The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-14
is NOT BLOCKED.
Crisp Says the Battle For Tariff Re-
form Has But Begun.


Speaker Crisp was recognized amid
much applause AS he was about to be-
gin. an animated conflict arose over the
right of Mr. Reed to close the debate.
Mr.. Tracey, who was in the chair. in
formed MIR. Reed that he had four min
utes.
and I will use it in my own time"
said Mr. Reed.
chairman lin closing the debate. If you
wish to be recognized now, you can pro-
coed. | will not recognize you 70 close
''' 1T is IS quite fitting" said Mr.; Reed,
that this refusal to recognize this SIDE
should be a part of this spectacle.
1.-The gentleman should know, Speaker
Crisp said, that the affirmative OF a
proposition closes a debate.
Mr.. Crisp then resumed his speech
He said he wished to publicly assume
his full share of the responsibility for
1.-The action about to be taken, and eX-
pressed the belief that it was in the
Ibest interest of tariff reform. lie re-
lferred to the gentleman from New
York (Cockran), as spending but little
lof his time in attending to the business
lof the House and indulginG in pyro-
technics about the principle, while
lplain, practical business men We're
Seeking to obtain some relief Tor a SUI
Ifering people Half a loaf is better
itndQ no DTedu. lLGl ClOlC VIC say We
will take the Senate bill, but before this
House adjourns tonight, if our friends
Twill stay with US - MANY mem
lbers on the Democratic side-''We will
do ito
Mr.. Crisp. continuing: 1--WE viii send
Ito the Senate crystalliZed into the form
Iof acts passed in this hall, bills making
sugar free Qoud applause) making coal
free (renewed applause, making iron
lore free Continued applause), and
making barbed wire free. If my friend
ION this side is much concerned about
these articles, let him stay here and
IvOte with US daughter and applausel.
1T is quite apparent to you that there
lare gentlemen on the other side who
Iprefer the Mckinley bill. There are
lgentlemen on this side who prefer the
mckinley bill to the House bill with
the Senate amend ments. Those gentle
linen are willing to incur all kinds of
risk and hazards, because they feel
in the end they cannot be losers, be
cause they prefer the Mckinley law
to this bill.
''NIr. Speaker, in conclusion. I only
want to say that so far as [ am con-
cerned, [ was willing to continue the
contest for a better bill so long as
there was any hope of obtaining it.
But when the confer ee5 on the part OF
the House. in whom we have the ut
most confidence, who are familiar with
all the facts, tell Us that in their judg-
lment we must take this bill or be re-
mitted to the penalties of the Mcktn-
LEY bill, I do not hesitate a moment.
I take the Senate amendments. If
> there is a Sugar trust in this country.
which is dominating legislation, the
: Republican party created it (applauSe)
, and though this bill does not destroy
that trust. as we wish it did, it takes
away more than One-haf the protec-
l+iOv, aapDT6pG that trust. CAD
Y plause).
e 'If there is a coal combine. the legis-
e lIatiOn of the Republican party built II
t up. and though we do not make Goa
n free in this bill, we reduce the duty
f from Is to 40 cents. If there is stee
. and iron combine. the same remark ap
e Iplfes Going through these schedules
:. whilst they are not all we wish, they
d are (and we want the country to under
It Island it, the best we can now get
IS The moment we get this we intend t
p lmove forward. We do not intend there
n shall be any backward step IN tarlr
reform. loud applause).
eve believe the adjournment OF th1
ie Congress without the passage of som
tariff bill would be a blow to tariff re
lie form from which it would not recoYe
7, for years to come.
= Cochran Gets Excited.
As the speaker closed, MI CJCNId
le excitedly arose and asked to make
j. statement of personal privilege
y There was great confusion.
The chair declined to recognize tn
Is privilege as contrary to the specls
rule. Cat calls came from the Re
nublfcan side, among them bein
IS s.Sugar has gone up points
x Mr.. Cochran persisted in his deman
n for a privileged statement. and W.T.
ie some aspersions said with reference I
81 the speakers reflections upon his az
oss Isence. that it ''was an evidence OF TN
st growth of the Georgia chivalry sine
o. Alexander Stevens was replaced In tn
O. speakership by the occupant OF u
r. chair. :.
ne tention of rejecting on Mr.. Cockral
az hut the incident caused much confuslo
n and it was some minutes before ordt
n could be restored.
ne Wilson Makes "a Correction.
ne After this exciting scene Mr.. Wilst
- arose and corrected a statement he NJ
m made in his speech to the fact tn
on s10O 600 900 worth of raw sugar M
he been purchased by the Sugar trust
oh anticipation of the passage of the sug
IN schedule of the Senate bill. He M
"a, a. been mistaken; he afterwards learn
"a the trust had purchased $4,000 tons.
rid How much is that in dollars al
er, cents?" called out a member.
csc .tAbout $25, 900, O00." said Mr.. Wilso
US IN concluding Mr.. Wilson said this W
o ,a7 not a time for Democratic enthusiast
Re lit was plain Democratic duty; but