Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-14
The HOUSE SESSION.
FINAL Debate and Votes On the Tariff
Question.
vrrr SUGAR, COAL AND IRON.
Republlcans and Democrats United GA
tue Matter Of No Duty
On Sugar.

House met, i've minutes after tue
p,moctauo caucus adjourned, the
,,embers were standing about In ox.
cited groups.
Al ;gj tue committee on rules end
ei. aud Gatherings (Dsm.), Of Mis-.
,s.lppi, presented n rule, which was as
follows;
n solved, That after tho adoption Of
this resolution II shall be- In order In
the House TO move that the order
heretofore made requesting a confer.
spce with the Senate ON the disagree
ing votes OF the Two houses on Hou q
I'M ASA DO rtsciuded, that the con.
irfres heretofore appointed ON the part
ID. the House be discharged from iut.
tlsf duty ia that behali, aud that tue
HOUSE recede from its disagreement 10
Inc senate amendments 10 said bill In
sfuss, aud agree 10 the same. That
gusf two houfs' debate on said motion,
which shall be deemed undivisible, the
yo,e shall be taken without delay OF
other motion.
Resolved, Second. That any time
aitvr the adoption Of this resolution II
shall be In order to present for c0nsld.
Grafton without reference 20 Gem.
mittse separate bills placing upon tue
irue list sugar In all its forms, coal,
iron orc and bhTbod wire. Each VI
said bills, when presented, snail be
allowed fifteen minutes debate, aud at
tue end OF such debate the prevlous
question shall be considered aB ordered
,neteon and without delay the vote
snail he taken.
During the reading OF the resolution
there were jcers from the Republican
eide, Burrows calling out, "silly!
uISin
When that portion Of the rules relA
tive 10 free coal, elc, was read, Catch.
Inga demanded tho previous question,
uut Reed ross 10 point VI OrJer that
the tariii bill was not In possession OF
the House and that, therefore, the &C
ton proposed In the report could not
be taken.
Alter u careful statement OF the sltua.
tiOu aud the declaration that by "a
special order changing or suspending
tne rules OF the House temporarily, the
accepted doctrine Of JetlersOu's man
nal was carried out, AMI after citing a
pteCeuent In Ons Of Cafllslr's rulings,
tue Speaker ovsTtuled the point oil
order. The previous question was then
ordered without division.
This gave fifteen minutes on side
fof tue discussion OF the special order.
Reed made very sarcastic speech.
"You are going 10 give tue country
Ire pugar,D said ne, Ia his most iron
cal vein, amid shouts VI Republican
lauvhtei-"in your minds" ne added
W lh renewed shouts Of deriaion, "and
iro coal and free iron ore. You AT,
guiug 10 be bold aud manly, ~ you
nave been IN this backdOwn, without
reference TO the committee mat stands
uetween you and the noble purpose
tuAt thrills yOu."
Representative Turner OF Georgia
replied 10 Rect, aud ptoceeued TO
tu0w that tho present action Of tn,
House was strictly regular.
Tue question then being put on
agreeing 10 the resolution, Reed de
manued division.
The entire Democratic slide rose OF
massc, but when the negative vote wal
called for, the Republicans sat Camly
pa their seats, hoping TO break quo
tum,
When the Speaker announced Ia,
vote, lS5 10 3, twelve more than quo
rum, tho Republicans were somuwhR
disconnected,
Rood, however, quickly domAnde,
tue yeas anu nays.
Before the clerk began calling tn
roll, Wilson (Rep.) nom Washington
brought down round OF Republlcai
applause by innOCpntly asking ia,
speaker II II would DO IN order beiou
the roll WIS called 10 have the Probi
DENTS letter again read.
The Speaker raped him 10 oTde
with his gavel anu the roll call Pre-
Csuded.
The House order was adopted, l76 I
81 not voting, H..
Among the Democrats voting In tn
negative were Davey, Robertson La.
Covert, Price, CORNER AMI WRrnel
hllgOrr answered present, but did nc
vote. In other respects the vote wa
strictly on party lines.
WILSON TAKES TuE FLOOR.
UIOn the announcement OF the volt
Chairman Wilson Immediately sui
nIllled In writing the motion provide
llr in the ordeT adopted. Reed mad
the point Of order that the bill was HC
before the House. rhe bill had bee
aud the Speaker pointed 10 II. Wiiso
took the door. lie spoke calmly bu
el0quently, the Demr Gratis orOWdin
about him and listening intuntly
his every WORD. Again aud again n
HIplause broke forth.
ri shall not attempt" he said, 1
part, $50 explain the merits or dive
upon the dement's OF the six hundrt
Odd amendments TO this bill which tn
House Ia about, OF necessity, 10 concl
iu. Perhaps could not do Justice ns "
TO the merits OF the case. My nttentlo
has necessarily been NO steadily direct,
10 the dement's that II would requiI
some experience TO learn what IN
merits art. Laughter and applause
but whatever the measure VI HhOl
clmings OF this bill In It's present form
Whatever be- its dement's in mat
schedules, this | do know, that II
letter than the Mckinley law. Den
'rrAlic applause, This DO EnON
luut IN part OF II II does afford son
irllci 20 the taxpayers OF the count
hnu does clip the wings OF the piR
mInop0lies who are now oppfessiI
'rrm aud blocking legislation. "A
Hi.uss from the Democratic side I
ra'yc cries on the Republican eide
now ABOUT THE REvEauE2
81 should like to ak the gentleman
Interrupted Mr.. Hudson (Pop.),
Kansas, "whaIher no mas invesligat,
ully; no AZ h he able 10 state definite
hat this bill, nB amended by tho So
'ie, will furnish sufficient revenue