Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-20
STRONG lRGTNEyT
Backed by a Letter From
the President.
HIS STAND ON SUGAR.
House COnferrees Are Urged 70 Stand
Firm For Free Coal and Iron

WAsHINGTOs, July 20.-As soon as the
reading Of the Journal Ind been COM
pleted In tire house, Mr.. Outhw (D-m.
o. }. from the committee on rules. offered
the following resolution, under which two
hours were 10 be allowed 20 debate the
conference report on the tarin bills
Resolved. That after the adoption OF this
resolution II shall be In order when the house
conferrees on X. r. is4 (the tArin bilD make
o report Of Disagreement TO move that the
house insist upon its disagree ment 10 the SEN
ate amendments 10 said bill Ia gross and ask
further conference with the senate on tho
disagreeing votes Of the two houses thereon.
That two hours Of debate shall be allowed
upon said motion, and then without either
motion the vote shall be taken thereon.
Should such motion prevail. tho speaker shall
at onoe appoint the house oonferrees, and the
matter shall then, for the time being. pass
from the consideration Of the house.
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Wilson was supported by the house
In his motion that 10 insist upon its dis
agreement 20 the senate amendments 10
the tariff bill. and asks further confer
ence, and Speaker Crisp reappointed the
former conferrsea No negative voice was
heard when the vote was taken.
Mr.. Wilson, snfesbled by long sickness,
was . pathetic figure when he rose to
speak, q mask hiding most Of his face
from sight He had read at the clerks
desk q letter written to him by the presi-
dent, wherein he defines his position on
the pending bill
tn. Prs.ideprs Latter.
The salient points OF this docu umsnt,
which were received by frequent out
bursts Of applause by the Democrats. and
occasional pesls OF laughter by the Re
publicans. are these;
He admonishes the house conferrees
Uhrough WILSON, TO stand Arm for free
coal and iron ore, AS they were promised
the people when the party pledged itself
20 free raw material
On sugar the president said the party
could place tax without being sub
jected TO tho charge Of abandoning Demo
cratic principles, even though the charge
might be made. although IL would be
exaggerated. that the party was encOurag-
Ing the rehneries OF the country.
The president, though not believing In
the income tax, held that Il was admissi-
BILE to the bill because Of the judgment Of
the majority. ........
Mr.. Wilson said that IL was true that
formal meetings of the conferrsss had
been held on but two days, but ever since
the conferrees had been appointed thsrs
had been long and earnest daily oonsults-
tions Of the Democratic mem bsrs over the
634 amendments 70 the bill. With the re-
suit that the house confsTrees felt Il 70 bs
their duty to bring the bill back to the
house for Instructions.
The chief difficulty In tho pathway Of
an agreement, said Mr.. Wilson, was the
sugar schedule. The house had voted for
free sugar (raw and refined) 10 had voted
down the proposition Of the committee
on ways and means for q gradual rsduo-
ton OF the bounty on sugar and tai
upon the raw material
II was not possible for any one to state
accurately what would be the amount of
protection under the senate bill to refined
sugar. He had become convinced that
the business of sugar refining could be
carried oil In this country as ohesply as
anywhere in the world. This being the
fact, he could not accept the provisions In
the senate bill.
His Stand on Sugar.
IL the statements were true that the
Sugar trust had grown so strong and
powerful that no tariff bill could pass
congress unless its interests were cared
for, he hop d that the house would never
consent to the senate bill
This statement was greeted with tu-
multuous aDDlause on ths nann-.ss.a