Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-22
TARIFF C0NFEREES.
Senate and House Members Still
Far Apart on the Bill.
SENATE Gets INTO A DEADLOCK.
A Filibuster Over the Resolution Of Senator
Harris, Of Kansas, on the Union Pacific
Railroad Congressman Simpson
After the sugar Trust

AItcr tne sugar trust
WASHINGTON, July Is. The conferees
on the tariff bill found themselves yes
terday apparently further apart than
they were at the beginning OF the con
ference. There was no immediate
prospect of agreement and more than
one member stated that the entangle'
ment was such that the settlement
might be indefinitely prolonged. They
state in a very reserved manner that
there are numerous questions OF differ
ences but refuse to 60 into details
even to other senators and members
From all that can be learned, however
there has been general recession
from the partial agreements made on
the more important articles until
sugar, wool, hides, etc, can be defin
itely fixed. Sugar is still the principal
contention. The best reports repre-
sent the house conferees, with Speaker
Reed behind them, as holding out fol
the house sugar schedule without any
change whatever and the senators as
quite determined not to yield to this
extent. The house conferees insist
that this schedule must be definitely
fixed before other questions Shall be
again taken up.
One of the other questions of second
airy Importance upon which SHARP
differences have arisen is the senate
amendment for a stamp tax on stocks
and bonds. The house opposes the
amendment, but the senators, while
not welded to it, insist upon 1t as nee
essay for revenue. The house is also
resisting strenuously the 20 per cent
duty placed upon hides, and is at the
same time persistently holding out fol
restoration Of gunny bags, cotton
ties, etc, to the dutiable list.
The conferees remained in session
until six o'clock and then adjourned
until to-day, emitting the usual even
ing session. They had not reached Q
point where they could call in the
democratic conferces, but all sale
progress had been made. 1t was i'm
possible to say whether the senate OF
house had the advantage of the days
work. Both sides looked weary and
troubled. The outlook for fna
agreement was said to be at great
distance
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator
Davis, chairman of the committee OF
foreign relations. in the senate yester
terday reported from that committee
the following joint resolutions
That the president be empowered to tax,
such measures as in his Judgment may be nee
essary TO obtain the release from the Spanish
government of ona Melton, Alfred O. Labord
and William Gildea, and the restoration OF TIN
schooner Competitor to her owner, and to Sc
cure this he Is authorized and requested to EN-
plo, Steh means and exercises such power al
mai be necessary.
The senate was in a deadlock yester
day for several hours, with business a
Il standstill, while calls of the senate
roll calls and other parliamentary ex
pedents were resorted to. 1t was due
to the effort to secure action on thu
resolution of Mr.. Harris, of Kansas
designed to prevent the disposal of the
government lien on the Union Pacific
railway, under the terms of an alleged
agreement There were many roll
calls on Mr., Harris motion TO consider
the resolution, quorums appearing anc
disappearing, and from IL to five O'Clock
no final vote on the motion was Sc
cured. 1t finally went over until to-
day.
Representative Simpson, of Kansas
yesterday introduced in the house .
resolution directing the speaker to ap
point committee of five to investi
gate the sugar trust The resolution
is preceded by two whereascs, the first
of which declares that IL is currently
asserted" that the American Sugar Re
iining Go. has in violation of law, ere
ated a Gigantic monopoly and tn,
second that said corporation, "by the
use OF watered stock, by unfair compe
ttion and by Illegal combination has
crushed ont legitimate competition tC
an extent which gives it the power tC
depress the price of the raw materia
and to advance the price of the manu-
featured article at will, thus throttlins
the cane and beet agriculturists will
one hand and grasping the purses o
the consumers with the other"
stood among senators interested tina
the president has determined upon tn
appointment Of Terrence V, Powderly
formerely grand master workman o
the knights of Labor, to be commits
sioner-general of immigration to sue
ceed MIR. Stump, and the commission
probably will be sent to the senat
within the next few days,
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