Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-08-23
THE NEW TARIFF.
The House Passes the Bill With
the Senate Amendments.
SPEECHES, APPLAUSE, CHEERS.

The Senate Bill Accepted in Its Entirety
Separate Bills Passed Making Sugar
Coal and Iron Free-COckran and
Tarsney Deliver Scathing Speeches.
WASHINGTON, August 13.-The long
struggle over the tariff bill came to
close at 6 O'Clock this evening, when the
House by vote of 1852 to 105 decided to
discharge the House conferrees from
further consideration OF the bill, receded
from its opposition to the 634 Senate
amendments and agreed to the same. 1t
was complete victory for the Senate
The House made an absolute surrender
The result grew directly out OF the sem
sational course OF events at the Senate
end OF the capitol, precipitated by sena'
tor Hill Friday. Up to that time the
House conferrees had stood firmly against
the Senate amendments, especially on
the three disputed schedules-coal, iron
ore and sugar-and the temper and voice
OF the House was for war to the end.
But the indications that the Democrats
OF the Senate might not be able TO longer
hold a majority of voters in line for the
Senate bill and the bill be thus placed in
jeopardy forced the House Democrats to
immediate action. The Democratic con-
ferrees OF the House at last admitted
they were beaten, and another vote could
not be risked in the Senate. 1t must be
the Senate bill or no bill. The whole
question was precipitated with the eau
Gus held just before the House convened
to-day, at which after thorough review
OF the situation and speeches in favor of
receding by Speaker Crisp, Chairman
Wilson and others it was decided to take
the Senate bill and afterward pass separ-
ate bills placing coal, iron ore, sugar and
barb wire on the free list, and by SO doing
place the House on record and at least
partially overcome the humiliation in
volved in its defeat. The programme
arranged in the caucus was carried out
to the letter in the House after special
order.
The scenes in the chamber throughout
the dav and evening were EXCITING and
at times sensational The galleries were
packed, and the members annlanded
and cheered their respective leaders 10
the echo. Under the terms of the order
only two hours were allowed for debate
on the main proposition to recede from
and agree to the Senate amendments to
the tariff bill. A parliamentary skir-
mish preceded the pitched battle, but
the points OF order raised by the Repub-
licans were swept aside. The Speaker
ruled the House with an iron hand. The
principal speeches for and against the
main proposition were made by Wilson
and Crisp on the one hand and ex-
Speaker Reed and Burrows on the other.
There was no time for preparing. and
all the speeches were hot from the forge
oil the braln and were, greeted with
ROUNDS OF cheers ana applause. Bourke
Sockran OF new YORK ana Iarsney ol
Miss1url, potl, Democratlc members ol
lne ways ana Means Committee, dellv-
sreu scatnlng ana sensatlonal speeches,
uehounclng the surrender OF the House
as Us, Gowaruly ana lndeienslble. The
speaker rePlleu 10 COCHRAN, whose effort
that tho inttnn V ~. o ",'i sucil temper
front aIthouab W tha SnaoioI % eiaoiai d;snoi, a.,
snch intent;nn ond % - daAe, pd Glsca,iileu U
or SnaaIar Crisn anu ii'"o' " '''i'u' iulse
m,
- mere R was no attempt on the part OF
.he DeIi1cratlc leaders 10 claim VIC