People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17

ing the ways and means committee 70
bring sc parate free sugar, free iron
and free coal bills A great burst of
applause greeted the reading of the
resolution, but half a dozen irate
Democrats were on their feet and
demand Ig recognition, prominent
among them being Bourke Cochran of
New York.
Owing to the lateness of the hour a
rule was adopted limiting further
speeches TO five minutes. Then Mr..
Cochran delivered vigorous and elo-
quent speech against surrendering to
the senate. Better no tariff legisla-
ton than the senate BILL he said. He
declared that there was no necessity
for the house to surrender as vet and
challenged Chairman Wilson's state
ment that four Democratic votes in
the senate would be lost to the bill If
the fight proceeded. He demanded
the names of the four senators, but
Mr.. Wilson refused to give them.
The previous question was demand
ed on the Crisp resolution and granted
by vote of 122 to 81. Among those
who voted against the previous ques-
tion were the Louisiana members,
Cochran of New York and others.
Mr.. McMillin followed in vigorous
style. He repudiated the statement
made by Mr.. Cochran that the senate
bill was worse than the Mckinley
law.
Mr.. Robertson of Louisiana objected
to the resolution on account of the
free sugar provisions and generally
protested against the treatment of the
law. As the hour Of 10 o'clock ap-
preached when the house was to meet.
the cry of Vote, vote" went up from
the impatient members, but Mr.. Rob-
ertson urged that it would be bad
faith to cut off the Louisiana planters
from the bounty on this years crop on
which they had reckoned when they
put it in.
During the fifteen minutes debate
Chairman Wilson rose and pleaded
with the caucus not to take action. to.
day. He said that whatever was the
mind of the house there was no
necessity for immediate and hurried
action.
THE VOTE on THE RESOLUTION.
A division of the Crisp resolution
was demanded so as to have. a sepa-
rate vote on the first part to- recede
from disagreement to senate amend
mentS and the provision for separate
bills.
The first part was adopted by ris-
ing vote, 100 to 81, and the second
part without division.
The Maryland delegation, Breckin-
ridge of Arkansas, a member of the
ways and means committee, and
Williams of Mississippi, also voted
against the resolution. Most. of those
who voted against the first part of
the resolution voted for the second.
Among those who voted against the
resolution were the Louisiana mem,
bers, Warner, Covert Dunphy, Strauss,
Cochran and Tracey of New York,
Tarsney of Missouri, Cooper of In
diana, Johnson Of Ohio and Kilgore of
Texas. The resolution as adopted is
as follows: ...
Resolved, That It is the sense OF this eau.
Gus that the or er heretofore made requesting
aconference W the senate on the disa ,ree.
Ing votes Of the two houses on house rule iH
be rescinded 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 senate
amendments to said bill and agree to the
same
Resolved, Further that the house shall at
once proceed to the consideration OF special
bills placing articles on the free list-sugar in
all Its FORMS iron ore coal and barbed wire
The committee on rules Is requested TO report
an order providing for the prompt considera.
ton OF such motion and bills
Representative Tucker of Virginia
then offered a resolution thanking
the house conferrces for their loyal
services. This was adopted with a
shout Of approval and the caucus
adjourned.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the caucus the house conferrees
went into session in the rooms of the
committee on ways and means.
The intention is to dispose Of the
tariff bill and then to put through the
separate free list bills named in the
caucus resolution.
There is good authority for the
statement that the president will
neither sign nor veto the senate tariff
bill, but let it become law without
his signature under the ten days