The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29
TARIFF CONFEREES MEET
lpi discuss al Length the Chances OIL
Untyllg The Knot.
HOUSE CAUCUS TO Be HELD TUESDAY.
Hoih Representative. and senators Agree
this should be the tinal Conference.
Clovelsnd's A',itude.

WASHINGTON. jolly N.-ln an attempt
.. nrIo. about party unity on the tanff
.r he Democratic coni"rces OF the SEN
.... and The House took time 10y the fore
..., to-day aud held meeting for the
....os. oi discussing the chances OF un-
..ae Che knot IL was decided by the
..remrn Chat the formal conference
Should begin on Monday next. and invita-
IONS were sent o. the Republican con-
.....- to meet their Democratic brethren
E o'clock on t.lt day. The Democratic
.uatcf. were iu session for two hours
... and while they were one ana all
..t.tut % "a sphynN-lke degree. there
..- enough n their cyasivc answers 70
lions 10 indicate mat nothing h"u
.-l done.
WILL NOT RKCEDE.
lndeei the House conferees intimated
tat they would not rcccde in the ItaSl
fIom the provisions ot The House pi'.;
md while no one believes that TINS VIII
Dec adhered 90 with unswerying consis-
tency. IL indicates that the House mana
gers may not De brought 70 the point oi
exchanging concessions for some days.
some reason for the apparent nrm
stand of the House people Is afforded I'D
frt fact that Representative Catching-.
orc of the leaders In his body. had a
SIX about the tariff situation with the
f- sldtut this morning. the result Of
ich was communicated 20 the COnrerees.
.Hlt The President said rests a secret.
ere are runOrs that the Pres idcpt will
t..' the bin IL raW materials Ire taxed,
ard again. IL Is reported that he would,
ilT party purposes, allow the III 70 be
come a law under the ten-days' Constitl-
r.l8l nrit thus showing his disapprOVal
Is not signing IL. Those who have in
f.srgated these reports have obtained
Light. and they say that the Presidents
sltiOn IS too uncertain even for cOn1ec-
tlr- However. the belief is that he will
l the bill when 10 comes 20 him.
1HR FISAL coSFERKSCr.
II the conferees did nothing else to-
.iv. they came 20 Cuc important agree
nent. or rather. were thorouehly agreed
.u that particular. They were unanimous
'tf this shall be the final conference.
a.i that no report shall be made 10 the
rep'. tive houses until the differences are
adjusted in such "a way as 70 secure the
aluItion of tho recommendations. which
means, or course, that the bill would be
sent 90 the President This. while APP
rlfnlty inconsistent with the expressed
determination Of the House managers 10
stand firm on their bin. is nevertheless
. tact and IL shows that the Democratic
D.nferees realize TINT the situation Is
critical. and that a. happy outcome rests
with themselves alone.
AS Democratic leader expressed II:
I.e couferees viii not give up the at
tempt o. reach an agreement IL they have
g remain ia session until the 9TH Of
March. when the Fifty-third Congress
expires The intimation made by the
gentleman above quoted. that Congress
win remain in session until the 4th OF
March. uutl "a satisfactory agreement is
reached, Is one that viii be hercely com
batted ty % great many influential MEM
bers OF the House.
IHE GALL FoR A CAUCUS.
The desire 10 find q basis OF agreement
that win bee fairly satisfactory % all
concerned finds strong expression IN
tho moveurnt nnauSuratec by Mr.
Springer. ~ Illinois to-day 10 secure
chIcUa uu Tuesday afternoon next 10 con-
slider what action shall be taken TO secure
the early passage of tariff bill In the
event that no agreement has been reached
10y the conferecs by that time Mr..
Springer believes that a sufficient number
of sisucrs can De secured on Monday next
10 insure caucus on the date set in the
call. ft may De said in this connection
that the preparation Of the call Is un-
derstOOd not 10 have been made with the
sanction of lne Speaker and some OF the
more extreme Democrats in the House
who say they viii be satisfied with moth
ing less than the Wilson bin are under
stood 10 differ very strongly from Air.
Springer as To the advisabiltty Of holding
"a caucus until some formal report shall be
presented % the House from the confer
euCe committee.