Show SENATORS IN conference nothing camo caine of 0 tho the keeting electing but re Discus lons lV ashIngton july 21 the democrats in tho the senate today to day met behind closed doors for uie the purpose of settling their differences on tile the tariff and trying to r reach dh an amicable understanding A pro gramme was waa arranged for a 16 caucus und nna accordingly at 3 the ronatte adjourned nadi luid the Dern members walked vajk cd in the marble room and closed tho the doors doers senators HUI hill lifur murphy and irby were the only democrats present at the capitol who did not respond to the CAU tell 9 call senator hill was not notified no tind of the intention to hold a caucus until the last minute find and then hen declined to enter lt it beca because tise ot of his attitude on the bill senator irby left led tile the capitol without giving any explanation ot of his absence senator murphy went away pleading an engagement encasement the caucus continued for or three hours and without reaching any conclusions or taking a vote on any proposition adjourned anlu tomorrow morrow to nt at a 3 when another meeting MIR bf b held the discussion of some points was very warm find and especially just before adjournment when S senator vilas was speaking several Seve rail senators interrupted him with questions and an criticized criticised the course ho he was pursuing g in the senate this called orth forth equally tart replies from the wisconsin ill senator and there was a prospect for the debate becoming becom lne moro more personal aher upon the suggestion of 0 senator gorman Gor roan the adjournment took place the caucus merely served to demphs alae tile the two facts tha that elie democratic Democrat le senators are all an to pass a tariff bill and that there are still wide wida differences as to the lh kind of 0 a bill they cart can pass lils it IL was recognized from the beginning that senator motion to strike out the differential duty on sugar occupied a most important position in the present controversy and several senators intimated that until there could be assur assurances aric of its withdrawal no conclusion could be reached in caucus senators slid caffrey of louisiana were both conspicuous in the callen caucus a proceed ars instead of showing any ally disposition to yield the elie sugar they asked that the conference fb irence committee bo be asked to 10 that mat feature anil 40 per cent ad valor em ein and to add the one tenth additional on sugar imported from countries paying a bounty on sugar and also to continue for this year ear enough of the bounty paid under the bic mckenley Kinley law 01 on sugar grown in this country to make the duty equal to 2 cents per pound the louisiana J men reminded the CAUCUS of 0 the result of the last conference and demanded that the aa agreement tenement Te ement then made maal be lived up to during rho rhe e caucus senator harris in reply to questions explained ill his views view upon the its PRIlla I 1 of 0 the bill lie stated elated he considered mr air vitaeo motion modon out of order but indicated tile the T mollon n olion might be changed so GO as to rend render e r it in order ile he also stated that he did pot not believe that a motion to postpone poal ponc would be in order because the bill was now flow in uie the toss posses slon clon ot of the two houses and not out of the senate alone the only motion during the afternoon was one by senator jarvis to send the bill back to conference without eions and while no n cabang alne like PL a vote vole was taken the indications now aro are that till tills motion wui will prevail in the end almost every senator present made addresses during the continuance of tho the conference |