San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-13

lation.
Wilson closed at II :0j o'clock,
having talked just one hour. 1t
was understood however, that
Wilson had not yet yielded the
floor permanently, but would re-
sumo later, after his conference as
sociates, Messrs. Montgomery, Nc
Millen and Turner, had cOrrobo-
rated his statements as to dates.
Montgomery then took the floor
and substantiated what Wilson
had said as to the details Of the
conference.
Speaker Crisp followed Mont
gomery. He spoke with much
spirit and earnestness, round after
round applause greeting his utter
ances. He spoke of the critical con-
dition and the apparent need to ac-
cept the Senate bill and then,i need
be to introduce separate bills for
free sugar, free iron and free coal.
Crisp followed in the line of Will
son, saying it was either the "Sen-
ate bill or no BILL" He closed his
remarks by offering a resolution
instructing the House conferees to
recede from a disagreement to
the Senate amendments and
instruct the House Ways and
Means committee to bring in
separate free sugar, free iron and
free coal bills. A burst Of APP
plause greeted the reading Of the
resolution, but a half dozen irate
Democrats demanded recognition
and Bourke Cochran being
recognized, delivered a vigorous
and eloquent speech against the
house receding. "Better no tariff
legislation than the Senate BILL"
he Numbered.
Resolution to recede was adopted
by 100 to 81. A division on the
Crisp resolution was demanded so
as to have a separate vote on the
first part to recede from dis
agreement to the Senate amend
ment and a provision for
separate bills. The first part
of the resolution was adopted by
a rising vote, 80 to 81, and the sec
ond part without division and
the caucus then adjourned.
Among those who voted against
the resolutions were: Louisiana
| members, Warner New York;
Strauss New York; Tracy New
York; Tarsney (MissourD Cock
rem New York; Covert New
York; Dumphy New York;
Cooper Gndiana) Johnson Ohio
Kilgore (Texas).
CAUCUS ECHOES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3D. % a.
m.-Members from the caucus say
Crisp has just asserted that it was
the Senate bill or no tariff leglsla-
ton.
Crisp has offered a resolution
that the House conferees recede.
The previous question on the
Crisp resolution was ordered by
1O2 to u. Fifteen minutes debate
was then allowed.
A member of the House just from
the caucus in progress says at the
conference of the speaker and
the conferees, held today, it was
agreed to offer a resolution in
structing the Ways and Means
committee to report separate bills,
putting sugar, iron and coal on the
free list. This report has been con-
firmed by several leading Demo-
ocrats of the House.
Cochran, in his speech declared
there was no necessity for the
House to surrender as yet, and
challenged Chairman Wilson's
statement, that four Democrat
votes in the Senate would be lost
to the bill il the fight proceeded.
He demanded the names Of the
senators, but Wilson refused to
give them.
McMillen followed in vigorous
style. He repudiated the state
ment made by Cochran that the
Senate bill was worse than the
Mckinley law. Robertson, Of
Louisiana, objected to the reso-
luton on account OF free sugar
provisions and generally protested
against the treatment Of Louisiana.
During the fifteen minutes de-
bate Chairman Wilson rose and
pleaded with the caucus not to
take action today. He said that
whatever was the mind of the
House, there was no necessity for
any immediate and hurried action.
AS the hour for the meeting of the
House approached, the impatience
of the members became apparent
and "Vote ~ "Vote !" sounded from
all sides.
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