The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-14

just before the announcement Pence
(Pop.) of Colorado stated that if his col
leagues, Simpson, McKeighan and Boep,
who were sick. had been present they
would have voted aye. Wilson then imme.
dlately arose and offered the first of the
separate free-lst bills, in accordance with
tne resolution adopted by the caucus. Ii
provided for the free admission on its
passage of bituminous coal, shale, slack
and coke. Under the order thirty minutes
was allowed. The Democrats evidently
sought to hurry through by not using their
fifteen minutes of time.
Grosvenor (R) of Ohio occupied five
minutes. Then Payne (R.) of New York
spoke of the triumphs of the sugar trust.
The question required on the passage of
the bill. The vote by tellers showed Is
for and At against. Reed raised the point
of no quorum and Wilson 3D. demanded
an aye and no vote.
The free coal bill was passed-ayes JOG,
noes 104 Answering present one. Twen-
ty-one Democrats voted against the bill,
as follows: Anderson of West Virginia,
Bankhead of Alabama. Boatner of Ala
bama, Burgess of Missouri, Grain of Texas,
Davey of Louisiana. Denison of Alabama,
Edmunds of Virginia, Eppes of Virginia.
krlbbs of Pennsylvania, McKeagh of
Maryland, Gates of Louisiana, Reilly of
Pennsylvania, Robbins of Alabama, Swan
son of Virginia. Tucker of Virginia. Wise
of Virginia. Weadock of Michigan. Wheeler
of Alabama and Wolverton of Pennsylva-
MIA.
Haugen of Wisconsin was the only Re-
publican voting for free coal.
Wilson then stated that be was di-
rected by the Democratic caucus to pre-
sent the bill placing iron ore on the free
list. Wilson said he did not wish to con-
sumo any time. Blair demanded that
Wilson give the names of such Republican
Senators as had reIinquished opposition to
the tariff bill on condition that their inter-
ests in the bill were looked after. Wilson
said he had heard the charge. but could
give no names.
Cannon (R) of Illinois spoke against the
bill. the Democrats not claiming their
time AS soon as he concluded the bill
was passed.
Wilson next presented the bill for free
barbed wire. Reed asked Wilson what
the barbed-wire rate was in the Wilson
bill, and the answer being 80 per cent
Reed spoke with sarcasm on the sudden
transformations in the tariff.
Wilson replied, with spirit, that he would
not answer Reeds seedlings. He would
say that this work of the reform of the
tariff would never cease until the hold Of
monopoly was taken from the American
people. This remark was greeted with
much enthusiasm.
II am glad to have brought you to the
surface and secured an admission" said
Reed, land knowing what you will try to
do, the American people will never trust
you again"
Hopkins (R.) of Illinois and Gear (R.) of
Iowa spoke against the bill, and Coombs
3D. of New York for it, Bryan (D.) Of
Nebraska spoke vigorously for the bill.
Pence (Popultst) of Colorado said the
barbed wire trust might suffer from the
bill, but the American people would gain.
The vote to place barbed wire was
ayes 1877, noes 81.
The Democrats against free iron ore
were: Anderson of West Virginia. Bank
head of Alabama, Beethoven of Pennsyl-
vania, Boatner and Davry of Louisiana,
Denison of Alabama, Edmonds of Vir-
ginis, Meyer Of Louisiana. Oates of Ala
bama, Price of Louisiana. Reilly OF Penn
sylvania, Robbins OF Alabama. Robertson
of Louisiana. Swanson of Virginia, Wea-
dock of Michigan, Wheeler of Alabama
and Wise of Virginia.
The following Democrats voted against
free barbed wire: Graham of New York,
Reilly of Pennsylvania. Sperry of Con-
necticut and Stevens of Massachusetts
D. 80
son of Washington, Picker of South Da-
kota, Marshall of Illinois. Lucas of South
Dakota and Doolittle of Washington.
After the free-sugar bill had been re-
ported Robertson OF Louisiana offered an
amendment reducing the bounty on sugar
one-eigbth yearly, from July !, 1885, to
July l, 1901.
Springer began a discussion of sugar
amid great confusion, claiming in refuta-
tion of the statement that the Senate bill
gave the trusts greater protection than the
Mckinley law. that the trusts had received
nearly SIS, 100000 during the three years
and three mon this the Mckinley law had
been in operation.
Price (D.) of Louisiana said he would
ask for consideration. even for pity. at
this late day for 100000 agriculturists
threatened with destruction. If duties
could not be retained he asked at least
that the boun ties be.
Boatner said the bounty was a legal
obligation for this year.
Reed spoke of the bill as the last of the
cushions the statesmen of this little king
dom of Lillputians had arranged for them
selves to fall on. He reminded louisiana
that the Republican party would have
given them the protection they needed, and
asserted that the Democrats had so be-
clouded the question with corruption that
it could not be dealt with honestly by
others without mourning suspicion. Ii
was the one great question to be made
shuttlecock between the two parties.
Wilson concluded the discussion, charg-
ing the Republican party was responsible
for the creation of the sugar trust and the
power it had manifested in this contest.
He expressed sympathy for the Louisiana
men, saying be had always believed in
revenue tax on sugar: that the agricultur-
lists were welcome to the incidental pro-
lection therefrom. and he stood ready to
cooperate with his colleagues 10 giving a
revenue tax.
The ayes and noes were then ordered,
the Republicans joining with the Demo-
Gratis in voting for the free sugar bill, it
passing-276 to H. Those who voted in
the negative were: Boatner, Davey,
Meyer. Ogden; Price and Robertson Dem
ocrats) of Louisiana, Everett and Stevens
Democrats) of Massachusetts, Harner
apd Paul,nro (Panu h1io,psl of Dano,x.t