Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-14

IN THE HOUSE PRESS GALLERY. committee. delivered scathing and sensa- tiOnal specchcs dCnouncing the surrender of the house as cowardly and indcfcnsible.
 Tho speaker rcplied to MT. Cochran, whose effort was n brilliant one. with such temper that the latter took it as n personal afTront, although the speaker dis claimed such intention.
 The most startling feature of the day perhaps was Nsr. COckran's eloquent ap- peal to Chairman Wilson tn name the Democrats in the senate who threatened the defeat Of the tariff legislation ii tho attempt tO adjust the differences betwecn the two houses was persisted in, but MT. Wilson made no response.
 When the vote came to bo taken at q o'clock, 13 Democrats voted with the Re- publicans against the resolution. then put through one after another. what the Re publicans dCridcd as the ''puPgun" bills, placing coal. iron orc. harbcd wirc and sugar on the free list.
 The Conferees Report.
 The house confcreeS Immediately after the caucus adjourned went into session in the room of the committee on ways and means MT. Breckinridgc of Arkan. sas. who had been advising with the con ferecs. said that another meeting with the senate conferees would not be necessary
  in report recCding from tho disagrce- ment to the senate amendments and con curing in them. which would bass the bill.
 The committee on rules prepared n re- port for the immediate consideration of the senate tariff bill, to bc followed at once by the separate bills for free sugar, coal, iron ore and barbcd wire.
 Mir Catchings was recognized in tho hnTSa and tnl hr lfY,s for the passage of the senate tariff bill and the other bills named in the caucus rcso- lutions.
 MT. Reed made n parliamentary objec- ton to the procedure, claiming the tariff bill was not before the house. Speaker Crisp held that the resolution was in order and before the house. MT. Reed proceeded to discuss the de- cision of the chair. The bill," said Mir Reed, could not, like Mahomct's coffin, bo suspended between heaven and earth, heaven in the present instance being the senate"
 The question was then put on agreeing | to the resolution. Mir. Reed demanded a division. Tho entire Democratic side rose | en masse but when the negative vote was called for the Republicans sat calmly in their seats, hoping to break a quorum. When the speaker announced the vote, | | Republicans wero somewhat disconcertcd. Mir. Reed, however. quickly demanded the yeas and nays. The roll call proceeded.
 Tho house order was adopted, l76 to 97; not voting. II. Among tho Democrats voting in tho negative wcra Davey, Rob ertson (La), Covert, Price, German and | Warmer. Those answering present and not voting wero Baker kan. ). Bell (Colo. ] | Black (Ills), Boen, Davis, Harris, Hud son Hutcheson Kilgore Mcdowell ant Penoe.
 Upon the announcement of tho vote Mir. Wilson immediately submitted ir writing the motion provided for in tho or der adopted. Mir. Roed made the poin of order that the bill was not before tn, houso. Tho bill had been brought in, how | ever. during the roll call, and the speaker pointed to 1t. MT. Reed sat down discon solately, and Mir. Wilson took the floor. H. wore frock coat and blue necktie. H. spoke calmly but eloquently, tho Demo crats crowding about him and listening intently to his every word Again ant again the applause broke forth | Chairman Wilson's Speech.
 ''Mr. Speaker" he said, "I have md the motion which have sent to the cferk desk not on my own responsibility or iron my own voiition, but as the official orgal