The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-16

Wilson then presented the Dill placing
iron on the free list. Mr.. Wilson said
he did not wish to consume any time.
Mr.. Blair (Rep., N. H.) demanded
that Mr.. Wilson give the names Of
such Republican senators as had re-
linquished the opposition to the tariff
bill on condition that their interests
In the bill were looked after. Mr.. Will
son said he had heard the charge, but
could give no names. Representative
Cannon (Rep., ILL., spoke against the
bill, the Democrats not claiming their
time. AS soon us he concluded the
bill was passed.
Mr.. Wilson next presented the bill
for free barbed wire. The vote to place
1877, noes "a. The following Demo.
Gratis voted against free barbed wire:
Graham (N. ", Reilly Pa.), Sperry
(Conn.), Stevens (Mass.). Republicans
voting for 1t were: Wilson (Wash.).
PiclSler Is. ID, Marsh Qll.), Lucas (S.
d., Doolittle (Wash,).
Mr.. Haugen OF Wisconsin was the
only Republican voting for free coal
The free iron bill was then passed.
The Democrats voting against free
iron were: Anderson CW. ya), Bank.
head (Ala), Beltzhoover pa, Boatner
(La.l, Davey Q4a.), benson (Ala), Ed
n;unds (Va.l, Meyer u.a.), Oates Ual,
Price I.a }. Reilly Pa.), Robbins (Ala) y
Robertson Ua.), Swanson (Va.), Wea.
dock (Mich.), Wheeler (Ala.) Wise
Va.). <.
The Ayes and nays were then or.
dered, the Republicans joining with the
democrats IL, voting for the free sugar
bill. II passed-276 to IL.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs Boatner, Davey, Meyer, Ogden
Price and Robertson Dems., La); Ev
erett and Stevens Dems., Mass.)
Harmer and Rey burn Rep., Pa.), and
Sperry Dem, Conn.,.
This was the largest affirmative aye
and nay vote ever cast in the hoNst
OF representatives. Then the house adj
jOu ned
Mr.. SMcMillin called the caucus tC
order and Chairman Wilson spoke, ex
planning the impOssibility of passing tht
house bill. Speaker Crisp, in Offering
the following resolution, said that II
was the senate billsor no legislation:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
caucus that the order heretofore made
requesting conference with the sen
ate on the disagreeing votes of the tive
houses on III. r. 4S4 be rescinded Thai
the conferees heretofore appointed or
the part of the house be discharged
from further duty in that behalf, and
that the house recede from it's disagree
ment to the senate amendments to sale
bill and agree to the same.
Resolved further That the hous,
shall at once proceed to the considera
ton of separate bills, placing the fol
lowing articles on the free list, viz,
Sugar. in all it's forms; iron ore, Goa
and barbed wire"
The previous question was demanded
on the Crisp resolution and ordered by
vote Of 112 to 81. Thirteen minutes
was then given to the opponents of til,
resolution to state their position. AT
| terward thu. resolution was adopted
without division Chairman Wilson
prepared at the close of the caucus to
day statement of his views on the tar
| iff situation. The statement is in Mr.
Wilson's handwriting and gives sue
cinctly his position on the action of tht
house in accepting the tariff bill. 1t Il
r
II cannot see where we failed to dC
anything we could to bring about bet
ter result. When have done the bes
| according to my capacity and judgmen
/ must fall back on the consciousness:
of duty done The difficulty which thu
country must recognize is that on thu
| tariff question we did not have Dem
oeratic senate and what had ever beer
| gained has been wrested from a pro
lection body. / have been willing t.
take any, even the most desperate
chances that gave the least hope O
success in getting rid of the most oh
| jcctionable senate amendments, ant
would have fought to the 4th of Marcel
with any ground to stand upon and an!
| following to sustain me. We have beer
| confronted by senate with close
ranks, while we have had divisions
from the beginning that have beer
fomented from the senate, and thu
| growing impatierce of the members t.
| get back to their districts with any
thing that might be called q tariff re
| duction bill, has made them unWillih!
| to stay unless promise could be givel
| of assured or most probable victory
We could not honestly give SUCH prom
ise, and man cannot continue a battl
with his army ready and eager t.
break away"