The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-14

| ato was proposing ACTION huu tuo uOuso
was proposing acting at tho same time.
Tho house had now repcn!od OF the bill.
Mr.. Reed said, and tho senate had 70.
pensed OF It's bill. Both were ashamed
Of their offspring. Republican ap-
pluuse. Yet tho house was now pro-
/ posing TO grab the senate bill before II
could be ropudiatod by that body and
swallow It's nauseous meat Such a
spectacle, he declared, had never be-
foro been Witnessed.
"I don't expect my argument to have
any effect, said Mr.. Racd in conclusion,
addressing tho Democratic aide "but
you arc like tho heathcns who havo
!istencd 10 tho Christian missionaries.
You have no chance OF redOm ption."
Tho speaker announced that ho was
ready to rule, and after careful state
mont OF the situation, hc overruled tho
point OF order.
Tho previous question vas then
ordered without division. This gave
fifteen minutes on each side for the dig
cnssion OF tho special order.
Mr.. Reed took the floor and made
very sarcastic speech. He did not won
der, he said, that tho other side did not
desiro 70 discuss the action about To be
taken [laughtor1, but he would givo
them a plain statement OF what they
wore going TO do. Tho house had an.
nounccd some time ago that it would
fight tho senate and dio in the last
ditch. This was tho last ditch aud tho
lowest part OF it. Laughter. He
reaIized how distastefut It must DO and
how tho Democrats were trying 70 sea-
son it with suitable Garnishing. They
were about to enact what they believed
was not an honest bill In dishonest
way, They woro about to desert tho
"roll OF honor" and trick themselves
out with tho gcgaws Of this absurd
proposition.
SOME QUICK LEGrsLATroS.
"You are going to give the country
free sugar." said ho, in his most ironi-
cal vein, amid shouts OF Republican
laushtor-"in your minds, added,
amid renewed shouts OF dcrision. "And
FREQ coal and FREQ iron orc. You are go-
ing to be bold and manly, as you have
boon in this backdown, without q
reference to tho form that stands be-
tweon you and the noblo purpose that
thrills you [applauso and laueh tori
You will got FREQ coal over tho dead
bodies OF your conferces. aud in defiance
OF tho principles you prize. You will
ciyo fifteen minutes on sido for tho
| discussion Of FREQ coal, free Iron and
| FREQ sugar, and an hour for tho discus
sion OF tho 634 amendments put on by
the senute-one.tenth OF second to
each amendment laughterl How do
you like tho programmed Providence
loves q cheerful devourer."
Representative Turner, of Georgia,
replied to Mr.. Reed aud was greeted
with applause by tho Democrats. He
said tho gentlemen from Maine had
built up parliamentary system which
now reacted against him. Mr. Turner
proceeded to show tho present action Of
tho house was strictly regular. On oil
such occasions as this thore was sound
common sense dominating Congress
which experts may devise. Whom the
Mckinley bill was passed more than
100 Of tho amendments were passed
with little or no debate.
Mr.. Rood, in brief response to Mr..
Turner, declared that ak hours were
given whom tho senate amendments to
tho Mckinley bill were concurrcd In.
Mr.. Turner challenged tho statement.
insisting that but two hours had been
given.
A DIVISION CALLED For.
The question being put on agreeing
| 10 the session, Mr.. Reed demanded o
division. Tho ontirc Democratic side
rosc on massc, but whom the negative
vote was called for tho Republicans ant
calmly in their seats, hoping to break q
quorum. --, A..
When tho speaker announced tho
yote-isS to 3-twelvo moro than n
quorum, tho Republicans were somo'
what disconcerted. Mr.. Reod, how.
ever, quickly demanded tho yeas and
nays. ,-,
Thc house order wns adopted-l70 to
97-not voting, II. Upon the announce
ment OF tho vote Chairman Wilson I'M
mcdiately submitted in writing tho mo-
tion provided for in the order adopted.
Mr.. Reed made tho point. OF order
that tho bill was not before tho house.
Tho bill had boon brought IN. however.
during tho roll call, aud tho speaker
pointed to 1t.
Mr, Reed sat down Iisconsolately and
Mr.. Wilson took tho floor. Ho woro n
frock coat aud q blue nccktie. lie
spoke calmly but oloquOntly, the Dcmo-
cratg crowding about him aud listoning
intontly to his ovory word. Again and
again tho applause broke forth.
Nh. WILSON'S SPEECH.
"Mr. Speaker" no said, "a havo mnde
the motion which l hnvo sCnt to tho
clerks desk, not on my own responsi'
hiiity or from my own voiiiion. but as
Tho official organ Of tho caucus Of my as.
sociatos on this sidO OF tho house and
by their direction. shall say worry lit
| tio mysslf, on this OCCASION in advocacy
OF the motion, aud | ahall DO sincere
and irauk In what shall submit to TINS
ii do not prctond TINT ! nm gratilicd
n. tho outcome Of lliia prolonged con-
troyorsy. do not protond that up TO
tho very last moment ! had not
cherishcd tho hope and tho faith that
wo should roach another aud a better
and n moro satisfactory conclusion OF
tbis conflict botwOBn two houses oi tho
AmrTicnn ConrroI1. had hoped and
hcIieypd until there soOmod no ground
sr,,ccIy for homo or belief that In such
n contest this housp. backed by tho
American pooplO and enthusiastically
sustnincd by tho Democratic party,
would bo able TO achieve como honora-
bto compromise between two houses
which wo could have accepted, not from
n sense OF duty, but with sonsc oil sat
1 Int n.