The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-14

after round Of applause greeting his at.
terancos. He spoke Of the critical co.,
diti0n aud OF the apparent need TO ac-
cept tho senate bill. aud then, II mood
be- 70 introduce separate bills for free
sugar, free iron aud tree coal.
Mr.. Crisp followed in tho line Of Mr..
Wilson, saying that it vas either tho
'sohate bill or no bill" He said that
AZ long rs there vas desperate chance
OF securing concessions tho house de-
manded he was in favor Of standing
out, but no was now satisfied that the
tim0 had come when further insis.once
by the house was useless. He closed his
remarks by Offering resolution in
structing the house conferees 70 recede.
The Crisp resolution inStTucH the
house conferees TO recede from the dis
agreement to tho senate amendments,
and insIructs the ways and means
committee 70 bring In separate frOe su-
gar. free iron and FREQ coal bills.
A great burst Of applause greeted the
reading Of tho resolution, but half q
dozen iratc Democrats Wero on their
feet demanding recognition, prominent
among them being Bourke Cochran, Of
New York.
Owing to the lateness Of tho hour 4
rule was adopted limiting further
speeches 10 five minutes. Then Mr..
Cochran being recognized delivered q
vigorous and eloquent speech against
surrendering to tho senate. BETTER no
tariff legislation than tho senate bill, !"
he said.
NO NECESSITY FOR suRRESDERIN0.
Nr. Cochran declared that there was
no necessity for the house TO surrender
as vet and challenged Chairman VII.
sons statement that four Democratic
votes in the senate would be lost TO the
bill II the fight proceeded. Ho DO
mnndGd tho names OF the four senators,
but Wilson refused to give them.
Tho previous question was demanded
on tho Crisp resolution and ordered by
q vote OF 1l2 to 81. Among those who
voted against tho previous question
were tho Louisiana mombers, Cochran,
Of Now York, md others. Thirteen
minutes were then given to tho oppo'
ncnts Of tho resolution to state their
position.
Mr. McMillin followed in vigorous
style. Ho repudiated tho statoment by
Mr.. Cochran that tho senate bill was
worse than the Mckinley law.
Mr.. Robertson, OF Louisiana. objected
10 tho resolution on account OF tho free
sugar provision and generally protested
against tho treatment OF Louisiana.
As tho hour Of IL o'clock, when tho
senate was to meet, approached the cry
Of "yote, vote" went up from tho impa'
ticnt members.
Tho resolution to reCedo wns adopted,
1921. A division OF the Crisp reso-
luton was demanded 80 as to havo
separate vote on tho frat part to rccedo
from disagreement to sonata amend
ments aud tho provision for separate
bills. The first part OF the resolution
was adopted by rising vote $50 to q
and tho second part without division.
TIE RESOLUTION.
The resolution Of Speaker Crisp US
adopted is as follows:
"Resolrei, That It ia tho sense Of this
caucus that tho order heretofore made
requesting a conference with the senate
on tho disagrceing votes OF tho two
houses on II. d. 1904 DO rcscindod. That
tho conforoes heretofore appointed on
tho part OF the house be discharged
from further duty in that behalf and
that the house recedo from Its Disagree
ment TO tho senate amendments to said
bill and agree to tho same.
"Resolped further, THAT the house
shall at once proceed to the considera.
ton of separate bills placing tho follow
ing articles on the free list, viz: Sugar
in all It's forms; iron orc, coal and
burbed wirc.
Tho committee on rulos is requested
to report an order providing Tor tho
prompt consideration OF such motion
This was adopted by an ovcrwhelm.
ing vote, the nays being almost in
significant
Representative Tucker, OF Virginia,
then offered q resolution thanking and
commencing tho house conferecs for
their loyal service. The resolution was
as follows:
"rhe Democratic members OF tho
Fifty-third Congress in caucus assem-
bled having learned from tho conferees
on tho part Of tho bouso on tho tariff
bill that In thoir opinions an agreement
with tho senate conteroes is now i'm
possible, this caucus desires to put on
record it's unqualified approval OF tho
great struggle our conferGos have made
lor tho adoption Of the house bill or
gomo kindred measure, and TO assure
them OF our hearty approval oil their
actions in the premises"
This was adopted with shout OF ap-
proyal and tho caucus adjourned.
NEWS IN THE SENATE.