St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-14
SUPPLEMENTARY BILLS

bills in accordance with the resolution
adopted by the caucus. 1t provids sd for
the tree admission upon its passing of
! bituminous coal, shale, slack and coke.
| Under the order thirty minutes were
| allowed
The Democrats evidently sought to
hurry through by not using their fifteen
minutes time. Mr. Grosvenor (Rtp.,
o. occupied five minutes. Then MIR.
Payne (Rep., N. " spoke of the tri-
umphs Of the sugar trust.
Question recurring on the passage of
the bill. the vote by tellers showed 7S
for and II against. MIR. Reed raised the
| point of no quorum, and Mr.. Wilson de-
handed a yea and nay vote.
The bill was passed-yeas, 100; nays.
104. Answering present, l. Twenty
| one Democrats voted against the bill, as
follows: Anderson NV. Val. BanKhead
Grain Crex.), Davey La.). benson
| (Ala.), Edmunds Vo.), Epes (Va.).
Krebs (Pa.). McKaig (Md.). Oates (Ala.l,
Reilly (Pa.). Robbins (Ala.), Swanson
| (Va.). Tucker (Va.), Tyler (Va.), Wise
| (Va). Weadock (Alicb.). Wheeler (Ala.).
| and Wolverton (Pa.). Mir. Haugen, of
| Wisconsin, was the only Republican
| voting Tor free coal.
MIR. Wilson then stated that he was
directed by the Democratic caucus ~
present the bill placing
| Iron on the Free List.
Mr.. Wilson said he did not wish to
! consume any time.
Mr.. Blair (Rep., n. H. demanded that
| Mr. Wilson give the names of such Re-
| publican senators as had relinQ u!Shed
| the opposition to the tariff bill Oh COIL
dition that their interests in the bill
| were lookad after. MIR. " ilSon said lie
| had heard the charge, but could give
| no names. Representative Cannon
| (Rep., LID spoke against the bill, the
| Democrats not claiming their title. AS
| soon as he concluded the bill was
| passed.
iron were: Anderson (W. Va.), Bank
head (Ala.). Beltzhooyer ga }, Boat
ner (La.). Davey Ual benson (Aia.(
Edmunds (Va.). Meyer NaL Oates
| (AIa.). Price Na.), Reilly ga. ROJ-
| bins (Ala.) Robertson La.). Swanson
| (Va), Weadock (Micn.), Wheeler
| ala ]. and Wise Va.).
| Mr.. Wilson next presented the bill
for
Free Barbed Wire.
| MIR. Hopkins (Rep.. Hid inquired if
| this bill was intended al a reprIMand to
| Mr.. Springer.
! Mr.. Wilson declined to respond.
| Mr.. Reed asked Mr.. Wilson what the
! barUed wire rate was in the Wilson bill,
and the answer being 80 per cent. MIR.
| Reed spoke with sarcasm OF the sudden
| transformation in The tariff.
Mi. Wilson replied with spirit that he
would not answer Mr.. Reeds scoldng rs.
| He would say that this Work of reform
| ing the tariff would never cease until
| the heel of monopoly was taken from
| the American people. This remark was
greeted with much enthusiasm.
IL aln glad to have brought You to the
| surface and secured an admission" said
| MIR. Reed, land knowing what you will
| try 10 do to the American people, they
Will never trust you again"
Mr.. Hopkins (Rep.. liz and Mr.. Gear
(Rep, lo.) spoke against the b:ll. and
Coombs (Dem., n. " for it. The latter
said the house could not afford to let the
senate aajourn,i if the session lasted until
December, until those bills were passed.
Applause.
Mr.. Bryan (Dem.. Neb.) spoke vigor-
ously for the dill, amid muck, confusion
and interruption.
Mr.. Pence pop, Col.) said the barbed
wire trust might suffer from the bill,
but the American people would gain.
His remarks brought out sharp con.
troyerSy with Representative BOuteue.
Mr.. BOutelle inquired OF MI. Pence how
he reconcled his vote for The senats
bill to tax sugar with declaration 20
vote for free sugar.
come up In the house." sad MIR. Pence.
And nowhere else" retorted Mr..
Bontelle, Laughter.
The vote 10 place Dar0ed wire on the
free list was: Yeas. lS1; nays, 81. The
following Democrats Voted against free
barbed wire: Graham (N. ". Reilly
lPa.), Sperry Conn., Stevens (Mass)
Republica rs voting for it were: WilSuI
(Wash.), Picker Is. D.. Marsh tIiI.A
Lucas Is. d., Doolittle (Waoh.).
The Free Sugar Sill
was then reported Mr.. Robertson, OF
Louisiana, offered all amendment, re-
ducing the bounties on sugar one-eighth
yearly, from July l, 1895, 10 July |,
1901. Mr.. Springer dem, Ill.) began
tn : discussion of sugar amid great con-
fusion Calming in rsfutatiOn of the
statement that the senate bill gave the
trust greater protection than the Nc
kinley law; that the trust had received
nearly S1S,0C0,000 during the three Years
and three months the Mckinley law
had been in operation.
MIR. Price (Dem., La.) said he would
ask for consideration, even for pity. at
this late day for 100000 agTiculturiSts
threatened with destruction. If duties
could not be retained, lie asked at lest
to leave the bounty this year.
MIR. BOatner (Dem., La said that the
bounty was legal obligation for this
year.
Mr.. Reed (Rep., Me- spoke of the bill
as the last of their cushions the states
men of this little Kingdom of Lillputs
had arranged for themselves to Iall on.
and reminded Louisiana that the Re-
publican party would
Reed, have given them the protection
they needed, aud asserted that the
Democrats had so beclouded the Ques-
ton with corruption that it could not be
dealt with honestly by others without
incurring suspicion. 1t was the one
great question 10 be made a shuttle
cock between the two parties.
Mr.. Wilson concluded the discussion,
charging that the
Republican Party Was Responsible
for the creation of the sugar trust and
the power it had manifested in this con-
test. lie expressed sympathy with the
Louisiana men, saying that he had al
ways believed in revenue tax on
sugar, that the agriculturiSts were wei.
come To the Incidental protection there
from, and he stood ready to cooperate
with his colleagues in giving revenue
tax. The yeas and nays were then or
dered, the Republicans joined with the
Democrats in voting for the free sugar
bill. 1t pasSed-276 to IL.
Those who voted in the negative
were: Messrs. Boatner, Davey. Meyer,
Og len, Price ana Robertson (DrmS., Lao;
Everett and Stevens (D-.S.. naSS};
Harmer and Rtyburn (RepS., ra.); aud