The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-08-17
THE HOUSE GIVES IN.
A COMPLETE SURRENDER TO THE
SENATE TARIFF AMENDMENTS.

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SENATE TARIFF AMENDMENTS.
A Great Deal of Talk INDUCED In, But
the Resolution Carried by a Strong Ma
jority-Representative Wilson Tells All
About 'How the Play Came Up.''
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The house
caucus decided yesterday to recede and
adopt the senate bill by vote Of 100
to 21.
An hour before the time set for the
caucus, Speaker Crisp was joined in his
private office by Chairman Wilson and
Representatives Turner, Mcmillan and
Montgomery, the full membership of the
house Democratic committee and Repre-
sentative Breckenridge, Of Arkansas, ad-
visory member for the final consultation.
The current Of feeling among the mem
bers 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 conferees filed out of the
speakers office and took their seats in
body. At that time 153 Democrats were
on the floor
Chairman Wilson took the floor imme-
diately after roll call. He began with a
recital of the difficulties encountered.
He said each step had been pursued with
an ardent desire to support with honor
the desire Of the house to resist what was
regarded as the unreasonable demands of
the senate. He reviewed the differences
in the conference on the disputed items.
I1e took up each proposition on sugar
and spoke of the vast profits to the sugar
trust which would result from many of
them. He spoke at some length, but did
not indulge in. the sharp criticism that
was expected on the motives of the SEN
ate conferees.
Crisp followed. He said it was the
senate bill or nothing; that as long as
there was fighting chance of securing
the concessions the house demanded, he
was in favor of standing out; but he was
satisfied the time had come when further
insistence by the house was useless. He
offered resolution instructing the house
conferees to recede from disagreement
and the ways and means committee to
bring in free sugar. iron and coal bills.
Bursts Of applause greeted the reading
of the resolution, but half dozen irate
Democrats were on their feet demanding
recognition, prominent among them be-
ing Burke Cochran, of New York, who
delivered a vigorous speech against sur
rendering to the senate. Better no tar
if Legislation than the senate bill,' he
declared
A division on the Crisp resolution was
demanded, so as to have a separate vote
on the first part to recede from disagree
ment to the senate amendments and the
provisions for separate bills. The first
part was adopted by q rising vote Of 130
to II and the second part without divi-
sion. The caucus then adjourned.
At 2:20 p. m. the rules committee sub
mitted a report for the immediate consid-
Grafton Of the senate tariff bill, to be fol-
lowed by the separate bills for sugar,
coal, iron ore, and barbed Wire Reed
made parliamentary objection to the
procedure claiming that the tariff bill
was not before the house, and indicated
the Republicans intention TO fight the
bill and report in every proper way.
Crisp held the resolution in order and
before the house. The previous question
was ordered without a division.
Wilson Tells How the Play Came Up
WASHINGTON, Aug. ii. Chairman
Wilson, author Of the Wilson bill, pre-
pared for the Associated Press at the
close Of the caucus yesterday, the follow