The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-13
House and Senate ConfereeS Clash on
Several important items.
FREE LIST GIVES THE MOST TROUBLE
House Conferecs oppose Free Hur-
Hostility = Difficulty with tho
Wool nr,d Sugar rschctlules-NIny bu
Necessary 10 Compromise.
Washington, July u. 1897

| >SAi''S" III llieli Noih.. H'e MINOR mat
! tcfS were easily adjusted. but OH all
| important features there has been no
agreement, and the outlook to-day was
tliit several rcDurtS would have - Er
| liade before sln adjustment could be
| reached. The House cunferans are
standing solid'y by their hill ana the
| senate c0nterecS are 10 less tenacious
The Senate couferaAs have laid before
! the house members the condition in lilo
! Senate. where there is nor an aetna
| majority 81 the Repuhucuns. and where
! otEe! than Republican, Votes ;irc neces-
| s"i'y 10 pass the bill O. adopt n con-
! terence report. They asserted in 1891
| Tie Democrats We're in better shape IN
! me senate than the Republicans. and
new, as they had an actual majority,
| yet the House was :inally yonpclle To
accept the Senate il! in orcte,> to pass
! It,
! The members OF ,ho House are stand
| !n& by their bin nevertheless and have
! told the Senator's that they cannot sic-
eept the Senate amanIments on MANY
! important items.
iisrlaps, cotton ties and other items,
| which were placed ~ the free list by
lhe senate. met with great hostility
ifom the House confc",s.i, and 50 far
/ nothing in the way of a compromise Of
fercd by the Senate memoar.s has been
| accepted
| The House confer+>as are also insistlr ,.
! To-,
! -. ii'Ei ny c"iIipsh5A'ofT {" duties or!
| tl,I .e ~ -, - - t's'''l ~ "ccnhllI OF
| ~, - ~ ~ tH'it Oh faW cation.
| ;l.. ti,, iidFe halhtalrGd
| more than the Senate bill, and that the
| conference should get as close 10 it a.;
| possible. Tho Senate conCarnaS III al-
~ llSs'1ht l'V.t tlS
n,,t tha ,,in,.,, '..;i .'tN t = "a
| 80, nno,ts s's ~ " ~ oSc'ir !! Scf-
! lis,,e,,ll.nnn,s 40 anu
! told tha IinIs -. -; hey I'aES.
( lead to endless aiscns.,',n. .h, - ~ ~
4 l,nyo no ,,o,y,,,. tt, 60, ''.'' ,nSa
;hern Is nnt , n,ai|,.i. ~ " 'ii.' ~ '';s
/ l., l.a..n tho ct,,,..,1',, ~ ',lc senate
! a rIiy,,,,.ta .':.G ~ eaa''o'l III case OF
| Do,,r '''e cot'ter7ice :e-
/ l,hr moan ,ecas. ne ~,
devoted largely tn q s..s W'ss
| tIiridn,I GO. - - - t.i'i i', S'!SS ".t'i VI
I rcnrasnn;at;I,s<.;,,. az, . "',t.n 'iic ilouse
! ciIrntnd Thosn co,,f..ro,,s @.,aG -. !,
! tho fact thIr t,a u.,tnI ia'',i ~ ;, 'e' ~ !,
! .be,,n un,lo, a,s,s,,jol rnn.,Io,,att, i i!...'
/ ins, tho ro,.nnnon snssit,, o,,a - = " ~ :
House mon h,id s,,nn. ','lt ~, >l.e
1 Si!ion 10 holI an ~ ,hn ,Tr,, - u'2n ,,',n-
/ There was ayidant ,rnrnn,,,sir, 49,, ~ ',
( this ro,,.tarti,,n ,yas 49,, -, - - !
/ n. diric,,ltv IN .rnt,;,,,- ,,t,i Mo'ii,'
/ rho Sc1,,tc ana y ls ,nt ,>,,;.1 - :. !,
! his ,aunrahone,o,, ,,i,,,,,. :, ~ ~, -
/ results Of ti,,.ir i,o,,i,.,oe. ~ ~.
/ Thera was a,sn :, I,,,,.r;aa
hetwcen thc I,nn,,hIic,n ,a,,, - I!!c ~ :
! Of thn Sauofn In iha c,nf,,.l - , 81, y, =. >
| Democratic ,n,smhnrs ~ ~ nv, ~ - or.
! Committee IN .rn,,or.1 ta ~ 'i,.'ih i,, , :
! course Of thn nan1ncr,ts :, 49, =, ,',s',,,
I cles to which thn,, wara os,,nl.io,I, - -.
/ strumcnta, in havina nioc,d ~, ~, IN N
,, .ba,,I, H., - - ~" ~ 'iiu III - ::
| a,,ticlcs, Inc,,o. cotto,, 1orit ~ !.sae
i,bccs b,IluI,s cctton t,as. ~, s'us.':S
4 lIcCr rrattinrs tl Tl,aII,,,s, > III
! in.- u,on tnri,. rrstoro,Ion -
! fable list on1 -Y,,,. ~ ~ c',oi - ' va
! reraes are ;nr,i,,l ~ x,in,l ~! :
( tbs. need for tho revenue ara ','o,,,,1
! produce
| The connittrn L. r,aa,inr ,t, -,
| was Nv no means ra,ssr--Is M, -
! puDlicars were to,5 tbot -
I changes were n,ada thn,- rb r
| crats) you,d l,a disnosai ~ ;n,,st -.
a fun explanation in com,ni,ia, =. !,
/ elaborate dnh,t, in thr snnatn ,,,,
| might indrGniteIv prolo,,r thv, c...;i,,
/ The COMMITTEES Is nentiro 1y;+,, =. =
| great test djf',c,,ltv IN rnach,,r !, = ,,,
| standing on the wool and thn go, ;,
! schedules on surar s,.rator. ,ia,.;,.,,
! and Jones or Nevada o,n b,,,,,;,,, -, :, = :.
| especially FOR the Senate schnd,,it o,'a
! are supported hv the entire senate 20,
rcscntation. The HOUSE. confara,. a..
! just as firm in their >damanIl fnr ~ :
| House rates. The Indications when ~ :
| conference adjourned to-nigEt$we,e fl,a,t
| a cOmnromise wouId be nncacsnr,,
| which would -nl!t tn. dlffxrenc,. h..
| tN-f.rn thn tu., houses M, ,hn 1;r.a,,a $, =,
| on refined sugar and II was stated nno,,
! apparently Good authority that an
! agreement to this effect had ,>,,r,