The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-02

THE SENATE BILL OR NOTHING.
Tariff Confsrrees Fast Arriving at That
Conclusion.

Conclusions
WASHINGTON, July 2S. The demo-
cratic members of the conference COM
mit!ee on the tariff bill resumed their
session today. All were present except
Chairman Voorhees,, who is Ill. The
indications are that there will be nu-
merous changes in the less important
schedules US agreed upon tentatively in
former conference. 1t is believed
there will he no material changes in
the metal schedules. Before the COM
nitlee meeting tile president sent for
Chairman W ilson and held long con-
ference with him. 1t is generally be-
lieved as between the senate bill, with
such notifications as can re obtained,
and the Mckinley law, the president
and Wilson will accept the former.
Sorrow In Dem cratio Ranks.
Just after / o'clock the democratic
conference adjourned for the day. The
house members. however, intended TO
have meeting today to prepare re-
ply to the ultmatum of the senate con-
ference. Immediately after adjourn
ment Mr.. Montgomery had O confer
ence with Speaker Crisp and it Is un-
house will canvass carefully. 1t Is said
that the house mem bers of the confer
ence were very relicent today and
listened without comment to the state
ments made 10y the senators. There
was no Joy or eXuberance exhibited by
either side aud the house members
present said the situation was critical.
A member of the ways and means
~, milf n, i, N f,tn ,f .,
ferrees. stated that strong sentiment was
developed in the house in favor of re-
calling the house conferrees and passing
the seuate bill, as grave fears were en-
tertained that it was dangerous to con-
tinue the contest much longer.
Wilson Realizes tho Situation,
Chairman Wilson saw several mem
bcrs of the house during the early part
of the day and while he avoided a di-
rect committal OH the fight between the
house and the senate, the members got
the impre ssion in IA general way that
Mr.. Wilson regarded the situation as
extremely precarlous and as presenting
a choice between the senate bill some
what modified and continuance of
the Mckinley law, and that he regard
ed the former as the lesser evil. The
early session in conference was devoted
entirely to an exchange of views en- the
situation, with the senate members do
ing the greater part of the talking.
They told the house members that In
the present feeling In the senate 1t was
out of the question for tile senate con-
ierrees TO make any concession on the
principal articles in dispute and that
in their opinion the conference would
have to adopt practically the senate
bill or there would be no tariff legis-
lation.
House Democrati In Secret Session.
The house democratic con ferrees
went TO the ways aud means commit
tee soon after the general conference
with The senators ended and the four
house conferrees held secret session.
II was the first time they had met In
this way and it was taken TO indicate
a purpose TO decide on line of action.
1t was stated positively by the house
conferrecs that the meeting with the
senators had been confined to general
going over of the subject. aud that no
agreement had been reached on iron,
coal or sugar. At 1870 p. M, the ses-
sion of the house conferrees had as
sumed important proportions and was
regarded as the turning point of the
tariff struggle. II was said by those in
a position to know the drift OF affairs