The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-20
FREE COAL IS DEMANDED
WILSON HAS THE PREsIDEST's LET TER READ IN THE HOUSE.
When 1t Described Sugar as Delicate Subject the Republicans Yelled With De- Iixht-Hs Rowed His Head to the Income TAx-Conferees Rsappointed.


 Washington, July 19.-The house gall leries were crowded this morning, and the attendance on the floor was larger than 1t had been for some days. Speaker Crisp allowed the committee on rules to report rule that when the tarlff con- ference committee reported the debate be limited to two hours, and that when this was finished vote shall be taken that the house insist upon its disagree ment to the senate bill and insist upon another conference.
 This was opposed bya number of democrats led by Tom Johnson. Tom Reed succeeded in SO completely de- moralizing, the democrats that they were sorry they let the debate last so long. He warned the democrats to be careful how they acted. Already they were causing riot in their own ranks. He reviewed the rule and spoke about the conference and the disagreement, and he wanted to know how long this action on the part of the house confer ess in disagreeing would last.
 But no matter" said he. "what the result be, the democrats will have the pleasure of knowing that the south had charge of the whole affair, with the ex- ception of one man, and the democratic party will have the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping great coal company in Nova Scotia and an iron mine in Cuba"
 Mir. Outhwaite sneered at Mir. Reeds illusions to the south, and flew into eulogistic remarks as to the courage of the house conferees in resisting the sen- ifte amendments. They had shown wonderful courage, and they deserved the praise of all democrats. MT. Reed instantly arose and asked MT. Outhwaite point-blank how long this courage would last. It was not the question how long it had lasted, but how long it would last.
 This wonderful courage has now shown itself for two days, one day for one hour and the second ten minutes. These had been all the meetings of the conference committee. What the dem ocrats had done in private did not en- ter into the question. It was now how long would this house courage" last
 'I yield all the time at my disposal" said MT. Reed, "and hope the gentle man from Ohio (Outhwaite) will take some of his own time and answer this question"
 MT. Outhwaite, however, did not do 1t, and when MT. Reed ended Outhwaite moved the adoption of the rule. This was done without division, and MT. Will son reported disagreement He was greeted with applause by his colleagues as he arose with his head bound up by a bandage which completely cover ed his head and the ends of which hid his eyes,
 Thus blinded, he explained the sub- jects of disagreement as sugar, iron ore, coal, silyer.lead ore, woolens, iron and steel, especially pig iron, steel rails and structural iron. Then he stated that sugar was really the chief obstruction, and added that it was accepted by the press and public that the senate sugar schedule was favorable to the sugar trust, and that the house conferees had stood together against this.
 He created some enthusiasm among the democrats by saying that rather than surrender to this great monopoly if the charges made were true, the house would sit here and refuse to ad- journ. He even recommended that the house refuse to adjourn or accept the schedule until it had passed bill plac- ing all refined sugars on the free list.
 MT. Wilson ended his speech by send ing to the desk letter from President Cleveland on the situation, which had been received to-day. The letter urged on the house the necessity of standing by democratic principles. He declared the senate bill fell far short of the dem ocratic promises. He wrote at length of the necessity of putting raw mate- rials on the free list, and asked how wool could go on the free list and pro- tection be thrown around iron ore and coal.
 How can we go before the public with such circumstances?" asked the president. :.
 He wrote at length on sugar and de- scribed 1t as delicate subject" which caused the republicans to yell with de- light and scream out That's so." He deplored that the senate had placed duty on sugar which seemed to favor the refining interests, and hinted at the scandal and the sugar trust but the tenor of that portion of the letter was now that it had been done, he thought a small ad- valorem duty might be agreed to-; but above all he regretted that the democrats in the senate had compelled the abandonment of demo- cratic principles in this regard.
 In regard to the income tax, he says that while he. had not approved of it, "in deference to majority of our demo- cratic brethren" he bowed his head and accepted 1t now.
 The letter then goes on to praise the house conferees, and after another drive at the senate he ends with anoth- CT appeal to the democratic principles. The letter was received by applause of the democratic side.
 MT. Reed declared the presidents let ter was remarkable document from a democratic president against demo- cratic senate. -.f
 '"The letter." he said, Ifs a distinct offer of the president of the United States to place a duty on sugar and to put iron and coal on the free list, and thus save the Nova Scotia syndicate It was the choice of the people against the trusts, and the president and the nF ho ho1,co oorPoraac ho,,a