The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-07
lIFf BILL PUSHED.
k.sed Out Of Committee and
| Into Conference To-Day.
kjsou Says II Must Be Brought to
the House Standard.
ubiicans Beaten in the Attempt
to Delay the Measure.
nv Associated rrese.

,.n,ities began in the House to-day, all
NJ, the preliminary procedure having
L., completed and the bill reported
,ck from the Ways and Means Com
lattice with a concurrence in the
Ienate amendments. The days pro.
L.edinrs ended with the sending Of the
Bill to conference.
Sneaker Crisp named as conferee.
the part Of the House Representa-.
Hives Wilson. Of West Virginia; McAfil.
In OF Tennessee: Turner, OF Georgia
kontsomery. OF Kentucky, Democrats
nd Reed, of Maine; Burrows, OF Mich.
nm, and Payne, Of New York, Repub.
cans.
The Ways and Means Committee con.
ned at 1880 o'clock with a deadlock on
nd as a result OF Republican obstruc-
V tactics Of yesterday.
HARP sparring began as soon as the
h,mittee met. Representative Hop
S Rep) moved to concur In the SEN
amendment on bone char. This was
ed down by a strict party vote.
ir. Gear Rep0 followed with a mo.
| n and lively speech on the egg ques.
|
cold storage and would prove a loss
I the Senate amendment was not con.
cured In. But the motion went down by
party vote.
| Republican members then submitted
notions of concurrence with the Senate
|pn the following items:
| Representative Dalzell. rails, iron ore,
|pig iron and other metal items. All
|yoted down.
Representative Burrows. raising the
duty on iron ore from the Senate rate
|ct 10 cents per ton to the Mckinley rate
|of 10 cents per ton. Voted down.
Representative Hopkins. cotton sched-
|ule. hose and hosiery, potatoes. cheese.
condensed milk and other agricultural
products. Voted down.
representative Payne, coal, collars and
cuffs, retaliation proviso to agricultural
schedule and the Mckinley administra-
live section. Voted down.
These amendments had come in quick
|,uccession, and had been SO regularly
defeated without a single Democratic
freak on any vote that Mr.. Reed finally
called a halt
at is quite evident" said he. that
1.-The purpose is to sit here doggedly and
vote down everything. so that it is
hardly worth while offering amend
|ments."
Mr.. McMillin Dem.) at once took the
cue Then" said he, IT move a nom
In the Senate amendments
In gross, and. for an acceptance of the
Go - fNr
without a word. this was put and car
rled by party vote, and the Ways and
Means Committee struggle was over.
The scene of hostilities was trans
erred to the House az soon as 1t met.
he prayer and reading of the journal
was no sooner completed than Mr.. Will
son secured the Speakers recognition
and reported back the bill with non-con-
currence In gross.
Referred to the CoM-.stee of the
Whole" SAID Speaker Crisp. Imme-
diately Representative Catchings, Of the
Rules Committee, was on his feet with
report from the Committee of the Whole
for two hours Of debate, and then for a
final vote without further delay.
The rule brought Mr.. Reed to his feet
He criticised the haste and the gag rule
TO crowd Through the measure and had q
TIT with Mr.. Catchings, who announced
that action was going to be had.
After Burrows and Cannon, OF Illinois
had protested against the haste, the
special rule was then adopted, and the
tYo hours tariff debate began.
1t gave opportunity for the first tarif,
speech from Chairman Wilson since his
memorable close of the former debate
and his severe illness. He looked vlgor.
Gus. and his voice was strong. Members
| crowded the aisles and area before him
and interrupted him with applause
Whatever the imperfections of the bill
Is 1t left the House, he said, 1t embodied
tNo great MISREPRESENTATION on finished
Vii came back from the Senate. thi.
great principle was overlooked and OBJ
scured.
The other great principle of the House
Oil was the ad valorem system insteac
q the specific, basing taxes on values
But We find. said Mr.. Wilson. that the
Senate bill has changed back to the spe
enc plan, and In some cases to an al
most fraudulent system of combining
specific and ad valorem.
1T is for the House" said MFR. Wilson
amid burst of applause, ito see, SO ia,
as II can, that the great principles of tn
House bill are maintained and enforced.
MT Reed replied to Chairman Wilson!
tiatement: II am glad to hear him uttel
this note OF defiance to the Senate,
aid Mr.; Reed. But fear we will mo-
near this defiance beyond to-day"
Mr.. Reed said that Mr.. Wilson'S free
shd delusion. When the sage business
men Of the Senate got at the bill the,
made short work of free raw materials
representative Payne. Republican
member of the Ways and Means Com
Mttee, followed with hot arraign
ment of the Sugar Trust and Its inhu
,ace on the Senate. The sugar king'
csd followed members of the Finance
rommittee to their homes. They hac
SSade their demands, and they wer'
And why?" asked Mr.. Payne. BE
ause," said he. "the Sugar Trust made
contribution to the Democratic cam
sesisn fund of 1ss2-not the Nationa
Hsampaign fund, but the New York Stat
Democratic campaign fund"
hay o'clock the House adjourned afte
IVing adopted a resolution by whicl
ri