The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-20
WILSON'S LAST APPEAL
Author Of Tho Tariff Bill, Hs Regrets
Its Fate.
TELLS THE WHOLE STORY
Speeches In tho House For and
Against the Measure = Tho
Matter Was Finally Left
In a Muddie.

In a Muddle.
WASHINGTON, July i9.-Intensc intcres.
was created by Wilson's announcement
In the house to-day that he had letter
from President Cleveland which the latter
had permitted to bc made public. The
letter was read amid profound silence. II
was in tho presidents vigorous style and
was a stirring tribute to tho Wilson bill
and direc, blow a, any surrender to the
| senate bill.
mittco Was adopted Wilson sent the
report of the tariIf disagreement
to tho speakers desk. Hc said II
the senate conferees had met tho house
conferees in spirit Of doing good for tho
whole people an agreement could have
been reached, but the senate conferees
came fet,ercd with obligations to corpo.
rate interests, and the main differences
had been upon sugar, iron ore, coal, sil.
yer, lead ore, etc.
Reed said il this rule 10 adopted, demo.
cratic sentiment IN tho house will bo
muzxlcd. The senate will not DO given IN
opportunity to see how much strength II
has here. In closing Reed referred to the
fact that the final adjustment OF the tariff
was entirely In tho hands Of tho southern
men.
Outhwaite, on behalf Of tho committee
on rules, replied to Reed. The constitu.
ticn OF the United States, he said, imposed
upon the house the duty of preparing
revenue bill. 1t is its duty to say now
whether tho conference shalt adhere to
their duty. Amidst burst Of applause
he declared that the pending resolution
would be an instruction to tho confcrccs
not TO reccdc from tho position the demo-
Gratis of the house took when they passed
the Wilson bill. He referred to tho moral
courage exhibited by tho house confcrces
In standing out against tho senate amcnd.
mcnts. He pointed out tho sacrifices m2do
by tho southern members In surrcndcring
their privileged interests and said: "Tho
great leader, Mills, who began the fight In
this house, although from wool growing
state. said that IL free wool would give tho
people of tho country cheaper clothing.
tho wool growers Of Texas would not hcsi.
tate to SEQ their product ON the FREQ list.
"why not give us an opportunity 10 vote
separately on sugar?" inquired Johnson.
"Cp to this tiine." said Outhwaite IN re.
ply, II judge that there is no difference Of
sentiment on this sidc. We arc all shoul-
der to shoulder"
Reed, in closing. In referring to Outh.
waite's eulogy OF the house conferees'
courage, asked what courage amounted TO
that backed down. ''liow long will this
courage last? Is II to be permanent
Tho gentleman from Ohio is silent. Tho
future ho cannot penetrate. His mind IL
not prophetic. He has taken tho first and
last opportunity he will have to commend
the courage of tho house conferecs."
Without further debate the vote was
then taken on tho adoption of tho special
order and II was agreed to without divi.
sion. Immediately after the adoption Of
the rule, the sneaker recognized Chairman
Wilson. In clear, ringing tono he de-
livercd his speech In support of tho posi-.
tion taken by tho house conference com.
mittee against tho senate amendments.
After formally announcing and reading
the report announcing n disagreement,
Wilson said: II move that tho house
further insist upon its disagreement 10
tho senate amendments and ask for a
further conference from them. and upon
that motion shall submit fcw cxplana.
tory remarks 10 the house.
ut is true. rs the gentleman from
Maine has just said, that there has been
but two meetings Of the full conference
on tho part Of the senate and house. A
tariff bill. of recent years at least, and
perhaps almost always In the history oi
this country. has been political measure
n measure proposed by one party and re-
sisted by tho other. Tho present tariil
legislation does not differ from that char
acter. Ii was fully recognized and cor
daily expressed by tho republican con
fcrccs OF the senate, that II was the dut,
Of tho dominant party in the two house,
through their own special conferees, iirs
10 try il they could reconsider their owr
differences before they brought to the at
tention OF the full conference committed
their proposed action. While, therefore
there have been but these two meeting,
of the full conference committee, daily
protractcd. earnest and laborious con
situations on the part OF the house con
ferecs, representing the majority party IL
this house, and the senate confcrccs
} representing the majority party in tina
house, us TO tho 5ji amendments in til,
| nope ttIat VIC uight reach solie ueTce
men, that could bs reported tn the iul
conference committee when it should b'
called together. IL is because no sucl
: agreement has been attained. it Is b.
cause no such agreement is at present IL
sight, that we have felt It our duty tC
bring the whole matter back to the hous'
and receive its instructions.
81 desire to be perfectly frank and n
complete as possible in any statement
may name to the house to-day. and yet
, recognize there are some limitations Il
the completeness of the statement, whicl
, probably il would be best for me to oh
serve at this stage Ia Tho controversy be
, tween tho two houses. liut think mn,
say with truth aud frhnkncss and couT
,esy that II the coulnrCcs of tue senate, ol
the part Of ihr mn ioGy party, had bee
as free and 1, uulsAwme.cd as we opy
selves wen. VISTA uu'uIng 10 control OF
, action bat u4r ssuso IF duty 10 thc pcopi
and to our paris and to the housc, q tarii
bill would have ursu agreed upon in on
DAYS session that would have been slii.
factory % tH" democratic party, aaI Ih4
> would have gjycu hope Aul courage an