The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-16
NO INTENTION OF YIELDING
Reported ComprO mise on Sugar Sched-
ule Denied by House Members

heported ComprO mise on Sugar Sched-
ule Denied by House Members.
WASHINGTON, July 15-Among those in
close touch with the conferees now at work
on the tariff bill, it is asserted with the ut
most positiveness that the House conferees
have no intention of yielding anything to
the Senate on the sugar schedule, and opin-
ion is freely expressed that the deadlock
will continue indefinitely until the Senate
yields. The House conferees, they say.
know that they have practically the unan-
imous support of the House Republicans
back of them in their contention for the
House schedule, and moreover they claim
that many of the Senate Republicans agree
with them on this point
One of the leading representatives Of the
Senate expressed the opinion that the Re-
publicans would be able to conclude their
labors tomorrow and to summon the Dem
ocratic members by Saturday This view.
he said, was justified by the present ap-
pearance of things. but he added that there
were still many contingencies that might
arise to prevent so early an agreement and
that it was impossible to say precisely when
the end would be reached. 1--WE shall come
out all right, however, and think, soon"
he added. I'VE have a tedious job, but it
is not hopeless one and there is no foun-
dation to the reports that we are in danger
of not reaching an agreement"
The day was spent in considering minor
details of the bill which have been passed
over with an occasional reference to the
differences of the sugar schedule, which is
still the stumbling block. There was some
discussion of a compromise on this sched-
ule. Senators not in the conference but in
close touch with the members express the
opinion that the contending factions are
very near an adjustment which will com
promise the differences on the sugar sched-
The committee made the discovery to-day
that there would be still further difficulty
in arranging the wool schedule on account
of the objections of the carpet manufactur-
ers. It appears that while the makers of
the more expensive ,rades of carpets gave
their consent TO the compromise of four
and eight cents arranged yesterday, the
makers of the cheaper carpets are not
pleased and ask that the rate on the lower
grades of wool be reduced TO cents The
wool men are not willing to concede this
demand The worsted manufacturers are
also making trouble over the Senate amend
ment putting double duty on the wool of
the second class which may have been
washed Heretofore there has been no ad-
ditional duty on the washed article, and il
is claimed that the change will work a ma
The Demorratic side of the chamber is
caused by the death of Senator Harris II
fear" said Senator Jones, Of Arkansas to-
day, in discussing the question, that the
vacancy may, if not filled before that time
occasion a little embarrassment when we
reach the vote on the conference report
II viii be remembered, he continued, that
on some of the articles on which we sue
ceeded in reducing .ae rate OF duty, as on
white pine lumber. and on some which we
succeeded in putting on the Pree list we
had a majority of only one vote. Some of
these articles, as burlaps, cotton ties, paris
green. etc. are of immense Importance to
the farmers, and it would be regrettable in
deed from our standpoint, If the absence
of a Democratic senator from Tennessee
should cause us 10 lose any of them by Civ
ing the deciding vote 10 the VICE prpgf-
dent"
The senator sala in reply to a question