The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-16
STUMBLING BLOCK IS SUGAR.
HOUSE CoNFEREES REPORTED NOT
INCLINED TO YIELD.

Leading Representative of the SEN
ate, However, Express the Opinion
That the Republican Members of
the Committee VIII He Able TO Fin
ish Their LRbOrs TO-dny-Tbe
Wool Schedule Also Causing Con-
siderable Contention.
Washington, July 15.-The tariff confer
ees were in more hopeful mood during
the early part of to-day than yesterday,
and one of the leading representatives of
the Senate expressed the opinion at noon
that the republicans would be able to con-
clude their labors tomorrow and summon
the democratic members by Saturday.
This view. he said, was justified by the
present appearances of things, but he add
ed that there were still many contngen-
cies that might arise to prevent so early
an agreement and that it was impossible
to say precisely when the end would be
reached.
I'VE shall come out all right, however,
and I think, soon," he added. ''We have
a tedious job, but it is not hopeless one.
and there is no foundation to the reports
| agreement"
The day was spent in considering minor
| details OF the bill, which have been passed
over, with an occasional reference to the
differences on the sugar schedule, which
is still the stumbling block.
There was some discussion of a compro-
mise on this schedule and the general i'm
preston about the Senate was that the
| changed aspect in tho committee was due
to the fact that there was more yield
ing disposition on the part of representa-
| tives of both houses. Senators not in the
conference. but in close touch with the
members of it, express the opinion to-day
| that the contending factions are very near
an adjustment, which will compromise
| the differences on the sugar schedule.
on the House side, on the other hand.
| among those In close touch with the con
| ferees, 1t is asserted with the utmost pos
| itiveness that the House conferees have no
| intention of yielding anything 20 the SEN
| ate on the sugar schedule, and the opin-
| ion is freely expressed that the deadlock
| will continue indefinitely until the
Senate yields. The House con-
| ferees, they say, know that they
| have practically the unanimous support
| of the House republicans back Of them in
and, moreover they claim that many OF
| the Senate republicans agree with them
| on this point.
The committee made the discovery to-
/ day that there would be still further dit
| ficulty in arranging the wool schedule on
| account of the objections Of the carpet
manufacturers. II appears that while the
makers of the more expensive grades OF
! carpets gave their assent to the compro-
mise of 4 and 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 9
| cents The wool men are not willing to
| concede this demand.
The worsted manufacturers are also
| making trouble over the Senate amend
ment putting a double duty on wool of the
| second class, which may have been wash
| ed. Heretofore there has been no addi-
| tional duty on the washed article and II
| is claimed that the change viii work a
material hardship.
The democratic side Of the chamber is
some what disturbed over the vacancy
| caused by the death Of Senator Harris.
Il fear" said Senator Jones of Arkan-
| sas to-day, In discussing the question,
\ that the vacancy may, II not filed be-
| fore that time, occasion no little embar-
rassment when we reach vote on the
] conference report. IL will be remember
| ed" he continued, "that some of the ar
| ticles on which we succeeded In reducing
| the rate of duty, as on white pine lum-
! ber, and on some which we succeeded In
| putting on the free list, we had a major
! ity of only one vote Some of these ar
ticles as burlaps, cotton ties, paris green,
ETC., are Of immense importance to the
J farmers, and IL would be regretabe In
\ deed, from our standpoint, II the absence
/ of a democratic senator from Tennessee
! should cause us TO lose any of them by
| giving the deciding vote to the Vice Pres
ident. The senator said in reply to a
| question that he had heard nothing In
dicative of the Intentions OF the governor
of Tennessee In the matter Of the APP
/ pointment.