The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-13

with much detail. He said that each step
had been pursued with an ardent desire
TO support with honor the desires of the
House of Representatives and to resist
what was regarded at the unreasona BILE
demands of the Senate.
Mr.. Wilson did not confine himself to
generalization. He took up the contested
schedules, particularly the sugar, coal and
iron ore and reviewed the differences on
these main items. He took up each propo-
sition on sugar and spoke of vast profits to
the Sugar Trust which would result from
many of these propositions.
He did not indulge in the sharp criti-
cism that was expected on the motives of
the Senate conferrees.
Crisp's Change of Front.
While Mr.. Wilson was speaking, the
word was passed around among members
that the conference in the speakers room
had resulted in decisive action and that
Speaker Crisp himself would move
that the House recede and
accept the Senate bill. At
first the information was SO startling that
it was doubted, but as member after
member heard it and made inquiry, the
opinion became general among the best
informed men I'm the House that the re-
port was correct, although it could not be
positively verified from Mr.. Crisp or the
copferrees.
The Sugar Trusts Big Haul.
Mr.. Wilson spoke OF the fight made by
the House conferrees for q specific duty on
sugar on the ground that under an ad val
orem system 1t would be impossible to
tell, on account of the invoice methods,
the exact advantage which would accrue to
the Sugar Trust. He made the remark
able statement that he had been oredibly
informed and believed that the Sugar
Trust had, anticipating the enactment of
the Senate Sugar schedule, purchased
S112,O00,0O0 worth of raw sugar. Ii this
were true, he said, the profits accruing to
the Trust from this investment in
advance OF the enactment of the Senate
schedule would be at least SAC, ,0O0, 900. Mr..
Wilson pointed out at length the embar-
rassment attending the efforts to adjust
the coal and iron schedules.
" The great battle'', said Mr.. Wilson
warming up to his subject "is between
the American people and the Sugar Trust.
Ii il battle in which the trust has taken
the people by the throat and it will Dever
end until we throw off the grip.
There was enthusiastic applause at this.
lie proceeded to state that the House
conferrees had been willing to con-
cede almost everything except these
vital items of sugar, iron and coal;
that the Senate conferrees had
also seemed willing to concede much
and held much the same views, but were
apparently dominated by the knowledge
that IL they conceded what they them
could not pass and the agreement would
be useless.
Senate Bill or None.
Mr.. Wilson closed at IL :05 o'clock, hav-
ing talked just an hour. He concluded
by saying that he had now become satis-
fed that il was the Senate bill or no legis-
lation.
Ii was understood, however, that Mr..
Wilson had not yielded the floor per-
manently, but would resume later,
after Messrs. Montgomery, McMillin and
Turner had corroborated his statement as
to details. Mr.. Montgomery then took
the floor and substantiated what Mr..
Wilson had said as to details OF the con-
ference.
Crisp Backs Down.
Speaker Crisp followed Mr.. Mont
gomery. He spoke with much spirit and
earnestness, and soon the caucus was in a
tumult of enthusiasm, round after round
Of applause greeting his utterances. He
spoke of the critical condition and of the
apparent need to accept the Senate bill,
and then, il need be, to introduce separate
bills for free sugar, free iron and free coal.
Mr.. Crisp followed in the line of Mr..
Wilson, saying that ait was either the
Senate bill or no bill"
He said that as long as there was a des-
perate chance of securing concessions the
House demanded, he was in favor of stand
ing out, but he was now satisfied the time
had come when further insistence by the
House was useless. He closed his re-
marks by offering a resolution instruct
the the House conferrees to recede
from the disagreement to the SEN
ate amendments, and instructed the
separate free sugar, free iron ore and free
coal bills.
Cochran Kicked.
Owing to the lateness OF the hour
rule was adopted limiting further
speeches to five minutes. Then Mr..
Cochran, being recognized, delivered q
vigorous and eloquent speech against sur
rendering to the Senate. "Better no tariff
legislation than the Senate bill" he
said. Mr.. Cochran declared that there
was no necessity for the House to surren-
der as yet and challenged Chairman Will
sons statement that four Democratic
votes in the Senate would be lost to the
bill II the fight proceeded. lie demanded
the names Of the four Senators, but Will
son refused to give them.
A Test Vote.
The previous question was demanded on
the Crisp resolution and ordered by n vote
OF ll2 TO ~. Among those who voted