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Show DEADLOCK OVER CUBA Republicans Unable to Reconcile Re-concile Differences. CONFEREES CANNOT AGREE No Nearer nn Agrccm-nt Now Than They Wero nt tho Outset Republican Republi-can Deptcsentntives Opposing; tho Ways nnd Menns Commtttcs on tho Question of Reciprocity Aro Stand, inp Tat Will Not Accept Any Compiomiio Involving Reduction of Tailtr Duties. Washington. March 17. Tho conferees con-ferees who nro Reeking- to icconillo difficulties dif-ficulties on Iho manner of tellef tn ho Blvcn to Cuba re'iimnt Ihelr sessions Ht3p m. today. The ronfercnto Hated until B 30 p m. and nt Ita closo Ch-ilr-mnn Pajno authorlied tho Mutomenr lhat thero wna no chongo In tho situation situa-tion and no iiRieoment, the iiiiifeicnco itdjoiirnlng; until 3 p in. tomoinm. Tho conferees Hinted privately that the Klttiitlou In tho innfcietuo nmounted to a deid-lotk. and that they were no nearer lo an nsiecment than they hail boon nt tho outset MKKTINO OP OPPONENTS. A meeting ot Ilepubllcuii inrmbrrs opposing the IViji nnd .Means inmnilt lee nn Cubin leclprocltj tnlle.1 nt i o clock listed an houi and lesulterl In an agreement not In incept nnv compromise com-promise Involving a reduction of tailff duties This In effect la nn Inslruitlon tn Insist upon tho rebnto plan of tho reclprncltj plnn I.AIlfiri.Y AllBNIllIP, The meeting was nllendil hy llfty. two Itepubllcnii menihers A resolution had been flamed bj Itepnsentatlvo Tawney nnd tills herved na the hnsls of nitlon. The discussion naa all op. poied lo nn ngreetnent which wnul I reduce tho tarlif even Irmporirll) It was lliidlly agrfe.l, howevei, In go thli nn nlllrmallvo aspect, namely th it any plin fni Iho icllef of Cuba would bo ntccptnhle If It did not Involvo a reducllon of Iho Inrln. Thoso who intended in-tended Ihe conference nl I tho natural effect of this waa In oicept nothing that Involved a redudlon of t irllY Oihera chaiattrrlzed tho understand Ing reached as a determination to "aland pat ' |