The Forrest City times., 1894-08-17
THE. FIGHT IS OVER.
The Tariff Battle in Congress Has
 Been Fought and Won.
But 1t Isn't the Wilson Bill that Gained the Victory = The House Con- strained to Accept the
 Senate Amendments.

fhe proceedings of the house of repre- sentatives last evening following the action of the democratic caucus decid- ing to accept the senate amendments ao the tariff bill and thus ending the prolonged fight over the measure:
 The house was considering the bill to establish d free library in the city of Washington when the discussion was interrupted by the introduction of the expected order from the committee on rules relating to the consideration of the tariff bill and cognate measures which was proposed by Mir. Catchings. 1t provides:
 Q.) That it shall be in order after the passing of the order to move that the act of the house requesting a fur ther conference on the tariff bill be rescinded: that the conferees be dis charged from further duty in connec- tion herewith, and that the house agrees to the senate amendments in bulk, which motion shall be debated two hours when the vote on it's adop- tion and the motion shall be iadiyisi- ble. General leave to print on the subject is given for ten days.
 to.) That it shaii be in order after the adoption of the order to present in the house and consider without refer ence to any committee bills for placing sugar, coal, iron ore and barbed wire upon the free list. Thirty minutes hall be given to the discussion of each bill and the vote be then taken.
 Mir. Catchings moved the previous question, and Mir. Reed raised point of order against the resolution. which the speaker overruled.
 The previous question was seconded without division, and the speaker recognized the gentleman from Missis- sippi (Mr. Catchings), who had arisen from his seat simultaneously with Mir. Reed. The former indicated his will lingness to yield to Mir. Reed, while the latter sat down as if unwilling to deprive Mir. Catchings of the floor. The latter, however, persisted in keeping his seat, and Mir. Reed rose. He told the democrats that their feeling was perfectly nat ural. The job they had to do was such that the sooner they got over it the better they would feel. Laughter and cries of ''vote."l They were going to trample upon .he barriers which preserved the rights of the people, in order to perform an act which would be distasteful to gentlemen differently situated from themselves. Laughter.
 You are going to do it in defiance of all your protestations, in defiance of all your declarations he said You are going to die not only in the last ditch, but in the lowest part of the ditch. [Laughter.l You are going to enact a bill which you believe not to be an honest bill, and you are going to accompany it with parade which you also know is not honest. You are go- ing to desert the roll of honor laugh terl in order to deck yourself out with gewgaws that are contained in this proposition. YcG are going to give fifteen minutes on side to dispose of the question of coal. You are going to give fifteen minutes on a side to discuss the question of iron. You are going to give an hour on a side Co discuss 600 amendments, not one of which has been touched by this house --one-tenth of minute for each amend ment. tLsughterl Nov how do you like the whole programme? You are going to do it.. Say, how do you like it? tDemocratic shouts of first rate" and laughter. Providence loves cheerful givcn. LIaughter1.
 The periotE torldebaue on the passage of the resolution, having expired, vote was taken, resulting. Yeas, 1ss: nays, B. The republicans did not vote, and the three negative votes were east by democrats.
 The yeas and nays were them or deeed, and just as the clerk began to call, the roll Mir. Wilson (rep., Wash.) rose to parliamentary inquiry. II want to know" he said, If it would be in order to have the presidents let ter read again for the information of the bouse?" Laughter.]
 The vote resulted: Yeas. 176; nays, s7, with eleven present and not voting
 Democratic cheers greeted this an nouncement and then Mr. Wilson ldem., W. Val offered motion pro- viding that an order heretofore adopted asking for further confer snce with the senate on the tariff bill be rescinded; that the conferees ap- pointed under that order be dis charged, and that the house recede from its disagreements to the senate amend ments to the tariff bill.
 Mir. Wilson claimed that the resolu- ton just made was done by order of the democratic caucus He did not pre- tend to be gratified with the outcome of this prolonged controversy, he said. Nothing which was, not done right ever lasted. No questionlilxe the great