The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-31
Signs Of Yielding 10 tho Demand Of
the People OF the Whole
Country.
TelegramB and Letters Arc Pour
Ing In on Them From All
Sections.
Position Of the House and the President
huatainEd--A A Compromlss That
May 10 Adopted.

since The tafid bill has beou IN conference
there were signs OF wsveriug from the
strong line thai has stood behind the sen-
ats bill. "The senate bill or nome" has
been repeated during the day, but less fre-
Qusutly and with lesa emphasis than here
Iofore. Tho only explanation for the brief
conference to-day Ia the fact that tho house
confer eea feel that the situation Ia chang
Ing In their favor. There are many TsEsous
advanced TO show that this statement has
good foundation. IL Ia known that the
mails and telegraph are bringing to demo-
cratic senators urgent appeals 10 PASS
bill which will nos favor t,usts. aud which
will be in line with the demands OF the
pnrty platform. In fact these requests
upon senstors are endorsements OF the
position Of the president and house In the
main points Of difference.
That those kilograms are having effect
cannot be denied, and they have caused tho
senators who ere most insistent upon the
senate bill as regards coal. iron ore and
sugar no little concern. abe house msm-
bers alto nnd considerable comfort In their
analysis Of the speeches made BY demo-
cratic senators when the conference dis
agreement was before tho senate, In which
they 6ad that but one democrat besides
Hi. made any pledge Of his vote. aud that
was Senator q. flo y. who declared that IL
Louisiana sugar interests we're not pro-
tscted he would not vote for the bill. None
Of the other senators declared absolutely
that they would vote against tho bill II tho
one-eishth ditferential on sugar was not re-
tained. or IL the dutY on iron ore or coal
was stricken out.
But more than this many OF the ssntors
declared n desired TO obtain bill which
would sscure forty-tbree democratic votes.
IL Ia pointed oct that none OF thsse ssnn-
tors. not even Osffery. have placed them
selves 10 q position In which they cannot
support the bill ~ IL is returned without the
diffsrentiai protection TO sugar rehners.
aud with coal aud iron ore on the fres list
ID is known that great deal OF pressure is
being brought to bear on the democratic
con ferees OF the senate TO report an agree
ment, with notifications of the principal
items compounds being suggested TO ths
extent OF fiat ad valorem rate on sugar OF
i5 per cent. with an extension OF the bounty
10 Jan. 1. 1904; free iron ore. coal 40 osnts
a Ton, with provision that coal shnil be
admitted free from ouch countries rs grant
90 admission to the coal produced In the
United States.
While this proposition has not been sub
mitted with any assertion that it Ia an ulti-
matum of the house confe oes. there 10 q
great deal OF talk that such 4 proposition Is
likely to be presented. This, 10 is believed.
will secure the voiss OF the Louisiana soma
tore. two populists. Allen and Kyle. and
alsodIrbS, OF South Cafolinh. In that event
IL would take three other democratic asns-
tors besides Hill to defeat the bill, aud the
houss members declare the number cannot
be found.
The situation. tuning as IL does on these
lines, has caused consider able uneasiness
among the democrats OF ths senate. and
especially those who known to be stead
fast In their demands for the senate bill in
its main fenturee. Reliance OF the house
uDon outside pressure and the democratic
sentiment that seems to bo rallyinR around
the piesidsnt and house from the country
st large, II is claimed, will grow stronger
from day to dsy until the senate conferees
will be compelled 20 yield.
The D estigS which the administration
obtsinSd Ia the ooufoicnos over the unoon.
ditional repeal OF the silver purchasing law
haa been pointed out a. being evidence
that ths dete I'm minalion now. with the solid
backing OF the democratic leaders In the
house. will bring about a similar result on
the tariff bill.
lhs tension bstween the senate and
house was as marked at the close OF the
session to-day as IL had been at any time
previous. The democratic ms mbers OF the
conference found themselves in complete
deadlock when they met during the 10 O.
uaon md tla tull nou ferAuQa Cnllad
for one o'clock. found itself with
out business before il convened. Tbo
full conference did not continue TO exceed
fifteen minutes. and proceedings CON
sisted in n statement by the democrats 10
the republicans that the dsmocratio con-
fefees had bceo unable to roach an under
standing, and a suggestion on the part OF
Chairman Wilson, Of the houss uonferess.
that this oonforeuee adjourn subject TO the
chairman, which suggestion was acquieiced
In by the republicans.