The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
FREE LIST FIGHT.
The Senate Disconnected By
the House Action on
Sugar, Iron and
Coal.
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY
Louisianians Bitter Closing
Scenes of the Great Strug-
gle in the House.
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY
CAUSTIC REED, COOL WILSON
The Charge That Selfish Interests
Swayed the Senate -Barbed
Talk About Barbed Wire.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA, 1s94.-There
was no unusual sign of trouble or ex-
cftement among the Senators this morn
ing and no apparent worry over the ac-
tion of the House last evening. The on
iy indication of i'll humor was an objec-
ton to have the reading of the journal
dispensed with; and that objection came
from Mr.. Blanchard dem, Lao Dis
satisfaction nj that quarter was not to be
wondered at in view of the passage of
the bill, by such an immense majority
of the House, to put sugar on the free
list
While the Journal was being read there
three of the leading Democratic Sen
ators-Harris of Tenn. Cockrell of Mo-.
and Garman of Maryland.
AS soon as the Journal was read the
Chief Clerk of the House, Mr.. Towle,
appeared and delivered a message an
nouncing the passage by the House of
the bills to place on the free list sugar,
bituminous coal, iron ore and barbed
wire. The message made no allusion to
the concurrence of the House in all the
Senate amendments to the tariff bill.
UNPRECEDENTED PROCEEDINGS.
The proceedings in the House yester-
day were the most notable that have oc-
Cured nj Congress for many years, and
in some respects they are unprecedented
in the history of the Government. The
debate bristled at all times with person
al references and illusions, many Of
which it was impossible to mention in
the very full report carried by the
United Press.
Mr.. Tarsney of Missouri, who joined
his colleagues on the Committee onways
and Means Cdr Cockran in voting
against the bill. expressed his opinion of
the measure in two minutes granted
him by Mr.. Reed. He said
This bill. Mr.. Speaker, has by the
highest authority in my party, has by
the leader of my party, by the Presi-
dent of the United States. been stagma-
tized as IAN abandonment of Democratic
principles to that degree that it involves
party perfidy and party dishonor. In
that characterization I thoroughly con-
cur, and for me to vote for it now,
would, in my judgment, involve personal
perfidy and personal dishonor upon my
part and this no individuals or organi-
zation, no party. can extort from me-
REEDS COURTESY.
An exciting incident occurred in the
course of Speaker Crisp's speech at the
cicse of the debate on the passage of
Mr.. Wilson'S motion to concur in the
Serate amendments. His time expired
before he had concluded his remarks and
he asked to be allowed to say Just one
wcrd further
Mr.. Cochran, who was smarting under
Speaker Crisps charge of desertion from
the cause of tariff reform, rose to a
point of order, saying "the gentleman's
time has expired
Instantly Mr. Reed was on his feet
shouting, 81 yield two minutes of my
four minutes remaining to the gentle
man from Georgia Qoud applause on both
sides of the House,, and the other two
minutes I will yield to the gentlRlan
from New York (Mr. Cockran). (ReneW-
ed applause)
But Mr. Crisp got another minute from
Mr.. Wilson and concluded without being
obliged to avail himself of the courtesy
of the gentleman from Maine.
ON IRON ORE.
In the coarse ofthe debate on the bill
putting iron ore on the free list, Mr..
Blair of New Hampshire and Mr.. VIII
son engaged in the following colloquy,
touching upon point that had afforded
much speculation, but which had not
been elucidated, viz: The exact influences
which formulated the bill.
Mr.. Blair-tDuring the debate this af
ternoon-the discussion in the main ques-
tion-it was stated by the honorable
gentleman from Ohio (AIr. Johnson, and
do not now see MIN in his seat, and
to whom / would have addressed the
inquiry if present, that the Republican
opposition to the Senate bill, as it was
sent to the House and adopted today,
proyided that certain schedules Wer~
fixed to their satisfaction, or the salts
faction of the great interests concerned
in them.
Nov I challenge that declaration.
challenge its accuracy, and / ask the
proof. I ask the Chairman of the COM
mittee on Ways and Means, responsible
more than any other one man for this
legislation. whether that statement is
true or otherwise?"
INTERESTS INVOLVED.
Mr.. Wilson-'I have no definite infor
nation that would enable me to answer
the question of the gentleman from New
Hampshire But my understanding is
that several times-or my information is
in a general way-that several times
during the progress. of the tariff bill
through the Senate the silence. that is.
the agreement to stop debate and come
to vote Of the Repub. lean Senators
or some of them. was obtained by con-
ceding to them some interest in the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Blair-"What interest was referred
+ toy.
Mr.. wilaon-'swell. perhaps something