The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-13
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Members of House and Senate Unable
to Agree in Conference.

to Agree in Conference.
WASHINGTON July 12-The conference
committee is meeting with its greatest diff
Guilty in reaching an understanding on the
wool and sugar schedules. On sugar Sena-
tors Aldrich and Jones of Nevada are
holding out, and especially for the Senate
schedule, and are supported by the entire
Senate representation. The House is just
as firm in it's demand for the House rates.
The indications when the conference add
journed tonight were that a compromise
would be necessary which would split the
difference between the two houses on the
differential on refined sugar, and it was
stated on apparently good authority that
an agreement to this effect had been
reached. The House conferees are standing
stifIly for the House schedule on wool, con-
tending that the Senate rates would be
most oppressive on manufacturers. The
Senate classification of third-class WOODS is
especially Objectionable to the carpet manu-
facturers, and Senators Penrose and Quay
have been active during the day in their
efforts TO secure an advance to II cents in
the value of wool that may be admitted at
cents. The Senate schedule makes IL
cents the figure of demarkation of value,
fixing a duty of cents pound on all wool
above that price. The Pennsylvania sena-
tors say that UNDER this classification 80
Der cent OF the carpet WOODS would De
made to pay cents duty, ana that the re-
suit would be to close oUt many or the car
pet makers There is a proposition 10 com
promise the differences by retaining the
Senate classification, but allowing d uTdW-
back on all woods which it CAN be proven
are used in carpet making, on W ia :
cents may be paid. the House is also
standing for it's rates on first ana second
cIass woods, which were reduced py the
Senate, with a good prospect OIL success.
There quite u movement on Lut D6iu-
ocratic side OF the Senate to-day TO insure
q firm stand for free buraps, cotton bag
ging floor mating, cotton ties etc, placed
on the free list in the Senate, ana 10 noid
white pine at 81 per thousand teeti ms rms
authenticated, that the committee hao
tentatively agreed to restore the 81 rate on
white pine and to restore the other r art7
cles mentioned to- the dutiable list. These
changes were made in the Senate by ma
jorities ranging from one TO I'VE votes, ana
1ressed the opinion that they will be able
to hold all the votes for motion 10 reject
the conference report that were orlgmalIy
cast for the amendments. 10 90 TINS they
would have to make sure not only Oh t 3end-
tor McEnery's vote, but OF some RePuD1can
votes, as Senators Carter ana hansOrousn'
The problem bids fair to develop an inter
esting situation in the Senate IL the COM
mittee Of conference adhere 10 It's present
determination with regard 10 these ar tGai
The House members nave maintained
that the House bill has been commenced
more than the Senate BILL ana that the
conference should get as close 10 IL as
possible The Senate conferees, in addition
presenting the brGsent nppf Gl9a du fG the
9ificnItv that will occur if several reports
Of partial agreements and disagreements
are made They have told the House mem
hers that it will lead to endless discussion,
that they have no power to force vote,
and that there is not majority IN the sem If
ate to keep the Senate in session IN case OF
a filibuster against the conference report.
The conferees were together again to-
night until IL o'clock, and at the conclusion
municative than they have been heretofore.
This rI1i- might be explained either on the
theory that they are very close to an agree
ment or that they are Wlder apart Iiisll DC