Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-20

State. said that if free wool would give
the people of the country cheaper cloth
es, the wool growers OF Texas would
not hesitate to see their product go on
the free list"
"Why not give Us an opportunity TO
vote separately on sugar." inquired Mr..
Johnson.
"Up 10 this time" said Mr.. outh-
waite in reply, ~ judge that there is no
difference OF sentiment on this side
We are
ALL SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.
loud Democratic applause.)
Mr.. Reed, in closing, referring TO
Mr., Orthwaite's eulogy OF the house
conferees courage, asked what the
courage amounted 20 that backed down.
"How long" he asked, will this
courage last? is il 10 be permanent.
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Outh-
waire) is silent. Into the future he
cannot penetrate. (LaOghter). His
mind is not prophetic. He has taken
the first and last opportunity he will
have TO command she courage OF the
house conferees. (ApPlause).
Without further ado, the vote was
then taken on the adoption Of the spe-
cial order and it was agreed TO without
division.
Immediately after the adoption OF the
rule, the speaker recognized Chairman
Wilson. Rising in his place on the
right OF the chair, mis- bandaged head
making him look like q worn and battle
Scared veteran, the appearance OF the
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee was greeted with the most un-
bounded enthusiasm on the Democratic
side. enthusiasm in which the crowded
galleries ioined. The bandage eX-
tended down over Mr.. Wilson's
ewes, completely binding him, but with
stoical fortltude, 10 clear ringing tones,
he delivered his speech In support OF
the position taken by the House con-
ferees against the Senate amend ments.
After formally announcing and read
ing the report announcing a disagree
ment,
MR.. WILSON SAID:
I move that the House further In
sist upou its disagreement 10 the Senate
amendments, aud ask for further con-
ference from them, and upon that mo-
tion 1 shall submit few explanatory
remarks 30 the House.
Is is true, as the gentleman from
Maine, (Mr. Reed), has just said, that
there nave been but two meetings OF the
full conference on the part OF the SEN
ate and House. A tariff bill, OF recent
wears at least, and perhaps almost al
ways in the history Of this country, has
been a political measure--a measure
proposed by one party and resisted by
the other. The present tariff legislation
does not differ from that historic char
acter. II was fully recognized and cor
daily expressed by the Republican con-
ferees Of the Senate that IL was the DUTY
OF the dominant party In the Two houses,
through their own special conferences,
frst 10 try II they could reconcile their
own differences before they brought to
the attention Of the full conference
committee their proposed action. While,
therefore. there have been but these
Two meanings Of-tbe full conference
committee, daily, protracted, earnest
and laborious consultations on the part
of the House conferees representing
the majority party in this House, and
the Senste cOnferees representing the
majority party In that house,
as 10 the 634 amendments ia the hope
that we might reach some agreement
that could be reported 70 the full con-
ference committee when il should be
called together. Ii is because no such
agreement has been attained, ii is be-
cause no such agreement seems at pres
ent In sight, that we have felt II was
our duty TO bring the whole matter back
10 the House and receive its Instruction.
desire 10 be perfectly frank and as
complete as possible in anv statement
may make 20 the House to-day, and yet
recognize that there are some limita-
tlons TO completeness OF statement,
which probably It would be best for me
to observe at this stage in the contro-
versy between the two Houses But |
think may say with truth and frank
ness and courtesy that II the confereeS
OF the Senate on the part of the major
ity party had been as free and untram-
meled as we ourselves were, with moth
ing TO control our action but our sense
Of duty
TO TIE PEOPLE AND TO OUk PARTY,
and to the House. tariff bill would
have been agreed upon in one days ses-
sion that would have been satisfactory
70 the Democratic party, and that
would have given hope and courage and
enthusiasm 70 the American people.
TApplauSe on the Democratic side
But, sir, we were not long in finding
out, greatly 10 our disappointment, that
whatever might be the personal opin-
ions, the personal Judgment, the strong,
personal wishes of the Democratic con-
ferees Of the Senate, they came to US
somewhat fettered and somewhat limited
as 10 any action that they might agree
to upon this bill, either by the sup
posed moral obligations Of party caucus
or the apprehension that there were
forces in the Senate, however small,
vet powerful enough TO resist success
fully the passage OF any bill which did
not make concessions 20 great corpora
tionS and trust interests, that we, as
representing the House, did not feel
free on our part TO agree TO. Applause
on the Democratic side.
I don't believe, Mr.. Speaker, that
there would be any great difficulty in
compromise or an agreement upon the
vast majority OF the 634 amendments
proposed TO this bill by the Senate; but
there are
IMPORrANT AMENDMENTS
- ~ G.,ara vvhirh eyiva m
this 0ill in the main different charae-
ter from what il had when il went from
the House, on which amendments we
seem, up TO this time, TO be irreconcil-
ably divided, and il is because OF these
amendments and because Of the state
ments made 70 US in all kindness and
courtesy, and might almost say in sad
ness, that such was the condition OF