The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-15
CONFERENCE IS
STILL BLOCKED
Senator's Opposed to Speaker! Reeds
Position on Sugar Scksdule.
DEADLOCK WILL LAST A WEEK
Union raeiiie Makes Trouble 10 the Senate
reasioh Order Of Cleveland Suspended
The Hawaiian Treaty.

! Washington, July 1.-THE tariT confer
rees found themselves today apparently
further apart than at the beginning Of
the conference. There was no immediate
prospect Of an agreement and more than
one member stated that the entangle-
ment was such that a settlement might
be indefinitely prolonged. They stated
In very reserved manner that there
/ arr numerous questions Of s.sserence.
/ hut refused to 20 into details. even to
other senators and members. Nothing
can be learned, although there have been
partial agreements. until the sugar, lead.
and lumber schedules can be disposed
I Of
! The best reports represent the house
conferrees, with Speaker Reed behind
! them. as holding out for the house sugar
schedule without any change whatever.
and the senator's are quite desSrmnied
not TO yield to this extent. The house
conferrees insist that this schedule must
be definitely fixed before other questions
shall be again taken up. One OF the
questions OF secondary Importance upon
which sharp differences have arisen in
the senate. Is the amendment for a
house members oppose the amendment,
but the senator's. while not welded to
II. insist upon It as necessary for rev.
enue The representatives resist strenu-
ously the % per cent duty placed upon
hides, and at the same time persistentfy
hold out for the restoration OF gunny
bags. cotton ties etc, to the dutiabIie
list
senator who talked with some OF the
the conferrees said: They are in a
deadlock and they are tied up all along
the line 1t looks as II the situation
must remain unchanged for a week"
While this appears to be a correct out
lire OF the situation today. the prevail
ng impression is that settlement OF
one OF two OF the important schedules
would be speedily followed by COM
plete adjustment Of all other difficulties
The senate conferrees are aisposed TO
resent the efforts OF Speaker Reed to
influence the action OF the conferrces.
The senators are inclined to construe the
speakers participation in the proceedings
as unwarranted. and are apparently more
determined than before his attitude was
known to hold out for the senate figures.
The contending forces on the wool sched-
ule, carpet manufacturers and wool
growers outside the conference, have
practically reached an agreement. which
IL is presumed will be ratified by the /
conferrees. This agreement provides for |
the restoration Of the house rate Of /
II and 10 cents respectively on first ana
second class woods and on the third
class article. Two of the men agree TO
the proposition OF the carpet-makers to
extend the dividing line from 10 to y /
cents, making the rate on wools of this .
class worth less than u cents dutiable .
at cents a pound. and those worth J.
more than l2 cents dutiable at cents. /
This increases the rate on all higher /
grade woods. which is agreeable to the |
wool men, and brings carpet woods down |
to a figure acceptable 10 the manfuactur- /
ers. r+iu