The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-14
The House Passed the Tariff
Bill Last Night.
1t Went Through by a Vote Of
135tolO5.
THE HOUSES BLUFF.
Separate Bills for Free Sug ar,
Iron ana Coal Passed.

2 close at 6 o clock last evening WuoH
the house by n vote of is2 TO LOT. der
cided to discharge the house confer
rces from further consid GRAFTON Of
the bill. recede from its opposition
90 the GA senate amendments and
agree to the same. It was a complete
victory for the senate The house
made an absolute surrender. The
result grew directly out Of the senSa-
tional course or events at the senate
end Of the capitol preciPiLated by
Senator Hill on Friday.
Up TO that time the house confer
rees had stood firm ara nSt the senate
amendments. especially on the three
disputed schedules OF coal. iron ore
and sugar. and the temper and voice
or the house was for vvar--war to the
end. But the Indications that the
Democrats of the senate might be un-
able to longer hold a majority Of the
votes in line tor even the senate bill,
aud that the bill was in desperate
jeopardy. forced the house Democrats
20 Immediate action. The Democratic
conferrees Of the h. use at last adj
mitted that they we're beaten and
that another vote could not be riol<ed
in the senate. that il must be either
the scnlte bill or no y H.
The whole question was precipitated
at the caucus held just be fore the
thorough review Of the situation and
speeches in favor Of rece ling by
Speaker Crisp. Chairman Wilson and
9th, rs. it was decided to take the SEN
ate bill. and immed iately afterwards
pass sc Darate bills placing coal iron
ore, sugar and Iarbed wire on the
free list. and 10y so doing place the
house on record and al least partially
overcome the humiliation involved IN
its defeat the program arranged in
~..-f go I<-N
ter in the house after an irolclad
special order.
The scenes in the chamber through
out the evening were exciting and at
times sensational. The galleries
were packed and the mem bers APP
plauded and cheered Their respective
lea ers to the echo. Tn Ter the terms
of the order but two hours were al
lowed for debate on the main pro DO
sition to recede and agre to the SEN
ntc amendments to the tariff bill A
p4rliame ntary slxirnish preceded the
pitched battle, but points of order
"a sed bv the Republicans were swept
aside. The speaker ruled the house
with an iron hand.
The primo pal speeches for and
against the main proposition were
made by Chairman Wilson and
Speaker Crisp on the one hand and
Ex-Speaker Reed and Mr. Burrows on
the other
mere was no IlEuG LOT pre- LlOu
and all of the speeches were hot from
the forge OF the brain and were
greeted with round after roun OF
cheers AM applause. Bourke Cock
ran Of New y ork and Mr.. Tarsuey OF
Missouri. both Dem Ocratic m N berS
Of the ways and means committee,
delivered scathing and sensa tional
speeches denouncing the surrender
Of the house as cOvar1ly and indie
fenSi ble-
La fr,1 e. IT,
whose effort was brilliant one. with
such temper that tn latter took it as
a personal affront, a though the
speaker disc aimed such intention,
and made a vicious lunge at Speaker
Crisp There was no ate mpt the
part Of tie Democratic lie dcrs to
claim a victory. They all adm tied
that they were accepting th- newt
able, justifying their action on the
ground that the senate bill was in
hnitely better than the Mckinley bill
The most startling feature of the
dny. perhaps. was Mr.. Coclkran's elo-
quent appeal to Chairman Wilson to
name the Democrats IN the senate
who threatened the defeat of ali tar
if legislation II the attem pit to adjust
the differences between the two
houses was persisted in, but Mr.. Will
son made no response.
When the vote come 10 be taken at
6 o'clock thirteen Democrats Nlessrs
Warner and Covert of New York:
Davty Meyer and Price of Louisiana;
Everett of NasSa chusettS. German Of
Michigan, johnson Of Ohio. and Tars-
ney Of Missouri. voted with the Re-
publicans against the resolution.
All Of the Populists voted for the
bill
The Democrats then put through
one after another. what the Re ub-
leans derided as ''pOpgun" bills,
p'ac.nr coal. ron ore. barbed wire
and sugar on the free list. and which
in the br ef de bate on each of tine
bills they aintained would be passed
only to 70 to their death in the senate.
on the vote for free sugar the Re-
publica rs voted with the Democrats
in favor Of the bill The vote stood
gro to IL.
Those who voted in the negative
were: Messrs- Boatner. Davey. Meyer,
Ogden, Price and Robertson, Demo-
Gratis OF Louisiana. Everett and Stew
ems. Democrats Of Massachusetts,;
Harmer and Reyburn. Repu bIicans of
Pennsylvania. and Sperry, Democrat
Of Connect cut
This was the largest affirmative yea
and nay vote ever cast in the house Of
the house adjournec until Wednesday.
Address or speaIser Crisp
Mr. Crisp said he wished to publicly
assume his full share Of responsibility
for the act on about to be taken. and
expressed the belief that it was in the
best interest Of tariff reform lie re-
ferred To the gentleman from New
York. Mr.. Cochran. - spending but