The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-20


nized there were limitations necessary;
out he could say within the bounds of
courtesy aud propriety that if the Senate
conferees had met the House conferees in
spirit of doing good for the whole peo-
pie, an agreement could have been reached
IN one day But the Senate conferees
came fettcred with certain obligations to
their colleagues in the Senate. Without
stating the nature or strength OF these
obligations, it is sufficient TO say that
they were against the principles of the
House, and In line with the demands OF
great corporate interests
MIR. Wilson said this developed irrecon-
ctlahle differences. He said 1t In sadness
that theraappeared to be no reconoilia-
tlon OF the two positions. The House bill
mad been framed with view To redeem
ing the pledges Of the Democratic party
IL recognized the people rather than pri-
Nate or corporate interests, but the bill as
it came from the Senate did not recognize
the great principles of the party.
WHERE the LINE WAS DRAWN.
Mr.. Wilson next addressed himself to
the details of the disagreement He said
the main difference had been on sugar
iron ore, coal and silver, some features of
the woolen schedule, some Of the iron and
steel schedules, and particularly steel
rails and structural iron; but, said he
the greatest difference has been on sugar
He took up the sugar schedule In detail
explaining the differences between the
Senate ana the House The Senate, he
said, had adopted the sugar schedule,
which, whether true or not, had been
construed by the public and press Of the
country as concession to the sugar
trust. If IL be true" said he, "that the
sugar trust has grown so strong that it
can say no tariff bill can pass until It's in
terests are protected then l hope this
House will never adjourn"
Mr.. Wilson was cut short by burst of
applause which lasted half a minute
Members threw documents in the air
and the gallery joined in the demonstra-
tion.
IF this be true, j." he continued, "I hope
this House will never be adjourned until
refined sugar is placed on the free list. :"
He passed to an eloquent appeal for the
House bill. He said 1t had not only been
indorsed by the people, but the President
of the United States had given his APP
provaI to the scheme Of tariff reform
created by the House No man had boen
more intensely interested in this contest
than the President.
LETTER FROM CLEVELAND.
AS part of his remarks, Mr.. Wilson
had read at the clerks desk long letter
written to him by the President, wherein
he defines his position on the pending
bill. The salient points of this docu-
ment were received by frequent outbursts
of applause by the democrats and oc-
casional peals Of laughter by the repub-
licans. The Presidents reference to
sugar as delicate subject" caused
much laughter on the republican side of
the chamber
At 40 o'clock the motion of Mr.
Wilson 10 insist upon the disagree
ment TO the Senate amendments and ask
further conference was agreed to, and
Speaker Crisp reappolnted the former
conferees, Wilson, Mcmillan. Turner
and Montgomery, democrats, and Reed,
Burroughs and Payne, republicans.
CONFERENCE REPORTS AGREED TO-
The conference reports on the naval
and diplomatic and consular appropria-
tiOns bills were presented and agreed to.
Mr. Catchings reported from the com
mittee on rules an order directing that
the next order of business before the
House shall be the Tucker Joint resolu-
tion, proposing an amendment 10 the con
stitution providing for the cleo
tion of United States senator's
by popular vote, the vote on its pass
age to be taken at 4 o'clock
Friday. On Saturday the Bynum bill,
directing the unemployment, as fast as
vacancies occur, of the railway postal
clerks who were discharged between
March Is and May /, 1889, lat the time
the service was placed under civil service
rules, shall be considered until 4 o'clock
and then voted on.
The order was agreed 10 and the Tucker
joint resolution taken up. The argument
in favor of the Joint resolution was opened
by Mr. De Almond, dem, OF Missouri.
At the conclusion Of his remarks the
House adjourned until tomorrow at noon
The bill which was pending yesterday
when the House adjourned, and on which
yea and nay vote had been ordered, was
defeated. 10 provided for the appoint
ment of a commission of three army off,
GERS to report upon the amount of dam
ages claimed TO have been sustained by
certain citizens OF Lauderdale county,
Alabama, thirty years ago, by the con-
struction Of the Mussel Shoal canal.