New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-14
and all the rest including President Cleveland's
Minister to Russia, in favor Of 1t.
THE SENATE BILL OR NOTHING

lnE oE-N1f Il DALI OiN .>OihiNu.
The programme thus carried through with a
wild Democratic hurrah was not only an utterly
inconsistent one. but a plain confession Of in
sincerity and defeat In brief, 1t was TO accept
the Senate amendments because no better terms
could be obtained from that body. II am thor
oughly convinced that we must take the Senate
bill or nothing" said Speaker Crisp in the caucus
and then. without even winking. he added, but
we'll pass popgun bills for free sugar. free
coal. free iron ore and free Daroed wire. linen
he offered his resolution.
The popgun bills represent nothing The Demo-
cratic leaders in the House do not expect them to
become laws, because they have no hope nor Is
there a prospect, that the Senate will yield on
separate bills what 1t refused 20 grant on gen.
eral bill II the Democratic members OF the
House had known what certain Senators know
about the negotiations and agreement between
Speaker Crisp on the one side and Mr.. Gornan
and other Democratic Senator'S on the other
side-which agreement resulted in the postpone
ment and shelving OF the Hill resolution on sat
urday-they might havn been less enthusiastic In
their demonstrations to-My.
The absurdity to say nothing of the incon-
sstency, of this popgun aprcIdage did not seem
TO strike even the Democratic conferrees on the
part OF the House. much less their blind ana
needless followers. They were asked to vote IN
one breath for a metal schedule. predicated on
duty Of 40 cents ton on iron ore, which. in the
MAN, averages about 12la per cent higher than
the Wilson bill rates. which were predicated on
free iron ore and follow that with a demand for
free iron ore. That would be tariff reform" with
a vengeance. They were also asked to vote for
cotton and woollen schedules. well as metal
schedule, predicated on duty Of 40 cents ton
oh II, ,ha ,,p 90 n
cent higher than the original bill rates which
were predcated upon free coal. and follow that
with demand for free coal This also would be
tariff reform" with a vengeance, and yet this
impossible programme was not only accepted and
aDplauded In the caucus but ratified In the
House
The two hours debate which preceded the pas
sage Of the "Blll OF Sale was lively from start
to finish and was marked by several passages
OF extreme ebitterness-especiay the one between
Speaker Crisp and Bourke Cochran, which caused
wild tumult which the Speaker pro tenn, Mr..
Tracey. found it exceedingly difficult to quell.
MR. WILSON'S INEVITABLE POSITION.
Chairman Wilson. who opened the debate. evil
dently felt his unfortunate position keenly and
he was really object Of sympathy, II not OF
pity. He had already spoken hour in the
strain of a second effort upon man in his con-
dItion must have been When he was
asked by Mr.. Hudson. Of Kansas, whether the
Senate bill would yield sufficient revenue TO
meet the expenses OF the Government Mr. Will
son hesitated before he replied that X was I'm
possible to say. but ne believed that after the
law should become normal In its operations-say
after the lapse of n few months-it would yield
sufficient revenue. Mr. Hudson then asked II un-
der the operation OF the proposed law 1t would
be necessary To have another issue OF bonds IN
order 10 meet current expenditures OF the Gov
ernment. and Mr.. Wilson. after longer hesitation,
replied that II the necessity did not exist to-day,
he did not believe 1t would arise. He explained
that there is an immense amount of dutiable
merchandise in bond which this legislation would
release and he also anticipated heavy increase
in importations after Its enactment.
Mr. Wilson also INDUCED in further explana-
t,on. which clearly showed that he is depending
upoo A revenue from imported sugar, and there
fore that ne does not expect that any law VIII
be enacted to place raw and refined sugar on the
free list The confession may have been an IN
advertence but 1t was complete and apparently
candid This was the most significant and I'M
portant part Of his speech.
MIR. REEDS POWERFUL SPEECH
Mr. Reed replied in one Of the most powerful
and Impressive speeches. in its way. that mas
ever been delivered in Congress-a speech ID
which no synopsis could do justice. When he de-
scribed the pending measure as the Gornan-
Rrice bill vice the Wilson bill dead. and not
dead on the field of honor either" and when ne
described the House conferrees as little babes in
,,o wood who have been deserted by their uncle
8, ,be White House the Republicans became
wild with enthusiasm and It was some time be-
fore he could proceed. But the speech conveyed
more sober solemn truth than mere sarcasm,
and II would have been better for the country as
we'll as for the party in power II the Democratic
leaders would have listened to and needed It's
warnings.
Nr NcMillin. who is a good deal of an optimist
when the Democratic party Is concerned remind
ing one Of the man who fell and broke a leg and
remarked that he was lucky not to have broken his
neck. took A rather cheerful view of the Demo-
cratic predicament He had evidently succeeded
in convincing himself. at least. that the "Bil OF
Sale" was an excellent bill. Whether his speech
convinced ANYBODY else s not doubtful ques-
tion.
Mr. Burrows has way OF comparing and con-
trosting past acts and professions Of Democrats
with their latest demonstrations. and thereby
making them exceedingly uncomfortable. 1t was
rather cruel for him to refer. as he ala IN lis
sneech to-day 10 that great fundamental prn-
ciple OF Democratic policy the ad valorem sys-
tenn which Chairman Wilson defended % eio-
quentIy and so vigorously in the ii )usa hve weeks
ago and which he forgot 10 mention to-day IL
was also cruel for Mr.. Burrows to quote, from
Nr Cleveland's letter to Chairman Wilson, that
massage which says that while the rank and
file Of the Democracy are downcast under the
assertion that their party fails In aoiiity 10
maintain the Government" they ARE mucn more
downcast and apprehensive in their fear that
Democratic principles may be surrendered MI
Burrows seemed 10 have forgotten that that iet-
ter was wrtten-or at least dated-more thah
month ago. and therefore his assertion that
.rxAaiaant Crlareland must veto the bill or belle