The Durham daily globe., 1894-07-27
POCRS OIL ON THE WATER.
Jarvis Proposes to Return the Bill with
out Instructions.
From THE GLOBE Correspondent.

WAsHINGToS, July Ex-senator Jarvis
took advantage of the first opportunity
to pour oil on the troubled waters" and
made proposition to return the trriff
bill to the conference committee without
Instructions
When the Senate met this morning the
return Of the galleries TO their normal
condition reflected the feeling that the
two conferences Of the democratic sena-
tors had cleared the way for an early
settlement Of the tariff fight between the
two Houses. Nearly everybody in the
party has had an opportunity to let the
public know what is his true position in
the matter and the statements that in a
country Of so many sections and such di-
versifed interests a tariff bill may be
framed and enacted into law only by
/ regard for the spirit Of mutual cOnces-
! sion made the advance TO a conclusion of
the difficulty comparatively easy. The
/ programme seems to be for the Senate,
/ after some little further debate, to send
/ its conference TO join those from the
! House without any formal instructions,
! but with the understanding that they
may reCedG from one tenth and one
/ eighth difTerentials in the sugar schedule
and agree to 10 per cent ad valorcm
/ duty and to adhere to the 40 cents duty
Oh coal and from against all countries
that do not have any reciprocal arrange
ments with the United States
On the contrary, Speaker Crisp was
! clOseted with President Cleveland for
nearly an hour this morning. All other
callers were rigidIy excluded. Senator
/ Mcpherson, Mr.. Bynum and a host of
! other members Of Congress cooled their
heels in Mr.. Thurber's ante room while
! the conference lasted. The speaker de.
c,ined to say anything as to the nature
Of his interview with the president or its
/ result, although, of course it is known
that it related to the futuIe course Of the
tariff conference when the Senate shall
send the bill back o the House 'insisting"
upon its amendments. 1t is further un.
derstoOd that this interview with the
president was simply supplementary to
the conference which Secretary Carlisle
had with the speaker in the speakers
room at the capitol yesterday. Wide
scope for conjecture is opened by the
silence of the chief parties to the inter
view the most generally accepted opin-
ion being that firm insistance by the
House on its bill was the programme dis
cussed and agreed upon.
Washington has suffered from the
worst fire she has known in many years.
KnOX's and Adams express companies
are The heaviest losers. Knox estimates
his loss 100000. The fire commenced
yesterday morning and the debris are
not cleared yet. Two hundred dead
horses, three men and number of in
jured men are the fatal result Of the fire.
1t is supposed to hayc been the work Of
an incendiary.
Mr.. Pcndleton King, of the stare &c
partment has gone to North Carolina.
being suddenly called there by the death
Of his father.
Mr. Bum withdraws from the Cou-
greSsional race in the interest of har-
mony.
The constitutional amendment prD-
posed 10y Mr.. Tucker, Of Va, to eilcr
senators by the people, is cordially en-
dorsed in many high quarters. am
glad to see the press of North Carolina
speak so faYorably of it,
The sugar investigating committee
held a very brief session this afternoon
for the purpose of hearing the testimony
Of Seymour, Young e Co, of New
York, who was before the committee
some days ago and declined to answer
questions put to him. Meanwhile Mr.
Seymour took advice from his counsel
and appeared today to answer. He seid
that neither Mr.. Camden nor any other
senator had engaged in speculation
through his office, nor has any senator
so far as he knew or had reason to be
lieve, engaged in the business OF buying
or selling sugar stocks.