The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-14
An Unconditional Surrender to
the Senate.
Separate Bills for Free Coal, Iron
and Sugar Passed.
Also FREQ Barbsd yvirs-Ch.ir man VIII
sons Backdown-Exc,tings ses-
sion of the House.
The Caucus.


BY the Associated Press
WAsHINaToN, Aug. 13.-The long
struggle over the tariff bill came to .
close at O'Clock this evening, when the
house, by q vote of l62 to los decided to
discharge the house conleress rom fur
ther consideration of the bill, receds
from its opposition to the 634 senate
amendments and agree to the same.
1t was complete victory for the sen.
ate. The house made an absolute sur
render. The result grew directly out Of
the sensational course of events at tho
senate end of the capitol. prscj pitated
by Senator Hill on Friday.
Up to that time the houee CO aferesA
had stood firmly against the senate
amendments, especially on the three
disputed schedules, coal, iron ore and
sugar, and the temper and voice OF the
house was for war-war to the end.
But the Indications that the Demo-
crats of the senate might bs
unable to longer hold majority
of the voters in line for even tho
senate bill. and that the bill was in
desperate jeopardy. forced the house
Democrats to immediate action.
The Democratic confsrees Of the
house at last admitted they we're beaten
and that another vote could not be
risked in the senate; that it must be
either the senate or no bill.
The whole question was prscipitsted
with the caucus held just before the
house convened today, at which, after
thorough review of the situation and
speeches favoring receding by Speaker
Crisp, Chairman Wilson and others, it
was decided to accept the senate bill,
and Immediately afterwards pass
separate bill placing coal. iron
ore, sugar and barbed wire
on the free list. and by 60 doing place
the house on record and at least par
TALLY overcome the humiliation in.
volved in its defeat. The programme
arranged in the caucus was carried out
to the letter in the house after an irons
clad special order.
Under the terms OF the order but two
hours were allowed for debate on the
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the senate amendments to the tariff bill.
A parliamentary skirmish preceded the
pitched battle, but the points of order
raised by the Republicans we're swept
aside. The speaker ruled the house
with an iron hand.
The principal speeches for and against
the main proposition were made by
Wilson and Crisp ON the one hand. and
ex-Speaker Reed and Burrows on the
other. There was no time for prepara-
ton, and all the speeches were hot from
the forge OF the brain and were greeted
with rounds of cheers and applause.
Bourke Cochran of New York and
Mr.. Tsrsney of Missouri, both Demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee, delivered scsthing and SEN
sational speeches, denouncing tho SUR
render of the house as cowardly and in.
defensibe. The speaker replied to Mr.
Cochran. whose effort was brilliant
one, with euch temper that the latter
took it as a personal affront, although
the speaker disclaimed such intention,
and made a vicious lunge at Speaker
| Crisp.
There was no attempt on the part Of
the Democratic leaders to claim a VIC
tory. They all admitted they were ae-
cepting the inevitable. jastiiying their
action on the ground that the senate
bill WAS better than the Mckinley law.
The most startling feature of the day,
perhaps, was Mr.. Cockran's eloquent
appeal to Chairman Wilson to name the
Democrats in the senate who threatened
the defeat OF all tArlH legislation II the
attempt to adjust differences between
the two houses was persisted in. bat
Wilson made no response.
When the vote came to be taken at
p. M, Is Democrats voted with the Re-
publicans again ct the resolution. The
Democrats then put through, enc after
another, what the Republicans de-
scribed rs the pop gun bills.
placing coal. iron ore, barbed
wire and sugar on the free
list. aud which in the debate ON
each, they maintained would be pro-
posed only to go to death in the senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-There is good