Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-16
TARIFF ILL PASSED.
The House Recedes and the senate
Measure Goes TO the
Pre- SjUtpt.

close at 6 o'clock last evening, Wien 'io
House. by vote of 1872 to 100, Ge>ided 10
discharge the House conferees from FUR
ther consideration of the bill, recede from
its opposition to the 634 Senate ,,j amend
ments. and agreed to the same hlrteeL
nemocrats1N essrs w Rartler and So Corert
Of New York. Davey, Meyer and Price OF
louisiana. Everett of Massachusetts,
German of Michigan, johnson OF ONO
and Tarsney of Missouri voted Win ,, Ihe
Republicans against the resoluuoh. ne
Democrats then passed four piils, p,a.in ;7
coal. iron ore, barbed wire and sugar on
the free list Rules had been previously
adopted permitting this. The, final DIS
posal of the bill was had only after
sharp debate between Mr.. Reed and MI.
Watson The action taken was deter
mined on at Democratic House caucus
held before the House met, ~,
Washington, d. c., Aug. Inc ne
House has given up the fight on the tariff
bill and Senator German is a bigger man
than President Cleveland. The deter
mination to recede was reached at Il
Democratic caucus held TINS hi9rli7 We; ~
was addressed by Crisp and Wilson,
leaders of the freetrade faction, both OK
whom admitted that it was the Senate
measure or the Mckinley law, and advo-
eating receding The resolution to re-
cede was introduced by Speaker trlsp
the introduction of a separate Dill TO llilce
sugar, iron and coal on the free list. Inc
resolutions were split. The first passed
by a vote of 1870 to II. The second passed
without division. Among those VINO
voted against the resolution were me
York. Straus of New York, Tracey CT
New York, Tarsney of Missouri. Cochran
Of New York, Covert of New York, Dun
ply of New York, Cooper of Indiana
Johnson of Ohio and Kilgore of Texas
An hour before 10 o'clock. the time set
for the caucus, members began 10 a atiane
at the capitol and hasty consultations
were held on the course to be pursued.
Speaker Crisp was joined in his private
| Office by Chairman Wilson and Repre-
mittee. Representative Breckenridge of
Arkansas an advisory member of the con-
| ference. was also present. 1t was Il final
consultation OF the line of action to be
presented by the House leaders of the
| caucus. The meeting lasted until 1t was
! time for the caucus to convene.
| In the meantime there was a scene of
| animation on the floor Of the House. Rep
resentatives Tracey, Straus, Warner and
| others passed among their associates and
| stiffened up the sentiment of loyalty to
| the conferees. 1t was apparently uphill
| work. however, as the current OF feeling
| among the rank and file of members
| seemed to be setting strongly in favor OF
| accepting the Senate bill without further
| delay. At 10 o'clock Speaker Crisp and
| all the conferees filed out of the speakers
| office and took seats il a body in the for
ward part of the Democratic side. There
was an ominous silence as they came IN.
At that time 1:J3 Democratic members
were on the floor. AS Mr.. Wilson passed
through the corridor to the House he was
asked as to the result of the conference in
the speakers room, but answered, Il can
not make it known yet
Chairman Holman called the caucus to
order promptly and the call for the meet
ing was read The roll call which fol,
lowed took some time and members shift
ed uneasily for the decisive action ahead.
Chairman Wilson took the floor immedi
atcly after the roll call and began state
ment of the situation He spoke calmly
and dispassionately and received the clos
est attention. Members left their seats and
crowded eagerly about him. listening III
tently to every word. 1t is seldom that
such eager interest had been shown at Il
caucus.
Mr. Wilson began with a recital of the
difficulties that have been encountered.
He went over each stage of the situation
with much detail. He said that each step
had been pursued with an ardent desire
TO support with honor the desires of the
House and to resist what was regarded
as tho unreasonable demands of the Sen
ate He did not cOntne himself TO gener-
alization He took up the contested sched
ules. particularly sugar. coal and iron ore,
and reviewed the differences in conference
proposition on sugar and spoke of the
vast profits to the sugar trust which
would result from many of these propo-
stions. He did not indulge in the sharp
criticism that was expected on the mo-
tives of the Senate conferees.
While Mr.. Wilson was speaking word
was passed around among members that
the conference in the speakers room
had resulted in decisive action. and that
Spea ker Crisp himself would move that
The House would recede and accept the
Senate bill At first the information
but as member after member heard it
and made inquiry the opinion became gen
eral among the best informed men in
the House that the report was correct,
although it could not be positively veri-
fed from Mr. Crisp or the confereeS.
Mr.. Wilson spoke of the fight made by
the House conferees for a specific duty
on sugar on the ground that under an
ad valorem system it would be impossi-
bic to tell, on account Of the invoice meth
cos, the exact advantage which would &c
crue to the sugar trust lie made the
remarkable statement that he had been
credbiy informed and believed that the
sugar trust had, anticipating the enact
ment of the Senate sugar schedule. pur-
chased f112,000,0O0 worth of raw sugar.
IT tins was true, ne SalQ, the pFOntS accru-
ing to the trust from this investment,
in advance of the enactment OF the sugar
schedule. would be at least S4O,0O0.0O0
MIR. Wilson also pointed out at length
the embarrassment attending the efforts
to adjust the coal and iron ore schedules.
THE great battle,' said Mr.. Wilson.
warming up to his subject, lis between
the American people and the sugar trust
1t is Il battle in which the trust has taken
the people by the throat and it will never
end until we throw off the grip" There
was enthusiastic applause at this. He pro-
ceeded TO state that the House conferees
had been willing to concede almost every
thing except these vital items Of sugar
iron and coal; that the Senate conferees
and held much the same views. but We're
apparently dominated by the knowledge
that if they conceded what they them
selves We're willing to concede the bill
could not pass and the agreement would