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OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING- , AUGUST LI , 1891 SINGLE COt'Y tfJVE GENTS. PASSED THE HOUSE A.11 of tlio Senate Amendments to the Tariff Bill Cononmd In. ONLY TWO HOURS ALLOWED FOR DEBATE Determined to Got Action Before the Eoc- ate Could Vo'.o 01 the Hill Resolution. CCCKRAN REFUSES TO TAKE THE DOSE Made a Speech Eqnalling His Famoui Gno at the Chicago Coaven'ion , REED STRIKES SOME TELLING BLOWS Under tlio ( Jug llulc. tlio .Majority Carries Through thu Illllit for Trio Sugar , Iran Ore , Coul and llurucd Wire. WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. The long strug gle over the tariff bill came to a close at C o'clock , when the house by a vote of 182 to 105 decided to discharge the hotlse conferees from further conslderat.on of the bill , re- ccdo from Its opposition to the C31 senate amendments and agree to the same. It was a complete victory for the senate. The house made an absolute surrender. The re sult grew directly out of the sensational course of events nt the senate end of the capital , participated In by Senator Hill on Friday. Up to that time the house con ferees had stood ( Inn against the senate amendments , and especially en the three disputed schedules of ccal , Iron ere and sugar , and the temper and voice ot the honso was for war war to the end. Dut the Indications that the democrats of the senate might bo unable to longer hold n majority of votes In line for even the sen ate bill and that the bill was in desperate jeopardy , forced the house democrats to im mediate action. Tlio conferees of the house at last admitted they wcro beaten , and that another vote could not bo risked In the sen ate that It must be either the senate bill or no bill. Tlio whole question was precipitated at the caucus , held Just before the house convened today , at which , after a thorough review ot the situation and speeches In favor of receding by Speaker Crisp , Chairman Wilson and others , It was decided to take the Hcmte bill , and Immediately afterwards pissed sep arate bills , placing coal , Iron ore , sugar and barbed wire on the free list , and by so doing place the house on record and at least par tial ! v overcome the humiliation Involved In Its defeat. The program arranged In the caucus was carried out to the letter In the house , after an Ironclad special order had been adopted. The BCCIIO In the chamber throughout the day and evening v\ns at times sensational. The galleries were packed and the members iipplaudcd and cheered their respective leaders to the echo. Under the terms of the order but two hours vvcrr allowed for debate on the main proposition to recede and agree to the senate amend ments to the tariff bill. A parliamentary skirmish preceded the pitched battle , but points of order raised by the republicans were swept aside. The speaker ruled the house with an Iron hand. The principal speeches for and against the main proposition were made by Chairman Wilson and Speaker Crisp on the one hand and ex-Speaker Ueed and Mr. Harrows on the other. There was no tlmo for preparation and all the speeches weio liot from the forgo of the brain and wcro greeted with round after round of cheers and applause. DENOUNCED THE HOUSE SURRENDER. Dourko Cockran of Now York and Mr. Tarsney of Missouri , both democratic mem bers of the ways and means committee , de livered scathing and sensational speeches denouncing the surrender of the house as cowardly and Indefensible. The speaker re plied to Mr. Cockran , whoso effort was a brilliant one , with such temper that the latter took It as a personal affront , although the speaker disclaimed such Intention , and inudo a vicious luugo at Speaker Crisp There was no at'empt ' on the part of the democratic leaders to claim a victory. They nil admitted they were accepting the In evitable , Justifying their action on the ground that the senate bill was Inflnl ely better than the McKlnley bill. The most startling feature of the day , per haps was Mr. Cockran's eloquent appeal to Chairman Wilson to name the democrats In the senate who threatened the defeat ot all tariff legislation If the dispute between the two houses were persisted In , but Sir. Wilson made no response. When the vo o came to bo taken at C o'clock , thirteen demo crats Messrs. Dartlelt , Cockran , Hendrlx , Dutiphy. Warner and Covert of New York , Davoy , Meyer and Price of Louisiana , Everett of Massachusetts , Gorman of Michigan. Johnson.of Ohio , and Tarsney ot Missouri voted with the republicans agilnst the reso- lutlon. The democrats then put through ono after another what the republicans de rided as the "popgun bills , " placing coal. Iron ore. birbed wire and sugar on the fres list , and which In the brief debate on each ot the bills they maln'alnod ' would bo passed only to go to their death In the senate. Under the rules , Mr. Heard , chairman of the committee on the District of Columbia , pending action by the committee- ruUs. claimed the day for the consideration of business reported from the committee on the District of Columbia. At 2.30 p. m. the meeting of the commit tee on rules ended and Mr. ditchings , demo crat of Mississippi Immediately entered the hall with the special older In his hand. Mr. Heard yielded to him and Mr. Catchings presented the rule. The full text ot the spclal rule Is as fol- "llcsolvcd , That after the adoption of this resolution It shall be In order In the housa to move that the order heretofore made re questing a conference with the senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on II. 11. 