Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-02
THE TARIFF CONFERENCE.


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Situation Changing in Their Favor.
WASHINGTON. July 81. For the first
time since the tariff bill has bcen in
conference there were signs Of waver-
ing in the strong line that stool be-
hind the senate bill. senate bill or
none" has been repeated during the
day, but less frequently, and with less
emphasis than heretofore. The only ex-
PLANTATION for the brief conference yes
terday Is the fact the house conferees
fee the situ1tion Is changing in their
favor. There are many reasons adj
vaEced TO show this statement has q
good foundation. II is known the
mails and telegraph are bringing TO
tie democratic senators urgent appeals
TO pass bill which will not favor the
trusts and which will be in line with
the demands Of the party platform.
The house members also find consld-
cradle comfort in their analysis of the
spcechcs made by the democratic sena-
tors when the conference disagreement
was before the senate, in which they
find but one democrat besides
Mr.. Hill made any pledge OF
his vote, and that Senator CAM
ery. who declared II the Louisiana
SUGAR interests were not protected he
would not vote for the bill. None OF
the other senator's, it is claimed,
burned the bridges behind them; none
of them declared absolutely that they
would vote against the bill If the one
eighth diiTcrcntial on sugar was not
retained. or II the duty on iron ore and
coal was stricken out.
The tension between the senate and
the house was as marked at the close
of the session Yesterday us It had been
at any time previous. The democratic
members OF the conference found them
selves in complete deadlock when
they met during the forenoon, and the
fill conference called for ! o'clock
found itself without business before 1t
whepit convened. The full conference
did not continue to exceed fifteen
minutes and the proceedings consisted
in statement by the democrats to the
republicans that the democratic con
fcrees had been unable to reach an ull-
derstandlng, and suggestion on the
mart of Chairman Wilson Of the house
conferees that the conference adjourn
subject To the call Of the chairman,
which suggestion was acquicsced in by
the republicans.
Democratic members of both houses
appreciate to the utmost the extreme
gravity Of the situation, The demo-
cratic senators who will say anything
on the subject, say that TO all appear
anees the house conlcrcas are as nm
yielding as they have been ut any
time. II Is stated that at the demo-
cratic conference yesterday the
house members appeared even more
determined than ever to MAIN
tain their position. Occasional
| " democrat could be found ON
the senate side who would express the
hope that the honsc confcrees would
content themselves with the last dem
onstration Of disapproval and subse-
quently agree to come to the senate
terms, Conferences among democratic
leaders In the senate and between these
senator's and democratic members OF
the house have been frequent during
the day since the conference adjourned,
and they have been held with the view
of harmonizlng the differences If pos
sible. The democrats will meet in
formal conference again to-day.