The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
Members of House VIII Never Agree
to Accepting senate Amendments
for Sugar Schedule
JAPAN MAKES ANOTHER REPLY
QUICK ANSWER IN DETAIL TO SEC
RETARY sHERMAN's LETTER.
Whole Situation in Hawaii Reviewed
at Length and Her Claims More
Definitely Stated.

WASHINGTON, July 1O-By common
consent the big fight in the confer
ence committee is going to be over the
sugar schedule. If they were paid large
ices for representing the Sugar Trust, SEN
ators Aldrich and Jones, of Nevada, could
not display interest In the maintenance of
the Senate schedule. These two gentlemen
however, appear to be about the only ones
in sight who are in deadly earnest In behalf
OF the Sugar Trust and the adoption of the
schedule as 1t now stands as coming from
the Senate. 1t would not be surprising If
the sugar schedule were the last thing
about which the House and Senate should
disagree and the spectacle is looked for
OF the two branches of Congress making
a final fight over that one thing Referring
to this contingency Representative Over
street said this evening".
The House, 1 believe will hold out till
next December rather than yield in the
slightest particular to the Senate, and [
believe am voicing the majority sentiment
or the House when say that If the trust
insists on carrying on the fight the bill
when finally voted on, will be much more
observation-disclosures to the manufacturers tnan
II was when 1T came from the House. If
the Sugar Trust be wise il will be satisfied
TO accept the House schedule without max
ing much of fight If the tariff bin be
delayed by refusal of the trust or its rep
resentatves to yield to the popular demand
1t Is my opinion that it VIII fare mucn
worse than would otherwise be the case
The House will be stubborn upOn this I,oint
and will not Yield
Representative Hemenway, who was
present when Mr.. Overstreet made these
remarks acqueisced in the statements of
his colleague, and in the opinion that he
expressed with regard to the sentiment of
the House. They both agreed that the
House would never back down, and that if
the Senate refused TO adopt the House prop
ositon the adjournment of Congress might
be delayed indefinitely.
The conferees on the tariff bill suspended
their labors long enough to-day to attend
the funeral ceremonies conducted over
the remains of the late Senator
Harris, but resolved before they dis
persed for this purpose to reassemble
Immediately after the conclusion of
the obsequies and to continue their work
not only tonight but all DAY tomorrow.
The conclusion as to Sunday was not
reached without some hesltatlon, but was
decided as necessary to eXpedlIe the re-
porting OF the Din. While lie major por-
ton the time of the conference so far
has been given to the Senate amendments
over which there Is comparatively little ais
pute, there has been hole or less discus
sion OF some OF the more dithcult propiems
and one OF these is the form OF the reel
pfoc1ry provision OF tue bI1. The advice OF
the PreSldent mas peen sought on TINS ques-
ton, ana ii is understood that he has eX-
pressed himself as faVOnng a poncy allow
ing considerable latitude ana DaseO on lip-
eral principles. Inc Senate representatives
accept this intimauon as favorable 10 their
substitute for the House provision, as the
House paragraph is restricted to certain
articles, while theirs is maze capable OIL
covering the entire field or foreign COM
merce allowing discount of 70 per cent
permitting an increase OF the free list ana
delegating authority TO assure foreign coun-
tries that any article covered would be re-
tanned on the free list Tor live years. The
House members have not, however signi-
fed their acceptance OF this view OF the
Senate amendments passed on, the House
representatives have conceded about three
fourths. This course they find necessary be-
cause of the fact that the bill was con-
sidered so much more deliberately by the
Senate than by the House. They say the
House Itself would have made many amend
ments If more time haG been given.
The confereeS expressed confidence to-day
in being able to call in the Democratic
members by Tuesday next. They stated
that they were succeeding better Jhan they
had hoped to 40 in settling their direr-
enees. The Democratic members of the con
ference say that whether they would de-
mand much time in committee when called
in viii depend on what the Republicans do
with the amendments maze in the senate
on the suggestion of Democrats. Ii they
find these to have been abandoned they VIII
ask for explanations.