugar, yet that sufficient
| had been developed in the
conference TO show that an
agreement could be reached on these
three most important items, which
would be acceptable to the Senate and
! House Conferees and to the House of Rep
resentatives Whether it would be ac-
ceptable to the full Senate this conferee
| expressed some doubt In this connec-
tion it had developed to-day that Senator
Caffery of louisiana who has been most
| active in the sugar question, had long
aud it is said satisfactory, conferences
yesterday with Speaker Crisp and Chair
man Wilson.
While the House conferees were so
pleased at the bright outlook, their sena-
torial colleagues contented themselves
with saying that while they were hopeful
of reaching an understanding, nothing
had transpired in conference TO base this
| hope upon. They declare that on the es-
sential items of disagreement, the con-
| ferees are as far apart as they ever were.
| An increased hopefulness that bill will
| be agreed upon is noticeable however
upon the part Of democratic senator's who
! are not members of the conference
| One Of the leading conservative
/ senator's said as no was leaving
! the Senate chamber tonight that the
| tariff bill would be finally agreed upon by
next Monday, and he added that the bill
would be virtually the Senate bill To-day
| developed the possibility of a report Of
partial agreement, and while the report
| at first appeared as vague rumor, its
| proba bility was afterwards confirmed by
! senator's not members of the conference
| committee. The fact that the conference
| had the schedules, other than those re-
| lating TO sugar, coal and iron ore, under
| consideration to-day, is one fact in con-
frmation of the report.