The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-13

willing to concede much and held much
the same views, but was apparently
dominated by the knowledge that If they
conceded what the re personalities were
willing 10 cOncede, the bill could not
pass and the agreement would be useless
Chairman Wilson Closes.
Mr.. Wilson closed at IL .05 o'clock,
having talked just an hour. liz was un-
derstood however, that AIr. Wilson had
not yielded the floor permanently, but
would resume later after his conference
associates, Messrs. Montgomery, McMil-
lin and Turner, had zorro borated his
statements as to dates.
Mr.. Montgomery then took the floor
and substantiated what Mr. Wilson had
said as to the details OF the conference.
Speaker Crisp followed Mr.. Mont
gomery. He spoke with much spirit and
earnestness AMI soon the caucus was in
a tnmult of enthusiasm, round after
round of applause greeting his remarks
lie spoke OF the critical condition and Of
the apparent need to accept the senate
bill, and then if need be, to introduce
separate bihs for free sugar, free iron
and free coal.
Mr.. Crisp followed in the line of Mr.
Wilson, saying that it was either the
senate bill or nothing" de said that
as long az there was a desperate chance
Of securing concessions the house de-
manded, he was IN favor of standing out,
but he was now satisfied that the
time had come when further resistance by
the house was useless. He closed his
remarks by offering a resolution instruct
ing the house cOnferrees to recede
great burst of applause greeted the
reading of the resolution, but half "A
dozen irate Democrats were on their
feet, demanding recognition, prominent
among them being Bourke Cochran, of
New York
Owing to the lateness of the hour the
rule was adopted limiting further
speeches to i've minutes. Then Mr..
Cochran delivered vigorous and elo-
quent speech against surrendering to the
senate. "Better no tariff legislation than
the senate BILL . he said
Speaker Crisp asserted that it was the
senate bill, or no tariff legislation. he
then offered a resolution that the house
cOnferrees recede from the disagreement
to the senate amendments, and instruct
the ways and means committee to bring
in separate free sugar, free iron and free
coal bills.
Cochran Holds Out.
Mr. Cochran declared that there was
no necessity for the house to surrender
as yet and challenged Chairman w il
sons statement, that four Democratic
votes in the senate would be lost to the
bill if the fight proceeded He demanded
the names Of the four senators, but VIII
son refused to give them
The previous question was demanded
on the Crisp resolution and ordered by a
vote of 112 tc p. Among those who
voted against the previous question were
the Louisiana mem bers, Cochran Of Ne y
York and others. Thirteen minutes was
then given to the opponents Of the resO-
luton to state their position
Mr. McMiIlin followed in vigorous
stvie He repudiated the statement
made by Mr.. Cochran that the senate
i bill was worse than the Nc ckinley law.
Ar Robertson, of Louisiana, objected
to the resolution on the free sugar pro
visions and generally protested against
the treatment of Louisiana.
As the hour Of II o'clock approached,
when the house was to meet, the cry OF
vote" ssvote," went up from the lmpa-
tient mem bers.
! Mr.. Robertson, of Louisiana, continued
4 to urge that it would be bad faith to cut
off the Louisiana planters from the bOun-
\ ty on this years crop, on which they had
recently reckoned when they put it in.
During the fifteen minutes debate,
/ Chairman Wilson rose and pleaded with
the caucus not to take action today He
said that whatever was the mind OF the
house, there was no necessity for I'M
mediate and hurried action.
Tie House Recedss-
Mr. McMillin Of the ways and means
committee also made q speech lie de-
clared in favor of the Crisp resolution,
saving that the senate bill was much
better than the Mckinley law.
Resolution to recede was adopted 13O
| to 21 A division Of the Crisp resolution
was demanded so as to have a separate
| vote on the first part to recede from dis
agreement to senate amendments and
4 the provision for separate bills. The
/ first part Of the resolution was adopted
| by q rising vote, 130 to p, and the second
| part without division
Among those who voted against the
resolution were the Louisiana memb bers,
Warner of New York, Straus and Tracey
of New York. Tarsney of Missouri,
, Cochran of New YORK, COveat of New
| York, Dunphy of New York, Cooper of
! Indiana. johnson of Ohio and kilgore of
Texas The Maryland delegation, Ray
nor. McKaigh, Rusk and Talbot, Breck-
| inridge of Arkansas. all Of the ways and
means committee. William Of Mississippi,
also voted against the resolution.
Most Of those VINO voted against the
first part of the resolution voted for the
second part.
The resolution Of Speaker Crisp as
adopted is as follows:
Resolved that it is the sense of this
/ caucus that the order heretofore made
/ requiring conference with the senate
! on the disagreeing votes Of the TWO
| houses on Ii. r. 4S4. be rescInded That
the conference heretofore appointed by
the house be discharged from further
| duty in that behalf and that the house
| recede from its disagreement TO the
| senate amendments to said bill and
| agree to the same
| Resolved, further, That the house shall
at once proceed to the consideration of
separate bills, placing the following ar
ticles on the free list. VIZ: sugar, in all
its forms; iron ore, coal and Darbed wire
The committee on rules IS requested
to report an order providing Tor the
! prompt consideration Of such motion and