St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-29

! fight between the house and senate, the
members got the impression in general
way that Mr.. Wilson regarded the situ-
alton as extremely precarious and as
presenting choice between the senate
bill. somewhat modified, and continu-
ance Of the Mckinley law. and that he
regarded the former as the lesser
evil. Members of the house, In
speaking OF accepting the ''sen-
| ate BILL" use the words as mean.
! ing coal. including sugar, as there is
no deabt of compromise on many of the
other schedules. On these three items
house members feel that there may be
some slight change In the senate rates,
! although the substantial features will
stand. 1t was significant in this partic-
ular that q leading Democratic member
OF the house, who expects to start to
night on campaign ,our, has prepared
his speech on the basis of practically
| the senate schedules on sugar. iron and
coal.
| THE EARLY SESSION OF THE CONFER
| ENCE
was devoted entirely to an exchange of
views on the situation. with the senate
members doing the greater part of the
talking. They told the house members
that in the present feeling in the senate
it was ont of the question tor the senate
conferees to make concessions on the
| principal articles in dispute, and that
III their opinion the conference would
have to adopt practically the senate
! bill or there would be no tariff legisla-
| ton. The house Democratic tariff cor
ferees went to the ways and means
committee Sooon after the general con-
ference with the senators ended. The
| stray members and visitors retired. and
| the four house confereeS held a secret
| session. 1t was the first time they had
met IN this way and 1t was taken to in
dictate purpose to decide upon line
| OF action. 1t was stated positively by
house conferees that the meeting with
the senators had been confined TO
general going over of the subject, and
that no agreement had been reached on
| iron, coal or sugar. 1t was also stated
that the Republican confereeS would be
| called IN at the next meeting on Mon
day. AT 80 O'Clock the session of the
| mouse confereeS had assumed important
| proportions, and it was regarded as the
| turning point of the tariff struggle
| The four cOnfereeS had ,aken off their
| coats and had settled down for long,
and. 1t was believed, a decisive move
| ment. 1t was said by those in position
| To know the DRIFT of affairs behind the
| closed doors that the meeting would last
| until D O'CLOCK, and that CnairmanWilSOn
| and his three associates were face to face
with the plain proposition of whether
or not they would accept practically the
| senate bill or nothing. Later Chairman
wilson sent for the entire ways and
means committee. Democrats and Re-
puOllcanS, and some general legislation
referred to the committee was taken
up. At the close of the meeting in the
ways and means committee room Chair
man Wilson said the full committee
had approved ReDreS@ NATIVE Doulitte'S
Dill to admit certain exhibits to the eX-
position at Tacoma. Wash, free of duty.
The chairman declined to state what
the tariff conferees had done at their
secret session. just after o'clock the
Democratic conference adjourned for
the day. The house members, how
ever. intend having a meeting today to
prepare reply TO the ultimatum of the
senate cOnfereeS.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Montgomery had a conference with
Speaker Crisp, and it is understood that
the Democratic leaders Of the house
Will canvass carefully, 1t is said that
| the house members of the conference
were very retlceut today, and listened
without comment to the statements
made by the senators. There was no
Joy or eXuberance exhibited by either
Side, ard house members who were
present merely said the situation was
A nf I'm
means committee, who is not one of the
conference, stated that strong senti.
ment was developed in the house
in favor Of recalling the house confer
ees and passing the senate pill, as grave
fears were entertained that it was dam
gerous to continue the contest much
longer. He said that i'll all probability
a call for caucus would be circulated
today. aud that If an agreement was
reached by Tuesday night the caucus
probably would be held at that time
with view to passing the senate bill
with such changes as could be gained.
Representative Springer. of Illinois,
late today circulated the following call
for -s
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAUCUS
On the tariff. 1t was addressed to Chair
man Holman:
The undersigned Democratic men,
berS OF the house of representatives
especially request, in the event of no
agreement having been reached by the
conferees on the tariff bill by Tuesday
next, the 31St instant, that you will call
caucus Of the Democratic members of
the house, to meet al o'clock %. IN. OIL
that day, 10 consider the action the
house should take in order to secure the
early passage of the tariff BILL"
Within very short time the call was
generally signed by Democrats, and the
certainty of a caucus was assured il the
conference did not agree. Mr.. Springer
believes In passing the bill at once.
Chairman Wilson was surprised to learn
| that call for caucus was in circuia-
ton. 1t was the general opinion that
the call Was the elimination Of a senti-
ment that has been growing for some
days in the rank and file of the house to
end the tariff struggle, without refer.
ence to what the leaders or house con-
ferees desired. Notices have been sent
to the Republican members that the
full conference committee will meet
Monday at l O'Clock. The report-that
VICE PRESIDENT STEVENSON
mad Deen teiegraphed for on account of
the tie vote in the senate yesterday can
not be confirmed. When he went away
the vice president left his address with
| Senator Faulkner. The latter Aester-
day wired him the vote on the motions
made in connection with the tariff bill.
bat added nothing as to the necessity of
his presence, though Mr.. Stevenson
himself may have considered the tie
vote sufficient reason to require him to
come to Washington at once from
Bloomington.