The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-14
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House Accepted UItimatum
Of "Senate Bill or Nothing"
Some Separate Bills Passed-Gorman
Says They will Be Pigeon-HoIed.

vote Of 1S2 to los, decided TO discharge tho
house conferrecs from further considera-
tion of the BILL rscede from its opposition
co the 634 senate amendments and agree TO
the same.
1t was complete victory for the senate.
The result grew directly out Of the sensa-
tional course Of events at tho senate end
of the Capitol precipitated by Senator
Hill on Friday. Up to that time, tho
house confsrrccs had stood firm against
the senate amendments, especially on coal,
iron ore and sugar, and the temper and
voice Of the house were for war to the end.
But the indications that the Democrats of
the senate might be unable to longer hold
amajority Of the votes In line for even the
senate bill, and that the bill was In terri
BILE jeopardy, forced tho house Democrats
to Immediate action.
The Democratic conferrecs of the house
ct last admitted that they were beaten
and that another vote could not be risked
In the senate that 10 must be either the
senate bill or no bill.
The whole question was prccipitated no
the caucus held just before the house con-
vened yesterday, at which, after thor
ough review Of the situation and speeches
in favor of receding by Speaker Crisp,
Chairman Wilson and others, 10 was de-
cided to take the senate bill and immedi-
stely afterwards pass separate bills plac-
ing coal, iron ore, sugar and barbed wire
on the FREQ list.
Tho program arranged In the caucus
was carried out to the letter in the house
under an ironclad special order. The
scenes I'm the chamber throughout the day
and even In the night were exciting and at
times sensational. Tho galleries were
packed and the members applauded their
respective leaders to the echo.
The Caucus Proceedings.
Chairman Wilson's speech in the caucus
was simply explanatory, telling of tho
difficulties and embarrassments which tho
house conferrees encountered from the
outset. He informed the house that he
and his associates had finally become con.
vinced that it was the senate bill or moth
ing. Therefore, no and his associates,
with Speaker Crisp and other leaders, had
reluctantly accepted the situation.
There was q spirited discussion on the
question Of Immediately bringing forward
proposition as soon as the tariff bill was
disposed of to pass bills to put sugar coal
and iron ore on the free list. The senti-
ment Of those present was overwhelmingly
in favor of such course and 1t was almost
Immediately adopted.
Efforts were made by several members
I'm the caucus To ascertain the attitude Of
President Cleveland, and whether he would
sign the measure, but no ono present, not
even Chairman Wilson, was authorized to
say what course the president would take
in the matter. His friends in the house,
however, are confident that he will sign
the bill.
One of the conditions that induced him
20 consent TO the senate bill was that the
house should Immediately pass bill for
free coal and iron ore. This is what no
has been contending for from the begin
ming. He did not approve of the free
sugar proposition. He wanted the rev.
enue that would be derived from this arti-
Gle.
Republicans Seem Pleased.
The Republicans seem pleased that the
contention is ended. They would have
preferred much to defeat all tariff legisla-
ton. They will antagonize all efforts to
pass the bill and the other tentative meas
ures. They arc powcrless, however, and
will have to submit TO the inevitable.
Although the action of the ho Ise caucus
was anticipated i'm the senate, its announce
mont created much comment on both sides
OF tho chamber. Gorman's face was
wrca he'd with smiles, and he was congratu-
lated by several of his Democratic coll
agues and also by many Republican sem
ators.
When informed that the caucus had de-
cidcd 10 pass tue bill putting coal and
iron orc on the frer list, he remarked that
he and his associates will take care that
they were properly pigeon.holcd when
they reached the senate
The Concurrent Vote.
The vote in detail on the report of the
cOmmitstc on rules to concur ia the senate
amendments to the tariff bill was as fol.
tows:
YEA@-Democrcts Messrs. Aderson. Alex.
Gder, Allrn, Arnold, Bailey, Baldwin. Bank
} ,ad, birnos, BaTvig B'll Tex, Beitz.
! over, Berry, Elack ,GaA BlSnd Boatner,
u wpr--E-fuch, Bruc!unrd.,g lArkl, Brctz,
lh 'oE rc, Brow, Br u, Brnn. Cahaniss,
ca u.g & .lipetti, cnn 10 n. Cannon, Cape
La C.uN,h, Catchiuss Causs.y, Clark MOI,
Ciap ttflt.', Cobb l.3). Cobb '1fp), CocBrcll.
Coz IN, Coombs Cooper Gia.), Cooper
tlnd Cooper (Tex.j, Cornish, Cox,
Grain, Ci..A ford, Culbcrson, Cummings, De
Armond Dcrorcst, DOnison, Dinsnore, Dock
cry, Donovan, Dann. Durburrow, Edmunds,
Ellis KY, Englisl (isl.l, English (N. j., En-.
loc, Epcs, Ernman, Fithian, Forman. Fyan,
Geary, Ctcissenh1incr, Goldzier, Grady,
Graham, Grtin, Hdnes, Hall Mimi, Hall
Mo-, Hammond, Hare, Hatch, Hayes Heard
Herdcr, ON IN. C.l Holman. Hooker Miss,
Hunter, lkirt Iselar. Jones. Kilgore, Kribbs,
Kyle, Lane Lapham, Lstimer, Lawson.
Lester, Livingston, Lockwood, Lynch,
Maddox, Mcguire, Mallory, Martin, McAleer,
McCreary, McCuloch. McDannold, McDear
mon, McEttricl1 Mctiann, McKsigh, Nc
Iaurin, McMillin, McNagny, McRae, Money,
Montgomery Moore, Morgan. Mutchler Neill
Oates, Ogden, O'Neil (Mass.), O'NeiI MO-,
Cultivate, Paschal, Patterson, Paynter, Pear
bon, Pendleton CTex.D, Pendleton Cw. Va,
pigott, Reilly, Richards. Richardson (Mich),
richardson Tenn. Ritchie, Robbins Robert
son. Rusk, Russell lGaJ, Ryan, Ssyers, Shell,
Sipe, Snodgrass, Somers, Sorg, Sperry
Springer, Stevens, Stone (Ky.), Strait, Straus,
Swanson, Talbert, Talbot, Tate, Taylor
dnd.), Terry, Tucker, Turner C3a),
Turner VA, Tyler, Weadock. Wells, Wheeler
tAla.l, Williams nlls.), Williams (Miss.), vii.
BON (W. Va, Wise, Wolverton, Woodward and
Speaker Crisp-l7L
YEAs-Populistsi Messrs Baker Kan.), Bell
,Colo.), Boen, Davis lKan.), Harris. Hudson,
Pcnce-7.
NAys-Dcmocrats: Messrs Bartlett Cochran