Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-14
OF louisiana: Tarsney. OF Missouri. and
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OF Louisiana: Tarsney. OF Missouri. and
Warner. Of New York.
The Populists voted for the motion.
During the afternoon there were many
senators present. and nearly all OF them
remained until the bill passed. Among
them were Messrs Brice. Gray. Lindsay,
Coke, George, Chandler. Davis. and Patton.
THE SEPARATE BILLS.
Mr. Wilson then Immediately arose, and
offered the first Of the separate free
list bills. in accordance with the resolu-
ton adopted by the caucus. il pro-
vided for the free admission. upon its
passage. OF bItuminous coal. shale, slack,
and coke. The vote upon the bill by
tcllers was Is to ~
Mr. Reed raised the point OF no quorum.
and Mr.. Wilson demanded the yeas and
nays. The bill was psssed-ycas, 100;
nays. loi. answering present, i.
Twenty-one Democrats voted against the
bill, as follows: Messrs. Alderson, Bank
head, Boatncr, Burnes. Grain, Davey.
benson. Edmunds Eres. Krebbs. Me
Kaig. Oates. Reilly. Robbins. swanson,
and Wolverton.
Mr. Haugcn, Of Wisconsin. was the only
Republican voting yea.
The free-iron-ore bill was next on the
programme. II passed-yeas. l6S; nays
TO- The Democrats voting against II
were Messrs. Anderson. Bankhead. Bellz-
hoover. Boatner Davey, benson, I'd
munds, Meyer. oates. Price. Reilly. Rob
bins. Robertson. Swanson. Weadock,
Wheeler, and Wise.
The free barbed-wre bill passed
promptly-yeas, 1S7: nays. loi
Free sugar passed-216 to ll-and the
House. at 1925, adjourned until W ednes-
day next.
AGAINST FREE SUGAR.
Those who voted against free sugar were
Messrs. Boatner, Davey. Meyer. OGDEN
Price. and Robertson Democrats OF Leu
islana: Everett and Stevens CDemocratsI
| Of Massachusetts: Harmer and RayDufn
OIepublicans), Of Pennsylvania, and Spef-
~ Democrat, OF Connecticut.
Sneaker Crisp, In his speech closing the
dcbaie upon the tariff bill. said he lie
slider TO publicly assume full responsibility
for what the House was about to DO, anu
tn aver that IL was in the best int'r-s-s
Of tariff reform. II was easy. ne sdid, loi
gentlemen like his friend from New lOik
mir Cockran). who spends but little OF
his time in attending to the ie' aus o'
the business Of the House, 10 indulge III
pvrotechnics about "principte, WilIe ne
(Crjsp) and those who were plain' pri;-
tical busip. ss-men were seeking 70 ID
tain some relief for suffering peo)le'
MIR. Crisp said he wanted the seh-I"hl II
and the country 10 UNDERSTAND 'Hat '''o
deserters from the cause OF tarli reIo.i !"
were not the cOnferrees ana those WIN
had been making this great sti1t@i''
and who advised that the senate ON ""
rovy accented Rather were they ,hose
gentlemen who amidst the hsnI pe-
cause they did not approve all the prD'l-
eious Of the bill held back and SAID, we
viii bavo no lot or part in this in TINS
struggle further
The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bur
rows) had taunted the Democrats. San
Mr.. crisp. by saying they wanted ITre
,ron-ore. free coal. and free sugar. ana
had given them all up. Those VINO fai
labored day and night in aeason and CUT
Of season. 20 secure changes in the sen
ate bill. told us." nc continued. 1--WE must
take that bin or nothing. What would
YOU? We are plain, practical men. not
discussing theory We believe in the
honely alage that when the people are
tarving. half a loaf is better than no
bread Therefore. We say We VIII take
the Senate bill; hut before the House al
iourns tonight We VIII send 10 the Seli'r
bills making sugar iron-ore. coal anu
barbed-wire free" Applause)
DEMOCRATIC MKINLEYIsTS.
1t was quite apparent. continued mr..
Crisp, that the gentlemen on tne o'her
cid prnferrad the Mckinley bill. There
we're Democrats who preferred the Me
I<inlev bin to the House bill with the
Senate amendments. Those gentlemen
were willing TO incur all kinds of risks
because they felt that in the end 'hey
could not be losers; because they pre-
f.tr.1 the Mckinley bill 10 the SENATE
bin So far as ne was concerned, h was
wiling 10 continue the fight for better
bill: but as between this bill and the Me
Kinlcv bill he did not hesitate mo-
ment-hc took the Senate amendments.
kefering to the matter Of trusts MI
Crisp said if there were any IN this coun-
try they had been created by the k"pup-
Iican party. and while the bin did not
uproot them as he wished it did 1t did
reduce the rates Of duty on articles con-
trollcd 10y them - per cent.
Going through these schedules SAID
Mr.. crisp IN conclusion. whilst they are
not all we wish. they are th- best We
can now get The moment We get this
We intend to move forward: We 30 not
intend here shall be any backward step
in tariff reform (ApplauseD We believe
that the Adjournment Of this Congress
without the passage Of some tarin bill
would be blow TO tariff reform from
which il would not recover for years to
come" dong. continued applause)
CUCKOO CALLS.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Crisp's speech
there was great noise. confusion and cN-
element in the hall. From the extreme
Rcpublican corner came cuckoo calls.
shouts Of where is Strauss?' and the
statement that sugar has gone up four
points"
Alr Cochran repelled with much in
dignation the suggestion Of the Speaker
as 10 his having been absent and said
that the Speaker was perfectly aware or
tn painful circumstances which enforced
his absence. and he added that the
Speai rs remark on that point was an
evidence of the growth Of Georgia chiVal-
ry sine, Alexander stephens was replaced.
I'm the statesma nship Of the country by
the present Speaker Of the House.
Mr. Crisp explained that his reference 10
Mc. Cochran had no relation ana was not
intend u 90 have any relation to that
gentleman IA u representative but was
simply intended 10 show hfs Ignorance OF
the situation here. Applause)