The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-13
Representatives of Each House To-
nacious OF Their Rates.
A PR0TRACTED DEBATE WILL ENSuE
II Certain Articles Are Made Du,tn-
Die, So the Democrats Have In
formed the Republicans.


We're easily adjusted. but on all important
features there has been no agreement and
the outlook today is that several reports
will have to be made before an adjustment
is reached The house confcrees are stand
ing solidly by their bin and the senate
conferccs are no less tenacious
The senate confcrces have laid before the
house members the condition in the senate,
whore there is not an actual majority of
the republicans and where other than re-
publican votes are necessary to pass the
bill or adopt conference report. They as
serted that In 1894 the democrats were in
better shape in the senate than the renub-
yet the house was finally compelled to
accept the senate bill in order 10 pass It,
| The members of the house are standing
by their bill. nevertheless. and have told
'he senators that they can not accept the
| senate amendments ON many important
| Items
Lumber is held in dispute and the house
conierets have insisted that the house rate
on white pine must be accepted and they
have been supported in this by Senator
burrows of Michigan, The house rate was
81 and the senate reduced ii TO ST. The
senate cenferees say That If the house rate
Is restored II wifi provoke long discussion
n inc senate and that no one can tell when
'ue piIl VIII get out OF the senate again.
straw mating, which the senate put on
he free list, is an item Of contention The
mousse conferccs have refused TO accent
even the rate which wss originally re
ported in the senate bill and stand for the
house rate.
Burlaps cotton ties and other items
which were placed on the free list by the
senate met with great hostility from The
house conferces and so far nothing IN The
way of IA compromise offered nv thc sen,t.
nj mbers has been accepted The house
conferees nre also iueis.in, ,,,,,, ~.
compensatory duties an msnutnrturrs n,
cotton on account of The su,v ~ Mn. "a
per cent on rau cntton
The house mctnh.rs hnyo ,,oi,,otro1 t,o,
the house hin hos boon co,,,,,a,,,1,,d 49,
than the senate hill and ,hpt mo ,,,,,.rnnn',
should get MS clnaa to II a, ,o,.,tt,Ia
The senate on,,S.,,.,a. "S s,I'aD
senting tbe ,rnsc,,r ,,oIi,i.I ~ liu
of Tho senoto ta,,n 49,, ~ ~, .ol
cu,tv ma, ,,iiI n,, ~ -. uI' tuo UNI
arree,,nnts ,i \ - su1via' roports Oh
The ho,.a ~, ,.. ''''''i's "'o inaut'
yin ,a na, 'o'u Inc houst hleiihers ,nat II
,.,,i 80 ~ " enuicss discussion 'hat they
,,,e,a n''e no 'ille OF power 10 force
Nv 'en"tc w. hoel tue senate IN session In
80 VI Il HI'ouSter against me conference
ieI,oil
ne noon recess OF the conterces was de-
No,eu iarGey TO conference with indiVl1-
uhla III Whlch the house representatives IN
tHe conference participated These con-
'',ein'S ueNeippeu the facL 'nal the WOOL
scneuuie mad been under especial consider
a'u. "uflhs me forenoon session and mat
sie house ihpinpers had SHOWN decided
, uispositloh 10 hoId onto Inc house rates
ih'Ie was evident apprehension that If his
contention was granted there would be DIFF
lleuttY IN geluhs the Dill through the sen
ate ana IL is not beneVeh mat ne appre-
heilsioh was changed by the results of their
'na W,
Ihefe was also hurried conference be-
tween lhe republican representatives. OF the
senate IN me conference ana the demo
cratic members OF the finance committee in
regard TO the probable course of the DEM
ocrais IN case the articles which they were
lhsuuiheinii IN having placed on the free
iiS, hhonia De mace dutiahie. These ar
ticits lheiuoe coVtoh pasglhg. gunny DAYS
buriaps' cotton ties paris green, floor mat
tlhR' enc. ne mousse is Insisting upon their |
restoration to the dutiable list and some
OF me senate conferees are inclined to
Vleid because OF qhe heen Tor the revenue
'hey would produce.
me conference Win the democrats was |
pY no means reassurlnf The republicans |
were told that If these charges We're made |
theY tine democraisl would be disposed |
to insist upon a full explanation In COM
mittee ana an elaborate debate in tho sen-
ate, which might indefinitely prolong the
session
The result Of the inquiry as TO the eff
feet OF restoration OF the house rate on
white pine lumber was also far from re-
assuring. The senators from the Middle
Northwest are especially concerned In |
holding the senate rates and the conferoes
have been notified that any yielding on the
question will result In no little delay. The
problem Is giving the committee consid-
cradle concern.
The advocates Of lower rate on cyanide
Of potassium feel confident from reports
from the conference that the senate rate of
l2h per cent will be accepted.
The committee Is meeting with It's grant