The record-union., 1894-07-20

stand firm against the amendments
which the Senate had placed upon the
bill. A special order was brought in
from the Committee on Rules, which
limited the debate on the motion to dis
agree to two hours, and was worded TO
prevent specific instructions on sugar or
any other particular schedule. In the
preliminary debate over the adoption of
this resolution, Representative Johnson,
the radical free-trader from Ohio, pro-
tested against course of procedure
that would give the House no opportunity
to give specific instructions on sugar.
The debate which occurred on the adop-
ton of the motion instrdcting the House
to insist upon its disagreement was
practically confined to Chairman Wilson
on the one hand and ex-Speaker Reed on
the other, although short speeches were
made by Wheeler OF Alabama and ex-
Speaker Grow of Pennsylvania before the
vote was taken.
The utterances of Mr.. Wilson, who
was suffering intense pain, and who's o
head was bound with a handkerchief that
extended to his chin, so that he was
practically blindfolded. created some in
tense enthusiasm among his colleagues.
Every sentence he uttered in opposition
to the concessions which the Senate
sought to force was applauded to the
he sent to the Clerks desk ana had read
letter from President Cleveland declar-
ing that the future welfare of the Demo-
cratic party depended upon the adherence
TO the Democratic principles upon which
the House bill was framed.
Mr.. Reeds reply also met with uproar-
ious applause from his political COLI
leagues. The motion to disagree was
adopted without division, and the Speaker
aTnOipt0d tho old oOn nfnrrnaa
The galleries were crowded in anticipa-
ton of a debate on the tariff conference
report when the House met to-day. When
Chairman Wilson entered with his head
bound with handkerchief and evidently
suffering great pain the Democratic MEM
bers cheered wildly.
AS soon as the reading Of the journal
was completed, Cultivate of Ohio, from
the Committee on Rules, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
THAT after the adoption of this resolu-
ton it will be in order when the House
conference on House bill No. 1854 tariff
bill) makes report of disagreement to
move that the House insist upon its disa-
greement TO the Senate amendments to
said bill in gross and ask further confer
ence with the Senate on the disagreement
and the votes of the two houses thereon;
that two hours debate be allowed upon
said motion, and without other motion
vote be taken thereon. Should the mo-
ton prevail, the Speaker shall at once
appoint a House conference and the mat
ter shall then for the time being pass
| from the consideration of the House,"
Hopkins attempted to offer an amend
ment to extend the time for four hours,
but objection was made.
The previous question was ordered.
This gave thirty minutes for debate.
Reed offered q protest against cutting
| off debate IN this summary manner. lie
thought the members OF the Democratic
side desired time to express their opin-
ions. Amendments should be given
time.
With twinkle in his eye he yielded
ten minutes to Johnson of Ohio.
At LOO the motion to insist on the
House disagreementto the Senate amend
ments was adopted without division and
the bill sent back to a conference, the
Speaker appointing the same conterrees.
Johnson protested against a special
order, because 1t gave the House no OPP
portunity to vote separate instructions on
different schedules, and especially on the
subject of sugar. He denounced this
discrimination in the sugar schedule in
favor of the trust as criminal, and de-
clared, amid a burst of applause, that if
the sugar trust, or any other trust, was to
legislate for the people, it made little dif-
| ference whether that legislation was inn
posed upon them by the Mckinley or the
German bill.
.'If the House insists upon its disagree
ment," interiected Warner Of New York,
''that would practically be instruction for
free sugar."
Reed then said the rule would give the
House no opportunity TO express it's opin-
ion on the vital points of difference be-
tween the two houses.
After the order OF the Rules Committee
was adopted Wilson sent the report OF the
disagreement to the Speakers desk. He
said If the Senate conterrees had met the
House conferrees in a spirit of doing good
for the whole people an agreement could
have been reached. But the Senate con-
ferrees came fettered with obligations to
corporate interests. The main difference
had been upon sugar, iron ore, coal, sill
yer, lead, etc. But the great difference
had been upon the sugar schedule.
Wilson was applauded loud and long
when he expressed the hope that if it
were true the sugar trust has grown so
strong it can say no tariff bill shall be
passed until it's interests are protected,
the House would never adjourn until re-
fined sugar is placed on the free list.
After he had made an eloquent plea for
the House bill he sent Cleveland's letter
to the Clerk and it was read.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-When the
Senate met to-day the conference report
on the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was agreed to. Voorhees,,
the Senate manager of the conference on
the tariff bill, rising to privileged ques-
ton, asked the House that the message
be laid before the Senate. VOORHEES,
stated that be was commissioned TO say
the bill had been under full and free con-
ference, and the conferrees had not agreed
to the amendments agreed to III the SEN
ate, and that the conferrees insisted on
their amendments. Having consulted
members on both sides, he said he should
ask to have the bill laid on the table, to be
taken up for consideration tomorrow,
Immediately after the reading of the
journal.
The motion to lay on the table was
agreed to.
When the tariff bill had thus been dis
posed of the Indian appropriation bill
was taken up. The most important
amendment was offered by MIR. Shoup,
directing the President to appoint three
Commissioners to allot in Severalty the
lands sof the Uncompahgre Indians in
Utah and to negotiate with the Uintah
Indians in Utah for the allotment OF
their lands in seyeralty and the relin-
uuishment of all lands not needed for
this purpose.
An amendment was agreed to directing
the Secretary of the Interior to inquire
into the propriety of discontinuing the
Indian contract schools as rapidly as
possible without interfering with the
education of the Indian children and to
report at the next session of Congress an
estimate of the cost OF substituting Gov
ernment schools for all the contract
schools now existing. further amend