The Washington times., 1894-07-12
SENATE CONFEREES FIRM
More or Less of a Deadlock On Several
Complete Schedules.
PROGRESS on OTHER POINTS
Indications That 1t May Take Three Weeks
to Complete the Work-confsrses Will
Unite So as to Prevent Any Special In
structions from Either Chamber.

Members Of the tariff conference committee.
day when the conference closed, Just before
6 O'Clock, that progress was being made
Some designated the advance as good prog
ress, and others contented themselves by
saying simply progress" All, however,
agreed that upon the subjects where the VIII
son and Senate bills radically differ the con-
ferees are still very wide apart.
1t was stated by one of the House conferees
that were the sugar, coal, and iron differences
adjusted there would be little difficulty in
reaching an agreement ON other matters The
House conferees feel that they are entitled to
some radical concessions, and the Senators
do not seem disposed to yield. The latter say
that it was with the utmost difficulty that they
prepared bill which would command suffi-
cient votes to pass the Senate, and that many
changes would perhaps mean danger to the
final adoption of the measure. Yesterday,
more :han heretofore, the House members
have run against the tenacity OF the Senate
for Senate Dill and the adjournment indi-
Gated that the stIbbornness on both sides was
keenly felt.
The insistence OF the Senate Is not alone on
the three large questions, sugar. coal and
iron, but differences have been developed in
other lines. The conferees of the two houses
are almost dead-loeked on the metal, cotton.
and wooden schedules. The changes in the
classification in the metal and cotton sched-
ules is one Of the contentious, and one which
cannot be easily settled. The Senators say
they represent the views OF their party asso-
eiates on these questions and are not disposed
to yield. The House members are tenacious
for the House bill on woolens, and claim that
this schedule was one of the most important
as well as most satisfactory, in the Wilson
bill, and that they cannot accept the increases
The subject of specific and ad valorem rates
may not cause much trouble, as members of
both houses agree that such differences will
not be worth serious disagreement il the
committee can get together on other and
more important matters. These changes from
ad valorem TO specific duties the House con-
ferees find. are not so numerous as they sup
posed, and are largely in the chemical sehed-
ule. 1t is understood that for this reason
there are few disagreements over the first
schedule and that many Of the less important
schedules can now soon be arranged.
Some of the members OF the conference
were so discouraged when the meeting ad-
journed last night as to say that it might be
two weeks before they would get through.
Efforts are being made to reach an agree
ment on all points, so that no article or
articles shall be reported separately, with
the statement that upon these subjects
the conferees disagree and ask for further in
structions and consideration. The men who
are more especially interested in the keystone
articles of disagreement are afraid that such
a report will be made, and the eonferees also
feel that a bill which the eight Democrats
agree upon is more liable to immediate adop-
tion than if disputed points are left for further
consideration.
It is said that the House conferees are max
ing strong fight 10 change the sugar sched-
ule, but that the Senate coEferees have stated
that changes in this schedule would endanger
the bill. and that therefore the settlement
of this question will be the last made.