Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-14
DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS.
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Gus was in a tumnlt OF enthusiasm.
round after round OF applause greeting
his utterances. He spoke Of the criti-
cal condition and of the apparent need
to accept the Senate bill and then, II
need be, to Introduce separate oilis Tor
free sugar, free iron and free coal.
Mr.. Crisp followed in the line OF Mr..
Wilson, saying that il was either the
Senate bill or no BILL" BE said that
as long as there was desperate chance
of securing concessions the House de-
manded be was in favor OF standing out,
but he was now satisfil I the time had
come when further insisteDce by the
House was useless. He closed his re-
marks by offering resolution instruct
ing the House copferrees to recede.
The resolution is as follows:
"ResolUed, That it is the sense of this
caucus that the order heretofore made
requesting a conference with the Sen
ate on the disagreeing votes Of the two
Houses on Fl. r. 4s4 be rescinded. That
the conferrees heretofore appointed on
the part of the House be discharged
amendments to said bill and agree TO
the same.
"ResOlUed, further, That the House
shall at once proceed TO the considera-
ton OF separate bills, placing the follow
ing articles on the free list, namely,
sugar in all It's forms, iron ore, coal aud
barbed wire. The Com mittee on Rules
is requested TO report an order provid-
ing for the prompt consideration OF
such motion and bills"
A great burst Of applause greeted the
reading of the resolution, but half a
dozen irate Democrats were on their
feet demanding recognition, prominent
among them being Bourke Cochran, Of
New York.
Owing to the lateness Of the hour
rule was adopted, limiting further
speeches to five minutes. Then Mr..
Cochran beiag recognized delivered
vigorous and eloquent speech against
surreEdering to the Senate. Better
no tariff legislation than the Senate
bill" he said.
COCHRAN DECLARED
There was no necessity for the House
to surrender as yet, and challenged
Chairman Wilson's statement that four
Democratic votes In the Senate would
be lost to the bill if the fight proceeded.
He demanded the names of the four
Senators, but Mr.. Wilson refused to
give them.
Chairman Wilson rose and pleaded
with the caucus not to take action to-
day. He said that whatever was the
mind of the House there was no neces-
sity for immediate and hurried action.
Mr.. McMilin followed in vigorous
style he repudiated the statement
made by Mr.. Cochran that the Senate
bill was worse than the Mckinley law.
Mr.. Robertson, OF Louisians, objected
to the resolution on account Of the free
sugar provisions and generally pro-
tested against the treatment OF LOusi-
ana. Mr.. Robertson urged that 1t would
be bad faith TO cut of the Louisiana
planters from the bounty on this yer's
crop on which they had reckoned when
they put 1t in.
The previous question was demanded
on the Crisp resolution and ordered by
a vote of 112 TO 21.
A division of the Crisp resolution was
demanded so rs TO have seperate vote
on the first part TO recede from dis
agreement to Senate amendments and
the provision for separate bills. The
first part Of the resolution was adopted
by a rising vote of of 100 to 81 and the
second part without division. Among
those who voted against the resolution
were: The Louisiana members, War
ner, Strauss, Tracey, TaIsney, Cock
ran, Covert, Dunphy, Cooper, Johnson,
KilgOre The Maryland delegation,
Prayner, McKaig. Rusk and Talbot,
Breckenridge, OF Arkansas, a member
Of the Ways and Means Committee, and
Williams, also voted against the resolu-
ton Most of those who voted against
the first part of the resolution voted
tor the second part
REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER
then offered resolution thanking and
commencing the House conferreeS for
their loyal service. The resolution was
as follows: The Democratic members
OF the Fifty-third Congress, In caucus
assembled, have learned from the con-
ferrees on the part Of the House on the
Tariff bill that, in that opinions, an
agreement with the Senate conferrees
is now impossible, this caucus desires
TO put on record It's unqualified appro-
val of the great struggle our conferrees
have made for the adoption of the House
bill or some kindred measure, and TO as
Sura than If mr. hearty aDDrOval nf