The record-union., 1894-08-14

COlCS0cO WHdt GHS REPRESENTATIVES, Ut
manded the bill could not pass. and the
agreement would be useless.
Wilson closed at 1l:05 o'clock, having
talked just an hour.
Montgomery, Mcmillan and Turner
corroborated his statements.
Crisp followed. He spoke with much
spirit and round after round of applause
greeted his remarks. He spoke of the
critical condition and apparent need to
be, introduce separate bills for free sugar,
iron and coal. He said it was the 'sSen-
ate bill or nothing" As long as there
was desperate chance Of securing the
concessions the House demanded he was
IN favor of standing out, but he was salts
fed the time had come when further IN
sistence by the House was useless. He
offered a resolution instructing the House
confer rees to recede from the agreement
and the Ways and Means Committee to
bring IN separate free sugar, iron and coal
bills.
burst of applause greeted the reading
of the resolution, but half dozen irate
Democrats were on their feet demanding
recognition, prominent among them be-
ing Bourke Cochran OF New ork.
Owing 10 the lateneSS OF the hour rule
was adopted limiting further speeches to
five minutes.
Then Cochran delivered a vigorous aud
eloquent speech against surrendering TO
the Senate. Cochran declared that there
was no necessity for the House TO sur
render as yet, and challenged Chairman
Wilson'S statement that four Democratic
votes in the Senate would be lost to the
bill ii the fight proceeded. He demanded
the names OF the four Senators, but Will
son refused to give them.
The previous question was demanded
on the Crisp resolution, and ordered by
vote of liz to p. Among those who voted
against the previous question were the
Louisiana members, Cochran of New
York and others. Thirteen minutes were
then given TO the opponents of the reso-
luton to state their position.
Mcmillan followed in vigorous STYLE
He repudiated the statement made by
Cochran that the Senate bill was worse
than the Mckinley law.
Robertson of Louisiana objected to the
resolution of the free sugar provisions.
and generally protested against the treat
ment of Louisiana.
AS the hour of II o'clock approached.
when the House was to meet, the cry of
s. ote, votei" went up from the impatient
members.
Robertson of Louisiana continued to urge
that it would he bad faith to cut off the
Louisiana planters from the bounty on
this years crop, on which they had reck
oned when they put it on.
During the fifteen minutes debate Chair
man Wilson rose and pleaded with the
caucus not to take action to-day. He said
whatever was the mind of the House,
there was no necessity for immediate and
hurried action.
Mcmillan of the Ways and Means Com
mittee also made a speech. He declared
in favor of the Crisp resolution, saying
that the Senate bill was much better than
the Mckinley law. The resolution of
Speaker Crisp, as adopted, is as follows:
Res0lUed, That it is the sense OF this
caucus that the order heretofore made re-
quiring conference with the Senate on
the disagreeing votes of the two houses
on House bill No. 4S4 be rescnded; that
the conferrees heretofore appointed by
the House be discharged from further
duty in that behalf and that the House
recede from its disagreement to the Sen
ate amendments 10 the Senate bill and
agree to the same.
i1eS0lUed, Further, that the House shall
at once proceed to the consideration of a
separate bill placing the following articles
on the free list, viz: Sugar IN all its FORMS
iron ore coal and barbed wire.
The Committee on Rules is required to
report an order providing for the prompt
consideration of such molten and bills.
This was adopted by an overwhelming
vote, the nays being almost insignificant.
Representative Tucker of Virginia then
offered a resolution thanking and COM
mending the House conferrees for their
loyal service. This was adopted with
shout of approval and the caucus ad
journed.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
Members Vote to Place Iron, Coal and
sugar Oh the Free List.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. = When the
House met five minutes after the Demo-
cratic caucus adjourned, the memb bers
were standing about in excited groups
discussing the resolution. Under the
rules MIR. Hurd, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on District of Columbia, pending
action by the Committee on Rules,
claimed the day for business reported
from the Committee on the District of
Columbia.
At 2:20 the Committee on Rules ended,
and Mr.. Catchings (Dem.) of Mississippi
Immediately entered the hall with the
special order in his hand. Mr.. Hurd
yielded to him, and MIR. Catchings pre-
sented the rule, which was as follows:
ReSoLUed, That after the adoption of this
resolution il shall be III order in the
House to move that the order heretofore
made requesting d conference with the
Senate on the disagreeing votes of the
two houses on House rule 4, 4S3 be re-
scinded, and the conferrees heretofore ap-
pointed on the part OF the House dis
charged from further duty in that behalf.
and That the House recede from its disa-
greement to the Senate amendments to
said bill IN gross and agree TO the same;
that after TWO hours debate on said
motion, which shall be inadvisable, the
vote shall be taken without delay or
other motion.
ResoEyed, Second, that any time after
the adoption of this resolution it shall be
IL order to present Tor consideration,
without reference 10 committee, separ-
ate bills placing on the free list sugar in
all its forms, coal, iron ore and Darbed
wire. Each OF said bills when presented
shall be allowed fifteen minutes debate,
and at the end of such debate the prevI
Gus question shall be considered as or
dered thereon, and without delay the
vote shall be taken.
During the reading of the resolutions
there were jeers from the Republican
side, Mr.. Burrows calling out silly.
silly
When that portion of the rule relative
to coal, ETC., was reached, Mr.. Catchings
demanded the previous question. but
Mr.. Reed rose to point of order, aud
the battle was on.
Reeds point OF order was that the tar
if bill was not in possession of the
House, and that therefore the action pro-
posed in the report could not be taken.
lie maintained that in case of an agree
ment by Congress on a bill either house
committee acted on a report, but in case
of disagreement the bill went back to the
body nrst presenting the report. The
papers could not be in possession of both
houses at the same time. 1t was par
iiamentary as well as a physical fact that
papers could only be in one place at the
same time. At the present time, getting
down TO the existing situation, the Sen
ate WIS nrnnoSing action and the HOnSe