The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-14
YIELDED TO SENATORS
The Tariff Bill Again Passed by
the National House
WITH BUT A FEW AMENDMENTS.
The Separate Bills Placing Coal, Barbsd
Wire, iron Ore and Sugar on the Free
List Carried by Good Maiorities-Only
Eleven Votes Against Free Sugar.

Wire, Iron Ore and Sugar on the Free
List Carried by Good Maiorities-OnIy
Eleven Votes Against Free Sugar.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 14--In the caucus
Of the Democratic members Of the house
Of representatives yesterday resolution,
offered by Speaker Crisp, was passed. In
structing the house conferrees to recede
from the disagreement to the senats
amendments and instructing the house to
report separate free sugar, free iron, free
coal and free barbed wire bills
Chairman Holman called the caucus to
order promptly, and the call for the meet
ting was read.
Chairman Wilson took the floor I'M
mediately after the roll call and began a
statement of the situation. He spoke
calmly and dispassonately, and received
the closest attention. Members left theii
seats and crowded eagerly about him,
listening intently to every word. 1t is
seldom that such eager interest had been
shown at a caucus.
Mr. Wilson did not confine himself to
generalization. He took up the contested
schedules, particularly sugar, coal and
iron ore and reviewed the differences in
conference on these main items. He took
OF the vast profits to the sugar trust which
would result from many of these proposi
tions. He did not indulge in the sharp
criticism that was expected on the mo-
tivcs of the senate conferrees.
Mr.. Wilson spoke of the fight made by
the house conferrees for specific duty on
sugar on the ground that under IN ad
valorem system it would be impossible to
tell, on eccnunt of the invoice methods,
the exact advantage that would accrue to
the sugar trust. He made the remark
able statement that he had been credibly
Informed, and believed that the sugar
trust had, anticipating the enactment of
the senate sugar schedule, purchased 49,
COO tons of raw sugar If this were true,
he said, the profits accruing to the trust
from this investment, in advance of the
enactment of the senate schedule would
be at least $40, 100000.
"The great battle. /" said Mr. Wilson, ''is
between the American people and the
sugar trust. 1t is battle in which the
trust has taken the people by the throat
and it will never end until we throw of
the grip"
Mr.. Wilson concluded by saying that
he had now become satisfied that it was
either the serate bill or no legislation.
Messrs. Montgomery, Mcmillan and
Turner corroborated Mr.. Wilson's state.
ment as to details of the conference, and
then Speaker Crisp took the floor, follow.
lug in the line of Mr. Wilson's argument.
He clossd his remarks by offering reso-
luton instructing the House conferrees
20 recede.
MIR. Cochran, of New York, made Wig.
orous speech against surrendering to the
senate, "Better no tariff legislation than
the senate bill,' he said.
The previous question was demanded
on the Crisp resolution and ordered by a
vote of 1l2 to 81. Among those who
voted against the previous question were
the Louisiana members, Cochran, of New
York, and others.
Mr. MeMilIin followed in vigorous
style. He repudiated the statement made
by MIR. Cochran that the senate bill was
worse han the Mckinley law.
Mr.. Robertson, of Louisiana, objected
to the resolution on account of the free
sugar provisions, and generally protested
against the treatment OF the Louisiana
interests.
A division of the Crisp resolution was
demanded, so as to have separate vote
on the first part, to recede from disagree
ment to senate amendments and the pro-
Vision for separate bills. The first part OF
the resolution was adopted by rising
vote, 130 to 81, and the second part with
ont division.
When the house met at noon Mr..
Heard's motion to go into committee OF
the whole was carried and the bill proyid-
ing for public library in the District oi
Colum bia was considered.
Meantime for almost two hours the
committee on rules awaited the coming
OF Mr.. Outhwaite, the missing Democrat
of the committee on rules. His appear
anoe at O'Clock caused furry on the
floor. At 2:20 the meeting of the rules
committee ended and Mr. Catchings i'm
medlately entered the hall with the
special order in his hand. Mr.. Heard
yielded to him and Mr.. Catchings pre-
sented the rule
The special order provided. first, that
Immediately after the adoption of the
order it would be in order to consider q
resolution discharging the house confer.
rees on the tariff bill from the further
duty of considering that measure and
that the house recede from its disagree
ment in gross to the senate amendments
Of that bill and agree to the same, and
second, that it shall be in order at any
time thereafter to consider bills for free
coal, free iron, free sugar and free barbed
wire.
After an acrimonious discussion, led by
Mr. Reed, the hol.se order was adopted
iT6 to 81, II not voting. Among tht
Democrats voting in the negative were
Davey, Robertson, of Louisiana; Covert
Price, Gorman, Warner 1Silgore an
swered present, but did not vote. Ii
other respects the vote was strictly OIL
purity lines.
Then Mr. Wilson moved for the passag,
of the senate bill with the exception o
the separate free list items decided upor
by the caucus. This was carried by
vote of 1873 to l05.
Mr.. Wilson then Immediately arose ant
6Gered the first of the separate free lis
bills, in accordance with the resolution
adopted by the caucus, 1t provided fo
the free admission upon its passage of bi
luminous coal, shale, slack and coke. Tn
bill was passed-yeas, 100; nays, 10i
Twenty-one Democrats voted against th
bill
MIR. Wilson then stated that he was di
reeted by the Democratic caucus to pre-
sent the bill placing iron ore on the fre
list.
Mr.. Flair IN. H.) demanded that Mr.
Wilson give the names of such Republi
can senator's as had relinquished opposi
tfon to the tariff bill on condition tha
their interests in the bill were locke,
after. Mr.. Wilson said he had heard tn
charge, but could give no names.
Representative Cannon Ills. spok
against the bill, the Democrats not claim
ing their time. As soon as he conclude,
the bill was placed on its passage.
Mr. Wilson next presented the bill fol
free barDcd siFr -. -7opElns QII
inquired If this bill was intended as
reprimand to Mr.. Springer Mr.. Wilso
declined to respond
Mr.. Reed asked Mr.. Wilson what th
bErbsd wire rate was in the Wilson bill
asd the answer being 81 per cent
MT Rced spoke with sarcasm OF n.
shdden trn" - - the thrift
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