Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-20
TARIFF BILL REPORT.
Chairman Wilson Announces Disagree
ment 10 the House.
DIFFERENCES IRRECOICILlBLE.
The senate's Propositions in the Interes
Of Corporations-The PrssIdent's Let
ter-rhs Tucker Resolution.

Sente1 ana agreed 10.
The consideration OF the Indian ap-
| preparation bill was resumed, the pend
ing question being an amendment offered
yesterday by Mr.. Squire, Of Washington.
| allowing the Puyallup Indians to sell part
Of the lands held by them In severalty
on the reservation near Tacoma, Wash.
The amendment was discussed for. three
hours, and was then laid on the table
yeas &c: nays 10.
While the discussion was still going on
message was received from the House
asking for a new conference on the tar
IN bill. 1t was temporarily laid on the
table.
At 8 p. N. the message from the House
asking for "A further conference on the
tariff bill was laid before the Senate.
and Mr.. Voorhees, chairman OF the FL
nance Committee said that the confer
ence committee had had the bill under
consideration In full. AMI had not agreed.
He added that after consulting some
what with gentlemen who expected
TO take part in the discussion. he
should ask that the message rom
the House be taken up tomorrow
morning for consideration Immediately
after the reading of the Journal.
Il give notice" said Mr.. Hill. that
shall move to instruct the conferrees on
the part of the Senate TO place coal and
iron-ore on the free list; and / shall
submit some remarks ON that question"
"1n connection with the conference re-
port" Mr.. Henderson put in. with a
quzzcal expression. Il ask the Senator
from Indiana II there is any message
from the President of the United States
TO be submitted?"
None that | have received was Mr..
Noorheess response.
"Go on with the Indinn appropriation
BILL" said Mr.. Cockrell. and the consid-
.ration OF that bill was resumed. Two
amendments were agreed 10, relating To
the allotment of lands In severalty to
some Northwestern Indians; also one Of
fered by Mr.. Gallinger looking to the dis
continuance of Indian contract schools
after this fiscal year. The bill was then
passed.
The Senate, after n brief executive ses-
sion, adjourned until tomorrow.
House Of Representatives.
The House galleries to-day bore living
evidence OF public interest in the tariff
bill. For the first time in nearly a month
the seats in all the galleries. except the
diplomatic one, were filed in anticipation
OF the debate on the report OF the tariff
conferrees. There was added also interest
in a report that Representative {. r.
Breckinridge. of Arkansas. had been Sc
lected as Minister to Russia. which was
evidently discussed on the floor.
While the Journal was being read, Mr..
Wilson, chairman OF the Committee on
Ways and Means with his face entirely
hidden by handkerchief, which bandage
he has been compelled TO wear over his
eyes, in which is located the neuralgia
trouble from which he Is suffering. ac-
companied by Mr.. Breckenridge, came into
the House. AS they appeared the Clerk s
voice was drowned by the applause that
went up.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. II. Nc
Carthy, and Immediately after the reading
Of the journal Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio.
presented "a resolution from the Commit
tee on Rules, providing that when the
conferree3 of the tariff bill report their
disagreement, II shall be In order to move
that the House insist upon Its disagree
ment to the Senate amendments in gross
that the motion shall be discussed two
hours, when, without an intervening mo
ton, the vote shall be taken. III the
motion shall be agreed to, the Speaker
shall name conferrees on the part of the
House, and the bill shall then, for the
time being, pass from the consideration or
the House.
Mr.. Hopkins. of Illinois. attempted to
offer an amendment TO extend the time
10 four hours. but objection was made,
and the previous question was ordered.
This gave thirty minutes for debate.
Mr.. Reed took the floor. and offered
word of protest against cutting on de-
bate In this summary manner. He Thought
there were members on the Democratic
side who desired time to express their
opinion of the Senate amendments, ana.
with something OF Il twinkle in his eye,
he yielded ten minutes TO Mr.. Johnson
the free trade single-taXer from ONO. MT.
Johnson Immediately launched protest
against the special order. because 1t gave
the House no opportunity TO vote sepa-
rate instructions on different schedules.
especially on the subject Of sugar. He
denounced the discrimination In the sugar
schedule in favor of the trust as criminal,
and declared, amid n burst or applause
that if the Sugar Trust or any other trust
was TO legislate for the people. II made
little difference whether that legislation
was imposed upon them by the Mckinley
or the German bill.
CHAIRMAN WILSON.
The order of the Rules Committee was
adopted. and Chairman Wilson was re-
cogniZed
There was a burst of hearty applause
with the tariff bill. and the disagreeing
report in hand. His head was bound
with a silk handkerchief. which com
pletely enveloped his face. lowering his
eyes, and falling to his mouth. he stood
in an aisle, with a hand on a desk al
either SIDE He sent the report or as
agreement to the Speakers desk, ana IL
was read, briefly stating disagreement in
toto.
Mr.. Wilson said that he desired TO be
complete in his statement, yet ne re-
cognized that there were limitations me-
cessary. But he could say, within the
bounds of courtesy and propriety, that ii
the Senate conferrees had met the House
conferrees in a spirit OF doing good for
the whole people. an agreement could
have been reached In one day. But the
Senate conferrees came fettered with GER
tain obligations to their colleagues in the
Senate. Without stating the nature or
strength of these obligations, II sufficed
To say that they were against the prin-
ciples of the House. and in line with the
demands of great corporate interests.
Mr. Wilson said this developed irrecon-
ciiable differences. He said II in sadness
but there appeared 10 be no reconcilia-
ton of the two positions The House bill
had been framed with view to redeem
IT recognized the people rather than pri-
yate corporations. But the bill as II came
from the Senate did not recognize the
great principles Of the party.
SUGAR.
Mr.. Wilson next addressed himself TO
the details Of disagreement. He said the
main difference had been upon sugar
,ron-ore, coal. silver-ore, lead-ore. some
features of the woollen schedule. some
of the iron and steel schedules. and par
ticularly steel rails and structural iron.
"But." said he. ''the great difference
has been on sugar
He took up the sugar schedule in de-
tail. explaining differences between the
Senate and the HoIse The Senate, he
said had adopted sugar schedule, which.
whether truly OF not, had been construed
nv the public and press of the country
az a concession TO the Sugar Trust. If
q he true" said he. that the Sugar
1,rust has grown so strong that 1t can
saw no tariff bill can pass until its IN
terests are protected, then ! hope this
House will never ADJOURN
Mr. Wilson was cut short by burst |
xshich In sted half rniu,,ta