The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-14

washington, Aug. Bone hour be-
fore the time set for caucus, Speaker
-risp was Joined in his private office
nv chairman Wilson and Representa-
lives Turner, Mcmillan and Montgom-
cry. the full membership Of the House
Democratic conference committee and
Representative Breckenridge, OF Ar
kansas, advisory member, for final con-
sultation.
The current of feeling among the
members of the House seemed to be
setting strongly in favor of accepting
the Senate bill without delay.
At 10 o'clock Crisp and the conferees
filed out of the speakers office and
took seats in the body. At that time
159 Democrats were on the floor
Listened Jutently to Wilson.
Chairman Wilson took the floor i'm
,nadiatelv after roll call. The mem
hers crowded around him, listening in
tentlv to every word. Wilson began
with a recital of the difficulties en-
countered. He said each step had
been pursued with an ardent desire
to support with honor the desires of
the House to resist what was regard
Senate. He reviewed the differences
in the conference on the disputed
items. He took up each proposition on
: sugar and spoke of the vast profits of
the Sugar trust. which wcefd result
from many Of them. He did not in
dulge in the sharp criticism that was
expected on the motives of the SEN
ate conferees.
Wilson spoke of the fight made by
the House conferees for specific duty
on sugar on the ground that under the
ad valorem system ii would be impos-
sible to tell. on account Of the invoice
methods. the exact advantage which
would accrue to the sugar trust. Ht
made the remarkable statement ina
he had been credibly informed anc
believed that the sugar trust anuclpat
Sing The enactment of the sugar SEIZED
= ule. had purchased $112OOOOOO worth o
raw sugar If this was true, ne SAID
The profits accTuing to the trust iron
this investment, on account OF the sen
ate schedule, would be at least $40,0oo,
GOO The great battle" said Wilson
warming up, lis between the American
neopIe and the sugar trust. 1t is
hattie in which the trust has taken tn
peoDle bv the throat. aud it Will neve
end until We have thrown on tn
grip There was enthusiastic ap
Dlause at this.
He proceeded to state that the Hous
conferees had been willing to conced
almost everything except these vita
items of sugar, iron and coal IN
Senate conferees had also seemed will
ing to coacede much, but We're appar
ent,v dominated by the knowledge tina
if they conceded what the Representa-
Gives demanded, the bill could not pas
and an agreement be useless. Wilso
closed at 1l:05 o'clock, having take
Just an hour.
Nessrs. Montgomery, Mcmillan an
Turner corroborated his statements.
senate Bill or Nothing.
N Mr.. Crisp followed. He spoke wit
much spirit and round after round {
applause greeted his remarks. II
spoke of the critical condition and al
parent need TO accept the Senate bill
and then if need be introduce separat
bills for free sugar. iron and coal. II
said ii was the Senate bill or notf
ing"
As long as there was desperat
chance Of securing the concessions II
House demanded, he was in favor {
standing out, but he was satisfied Ii
time had come when further insisten6
bv the House was useless. gle offere
a resolution instructing the Hou:
conferees to recede from the disagree
--Slittee to bring in separate free suga
iron and coal bills.
A burst of applause greeted the reat
ing of the resolution, but half a doze
jrate Democrats We're on their feet d
manding recognition, prominent amor
them being Bourke Cochran, of Ne
York
Cochran Heard From.
Mr.. Cochran declared that there w;
no necessity for the House to surrend
as vet. and challenged Chairman w
sons statement that four Democrat
votes in the Senate would be lost if Il
fight proceeded. He demanded Il
names of the four senators, but NJ
Wilson refused to give them
The previous question was demands
on the Crisp resolution and ordered
a vote of 1l2 tc q. Among those wi
Z voted against the previous questi'