The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-08-28

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 18th,
long struggle over the tariff bill camt
70 : close st 8 O'Clock this evening
when the house by s vote OF lS2 tC
To-, decided 70 discharge the house
conferees from further consideration
Of the bill, recede from its opposition
70 the 6S4 senate amendments, and
agree 20 the same.
II WAS complete victory for the
senate. The house made an absolute
surrender. The result grew directly
out OF the couue OF events at the sen
ate end Of the capitol, precipitated by
Mr- Hill on Friday. Up TO that time
the senate eonferees had stood firmly
against the senate amendments, es-
pecially on the three disputed heads,
coal, iron and sugar, and the temper
snd voice OF the house was for war
war 10 the end. But the indications
that the Democrats Of the senate
might be unable to longer hold q ma
jOrity OF voters in line for even the
senate bill, and that the bill was in
desperate jeopardy, forced the house
Democrats 70 Immediate action. The
Democratic conferees Of the house at
last admitted that they were beaten.
that another vote could not be risked
IN the senate, and that il must be
either the senate bill or no bill.
The whole question was precipitated
in the caucus held Just before the
house convened today, at which, after
. thorough review Of the situation and
speeches ain favor of receding. by
Speaker Crisp, Chairman Wilson and
Others. il was decided to pass the sen
ate bill snd Immediately afterward
pass separate bills placing coal, iron
ore. sugar aud bSrbed wire on the free
list, sud by 80 doing place the house
on record snd AZ leSst partially over
come the humiliation involved in its
defeat The programme arranged in
csuc1s was carried out 10 the letter in
the house after an ironclad special
order.
The scenes in the chamber through
out the dAy and evening were excit-
Ing. and st times sensational. The
galleries were packed, and the mem
bers applSuded and eheered their res
pective leaders TO the echo. Under
the terms Of the order, but two hours
were allowed for debate on the main
proposition TO recede and agree to the
Senate amendments to the tariff bill
A parliamentary skirmish preceded
the pitched battle, but the point of
order rsised by the Republicans was
swept aside. The Speaker ruled the
House with an iron hand. The pTin-
cipal speeches for and against the
main proposition were made by Wilson
sud Crisp oC the one hand, and ex-
Speaker Reed and Burrows on the
other There was no time for prepara-
non su1 all Of the speeches were hot
f1Om the brain aud were greeted with
rounds OF cheers. BOUrke Cochran,
q New York, and Mr.. Tarnsey, Of
Missouri, both Democratic members
Of the Ways aud Means Committee,
delivered scathing and sensational
Speeches, denOuHciug the surrender of
the House a. cOwardly and indefeu-
sible. The Speaker replied to Mr..
Cockran. whose effort was a brilliant
one, with such temper that the latter
took il As a personal affront, although
the Speaker disclaimed such inten-
ton, and made s vicious lunge at
Speaker Crisp.
There was notattempt on the part of
the Democratic leaders 10 claim q vic
tory. They all admitted that they
were accepting the inevitable, justify |
ing their action on the ground that |
the SenE'e bill wAs better than the !
Mckinley law. The most startling |
feature OF the day, perhaps, was Mr.. |
COckrSu's eloquent appeal to Chair |
man Wilson 20 name the Democrats |
in the Senate who threatened the de- |
feat Of the tariff legislation II the |
attempt 10 adjust differences between |
tie two Houses was persisted in, but /
NJ. Wilson made no response.
When the vote came 70 be taken at /
so'ciock, thirteen DemOcrats-Messrs. /
Bartlett. Cochran. Hendricks, Ounphy /
zud Covert, Of New York; Davey, |
Never and Price, Of Louisiana /
Everett, Of Massachusetts, German, /
of Michigan; Johnson, Of Ohio; and /
TGruSev, Of Missouri-voted with the 4
Republicans against the resolution. |
The Democrats then put through, one /
after another, what the Republicans |
described s. pop gun bills, placing /
coal. iron ore, barbed wire and sugar !
on the free list. and which in the de- /
bSte they maintained would be pro- /
posed only 10 so to their death in the /
Senate.
There l. good authority for the (
statement that the President will !
sign nor veto the Senate tariff 4
bin, bot viii allow il to become a law
without his signature.
The CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON CITY, August l3.-
The House Democratic caucus met at
j. s. N. Wilson spoke OF the fight
made by the House cOnferees for a
specific DUTY on sugar, on the ground
that under the ad vslorem system ii
would be impossible to tell, on ac-
count Of invoice methods, the exsct
which would accrue q the
sugar trust. He made the remarkable
statement that be had been eredibly
informed and believed that the sugar
trust. anticipating the enactment Of
the senate sugar schedule, had pur-
chased SIZE. .0sl,0o worth Of raw
sugar. IL this was true, he said, the
profits sccruiug 10 the trust trom this
investment. on account Of the Senate
viii be st least S4o,0o,uoo. |
I. This i great battle said Wilson,
warming. between the American
Uarr1e E~H the S-rsr trISt IL i a