The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-14
THAT AGONY NOW OVER.
Tho House Passes the Senate Tariff
Bill After on Exciting
Session
Coal, Iron, Barbed Wire and Sugar
Listed FREQ by Separate
Bills
Some Democrats Refused 20 stand with
Their Party Associates On Any OF
tho Measures

tho Measures
wAuuEoToA Aug l3.-whon the house
met hvs minutes alter ths democratic eau
Gus adjourned, the members woro standing
about in excited groups. disoussing the ross
oluiiou. Under the rules Huid. chairman
Di tha committee on District OF Coiumbis,
pending action By the oommittes on rules.
claimed q day for buainsas reported from
the committee on District OF Columbla.
Al 2,2O the committee on rules sntsrsd and
CatohlnRS democrat. Mississippi. inmsdi-
ately entered the ball with a spooisI order
in his hand Hurd yielded 10 him. and
CAtohings PRESENTED the rule. which 10 as
follows
Resolved. That after the adoption OF this
resolution it shall be in order In tbs house
70 move that the order he stofoie made re-
ouessing conference with the senate on
the d!ssgreeing votes of tho two houses on
house bill t,sGi bS rOsoinded. thst the con-
fsress heretofore appointed on the part OF
the house DO discharged from further duty
in that behalf, and that the house reosds
from its agreement TO tho senate amend
msnts to said bill in gross. and agree 10
The same. That after two hours debate on
sRid motion, vote DO taksn without delay
or other motion.
Resolved. Second. that al nny tims after
the adoption Of this resolution IL shall be
In order TO present 70, consideration. with
out reference 10 4 COMMITTEES. separate bills
pinolns upon the free list sugar in all lie
forms. coal. iron ore and barbed wire.
Each of said billa when presented 20 be
allowed fifteen minutes for debate. ana at
the end Of suoh debate the previous quss-
tion shall bo considered as ordered thereon
and without delay a vote be taken.
When the portion OF the rule relativs to
free coal. ETC.. was read Catohings de-
msndsd ths previous question. but Reed
rose 10 point OF ofdsr and tho battle was
on. Reeds point of order was that the
tariff bill was not In possession Of the
house, and that, therefore, the action pro-
posed In the report could not bs taken. Ho
maintained In case OF an agreement OF con.
Riess on bill. either house could act on
the report. but in case OF disagree
body fret requesting conferences.
The speaker announced that he was ready
10 rule. After n oureful statement OF the
situation. and the declaration that by spe-
cial order changing OF eusponding tbs rules
Of Tie houss temporarily. the accepted doe
trine Of Jedsrson's manual was carried out.
aud after citing as precedent one of
Speaker Carliale's rulings, tue speaker over
ruled the point OF order. The previous
question was then ordered without division.
This gave fifteen minutes on n side for dis
pu ulo nf aha nrHaK (falahinna All
not dssiie to debate the rule and Reed took
the loos and made very sarcastic speech.
Turner, of Georgia. replied TO Roed. aud
was greeted with applause by tbs democrats
when ho eAid that the gentleman from
Maine had built up n parliamentary system
which now reacted against him. The quss-
tion then being tut on agreeing to the
iesolution. Reed domanded a division. The
entirs democratic side rose en- mssse, bui
whsn negative vote was called for. the re-
publieAus sat calmly in their seats hoping
~ b esk a QUO um. When the speaker an-
nonnoed the vote, lis 10 three. or thirteen
more than a quorum, the ispublicans wsre
somewhat disconnected, Reed quickly de.
manded tho yeas and nays The house
order was adopted. 176 10 ninety. seven, not
voting eleven.
Upon the announcement of the vote
Chairman Wilson submitted In writ
Ing the motion provided for in the order
adopted. R9ed made the point OF order
that the bill was not bsfore the house.
The bill had been brought however, dur
ipR the roll call. and the speaker pointed
10 II. Wilson took the 0oor He spoke
calmly, but eloquently, the democrats
ofowiing around him and listen
ing to every word. Again and
again the applause broke forth.
Il had hoped and believed" he said, until
there seemed to DO no ground scarcely for
hope and belief. that In this contest this
house, bsoked by the American people aud
enthusiastically sustained by the demo-
cratic party. would be able 10 achieve some
honorablS compromise between the two
houses which we cOald hGvO accepted, not
from sense OF duty bat with a sense OF
aAtiafaot and feeling that VS. had re-
spondei TO the mandates OF the American
people. Perhaps oonld not do instios AZ
yet TO the merits OF the case.
My attention has necessarily bsen
80 steRdily directed 10 the
domsrits that il would nesd SONS axpsrl.
enes 70 lsarn wha, the merits are daughter
mud applaussl, bus whatsver the measure
OF shortcomings OF this bill In It's present
FORM whatever DO lis dement's In many
ules, this | do know that II 10 bslter
than the Mckinley law (dsmoeyaiio ap-
plausel, this 1 30 knOw--that In paft Of 10,
it does afford soma relief 60 the tax aysrs
OF the country and does clip the wings OF
iho giant tuonopoiea who are now oppTsss-
ing them and blocking legislation" (Ap-
plNuaa on tho democratic side; decisive
c les on the tepubliohn side,)
Rosd took the door. II am somewhat
reluctant 10 address tho house. bul my feel
Tags ara divided between two emotiona' he
/ began. zone 10 an emotion OF regret for
tho democratic PARTY and for ita position.
aud tho other is \ feeling Of regrat for tbs
country and It's posilion, too, As tar as The
gentleman from West Virginia is con-
oefnei. and his eompAtriois there 10 not
tho slightest necessity OF my commenting
on the difference bstween thia eeone OF anr-
row and the triumphAl procession which
carried him out OF thia house. tLAughteT.)
| Undoubtedly lh0 house conierets meant
we'll, hut they wsro no match for thc Rcn.
tlomon they met in the other branch. Onr
oontsreos ooms back 10 ua without 40 M ueh
an The name OF the bill thaE Afnnnpofi I'd
across this bnilding a month ago. 10 will
be known in history "a the Notman-H ice
vios the Wilson hill, dead tlauRhts'
and applause on tho republican sldsl, aud
not dead on the iield OF honor eithsL Ute
nswed laughter aud applauia on tia repub-
llcAn nide.) / toll you whom tne people get
On opportunity 10 express their opinion OF
You, you will latBn TO them mora intently
ana With aaddSi hoa e,s than yon have 20.
day even"
1arenOy, demoo'At Missouri. membs' OF
the ways Knd means oonmllte, aaid he
fet - won be personal disnonor fot
him 10 yot, fof The bill aud hn voald nol
do 80. johnson, democrat Ohio, aail hs
would moi vuts for the h.ll. After speeches
by Crisp aud wilaon IN eloaing the yeas
aud nays we're ,aksn on the resolution.
Tho dsmoefa,e who voted nenins, The mo-
lion wore. CaahIAn. New AnIh, CovlTL