The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-07-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Tariff Conference Committee Fail to
Agree on Important
Schedules.

O~SN Va 49, tSA eoAe
Schedules.
Yesterdays dispatches from
Washington, giving important de-
tails of congressional legislation an
nounce that the Democratic mem
bers of the conference committee,
were, at the hour of adjournment
on the previous day, reported as
far from the agreement on more
than one important schedule of the
bill, and, further, that within a
short time a disagreement would
be reported to the Senate and
House. The question which has
been agitating the members seems
to be just what kind of a report to
make, but the impression seemed
to be that it would be of general
disagreement with perhaps some of
the main points specified. 1t had
not been decided to call in the Re-
publican members of the conference
when adjournment was taken, but
it is possible that the full confer
ence may meet today or Thursday.
1t was evident from what could be
learned that the meeting showed a
tendency to get farther apart than
before, and the discussion of the
main questions showed that there
would have to be instructions from
the respective houses before the
conferees would feel warranted in
yielding from the positions they
have taken from the first. When
the conference adjourned one of
the conferees summed up the situa-
ton as follows eve have accom-
plished absolutely nothing today
We have not advanced an inch, and
after being together all day we are
exactly where we we're last Satur-
day night. There is no truth, what
ever, in the report that we have
reached an agreement on sugar.
On the contrary no arrangement is
even in sight. While there has
been talk of calling in the Republi-
can members on some questions, yet
it had not amounted to an agree
ment up to the time of adjourning.
In fact, it seems impossible to reach
agreements on anything of import
ance. Neither is there any present
prospect that we would be nearer
to an agreement at the end of the
week than at the beginning of
it.
In such a case there will be moth
ing left but to report a disagree
ment and if each house insists up
on its bill, then further confer
ence will be ordered. 1t is stated
that the Democratic members of
the conference committee do not
care to make report until the re-
turn of Speaker Crisp. The Texas
and Louisiana members of the
House who intended to meet and
take action against the continual
ton of the Hawaiian treaty, post
poned the meeting until to-
day,
Later developments on the tariff
conference brings to light the fact,
that the important schedules, above
referred to, upon which the mem
bers of the committee find them
selves unable to agree, are five in
number, comprising the schedules
Of sugar, coal, metal, wool and cot
ton. The above facts were devel-
oped upon the calling of general
conference to which the Republican
members were called in to take
part, and receive a review of the
conference situation as it now
stands between the contending
forces of Democrats from House
and Senate, without, however, any
of the means already employed to
adjust said differences, or hereafter
to be employed, being made public.
The committee, Of the whole, were
in session little more than an
hour yesterday morning, discussing
the matters above set forth, after
which adjournment was taken to u
later hour of the same day, 1t is
not thought, however, that any def
mite action will be taken before to-
day or tomorrow at nearest.
PROVISIONS OF BAILEY'S BILL,