Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-14
THE TARIFF BILL.
House Forced 10 Yield 10
The Senate.
WILSON BOWS TO FATE.
Republicans are Pleased That the
Contention Is Ended.

passed tariff bill; IL cannot DE given .
specific name 10 Is the bill that tho sen.
Bto sont back % the house
It's passage was the result Of tho action
Of tie house caucus yesterday, which
pgreed 20 lot ~ 20 through with tho under
standing that separate bills should be in.
troduoed providing for fres sugar, free
coal, free iron ore and free barbod wire.
SO, In a somewhat lively and prolonged
session, the house, by vote Of iSe TO f06,
concurred Ia the senate amendments to
the bill, and passed it. Thon, by votes not
varying materially from this, 10 passed the
bills for free sugnS FREQ coal, free iron orc
and FREQ barbed wire.
This accomplished, the house, at 10iA5
last night, adjourned until Wednesday.
The Caucus
Chairman Wilson's speech In the caucus
was simply explanatory, telling Of the
difficulties and embarrassments which the
house oonferroes encountered from the
outset He informed the house that he
and his associates had finally become con.
yincod that 10 was the senate bill or moth
| ing Therefore, he and his associates,
| with Speaker Crisp aud other leaders, had
reluctantly accepted the situation.
There was q spirited discussion on the
question Of Immediately bringing forward
a proposition as soon as the tariff bill was
disposed Of 10 pass bills to Pat sugar, coal
| and iron ore on the free list. The senti-
ment Of those present was Overwhelmingly
| In favor OF suoh course and II was almost
Immediately adopted.
Efforts were made by several members
In the caucus 70 ascertain the attitude OF
President Cleveland, and whether he would
sign the measure, but no one present, not
even Chairman Wilson, was authorizod to
say what course the president would take
IN the matter His friends Ia the house,
however, are confident that no viii sign
the bill.
One OF the conditions that induced him
10 consent 81 che senate bill was that tho
house should Immediately pass u bill for
frco coal and iron ore. This Is what no
has been contonding for from the begin
ming. Ho did not approve Of the FREQ
sugnr proposition. He wanted the row.
enue that would DC derived from this arti-
Gle.
The Republicans seem pleased thot the
contention Is ended. They would have
preferred much 20 dofeat all tariff legisla-
tion. They viii antagonize all efforts TO
pass the bill and che other tentative meas
urcs. They are powerless, however. and
will have 10 submit 10 the inevitable.
Although the action OF the house caucus
was anticipated In the senate, Its announce
mont creatod much comment on both sides
OF tho chamber. Germans face was
wroathod with smiles, aud no was oongratu-
lated by several Of his Democratic col
leagues and also by many Republican SON
ators
4, a. 4 el,s ~, - n
cided 60 pass the bill putting coal and
iron ore on the free list, he remarked chat
he and bis associates will take care thai
they were properly plgeon-holed when
they reached the senate.
The Final Struggle,
The long struggle came 10 close at 9
O'clock last evening, when the house de-
clded 70 discharge the house conferrees
from further consideration OF the bill, Pe-
cede from It's opposition TO the o94 senate
amendments and agree 70 the same.
II was a complete victory for the senate.
The result grew directly out Of tho sonsa-
tional course Of events at tho senate end
Of tho Capitol precipitated hy Senator
Hin on Friday. Up 10 that time, the
house confcrrres had stood firm against
the senate amendments, especially on GOAL,
iron ore and sugar, and the temper and
voice of the house were for war 10 the end.
But the Indications that the Democrats Of
the senate might DC unable to longer hold
ANA ajority OF the votes In line for even the
senate bill, and that the bill was In terri
BILE jeopardy, forced the house Democrats
to immediate action.
The Democratic conferrees OF the house
az last admitted that they were beaten
and that another vote could not be risked
In the senate; that 1t must be either the
senate bill or no bill.
The whole question was preoipitated al
the caucus held just before the house con-
vened yesterday, 40 which, after thor
ough review OF the situation and speeches
In favor Of receding by Speaker Crisp,
| Chairman Wilson and others, IL was de-
cided 20 take the senate bill and immedi-
atoly Afterwards pass separate bills plac-
ing coal, iron ore, sugar and barbed wire
on the free list.
| The program 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 even In the night were exciting and al
times sensational The galleries were
packed and tho members applaudcd their
respective leaders 10 the echo.
Tho result summed up Is: The house
accepted the senate BILL iS2 to l05.
Passed the free sugar bill, e76 to II.
| Passed the free coal bill, 100 to loI.
Passed the free iron bill, 1913 70 1O2.
Passed the free barbcd wire bill, Isl 20 81
How They Voted.
The vote In detail on the report OF tn
committee on rules TO concur In the sanaf-