Connecticut western news., 1894-08-16
THE FIGHT ENDED.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.

Four Other Bnls, Putting Sugar, Iron Ore,
 Coal and Barb Wire on the Free List,
 Also Passed--House Confsrees Gave Up
 the Struggle. .
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The long strug- gle over the tariff bill came to a close when the house by a vots of 1s2 to 106 de- cided to discharge the house conferees from further consideration of the bill, re- cede from its opposition to the senate's amendments and agree to the same.
 It was a complete victory for the senate.
 The result grew directly out of the sen sational course of events at the senate end of the capitol precipitated by Senator Hill on Friday. Up to that time the house con ferees had stood firm against the senate amendments, especially on coal, iron ore and sugar, and the temper and voice of the house was for war-war to the end. But the indications that the Democrats of the senate might be unable to longer hold a majority of the votes in line for even the senate bill and that the bill was in des- perate jeopardy forced the house Demo crats to immediate action.
 The Democratic oonferees of the house at last admitted that they were beaten, and that another vote could not be risked In the senate-that 1t must either be the senate bill or no bill +. Settled In the Caucus.
 The whole question was precipitated at the caucus held just before the house con vened, at which, after thorough review of the situation and speeches in favor of receding by Speaker Crisp, Chairman Wilson and other, 1t was decided to take the senate bill and immediately afterward pass separate bills placing coal iron ore, sugar and barbed wire on the free list. The programme arranged in the caucus was carried out to the letter in the house under an ironclad special order.
 The scenes in the chamber throughout the day and evening were exciting and at times sensational The galleries were packed, and the members applauded their respective leaders to the echo The prin- cipal speeches for and against the main proposition were made by Chairman Will son and Speaker Crisp on the one hand and ex-Speaker Reed and MT. Burrows on the other Bourke Cochran of New York and MT. Tarsney of Missouri, both Demo cratic mem bers of the ways and means committee, delivered scathing and sensa- tional speeches denouncing the surrender of the house as cowardly and indefensible.
 The speaker replied to MT. Cochran, whose effort was a brilliant one, with such temper that the latter took 1t as a personal affront, although the speaker dis claimed such intention.
 The most startling feature of the day perhaps was Mr. Cockran's eloquent ap- peal to Chairman Wilson to name the Democrats in the senate who threatened the defeat of the tariff legislation if the attempt to adjust the differences between | T.. Wilson made no response.
 When the vote came to be taken at 6 o'clock, 13 Democrats voted with the Re publicans against the resolution, then put through one after another, what the .se publicans derided as the 'popgun" bills, placing coal, iron ore, barbed wire and sugar on the free list.
 The Conferees Report
 The house conferees immediately after the caucus adjourned went into session in the room of the committee on ways and means MT. Breckinridge of Arkan. sas, who had been advising with the con ferees, said that another meeting with the senate cOnferees would not be necessary and that the house conferees could bring in a report receding from the disagree ment to the senate amendments and con- curing in them, which would pass the bill
 The committee on rules prepared re- port for the immediate consideration of the senate tariff bill. to be followed at once by the separate bills for free sugar, coal, iron ore and barbed wire.
 Mir. Catohings was recognized in the house and presented the report providing for the passage of the senate tariff bill and the other bills named in the caucus reso- lutions.
 MT. Reed made a parliamentary objec- tion to the procedure, claiming the tariff bill was not before the house
 Speaker Crisp held that the resolution was in order and before the house
 MT. Reed proceeded to discuss the de- cision of the chair. The bill :" said MT. Reed, "could not, like Mahomet's coffin, be suspended between heaven and earth, heaven in the present instance being the senate. "
 The question was then put on agreeing to the resolution. MT. Reed demanded a division. The entire Democratic side rose en masse, hut when the negative vote was called for the Republicans sat calmly in their seats, hoping to break a quorum. When the speaker announced the vote, 18S to 3-12 more than a quorum-ths Republicans were somewhat disconcerted. MT. Reed, however, quickly demanded the yeas and nays. The roll call proceeded. The house order was adopted, 176 to 97; not voting, II. Among the Democrats voting In the negative were Davey, Rob- ertson (La.), Covert, Price, German and Warner. Those answering present and not voting were Baker Kan. ), Bell (Colo. ), Black Qlls.) Boen, Davis, Harris, Hud- son, Hutcheson, Kilgore, Mcdowell and Pence.
 
 Upon the announcement of the vote, MT. Wilson immediately submitted in writing the motion provided for in the or der adopted. Mir Reed made the point of order that the bill was not before the house. The bill had been brought in, how eyer. during the roll call, and the speaker pointed to it. MT. Reed sat down discon- solately, and Mir. Wilson took the floor He wore frock coat and blue necktie. He spoke calmly but eloquently, the Demo crats crowding about him and listening I intently to his every word. Again and | again the applause broke forth. Chairman Wilson's Speech. MT. Speaker" he said, ''I have made the motion which have sent to the clerk s desk not on my own responsibility or from | my own volition, but as the official organ | of the caucus of my associates on this | side of the house and by their direction. | l shall say very little myself on this oc- casion in advocacy of the motion. and | shall be sincere and frank in what shall | submit to this house.
 | II do not pretend that am gratified at the outcome of this prolonged controversy l do not pretend that up to the very last moment had cherished the hope and the faith that we shall reach another and a better and more satisfactory conclusion
 
 | of the American congress. Ihad hoped and believed until there seemed no ground scarcely for hope and belief that in such a contest this house backed by the Amer fcan people and enthusiastically sustained by the Democratic party, would be able to achieve some honorable compromise be- tween the two houses which we could have | adopted not from Q sonse of duty, but with 8 sense of satisfaction and feeling that we had responded to the mandates of the American people