The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-18

only Republican voting for free coal.
The free iron bill was tncn passed.
The Democrats voting against free
iron we're: Anderson CIV. Na.), Bank
head (Ala.), I"ltZ!louvcr H'a.), BOatncr
Q-a.l, Davcy N.a.), benson (.Ala.), Ed
n.unds Va.), Meyer u.a.'. Oates Q.a.),
Price n.,). Reilly u'a.), Robbins (Ala.),
Robertson N.a.). Swanson Wa.), Wca-
dock (Micn.), Wheeler (Ala.), Wise
tNa.).
The Ayes and nays were then or
dcrcC, the Republicans joining with the
Democrats H. voting for the free sugar
bill. 1t passcd-27G to II.
Those voting in the negative were:
MoSsrs. Boatncr, Davey. Meyer, Ogden,
Price u Robertson Dcms.. La.); Ev-
errtt and Stevens Dems.. Mass.);
Ilarmcr and RcA burn Qtep., Pa.), and
Sperry tDcln., Comm.
This was the largest affirmative aye
and nay vote eve cast in the house
OF representatives. Then the house ;rd-
jOu ned
Mr.. McNIill:n called the caucus to
order and Chairman Wilson spoke, OK
planning the inpossibility of passing the
house Lii. Speaker Crisp, in offering
the following resolution, said that it
was the senate bill or no legislation:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
caucus that the order heretofore made
requesting Il conference With the SEN
ate On the disaSreeing votes of the two
houses on II. Il. 4S4 be rescinded. That
the conferees heretofore appointed on
the part Of the house be discharged
from further duty in that behalf, and
that fl,r 1tc,pSn y,ap01n fpn,n ito f1iS.1 rrp
ment to the senate amendments to said
bill and agree to the same.
Resolved further, That the house
shall at once proceed to the considera-
ton of separate bills, placing the fol-
lowing articles on the free list, viz:
Sugar. in all its forms; iron ore, coal
and barbed wire"
The previous question was demanded
on the Crisp resolution and ordered by
a vote OF 1l2 to p. Thirteen minutes
was then given to the opponents of the
resolution to state their position. At
terward tho resolution was adopted
without division. Chairman Wilson
prepared at the close of the caucus to-
day a statement of his views on the tar.
iff situation. The statement is in Mr..
Wilson's handwriting and gives sue
cinctly his position OH the action OF the
house in accepting the tariff bill. 1t is
as follows:
II cannot see where we failed to do
anything we could to bring about a bet
ter result. When l have done the best
according 10 my capacity and judgment
l must fall back on the consciousness
of duty done. The difficulty which the
country must recognize is that on the
tariff question we did not have a Dem
ocratic senate and what had ever been
gained has been wrested from a pro-
lection body. l have been willing to
take any, even the most desperate
chances that gave the least hope Of
success in getting rid Of Ii most Oh.
%jcctionable senate amendments, n
would have fought to the 4th of March
With any ground to stand upon and my
following to sustain me. We have been
confronted by Il senate with closer
ranks, while VIC have had divisions
from the beginning that have been
fomcnted from the senate, and the
growing inlpatience Of the members to
got back to their districts with any
thing that might be called n tariff re-
duction bill, has made them unwilling
to stay unless promise could be given
Of assured or most probable victory.
We could not honestly give such prom
Use. and a man cannot continue Il battle
with his army ready and eager to
break away