Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
ASKS FURTHER CONFERENCE
The House viii Not Agree to tn.
Senate Amendments.
President Cleveland Sends a Letter to th,
House Advising That Body to
Stand Firm for Free Coal
and Iron Ore.

WASHINGTON, July I9.-Tbe house gal
ieries today bore living evidence OF tn,
public interest in the tariff bill. The gal
leries were filled in anticipation of the de
Date on the report of the conferees.
After the reading of the journal, Mr.
Outhwaite, dem, Ohio, presented a reso
luton from the committee on rules, pro
vlding that when the conferees on tn,
.afiH bill report their disagreement
IL h be in order to NOV,
That the house insist upon it's disagree
ment TO the senate amendments in gross
that the motion shall he discussed tive
hours when, without an intervening mo
tion, the vote shall be taken. II the mo
tion shall be agreed to the speake
shall name the conferees on the par
on the house, and the bill shall then. fot
the time being, pass from the considera
tion of the house.
Mr.. Hopkins, rep Illinois, asked that
the gentleman from Ohio consent 10 ar
amendment limiting the debate to fouI
hours, but he declined and the previous
question was ordered on the resolution.
Mr.. Heed. rep Maine. said that he wouic
say nothing on the resolution, except tina.
there had been hope on the other side
especially, that this would become q
really dcliberative body, but for himself
he had doubts of it in view OF what had oc
N'hANa W hht Dd~t. MI. DOIlISDl
dem, Ohio, asked the speaker
IL his construction Of the
rule was that "A motion to instruct the con
ferees could not be made. Tn speaker re-
sponded in the affirmative and Mr.. John
son retorted: "Eor that reason | think the
rule u ~ had one and should be defeated, =
Mr.. Wilson was then recognized and as
he rose he was greeted with applause. AZ
"A part OF his remarks Mr.. Wilson had read
at the clerks desk a long letter written to
him by the president wherein hs
defines his position on the pend
ing bill. The salient points oh
this document which were received by
~outbursts of applause by the democrats
and occasional peals OF laughter by the RI,
pubhcaDs are these: He admonishes til,
house conferees TO stand firm for free coal
and iron ore as they were promised tina
people when the party pledged itself ia
free raw material. He declares that 10
accede TO the republican protection de-
mands in the bill now in conference on
these items would he party dishonor and
party outrage. The senate bill fell fsi
short OF being what the great ran and i'll,
of h democratic party demanded,
On sugar the president said tn,
party could place a tax on that ar
ticle without being subjected to thl
charge OF abandoning democratic princA
pies, even though the charge might IN
made, although It would be exaggerated,
that the party was encouraging
he refineries OF the country. Their
would be no objection TO a tax or
sugar II that was necessary to secure tbt
passage OF the bill, but in respect to cod
and iron ore the president said there mus
be no receding from the house bill. Thf
presidents reference TO sugar a. a deli
cate subject caused much laughtei
on the republican side of tn,
chamber. There would not be AMI
trouble, he said, In coming u
an agreement on the great bulk of the 63
amendments, but on the important amend
ments, which gave 20 the bill a far differ
ent character from that which it possessed
as IL passed the house, we were irreconcil
ably divided.
The statement was made by the senat,
conferees, and in ail frankness and
courtesy, and Mr.. Wilson added IL
might say sadness, that such 4
condition of affairs existed at the othel
end Of the capitol that in their opinion i
II the house did not accept the senate biz
there would be no legislation on the tariff
ut this session OF congress. The changes,
TN the bill were SO marked aud 80 obicc
tionable 10 the tariff reformers of the coun
try, said Mr.. Wilson, that we could nCl
agree to accept them. The chic
points of controversy bet ween tn,
representatives Of the democratic party il
the house and senate, Mr.. Wilson said,
were the schedules on sugar, silver leae
ores, wooiens, iron and steel especially Oh
pig iron and steel rails. The chief diff
Guilty In the pathway OF an agreement,
however, he said was the uga schedule. :
At f;40 o'clock the motion OF Mr.. Wilson
10 insist upon n disagreement 10 the sen
ate amendments and ask a further confer
ence, after debate by Mr.. Wilson, Mr.
Reed, Mr.. Wheeler, dem, Alabama, and
Mr.. Grow, rep, Pennsylvania. was agreed
To. and Speaker Crisp announced Messrs
Wilson, McMillin, Turner and Montgomery
dem. and Mes.rs. Reed Burrows and Payne
reps, the former conferces} "a manager,
on the part OF the house. Routine bust
ness was then resumed. The action of tn,
house on the tariff bill was then changed
over TO the senate and at once laid befori
that body.