4.SOJ be rescinded , that the conferees heretofore appointed on the part of the house bo discharged from further duty In that be half and that the housa rtccdo from Its agrti went to the senate amendments to said bill In gross and agree to the same. That after two hours' debate on said mo tion ( which shall bo admissible ) the vote shall b" taken without delay or other motion. REPORTED THE RULE. Kosolved , Second , that any time after the adoption ot this resolution It shall bo In order to present for consideration , without reference to a committee , separate bills pUchiK upon the fre list sugar In all Us forms , coal , Iron are mid barbed wire , each of said bills , when presented , shall bo al lowed llftci'U minutes debate and at the end of such debate the previous question shall bo considered as ordered thereon and without delay - lay the vote shall bo taken. During the reading ot the resolution there were jc > rs on the republican side , Mr. Bur rows calling out. "Silly , silly. " When that portion of tlio rule relative to free coal , etc. , was read Mr , Cntchlngs demanded the pre vious question , but Mr. Reed ros to a point at order and the battle was on. Mr. Reed's point ot order wan that the tariff bill vvas not In the posccision ot the house and that there fore the action inopotcd In the report could not bo taken II ? maintained th it In case of an agreement of congress on a bill either house could uut on i rrport , but In case of a dUiictcuucnt the bill went bae'k to the body 11 rat r quentlng the continue The bill could not bo In possession of both houses at the tame time , neither could cither house act except on papers bifore It. The papers could not bo In the possession of both houses at the same time. It was a parliamentary as well as n physical fact that the papers could only bo In one place ut on ° time , otherwise both the senate and the housa could recede at the name time. What bill would then be law ? It would cer tainly puzrlc those who were not In the habit of cutting gordlan knots. At the present time , ho raid , getting down to the existing situation , the senate was proposing action , and the house was proposing action at the same time , The liotiee had no report on the bill , Mr. Reed said , and the senate had repented of Its bill. Doth vvero ashamed of their off spring ( republican applause ) , yet the house was now proposing to grab the senate bill before It could be repudiated by that body and swallow Its nauseous melt. Such a spectacle , he declared , had never before been witnessed. "I do not expect my argument to have ary effect , " said Mr. Heed In conclusion , address ing the democratic side , "but you are Ilko the heathens who have listened to the Chlis- tlan missionaries. You have no chance of redemption. " SPEAKER MADE A RULING. The speaker announced that he was icudy to rule. After n careful statement of tlio situation and the declaration that by a special order changing or suspending the rules of the house temporarily the aecepted doctrine of Jefferson's manual. were carried out , and after citing n precedent In ono of Speaker Calisle's rulings the speaker overruled the point cf order. The previous question was then or dered without division. This gave fifteen minutes on a side for the discussion , of the special order. Mr. Catchings , democrat of MltRktlppi , did not desire to debate "ie rul3 and Mr. Reed took the floor and nmde a verv tar- castle speech. "You are going to give the country free sugar , " said he In his incst ironical vein , amid shouts of republican laughter "In your minds , " 'ie added , with renewed shouts of dcrlslun , ' .i.itl frco coal and frco Iron ore. You are going tu bo bold and manly , as you have b"n 'a th's back down , without a reference to the committee that stands between you and the noble pur pose that thrlils you. " Representative Turnsr of 0 > o-gl ; replied to Mr. Reed and was ijrieH'd witli ap ; l.iute by the democrats. He said the gentleman from Maine had built up a parliamentary system which now reaped ugilnst him. There was no right or justice In the as sumption that the act > if the seuata in send ing the bill back to the house > vas \\uirg. He asked Mr. Ueed what right he had 'to make this assumption. Mr. Reed said he dU not mike any claim ; he had been Informed that the Irregularity occurred , but ho had no person il mloi mil lion. lion.Mr. Mr. Turner proceeded to show that the present action of the house was strictly regu lar. DEMOCRATS VOTE SOLID. The question then being put on agreeing to the resolution Mr. Reed demanded a di vision. The entire democratic side rose en masse , but when the negative vote was called for the republicans sat calmly In their seats , hoping to'breik n quorum. When the speaker announced the vote , 18S to 3 , twelve more than a quorum , the republicans were disconcerted. Mr. need , however , quickly demanded the yeas and nays. Before the clerk began calling the roll , Mr. Wilson