The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
CONFEREES AT WORK.
Proceedings Are Guarded With Un-
usual Vigilance.
AGREEMENT THAT THERE SHALL
BE BUT ONE REPORT.

Members Report iThat Satisfactory Pro-
gress Has Been Made So Far-No Se-
rious Clash So Far-Important Matters
Passed.
Washington, July 9-The Republican
conferees on the tariff bill met this morn
ing at $50 in the room of the Senate COM
mittee on finance, and resumed the work
OF adjusting the differences between the
two Houses.
The five Republican conferees appoint-
ed by the House, the four Republicans
appointed by the Senate, together with
Senator John p Jones of Nevada, who
has acted with the Republicans of the
Senate throughout the struggle, We're
present,the work proceeding behind closed
doors.
The conferees put in very hard day g
work. They met at $50, recessed at one
for lunch, and again at six this evening
Tor dinner, and at eight o'clock resumed
their sitting and continued in session
until late tonight. They have all taken
particularly binding pledge OF secrecy
and are guarding their labors with un-
usual vigilance. Beyond the general
statement that they were making satis-
factory progress the conferees would say
| nothing
About the most important thing thus
far agreed upon is that there will be but
one conference report. Not until final
agreement is reached will either of the
two houses be called upon to act.
One of the conferees is responsible for
the statement tonight that in their de-
ih<a,,o No. how m,
countered nothing over which there has
been any great clash. The statement that
an attempt would be made by the Senate
conferees to compel the House to accept
the bill as it passed the Senate, which
was widely circulated today, is en-
phatically denied on the authority Of one
of the House conferees.
- The conference adjourned at 1915 to-
night to meet again at $50 tomorrow. All
the main points which promised to be
strongly contested were passed over.
I'm RESPECT TO SENATOR HARRIS.
The Senate Adjourned Yesterday After
Brief Eulogies.
Washington, July 9.-The Senate met
today under the depressing influences of
the death of Senator Harris of Tennessee,
who has been one of the conspicuous
figures in the upper house of Congress for
over 20 years.
Rev. Mr.. Johnston, the chaplain of the
Senate, in his invocation, referred feeling
ly to the loss the Senate had sustained
and spoke of his g political principles,
his opposition to all he considered wrong,
his devotion to his state and his service
to the nation
Aftersthe journal had been read, Sena-
tor Bate of Tennessee, made the an
nouncement of the death of his colleague,
In doing SO he paid a high tribute to the
memory of the distinguished dead. He
was the last of the great war governors,
North and South, said Senator Bate,
who presided over the destinies ..of sover-
eign states during the stirring struggle
between the states.
Mr.. Bate then offered the usual re-
solution which provided for public fune-
raj in the Senate tomorrow, to which
the House was invited, and for COM
mittee of nine senators to accompany the
remains to Tennessee, where the inter
ment will be made.
Mr.. Cockreu of Missouri offered sup
Elemental resolution extending an invita-
tion to the President, the members of the
cabinet the members of the supreme
court, the diplomtic corps, the major
general of the army and the admiral of
the navy to attend the obsequies.
Then at IL. 10 on motion of Mr.. Bate as
further mark of respect to the memory
of the deceased the Senate adjourned.
After the Senate adjourned the Vice
President appointed the following named
senators to attend the remains of the late
Senator Harris to Memphis: Messrs.
Bate. Whitehall, Berry, Turpie, Allen,
Pettus, Chiffon and Wetmore The fu-
over the remains of Senator Harris will
be conducted by Rev. Hugh Johnston of
the Metropolitan Episcopal church of this
city, who is acting chaplain of the Sen
ate during the absence of Chaplain Mil
burn. The Rev. Mr.. Johnston at the re-
quest of the family will be assisted by the
Rev. Mr.. Duffy of the Mount Vernon
Southern Methodist church.
Funeral of Senator Harris.
Washington, July 9.-The remains of
Senator Harris will be taken to Memphis
for interment over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway leaving here tomorrow
night at II 10. The body will arrive at
Nashville Monday morning at 8 O'Clock
and will lie in state at the Tennessee
capital until s p. m. Thence.the remains
will be conveyed to Memphis over the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
arriving there at 6 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. The funeral will occur at Memphis
on Tuesday and the Congressional escort
will leave Memphis at p. m. Tuesday,
arriving here at 6.45 Thursday morning.
Hawaiian Treaty Still Hangs.
Washington, July 9.-The Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations made two
efforts to secure a full meeting for the
purpose of taking up, and if possible, dis
posing of the Hawaiian annexation treaty,
but failed. No quorum was secured at
the forenoon session, and there was not a
full attendance at the afternoon meeting
The treaty was discussed at some length
at the latter, and the more pronounced of
the advocates of the treaty surpested the