The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-07
VOORHEES, POSITION.
He Eavors Concsding to shs House Free
Coal aud Iron Ors.

He Isvors Concsding to shs House Free
Coal aud Iron Ore.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Ohairman
Voorhees, Of the financial committee has
been unable to attend the conference on
account OF i'll health. and is still con-
fined to his house. He has not yet been
heard from on the points now at issue
nmong the conferees. 1t has been as
lumed he stood With the senate confer.
enee managers, not only for the senate
duty on sugar. but also for duty on
coal and iron ore. He announced the
contrary In an interview with reporter
who called upon him at his house today
and asked him for his views. He talked
very freely, advocating such concessions
on the part Of the senate al would bring
about q speedy agreement, and took
strong grounds in favor Of yielding to
the Democrats of the house for free coal
and iron ore. He said:
ut seems to me there ought to be lit
tie II any difficulty in reaching an agree
ment between the two houses. The
ways and means committee of the house
did not, in the first instance, report in
favor of free sugar, bus were overruled
BY the house, and free sugar put in the
Wilson bill. I would gladly have con-
Cured in this, but it was soon asser-
tanned with mathematical certainty that
such bill coald by no possibility pass
the senate.
ION this point OF difference of the two
houses look upon Clsveland's letter az
. help rather than hindrance towards
. compromise settlement. The conces-
sion which the president advises the
house to make on sugar Ia liberal and
ought to be at once satisfactory to ev-
cry legitimate sugar interest. l can
entertain no doubt that it will furnish q
basis oil euccessful achedule. Mr.. Cal
iery has announced in the senate, az ]
understand him, that Louisiana will &C.
cspt "A per cent al valorem without any
reference to the trust, especially il the
bounty, or at least q portion OF IL, ia
continued to the planters q few months
longer. Under these circumstances,
am unable to see how the sugar issue
issve can remain any longer an obstacle
TO an egreament.
''rhe only other points OF serious
trouble are embraced in the question
whether coal and iron shall be Tree oil
have tariff duty laid on them OF 4C
cents per ton. These are exceedingly
small aud insignificant items of contro.
versy ON which to defeat great nations
system of revenue reform, ohstruet all
the legislation looking to that end. dis
appoint and disarrange every business
OF the country, greatly embarrass thu
Democratic party and inflict the gravest
ealamities on sll classes of people. /
legielation shall entirely fail at thii
time, owing to q stubborn disagreement
~ to whether there shall be 4 small
duty on coal and q small duty on iror
ore, or whether these two articles
shall be on the FREQ list, the men who
make that result inevitable may rest az.
sured that they will be held in sverlast-
ing remem brance and everlasting ex-
scration. They will be hanged in efflgy
from one ocean to the other, and their
names will be piIloried in the estimation
Of the people.
'There is so little ground in my mind
now for the final disagreement tina.
those who continue 10 insist on small
things and continue to repeat such dis
agreement will be held az criminals by
I'll just minded psopls.
"The sugar schedule being practically
cut of the way. as have shown, by con
sessions the senate ought In my judg-
Hent, to cencsde free coal and free iron
ore, and OF course 1t would do 40 but for
membership in that body which could
be counted on the fingers of one hand.
! have no disposition to reflect on the
motives Of those who differ from me in
opinion. but this smnll minority OF the
senate having subrtantially carried their
point on sugar, can very easily and very
honorably afford to mako concessions on
boal and iron. Such action on their part,
Ind tho great results which would fol-
low, would be hailed ny the American
people "a q blessed dsliverance from the
present crisis in our affsirs."