The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-08-18
House Racks Dawn.

| WASHINGTON, aug. lo-One honr De-
fore the lime set for the caucus, Speaker
Crisp was Joined in bis private Office by
Chairman Wilson and Representatives
Turner, McMilIin aud Montgomery, the
full membership of the house Democratic
tive Breckinridge, OF Arkansas, advisory
mem ber for final consultation. The cur
rent OF feeling among the members of the
house seemed 10 be setting strongly in
favor of accepting the senate bill without
further belay. At 10 O'Clock Crisp and
the conferrees flei out Of the speakers
Office and took seats in body. At that
tine 153 Democrats were on the floor.
! Chairman Wilson took the floor immed;-
alely after roll call. The members
crowded alolod him, listening intently
to every word. Wilson began with re-
cital of the difficulties encountered,
which he said, at each step had been pur
sued with an ardent desire to suppore
| with honor the desires of the house to
resist what was regarded as the unreason
blea demands OF the senate He reviewed
the differences IN conference on the dis
puted items. He took up each PROPOSE
tion on sugar and spoke of the vast profits
to the sugar trust which would result
from many of them. He did { Indulge
in the sharp criticism that was expected
on the motives of the senate confelrees.
While Wilson was speaking, word was
passed around that the conference In the
speakers room had resulted ln decisive
action, and that speaker Crisp himself
would move the house recede and accept
the senate bill.
Wilson spoke of the fight made by the
house conferrees for specific duty on
sugar on the ground that under the ad
valorem system it would be impossible
to tell, on account of the invoice meth
OILS, the xact advantage that would &C
crue 10 the sugar trust. He made the
remarkable statement that he had been
credlbly informed, and believed the SUI
gar trust, anticipating the enactment of
the senate sugar schedule, had purchased
$l12,000,000 worth of raw sugar. If this
was true, he said, the profits accruing to
the trust from this investment on account
of the senate schedule would be at least
$40 100000 1.-The great battle" said
Wilson, warming, sis between the Amer.
lcan people and the sugar trust. II Is a
battle in which the trust has taken the
people by tbs throat, and it will never
End until we throw off It's grip"
There was enthusiastic applause at this.
He proceeded 10 state that the house
c0nfcrrees had been willog to concede
almost everything except those vital
items OF sugar, iron and coal. The zen
ate conferrees had also seemed willing to
concede much, but were apparently dom
mated by the knowledge that it they
conceded what the representatives were
demanding, the bill could not pass, and
the agreement would be useless. Wilson
closed at IL .05 O'Clock, having talked
Just an hour. Montgomery, McMilliu
ana Turner corroborated his statements
Crisp followed; he spoke with much
sp rit, ana round alter round of applause
greeted his remarks. He spoke of the
critical condition and the apparent need
to accept the senate bill, and then, if need
be, introduce separate bills for free sugar,
iron and coal. He said it was "rne
senate bill or nothing" As long as there
was a separate chance OF securing the
concess ons the house demanded, be was
In favor OF standing out, but be was sat-
i>fied the time had come when further
insIsi ence by the house was useless, He
offered resolution InstructiDg the house
conferrees to recede from the disagree
menr, aud the ways and means committee
to bring In separate free sugar. iron and
coal bills. A burst of applause greeted
the reading of the resolution, but half
dozen irate Democrats were on their feet
demanding recognition, prominent among
them beng Cochran, of New York.
Owing to The lateness of tie hour, rule
Was adopted limiting further speeches to
five minutes. Then Cochran delivered
vigorous and eloquent speech against sur
rendering to The senate. Better no tar.
IF legislation than The senaye bill," he
declared.
A division on Ibe Crisp resolution was
dem aided, so as to have separate vote
on the first part to Tecede from the dis.
agreement 70 the senate amendments aud
the provisions for separate bills The
first part was adopted by rising vote OF
130 to 81, and the second part WI hout
division. The caucus was adjourned
Among those who voted against the res
olut.nn were the Louisiana members,
Warner. Strauss, Tracey, Cochran, Covert
and Dunphy. of New York; Cooper, OF
Indiana, johnson of Ohio, Kilgore Sf
Texas and Tarsney of Missouri.
The vote on the passage of the senate
tariff bill should occur about this even
ing.