The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-17
House Democrats Caucus.

One hour Dsiofe the time SET lot tue See
Gus, Speaker Crisp was joined in his private
Office by Chairman Wilson and Representa-
tives Turner, McAIillin and Montgomery,
the full membership Of the houce democrat.
ic conference committee, and Representa-
tive Breckenridge. of Arkansas. advisory
member for final consultation. The cur
rent Of feeling among the members of the
house seemed to be setting strongly in favor
of accepting the senate bill without further
delay. At 10 o'clock Crisp and the confer
tees filed ont of of the speakers Office and
took seats In body. At that time IsS
democrats were on the floor. Chairman
Wilson took the floor Immediately after
rollcau. The members crowded around
him, listening iutently to every word.
Wilson began with recital Of the difficult
ties encountered, which, he said, at each
step had been pursued with an ardent desire
to support with honor the desires of the
house to resist what was regarded as The
unreasonable demands Of the senate. He
reviewed the differeece In conference on the
disputed items. He took up each PROPOSE
zion on sugar and spoke of the vast profits
to the sugar trust which would result hon
many of them. He did not indulge the
sharp criticism that was expec'ei on the
motives Of the senate conferrees.
While Wilson was speaking, word was
passed around that the conference in the
speakers room had resulted in decisive
action, snd that Speake, Crisp himself
would moye the house to recede and accept
the senate. bill.
Wilson spoke of the fight made by the
house conferrees for a specific duty on
sugar on the ground that under the al
valorem system it would Le impossible to
tell, on account of the invoice methoCs,
the exact advantage tha. would accrue to
the sugar trust. He made the remarkable
statement that he had been creaibly in
formed, and believed, the sugar trus', an
ticlpa,ing the enactment of the senate
sugar schedule, had purchased $ll2, ,0C0,-
000 worth Of raw sugar. If this was true,
he said, the profits accruing TO the trust
from this investment on account o. the
senate schedule would be at leas, SAC, ,0O00,-
600. "The great. battle" said Wilson,
warming, ''it between the American p.c-
pie and the sugar trus'. II is battle in
which the trust has taken the people by
the throat, and it will never ead until we
throw Of its grip"
There was enthusiastic applause at this.
He proceeded to state that the house COZ
ferrees had teen willing TO concede almost
everything except those vital items of sugar.
iron and coal. The senate conferree' had
also sesmed willing to concede much, but
were apparently dominated BY the
knowledge that if they conceded what tie
representatives were demanding, the bill
could not pass, aud the agreement would
be useless. Wilson closed at IL :05 o'elcck,
having talked just an hour. Montgomery.
McMiIlin and Turrer ccrrOborated his
statements.
Crisp followed; he spoke vita m uch
spirit, asd round after round Of applause
greeted his remarks. He spike Of the
critical condition and the apparent need TO
accept the senate bill, AID then if need he,
introduce separate bills for free sugar, iron
and coal. He said it was The senate
bill OF nothing" As long as there was a
1espers,e chance of securing the concessions
the house demanded, he vas in favor OF
Standing out, hu: he was satisfied the time
had come wkea further insistence by the
house was useless He offered resolution
| instructing the house conferrees to recede
! from the disagreement, and the ways and
means committee to bring in separate free
sugar, iron and cnal bi'ls. A burst Ct ap-
plause greeted the reading CT the resolution,
| but half dozen irate democrats were on
their feet demanding recognition, promi
nent amcng them beng Bou-ke Cochran,
of New York. Owing to the la'eness- Of
the hour, a rule was adoptoi limiting
further speeches to five minu es.' TLeH
Cochran deli, cred a vigorous and eloquent
speech agalust suTrendeTlng 10 the senate
Better 10 tariff legislation than The senate
bill" he declared
A division Of The Crisp resolution Sa'
demanded, SO as TO have separate vote OF
the first part TO recede from tie disagree
ment 10 the senate amen1men's and th,
provisions for separate bills. The frs
part was adop'ed by rising yo.e of 100 Il
21, aid The second part ~ithout division
The caucus then Adjourned. Among thcs'
who voted against the resolution were tn
Louisiana members, warner, Staus
Tracey. Cochran, Covert and DuDyhy. o
New York; Cooper Of Indiana, Johnson O
Ohio, KiIgore of Texas and TarsneY Of Mis-
souri,.