Huntsville gazette., 1894-08-18
TIE FIGHT Is OVER.
The Tariff Battle in Congress Has
Been Fought and Won.
But il Isn't the Wilson Bill that Gained
the Victory - The House Con-
strained to Accept the
Senate Amendments.


tie proceedings of the house of repre-
sentatives last evening following the
action of the democratic caucus decid-
ing to accept the senate amendments
to the tariff bill and thus ending the
prolonged fight over the measure:
The house was considering the bill
to establish a free library in the city
!, of Washington when the discussion
was interrupted by the introduction CT
the expected order from the committee
on rules relating to the consideration
of the tariff bill and cognate measure
/ which was proposed by Mr.. Catchings.
1t provides:
a. That it shall be in order after
the passing of the order to move that
the act of the house requesting fur
ther conference on the tariff bill be
| rescinded: that the conferees be dis
charged from further duty in connec-
tion Herewith, and that the house
agrees to the senate amendments in
bulk, which motion shall be debated
two hours when the vote on its adop-
tion and the motion shall be indivisi-
subject is given for ten days.
(2.) That it shall be in order after
the adoption of the order to present in
the house and consider without refer
ence to any committee bills for placing
sugar, coal, iron ore and barbed wire
| upon the free list. Thirty minutes
hall be given to the discussion of each
= L. l., AL
Mr.. Catchings moved the previous
question, and Mr.. Reed raised point
of order against the resolution, which
the speaker overruled.
The previous question was seconded
without division and the speaker
| recognized the gentleman from Missis-
sippi (Mr Catchings), who had arisen
from his seat simultaneously with Mr.
Reed. The former indicated his will
lingness to yield to Mr.. Reed, while
the latter sat down as if unwilling to
deprive Mr.. Catchings of the floor.
The latter, however, persisted in
keeping his seat, and Mr.. Reed
rose. He told the democrats that
their feeling was perfectly nat
ural. The job they had to do was
such that the sooner they got over it
the better they would feel. Laughter
and cries of ''vote."l They were going
to trample upon the barriers which
preserved the rights of the people, in
order to perform an act which would
be distasteful to gentlemen differently
situated from themselves. Laughter. |
~ AZ
of all your protestations in defiance Of
all your declarations. he said. "You
are going to die not only in the last
ditch but in the lowest part of the
ditch. Laughter. You are going to
enact bill which you believe not to
be an honest bill, and you are going to
accompany it with a parade which h you
also know is not honest. You are 60
ing to desert the roll of honor laugh
teri in order to deck yourself out with
gewgaws that are contained in this
proposition. You are going to give
fifteen minutes on a side to
dispose of the question of coal. You
are going to give fifteen minutes on a
side to discuss the question of iron.
to discuss 600 amendments, not one of
which has been touched by this house
-one-tenth of d minute for each amend
ment. Laughter /. Now how do you
like the whole programme? You are
going to do it. Say, how do you like it?
Democratic shouts of first rate" and
laughter. Providence loves cheerful
givcr. Laughter
The period for debate on the passage
of the resolution having expired, avote
was taken, resulting: Yeas, 1873; nays,
g. The republicans did not vote, and
the three negative votes were cast by
democrats.
The yeas and nays were then Or
dered, and just as the clerk began to
call the roll Mr. Wilson (rep., Wash. J
rose to a parliamentary inquiry. II
want to know" he said, IF it would
be in order to have the presidents let
ter read again for the information of
the house," Laughter.
The vote resulted: Yeas, 176: nays,
81, with eleven present and not voting.
Democratic cheers greeted this an
nouncement and then Mr.. Wilson
dem, W. Va.) offered motion pro-
viding that an order heretofore
adopted asking for a further confer
ence with the senate on the tariff bill
be rescinded: that. the conferees ap-
pointed under that order be dis
charged and that the house recede from
its disagreements to the senate amend
ments to the tariff bill.
Mr.. Wilson claimed that the resolu-
tion just made was done by order Of
the democratic caucus. He did not pre-
tend to be gratified with the outcome
of this prolonged controversy, he said.
Nothing which was not done right
ever lasted. No question like the great
question of taxation could be perma-
nently and safely settled except upon
the eternal basis of right and liberty
[Applausel. But whatever the short
comings of the bill, it was better than
the Mckinley bill. [Applausel This
i do know he said, that in part Of
| it, it does afford some relief to the tax
payers of the country, and does clip
! the wings Of the gigantic monopolies