The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-17
THE TARIFF CONFERENCE,
The Sugar Schedule Is Being Used
as q Blind,
SENATE WILL PROBABLY GIVE WAY
Reed Is Preparing to Make Political
Capital OF the "victory" which
He Would Win.

Washington. July 1e.--Under cover OF a
great dust kicked up over the sugar sched-
ule the senate conferees have secured many
concessions from the house committees. and
the time is now about ripe for back
down on the part of tho senate on sugar
and Its acceptance of the house proposition.
| which viii be followed by an agreement
and report TO both branches of congress.
Senator Jones OF Nevada has been given
10 understand that his vote la not neces-
sary for the passage OF tarfI bill In the
senate. and that IL he carries his blum
much further he is liable to lose some of
the advantages given to him for Western
| constituents as consideration for his
supDort OF the bill
The report Will be an apparent victory
for Sneaker Reed and the house. and In
case this programme goes through as out
lined In the foregoing MIR. Reed will ap-
fearless champion of the people in the
overthrow OF the sugar trust. This same
s"sar Trust. by the way. viii be well con-
tent TO como out of thu scrimmaBe AS we'll
cared FOR as the house schedule provides
ihete has been no time stncc the ways
tfat the llavemoyer Searlcs OUTFIT would
not have gladly accepted the house sched-
ulo and called quits The increased ad-
vantage given these people by the senate
was only strategic move 10 plncc Inc
trust on higher ground so that II might
nnnear to be- routed and defeated when 4,
went back TO the house hill In this
maneuVerlns very ine gcnoralship has been
exhibited
The general ground plan of the comprp-
muse between the senate aud the house IL
az rccitcd above. but 10 Us hazardous TO
predict the exact time when the report
VIII be made. IT. tx quite certain how
ever. that the end liz near at hand and
tho boil may ring for the curtain 10 so up
on the last act any hour This result un
doubleday Will have been fastened by the
hrm attitude assumed BY Speaker Reed
The sucaicr has contcndci from the first |
that the house corld not afford to yield
to the sonate's sugar demands. and In max.
Ing the vigorous lgt tina, he has made |
ne was influenced by personal as we'll as
by party and patriotic reasons He has |
thoroughly that house In |
dorFemon' Of the senate bill might make |
change of anywhere from twenty nye to |
fifty seats. which would cost him the |
spehkcrship and frost bite his renewed |
presidential aspirations
There r. very littlo foundation for the |
gossip about indignation over Speaker
tariff conference fight. The fact Is nine
ienths Of the republican senators indorsc
me hositton he has taken. and II the OBJ
rortunity presents the house sugar sched-
ulc viii be adopted even In the face Of
an adverse roport from the conference
committee or in the face q no report In
decd this may he the way ont OF the
dilemma. and II would not he surprising
" partial rcuort II made from the con-
ference committee In order to give the re-
publicans chance to makA this move. no.
as SLAP al the committee. but with its
undcrsIood approval.
Washington, July 1C,--The only report
nhtainable from the conference on the tariff
bin today is TO the effect that the repre-
of the two houses are stlll at
odds on the sugar schedule and while thero
lro stil many matters OF minor import
ince undetermined the sugar question Is
he only obstacle in the way of speedy set
lomont
There was quite movement In the n
tie today in the interest of the house sugar
'chcdule with the evident purpose OF bring
ng pressure to bear upon the senate con-
crees TO yield upon this point and accept
he house schedule.
Tonight conforceB Bre no nearer an
agreement on the sugar schedules. Each
ide is standing out IN firmly as ever for
IL own rates. The house conferees arc con
'inced that they can win. supported as thoy {
re almost by the unanimous sentiment of | ,
heir party in the house. and some Of them
ak with resignation Of remaining here all
ummer rather than yield to the senate |
N this point. So far as can be ascertained.
he senate conferocs are as determined rs
hose of the house not to surrender. There
3 little doubt. however, that they would |
ccept compromise VI the other side would
grcc TO H. The difficulty is that the house
onforccs refuse to entertain any PROPOSE
ion for compromise. Thus far the ultima
um has been 1.-THE house schedule or moth {
ng"
while the sugar schedule blocks the way
0 an agreement, the confcrees have not
cen Idle. Much progress has been made ,
18th the minor features OF the bill and the
initiative agreements have been reached In I
AMY OF the important paragraphs
II the present situation continues until
tuesday or Wednesday next current Opin- I
,n among the members OF the house Ia
hat disagreement viii be reported for
he purpose of giving each house an OpDor I
unity TO instruct its copferees on the main
bstacle TO an agreement.
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