The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-14

nut little OF his time I'm attending to the
uIeiails OF the business Of the House. to
lndulge In pyrotechnics about principle.
Whie ne Crisp and those who were plain
practical business men, were seeking 10
oDtain some relief for a suffering people.
Mr' crisp said he wanted the gentlemen
ana the country 10 understand that the
deserters from the cause Of tariff reform
were not the conferrees and those who
had been making this great struggle. and
VINO advised that the Senate bill be now
accepted, rather were they those gentle
men who admidst the fight. because they
did not approve all the provisions OF the
bil, held back and said. we VIII nave
no I9t nor part I'm this struggle Iurther.
THE gentleman. from Michigan tMr.
Burrows) had tauntcd the Democrats,
said Mr.. Crisp. by saying they wanted
free iron ore. free coal, and free sugar,
and had given them all up. Those VINO
had labored day and night, IN season ana
out OF season, 10 secure changes IN the
Senate bin told u.s." he continued, I'VE
must take that bin or nothing. what
would YOU We are plain, practical men.
not discussing theory We believe III
the homely adage that when the people
are starving half "a loaf is better than
no bread Therefore we say we will take
the Senate bin. but before the House al
jOurns tonight We VIII send 10 the SEN
ate bills making sugar, iron ore. coal, ana
barbed wire free ApplauseD
IL was quite apparent. continued Mr..
Crisp. that gentlemen on the other slie
preferred the Mckinley BIZ There were
Democrats who preferred the Mckinney
hin 10 the House bill with Senate amend
rnents Those gentlemen were willing 10
incur all Kinds OF risks, because they ielt
that in the end they could not De losers,
because they preferred the Mckinley Dlll
TO the Senate bill. SO far as ne was con
cerncd. he was willing to continue the
fight for q better bin. but as between tlls
bill and the Mckinley bin he ala not he'l
tate a m0ment--he took The senate amenu-
ments.
HOW IT AFFECTS TRr-Ts.
referring 10 the matter Of Trusts. Mr.
Crisp said that If there were any I'm TINS
country they had been created 10y me Ke-
publican party and While the bill did not
uproot them. as ne wished it did. il dld
reduce the rates Of duty on artlcles com
trolled by them - per cent
Going through these schedules, Sild
Mr.. Crisp. I'm conclusion. whist tnty
we can now get The moment We get this
we intend TO move forward, we 10 not
intend there shall be any backward step
in tarin reform. Npplausel
We believe that the adjournment OF
this Congress without the passage of some
tariff bill would be a blow u tariff re-
form from which IL would not recover for
years to come" dong continued ap-
plause)
CoCKaAN's REPLY.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Crisp's
speech there was great noise confusion.
and excitement in The hall. From the
extreme Republican corner came cuckot
calls. shouts Of "Whcra is Strauss and
the statement that sugar has gone up
four points" Mr.. Cochran Iepei ei viz
much Indignation the suggestion Of the
speaker as 10 his having been b.eni o.
and said that the Speaker was perfect
ly aware Of the painful circumstances
which enforced his absence, and. he add
D ..f.'. aagN
point was an evidence of the err with n
Georgia chvairy since Alexander Ste
phens was replaced iu the state~mansnip
of the country hy the present Speaker
of the House.
Mr.. Crisp explained thai his refer
cuce TO Nlr. Cochran had no relation, and
was not intended 20 have any relation =
that gentleman as q repre- entatr". hut
was simply intended 90 show IFS igno-
rance Of the situation here. Applau- eJ
The SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-The principal
matter before the Senate to-day was the
conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bin. The conferrees had
agreed upon AN the subjects in dispute
between the two houses except as to about
Il dozen, ON which further conference was
asked. Chief of these was the question
OF d efrht for "a new Government lTntirg
Office The Senate. when The hul was
before it, had adopted an amendment for
Malone Dot. and the House had subsu-
tuted for that a provision looking 10 the
retention of the present building ana the
acquisition of adjoining property on Whlch
to erect additional buildings.
As 10 was understood that the House
was unvieidmgly opposed t0 the Malone
site Air. sherman. I'm order tO defeat the
Hous- proposition and 90 prevent amy de-
cisi0n of the subject nj the present ses-
sion. moved 10 recede from the Senate
amendment, and. although that motoD
was ruled ont ON q point or order, us
uuru0er was attained 10y the Senate re-
iusfug on q Yea and nay vote 90 TO 2O
- agree 20 the House substitute.
That action cleared away the parlia-
mentary objection % Mr.. sherman mo-
ton to recede from the Senate amend
mert which motion was renewed by MIR.
NNrich, and was carried by vote Of
o. - j.
bin all provisions for the printing office
site and 10 let the matter 20 over TIL
next session.
Among the matters on which further
conference is u be held are the amend
ments TO the Atlanta Exposition ana as
10 the FOrd's Theatre disaster.
The House Joint resolution extending til
the 2ith Of August the appropriations
for the expenses OF the Government was
laid before the Senate. and objection 10
its second reading having been made ny
Alr. Aldrch, II was laid over TIL to-mor-
row.
between Il and 1 o'clock. AT which the
Chinese treaty was ratified.
The House bill authorizing the klnSton
branch of the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad Company 10 construct bridge
across the Coutentnea creek, in North
Carolina, was reported and passed. ,,.
At the request Of Mr; Chandler MS MS
went over TIN tomorrow. Mr.. Morgan not
having vet reached the city. At h. NJ. the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.