The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-13

| for free sugar He elaborated his state
ment that the Senate bill must be ac-
cepted. or there would be no tariff leSis-
| lation at this session; and his declara-
ton that the House of Representatives
| had used every honorable and fair means
| to secure the passage of their bill with
out avail, was vigorously applauded.
Speaker Crisp closed his brief speech
by ofireing a resolution that the House
reoede from its position AMI accept the
| Senate bill. The resolution also includes
a provision placing barbed wire. sugar,
| coal and iron on the free list by ser
| les of separate bills.
BOURKE COCHRAN OPPOSES.
Bourke Cochran of New York then
took the floor in opposition to the reso-
luton.
Mr. Cochran contended that he, as
yet, had no information which would
lead him to believe that the House Dill
could not be adopted. Turning toward
Mr.. Wilson, he challenged the gentie-
man to give the names OF the TOUR SEN
ators who stood in the way OF an agree
| ment. He did this twice; but Mr- VIII
son remained silent He was proceeding
with his argument against the resolu-
ton when his utterances were drowned
with the words, .'vote, vote" and you
have not been here long enough 10 un-
derstand the situation.
The vote was then taken, and on the
previous question to put to the caucus
/ the resolutions offered by Mr.. Crisp 1t
was passed by vote of 102 to q. Among
those who voted in opposition to the res
olutions were the four Louisiana MEM
bers. Mr. Wells of Wisconsin and Mr.
| Snodgrass of Tennessee.
After the previous qpestion had been
ordered-which is considered equivalent
to the adoption of the resolution the
Louisiana members were given ten min
utes to explain their position.
LOUISIANAS PLEA.
Mr.. Robertson, speaking for the dele
CATION, said that the sugar growers had
made their contracts for the current fiscal
year. and that any action of Congress
abolishing the bounty for the next twelve
months would work a severe injury to
their interests.
The Crisp resolution was divided into
two questions On the motion 10 accept
the Senate bill the vote resulted:-Ayes,
lsO; nays, 21. Among those voting in the
negative were Messrs. Robertson, Davey,
of Missouri, Warner, Straus, Tracey,
Cochran, Covert and Dunphy of New
York. Kilgore of Texas, Dockery of Mis-
souri,, Cooper of Indiana, and Mckalg,
Rayner, Rusk and Talbot of Maryland.
On the motion to pass separate plils
placing sugar coal, iron ore and barbed
wire on the free list there was no dlvi-
sion.
A vote of thanks to the House confefees
for their fight for the bill was offered by
Mr. Tucker of Virginia and was adopted.
Then the meeting was, at 11:52, adjourned
sine die.
ORGANIZING THE FIGHT.
The democratic members of the House
Committee on Rules retired to the
Speakers room to prepare the orders Tor
the dispatch of business in accordance
with the action of the caucus. They
called in Messrs. Reed and Burrows, the
republican members. and submitted TO
them the form of the orders they de-
sired to pass. The first one covered
the passage of a resolution resclndlng
the action of the House in requesting
further conference upon the disagreeinS
iff bill, the discharging of the conferrees
votes of the two Houses upon the tar
from further duty, and the agreeing to
the Senate amendments in bulk. upon
this rule the democrats suggested an
hours debate-half an hour on each
side.
The second order proposed the adop-
ton of special rule making it in order
to proceed at once, upon their introduc-
ton, to the consideration of bills placing
sugars, raw and refined, coal, iron ore
and barbed wire upon the free list
without reference to any report from
committee half hours debate was
suggested as sufficient time upon this
proposition.
WAIT FOR CULTIVATE
Owing to the absence of Mr.. Outh-
waite, the Democratic members-Messrs.
Crisp and Catchings-were unable to
overcome the opposition of Messrs. Reed
and Burrows. An adjournment of the
committee was taken without action, and
the Republican members consulted with
their associates. 1t was said that if the
Republican members would agree to re-
port the rule, the period for discussion
could probably be extended to five hours,
and the committee members were adj
vised to agree with concession of time.
It is now said that at meeting of the
Committee on Rules later in the day, a
report upon the orders will de authorized
the republicans securing the amount of
time named for the discussion of the
matter The present understanding is
that the matter will go over until to-
morrow, although the orders may be re-
ported this afternoon.
SENATE'S Def.
A Senator who was on the floor of the
House, discussing the situation, said that
the passage of the 'pop-gun" bills by
the House would be utterly futile, No
tice had been served, he said, upon the
House managers that not one of them
could pass the Senate; that even bill
to change the date of taking effect of
the bill would not be considered. THE
Senate has enacted all the legislation on
the tariffthat it proposes to pass this
Congress- was said to be the announce
ment of the Senator, who was speaking
for his colleagues to the House confer
rees.
HOW TIE SENATE TOOK IT.
WASHINGTON, Aug 10, 1ss4.-sen-
ators were at the Capitol early this