Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13
DIED GAME.

DIED GAME.
The House Agrees to the Senate Tariff
Bill, But Wilson Indulges in
Plain Talk.
Sugar Trust Influence Dominates the
senare-$4OOoO,OOO in Profits
A Day of Sensations.
Washington, Aug. 13.-An hour before
10 o'clock, the time set for the caucus,
the members began to arrive at the
capitol to-day and hasty consultations
we're held on the course to be pursued.
Speaker Crisp was Joined in his private
Office by Chairman Wilson and Repre-
sentatives Turner, Mcmillan and Mont
gomery, making the full membership of
the house Democratic conference COM
mittee. Representative Breckenridge, of
Arkansas, an advisory member of the
conference, was also present 1t was
final consultation on the line of action to
be pursued by the house leaders. The
meeting lasted until time for the caucus
to convene. There was an ominous
silence as the members came in. At that
time there were 1853 Democrats on the
floor. As Chairman Wilson passed
through the corridor to the house he was
asked as to the result of the conference
in the speakers room, but answered.
81 CAN NOT MAKE IT KNOWN NOW"
Chairman Holman called the caucus to
order promptly and the call for the meet
ing was read. The roll call which fol-
lowed took some time and members
shifted ''uneasily awaiting decisive action to
move ahead. Chairman Wilson took the
floor Immediately after the roll call and
made a statement on the situation.
Chairman Wilson began with recital of
the difficulties that had been encountered.
He went over each stage of the situation
with much detail. He said each step had
been pursued with the ardent desires on
the part of the house to resist what they
regarded as
UNREASONABLE DEMANDS
of the senate. While Chairman Wilson
was speaking, word was passed among
the members that the conference in the
speakers room had resulted in some deci-
sive action and that the speaker himself
moved that the house recede and accept
the senate bill. At first the information
was so startling that it was doubted, but
after each member heard it and made in
quiry, the opinion became general among
those best advised In the house that it
was correct, although it could not be
positively verified by the speaker.
Chairman Wilson spoke of the fight
made by the house conferees fora specific
duty on sugar on the ground that under
the ad-vaorem system it would be i'm
possible to tell on account of the in
voice methods, what exact advantage
would accrue to the sugar trust. He
made the remarkable statement that he
| had been creditably informed and be-
lieved that the sugar trust had anticipat-
ed the enactment of the senate sugar
schedule and had purchased
$112,OO0,OOO WORTH OF RAW SUGAR.
If this was true, he said, the profits ac-
cruing to the sugar trust from this in
vestment, on account of the senate
schedule, will be at least $4OO000OO
Chairman Wilson also pointed out al
length the embarrassment attending the
coal and iron schedules.
''The great BATTLE" said Chairman Will
son, warming up to his subject, sis be-
tween the American people and the sugar
trust. It is battle in which the trust
has taken the people by the throat and il
will never end until we throw off its grip
There was enthusiastic applause at this
He proceeded to state that the house con
ferees had been willing to concede almos
everything except these vital items of
SUGAR, IRON AND COAL.
That the senate conferees had also
seemed willing to concede much and hat
much the same views, butsthey were ap
parently dominated by the knowledge
that if they conceded what the represen
tatives we're willing to concede the bill
could not pass and the agreement woult
be useless.
Mr.. Wilson concluded by saying tina
che had now become satisfied that it wa
either the senate bill or no tariff legisla
tion.'
: Chairman Wilson closed at 11:15 a. m
having talked an hour. 1t is understood
however, that he will not yield the foo
permanently but will resume later. Afte
the conference his associates, Representa-
tives Montgomery, Mcmillan and Tur
ner, corroborated his statements as t.
dates.
Representative Montgomery then too
the floor and confirmed what Chalrma
Wilson had said as to the details of tn
conference.
Senator Crisp followed Representativ
Montgomery. He spoke with muc
spirit and earnestness and soon the eau
Gus was in tumult of enthusiasm. Roun
after round of applause greeted hi
address. He spoke on the critical condi
tion of the country and of the apparen
need to accept the senate bill and then
need be to introduce separate bills TO
free sugar, free iron and free Goa
Speaker Crisp followed in the same lin
of Chairman Wilson, saying it was eithe
the
SENATE BILL OR NOTHING.
He said as long as there was chanc
of securing the concessions that tn
; house demanded, he was in favor ofstant
; ing out, but he is now satisfied that th
F; time had come when further resistano
= by the house would be useless. He close
by offering a resolution instructing tt
house conferees to recede.. gret
bnrst of applause greeted the reading {
the resolution, but half dozen irat