The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-20

product 60 on the free list
"Why not give US an opportunity to
vote separately on sugar?" inquired
Mr., johnson.
up to this time" said Mr.. outh.
waite, in reply, III judge that there is
no difference Of sentiment on this side.
We are all shoulder to shoulder"
tLond Democratic npplausc.l
Mr.. Reed, in closing, in referring to
Mr.. OuthwOite's eulogy OF the house
conferees' courage, asked what the
courage amounted TO that backed down.
"How loug," he asked, will this cour.
age lastP 10 1t 10 be permanent? The
gentleman from Ohio fMr. Outhwaitot
10 silenL Into tho future hO cannot
penetrate Laughtor His mind Ia
not prophetic, lie has taken tho frs.
and laat opportunity ho will bave to
command tho courage Of tho house con-
ioreeS." [Applause.
Without further ado, the vote was
then taken on the adoption Of the spe.
cial order and II was agreed TO without
division.
Mr. WILSON ON THE FLOOR.
Immediately after tho adoption Of the
rule, the speaker recognized Chairman
Wilson. Rising In his place on the
right ot tho chair, his bandaEsd head
making him look like worn and battle.
Scared veteran, the appearance OF tho
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee was greeted with the most un-
bounded enthusiasm on the Democratic
side, enthusiasm In which the crowded
galleries Joined. Tho bandago extended
down over Mr.. Wilson's eyes, complete.
ly blindiug him, but with stoical torti.
tude. In clear ringing tones, he deliver
cd his speech in support OF the position
taken by the house conferees against
the senate amendments.
After formally announcing and read.
ing the report announcing disagree
ment, Mr.. Wilson said:
/ move that the house further insist
upon its disagreement 10 the senate
amendments, and ask for q further con.
ference from them, and upon that mo-
tion shall submit a few explanatory 70.
marks to the house.
| It is true, as the gentleman from
Maine T Mr.. Reed1 has just said, that
| buBfB nave uouu Dut tNO AucohhSa VI
the full conference on the part OF tho
senate and house. A tariff bill, OF 70.
cent years at least, and perhaps always
IN the history Of this country, has been
apoIitical measure-a measure proposed
By one party and resisted by the other
The present tariff legislation does not
differ from thai historic character. It
was fully recognized aud cordially ex-
pressed by tho Republican conierees Of
the senate that it was the duty OF tho
dominant party in tho two houses,
through their own special conferees
arst 10 try II they could re-
concilo their own party differ
ences before they brought to the
attention OF the full conference com.
mittee their proposed action. While,
therefore, there have been but these
two meetings Of the full conference
committee, daily, protracted, earnest
and laborious consultations on tho part
OF tho house conferees representing the
majority party In this house, anu tho
senate conierees representing the ma.
jority In that house, as to the 0Si
amendments In the hope that wo might
reach somc agreement that could be re-
ported to tho full conference committee
when II should ho called together. It Is
because no such agreement has been at
;ained, it 10 because no such agreement
seems at present in sight, that we have
feit it was our duty to bring the whole
matter back to the house and receive
its Instructions.
WANTS TO De FRANK.
l desire 10 be perfectly frank md as
complete as possible in any statement
may make to the house to-day, and
vet / recognize that there arc some linn
Ita,ions to completeness Of statement
which probably II would DO best for mo
to observe at this stage 10 the contro-
yersY between the two houses. But
think may say, with truth and frank.
ness and courtesy, that II tho conteroos
OF the senate on the part oil tho major
ity party had been as free and as un-
trammoled as wo ourselves vere, with
nothing TO control our action but our
sense Of duty to the people and % our
party and TO tho house, tariff bill
would have been ngreod upon In one
DAYS session that would have been sat.
isiactory to the Democratic party and
that would havO given hopo and cour.
ace aad enthusiasm TO tho American
people. [Applauso on tho Democratic
side.
But sir, wo wero not long in finding
out, greatly TO our disappointment that
whatoyor might bo tho personal opin-
ions, tho personal judgment, the strong,
porsonai wishes OF tho Democratic con-
fcrecs OF tho senate. they came 10 US
somewhat iottorcd and somewhat
limited Rs to any action that they might
auroe 10 upon this bill, either by tho
supposed moral obligations OF party
caucus or tho apprehension that there
were forces in tho senate, however small,
yot powerful enough to resist success.
fully the passage OF any bill when did
not mako concessions to great corpora
tions aud trust interests. that We. as
representing tho house did not taeI iroo
on our pars 20 agree TO. (Applause on
the Democratic slde).
MR. WILSON oRows PATHETIC.
/ don't bciiuvc, Mr.. Speaker, that
thcrc wonld bo any great difficulty in
coming TO a compromise or an agree.
mont uron tho vast majority Of tho 6l4
nmondmonts proposed to this bill by
Tho senate; but thoro arc important
amendments proposed by the senate
which give to this bill In tho main, q
,lilIcTent character from what II had
Shen il went from ,he house, on which
Imondmonts wc seem, up 10 this time,
% be lrroconcilOGly divided, and i is
laecauso Of these amendments and be-,