Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-14
Tn 9 House Surrenders.

o.'SSASA OAiop "do JOLuSu III IDS prl-
vac ice by Chairman Wilson and
kepres -ntatIve5 Turne McMlllin and
MJntGo Aler., the full membership of
the hJu5e, Democratic conference
commute, and Representative Brock
enrldge vi Arkadsas, advisory member,
for nnal consultation. The current
OF feeling amons the members of the
House seemed to be setting strongly
IN favor Of accepting the Senate bill
Without fur Vhef de.ay. A; ten o':.Lck
Crisp and The conferces LIED out of
the opeaher's Office and took their
seats In'the body. At that time, l :53
the Democrats were on the floor.
Chairman Wilson took The hoor i'm
me udtely after roll call, and The 1nem-
BEES crowded around him listening
intently to every word. Wilson be-
gan Will ii recital of the difficulties
encountered. He said each step had
been pursued viii an ardent desire to
support WI III hoAor the de Ir1s Of the
House to resist what was regarded as
the unreasonable demands of the
Senate. lie reviewed the differences
III the conference on the disputed
items. He took up each proposition
on sugar and spoke of the vast profits
to the Sugar Trust which would re-
suit from many of them, but he did
not indulge Ill the sharp criticism that
was expected on the motives of the
Senate confer, es. While Wilson was
speaking, word was passed around
that the conference in the Speakers
room had resulted in decisive &C
ton and Speaker Crisp himself would
move that the Houes recede and ac-
cept the senate bill.
Wilson spoke of the fight made by
the House conferees for a specific
duty on sugar on the ground that
under the advalorem system it would
be impossible to tell, on account of
invoice methods, the axact advantage
which would accrue to the Sugar
Trust. He made the remarkable
statement that he had been creditably
lnforn ne i, and he believed, that the
Sugar Trust, anticipating the enact
ment OF the Senate sugar schedule
purchased Sl12 CJO,OOO worth of raw
sugar. Ii this was true, he said the
profits accruing to the trust from this
lnVe 'tnent, on account of the Senate,
schedule, would be as least $40 ,OOO. 900.
"The great battle" said Wilson
warming up; dis between the Ameri-
can people and the Sugar Trust. It is
battle in which the Trust has taken
the people by the throat and it will
never end until we throw off the grip. n
There was enthusiastic applause at
this. lie proceeded to state that the
House conferees had been willing to
conce.te almost everything except
the several items of sugar, iron and
coal, the Senate couferees bad also
seemed willing to concede much. but
were apparently dominated by the
knowledge if they conceded " hat the
Representatives demanded. the hill
could not pass and an agreement
would be useless. Wilson closed at
ll:o9 o'clock, having talked lust an
hour. Montgomery, McMillin and
Turner corroborated his statement
C.1sp followed. He spoke with
much spirit, and round after 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 the Senate bill
or nothing" AS long as there was a
desperate chance of securing the con
cessions the House demanded, he wa,
in favor of standing out, but he wa,
satisfied the time had come when fur
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