The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-16

ton than the senate BILL" he said.
Mr.. Cochran declared that there was
no necessity for the house to aurren'
der ag yet and challenged Mr.. VIII
sons statement that four Democratic
votes in the senate would be lost II
the fight proceeded. He demanded
the names OF the four senator's, but
Mr.. Wilson refused to give them.
The previous question on the crisp
resolution was ordered by lO2 to "a
Fifteen minutes debate WAS then al
lowed.
Mr.. McMillin followed in vigorous
style. He repudiated the statement
made by Mr.. Cochran that the senate
bill was worse than the Mckinley
law. Mr.. Robertson of louisiana OBJ
iected to the resolution on account OIL
the free sugar provisions, and gener-
ally protested against the treatment
of Louisiana.
AS the hour Of u O'Clock, when the
house was to meet, approached, the
cry of 'Vote! vOte!u went up from the
| impatient members. Mr.. Robertson
continued to urge that it would no bad
faith to cut of the Louisiana planters
from the bounty on this years crop,
on which they had reckoned when
they put it in, During the fifteen
minutes debate Chairman Wilson
arose anG pleaded with me caucus not
to take action today. He said that
| whatever was the mind of the house
there was no necessity for immediate
and hurried action.
Mr.. McMillin Of the ways and means
committee also made speech. He
declared in favor of the Crisp resOlu-
ton, saying that the senate bill was
much better than the Mckinley law.
A division on the resolution was
then demanded so as to have sepa'
rate vote on the first part, to recede
from disagreement to senate amend
ments and the provision for separate
bills. The first part of the resolution
was adopted by rising vote, l3O 10
q, and the second part without di-
vision.
Among those who voted against the
resolution were the Louisiana menu
beers, Warner of New York, Strauss,
Tracy of New York, Tarsney OF Mis-.
souri,, Cochran OF New York, Covert
of New York, Dunphy of New York,
Cooper of Indiana, johnson OF Ohio,
Kilgore of Texas, the Maryland dele
cation, Rainer, McKaigh and Talbot,
Breckenridge of Arkansas and Will
liams of Mississippi. Most of those
who voted against the fret part of the
resolution voted for the second part.
The resolution of the speaker was
adopted as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this caucus that the order heretofore
made requesting conference with the
senate on the disagreeing votes of the
two houses be recinded; that the con-
ferees heretofore appointed on the
part of the house be discharged from
further duty in that behalf and that
.he house rsCede from its disagree
nent to the senate amendment to said
dill and agree to the same. {
Resolved further That the house t
hall at once proceed to the consider {
ltion of separate bills placing the fol- +
owing articles on the free list, viz:
sugar in all it's forms, iron ore, coal
md barbed wire. The committee on ]
ules is requested to report an order {
tor the prompt considera- {
ion of such motion and bills. t
This was adopted by an Overwh elm t
ng vote, the nays being almost insi9- /
lificant. L
Representative Tucker of Virginia a
hen offered resolution thanking
nd commencing the house couferees
or their loyal service. This was
dopted with approval and the caucus I
djOurned. ,
CHAIRMAN WILSON INTERVIEWED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-Chairman L
William l.. Wilson, author of the Will /
on bill, prepared for the Associated {
'ress at the close of the caucus today h =
tatement of his views on the tariff
ituation. The statement is in Mr.. '
Wilson's handwriting, and gives sue '
inctly his position on the action of G
he house in accepting the tariff bill. |
t is rs follows: v
81 cannot see where we failed to do (
.nything we could do to bring about q
better result. When l have done {
he best, according TO my capacity and I
Judgment, must fall back on the
onsciousness of duty done. rhe diff. /
ulty which the country must recOg- t.
lize, is that on the tariff question We t
lid not have Democratic senate, and a
whatever has been gained has been v
vr,sted from protection body. 7
have been willing to take Il
my, even the most desperate
hauces, that gave the least
rope OF success in getting rid of tine
most Objectionable senate amend s
nents, and would have fought till the
'uurth Of March with any ground tot
tand upon ard any feeling to sustain 1
ne. We nave been confronted by 7
euate with closed ranks. We have :
lad divisions from the beginning that l
lave been fomented from the senate t
mi the growing impatience of mem
)ers to get back to their districts with !
that might be called tariff
bill, has made them unwill-
q stay unless promise could be- given I
# assured or most probable victory. /
We could not honestly give such '
promise aud man cannot continue a
)attIe with his army ready and eager
o break away"
Representative McMillin, one of the
house co ferees, gave a {
statement more i'm detail as to the et. ;;
ect on the tariff hill which would be
,naotaI M a rnsu1t of tpdoy'l a1ti,o ! &