St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-20
WILSON'S ELOQUENCE
House Tariff Bill Has a Stall
Wart Champion.
SENATE BILL IMPOSSIBLE.
Free Raw Materials Must Be
Respected.
FREE SUGAR MUST BE GIVEN
Or No Tariff Bill Pass the
House.
TON REEDS FEEBLE TALK
Replying to the Great Tariff
Reformer.
HOLLOW AND UNPATRi07ic.
Former Conferees Reappoint-
Replying to the Great Tariff
Reformer.
f0LL0w AND UEPATRO7Ic.
Former Conferees Reappoint.
ed by the Speaker.
TIE BATTLE rs CONTINUED.

Gratis of the house today, without a
division of sentiment so far as surface
indications were concerned, and amid
scene of unparalleled enthusiasm, sent
the tariff bill back to conference, with
Instructions to the conferees to stand
firm against the amendments which
the senate had placed upon the bill.
A special order was brought from the
committee on rules which limited the
debate on the motion to disagree to two
hours and was so wOrded as to prevent
specific instructions on sugar or any
other particular schedule. In the pre-
liminary debate over the adoption Of
this resolution Representative Johnson,
the radical free trader from Ohio, pro-
tested against course of procedure
that would give the house no opp0rtun.
ity to give specific instructions on sugar.
The debate which occurred on the
adoption of the motion instructing the
house to insist Oh its disagreement
was practically confined to Chairman
Wilson on the one hand and ex-Speaker
Reed on the other, although shnft
speeches were made by Gen. Wheeler.
of Alabama and eX-Speaker Grow. OF
Pennsylvania, before the vote was taken.
The utterances of Mr.. Wilson, who was
suffering intense pain, and whose head
was bound with silk handkerchief that
extended to his chin, so that he was
practically blind-folded, created the
most intense enthusiasm among his
Democratic colleagues. Every senti-
menI lie uttered in opposition to the con-
cesS;onS which the senate sought to
force was applauded to the echo, ana a.
climax was reached when he sent to the
clerks desk and had read a letter from
President Cleveland declaring that the
future welfare of the Democratic party
depended upon the adherence to the
Democratic principles uron which the
house bill was framed. Mr.. Reeds reply
Also met with uproarouS applause
from his political colleagues. The mo
tion to disagree was adopted without
division, and the speaker reappointed
the old confereeS. immediately after
the adoption OF the rule the speaker
recognized Chairman Wilson. Rising
III his place on the right of the chair,
his bandaged head making him look
like
WORN AND BATTLE SCARED VETERAN.
the appearance OF the chairman OF the
ways and means committee was greeted
with the most unbounded enthusiasm
OH the Democratic side, enthusiasm in
which the crowded galleries Joined.
The bandage extended down over Mir.
Wilson's eyes, com pletely binding him.
but with stoical forttude. in clear.
ringing tones. he delivered his speech
in support OF the position taken by the
house conferees against the senate
amendments. After formally announc-
ing and reauing The report announcing
the disagreement. Mr.. Wilson said:
IL move that the house fur. her insist
upon its disagreement to the senate
amendments and ask for further con-
ference from them, and upon that mo-
ton l shall submit few explanatory
remarks to the house. 1t is as the gen
tIeman from Maine (Ir. Reed has just
said, that there have been but two
meetings of the full conference on the
part of the senate and house. A tariff
bill, of recent years at least, and per-
haps almost always in the history of
this country, hasHbeen political meas
urea measure proposed by one party
and resisted by the other. Tie present
tariff legislation does not differ from
that historic character. 1t was fully
recognized and cordially expressed by
the Republican conferees of the senate
that it was the duty of the dominant
party in the two houses through their
own special conferees first to try if they
could reconcile their own differences
before they brought TO the attention of
dhe full conference committee their pro-
posed action. While, therefore, there
have been but these two meetings of
the full conference committee, daily,
,protracted, earnest and laborious con-
situations Oh the part of
THE HOUSE CoNFEREEs,
representing the majority party In the
house, and the senate conferees, repre-
senting the majority party in that house
as to the o34 amendments, in the hope
TINT we might reach some agreement
that could be reported to the full con-
ference committee when it should be
called together. 1t is because no such
agreemenrhas been attained; it is be-
pause no such agree rent seems at pres
sent in sight. that we have felt it was our
duty TO bring the whole matter back to
the lfSHse and receive Its instruction.
desire TO be perfectly frank and as COM
plete as possible in my statement may
make TO the house today, and yet rec
ognize that there are some limitations
TO completeness Of statement which
probably it would be best for me to OBJ