The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-14

Wilson ino Vain Asks fer Time. and
0Seekran Protests AEaiast Surrender.
Q WASHINGTON CgTS. Aug. iS--The house
Democratic caucus mex II u .. m. Wiisoa
spoke Of the fight made blythe house con-
ierees FOR sreeiiie duty GA sugar, on tha
ground thatunder the al cyalorem system
4 would be impossible 20 tell. on account
Of invoice HEs&Aods. the exact advantage
which woald accrue To the sugar trust. ne
made the remarkable statement that ne
had been eredi6sy informed and believed
that the sugar trust, anticipating the en-
actmentof the senate sugar schedule, had
purchased slI2. .o0o. 900 worth Of raw sugar.
ff this was trueGhe said, the profits accru-
Eng tothe trust from this investment, on
account of the senate schedule, win be at
least SO, coo, go. This is a great battle" /"
said Wilson, warming. ''between the
American people and the sugar trust. It
is a battle IN which the trust has taken tho
peopis by the throat, and IL will never end
until we throw off is grip" There was
enthusiastic applause at this lie pro-
eeeded 10 state that she house cenferees
bad been willing to concede almost every
thing. except those vital items--sugar. iron
and coal The senate conferees had also
seemed willing to concede much, but weTa
apparently QOilAlAtS1 nF tue hHQNiEu&&
that If they concede what tho represents.
tises were demanding the bill could not
pass. aud an agreement would be useless.
4 Wilson closed at Tics o'clock, having
talked Just one hour. Montgomery, Nc
Miliin and Turner corroborated his state
Inents.
Crisp followed. He spoke with much
spirit, and round after round OF applause
greeted his remarks. he spoke Of the
critical condition and the apparent meet
to aceept the senate bill. and then if need
be, to introduce separate bills for sugar,
iron and coal. SHesaid ii was tho senate
bill ornothing4o As long as there was a
desperate chance of seSaxs4g the conces-
sious the house demanded he was in favor
of standing out. Bat he was satisfied that
the time had come when further insist
ence by the house was useless. lie offered
a resolution fnstructing she house con-
ferees to recede from the Disagreement,
and the WAYS and means committee 20
bring In separate bills for free sugar, iron
aud coal. A burst of applause greeted tho
readfng Of the resolution. but half dozen
irate Democrats were on their feet de-
'manding recognition. prominent among
them being Bourke Cochran, of New York.
Owing 10 the lateness Of the hour a rule
was adopted limiting further speeches to
five min utes
Then Cochran delivered a vigorous and
eloquent speech against surrendering TO
the senate. Better no tariff legislation
than the senate bin. f" he declared. There
was no necessity for tho house to surren-
der yet, and he challenged Chairman VIII
sons statement that four Democratic
votes in the senate would be lost TO tho
bill ii the fight proceeded. He demanded
the names of the four senators. but Wilson
refused to give them.
The previous question was demanded on
the Crisp resolution and ordered by vote
of fi2 TO 2i. Among those who voted
against the previous question were tho
Louisiana members. Warner. Strauss,
Tracey, Cochran, Covert and Dunphy OF
New York, Cooper OF Indiana. Johnson Of
Ohio, Kilgore Of Texas and Tarsney OF
Missouri.
Thirteen minutes were then given TO the
opponents Of the resolution to state their
position. Mr.. McNillin followed in wig
orous style He repudiated the statement
made by Cochran that the senate Dill was
worse than the Mckinley Law. Mr.. Rob
ertson, of Louisiana objected 10 the reso-
Iution's free sugar provision, and gensr-
ally protested against tho treasmens Of
Louisiana. As the hour of ~ o'clock ap-
preached, when tho house was 90 meet.
the cry of .yote, vote" went up from the
impatient members. Mr.. Robertson. OF
Louisiana. continued to urge that 10 would
be bad faith to cut off the Louisiana plant
ers from the bounty on this years crop,
on which they had reckonod when they
9put the crop in.
During the thirteen minutes debate
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 immedi-
ate and hurried action.
Mr. McMillin, of the ways and means
committee. also made q speech. He de.
ciared In favor Of the Crisp resolution,
saying thatothe senate bill was much bet
ter than the Mckinley Law.
The resolution of Speaker Crisp was
adopted, "a followss
ssResolred,o sThat il 10 the sense OF this
caucus that the order heretofore made re-
curing - conference with the senate on
thedisagreeing votes Of the two houses on
House billoNo. 4, 81 be rescinded; that the
conferees heretofore appointed by the
house be discharged from further duty Ia
that behalf and that the hease recede from
it's disagreement 10 the senate amend
nenfs to said Gill and agree TO the same.
''Resoared, Further. that the Aouss shall
at once proceed To the consideration of
separate bills placing the following articles
on the free list, viz: sugar in all It's forms,
iron ore, coal and barbcd wire. The com.
mitsee on rules il required TO report an or
oder providing for7 the prompt considera-
ton OF such motion and Bills"
Ii was adopted by an Overwhelming
vote. the nays being almost insignificant.
Representative Tucker. of Virginia, then
offered resolution thanking and COM
mendlng tho house eonferees Tor thslr
loyal service. This was adopted with q
shout of auproyal and the cauous sd-