republican of Washington , brought down a round of republican applause by innopenlly asking the spe-aker If It would bu In order before the roll was called to have the president's letter again read. The speaker rapped him lo order with his gavel and the roll call proceeded. The house order was adopted , 17C lo 95 ; not voting , 11. Among the democrats voting ing In the negative were Davcy and Robertson of Louisiana. Covert , Price , Gorman , Warner and Kllgore answered present , but did not -vote. In other respects the vote was strictly on party lines. Upon the announcement of the vote Chairman Wilson Immediately submitted In writing the motion provided for In the reso lution ndop'cd. Mr. Reed made Ihe point of order that the bill was not before the house ; the bill had been brought In , how ever , during the roll call , and the speaker pointed to it. Mr. Wilson took the floor. He spoke calmly but eloquently , the democrats crowdIng - Ing about him and listening Intently to his every word. Again and again the applause broke forth. forth.WILSON WILSON NOT PLEASED. "Mr. Speaker , " ho said , "I have made the motion , which I have sent to the clerk's desk , not on my own responsibility , or from my own volition , but as the olllclal organ of the caucus of my associates on this side of the house and by their direction. I shall say very little mysslf on tills occasion In ad vocacy of the motion and I shall be sincere and frank In what I shall submit to the house. "I do not pretend that I am gratified nt the outcome of this prolonged controversy. I do not pretend that up to the very last mo ment I had not chcrislud the hope and the faith that wo would reach another and a better and more satisfactory conclusion of this conflict between tlio two houses of the Amer ican congress. I hod hoped and bslloved , un til thera seemed lo bo no ground , scarcely , for hope and belief , that In such n contest this house , backed by the American people and enthusiastically sustained by the democratic pirty , would bo able to achieve some honor able campromlsa between the two houses which wo could have accepted , not from a sense ot duty , bill with a sense of satisfac tion and a ( ecllng that wo had responded to the mandates of the Amer'ctn people. "Hut , Mr. Speaker , we have simply real ized In this great light the fact so well staled by the great leader of the lailft reform fight In Great Britain that when the people lm\o gained n victory at the polls they must have a further stand-up-and-kn ck-down fight with their own representatives And wo have realized , If nothing el e the salutary lesson of the Intrsncliment of the protective 6stem In this eountrj under thirty years of class legislation , until the mere mailer of tailff pchcdnlcs Is n matter If insignificance , and the grat question presents Itself is this to be a government by a self-taxing people , or a government by trusts and monopolists ? ( Applause on the democratic side ) If wo have taken out of this fight no other lesson than that , II has b.en to us a great and inspiring and n valuable lesson If wo have not been able to get all tlio mandates the people told us to get , all tha high enthu siasm of the people expected us to get , wo have this dangerous fact , face to face with American freemen , and wo have made some breach In the protective i-vjtcin through which the hosts of American frcrm n will continue lo march. ( Applausj on Ihe demo cratic sl'te ) "I shall not nllempt , as I said nt the out- snt. to explain the merlin nr to dwell upon the demerits of the COO odd amendment ! ) to tlilH bill , which thin house Is about , of tu'- crsslty. to concur In , Perhaps I could not do Justice to > the merits ot the amendments. My attention has necessarily bion so con stantly and EO Rloiidlly directed lo their denurlts that It would rcqulro some experi ence to learn what the merits arc. ( Laugh ter and appliuse. ) lint whatever the meas ure of shortcoming of this bill In Its pres ent form , whatever bo Its demerits In mere set edules , this I do know that It Is b tier tlmn the McKlnley bill. ( Laud democratic applauso. ) This I do know , that In a part of It , It does afford somu relief to the tax payers of this country aril do s clip the wings of the gigantic monopolies thai are now oppressing them and blocking legisla tion. ( Applause on the democratic sldu ; do- rlslvo crlou on the republican side. ) SUGAR TRUST ALL POWERPUL. "Take cv.n these positions on the bill over which the contest between the two houses has been waged ; tnko Iron era and ccal , upon which wo have confronted , and to u ceitaln extent unsuccessfully eon- fiontuil , the groit railroad > ndle'utes , ycl wo have reduced them both nearly GO per emit below the McKlnlay bill. ( Appliusa ) Take thu sugar schedule , over which the greatest ot ull the conteau between the two houses has been waged. Vicious as It may be , burdenuomo to the people * as II may b It (3 ( k'63 vicious , lens favorable to tha inst less burJeimtme to the people , than ( Continued on Second Pagtt. ) HOUSE CAUCUS BACKS DOWN Democrats Give Up tli ) Fight for a Com promise on the Tariff Bill , SWALLOWED THE WHOLE BITTER DOSE Mndo n Little .More Piilatiiblo by un Agree ment to I'IISA hrpirnto 1IIIU for I'reo btigar , Coil ; , Iron Oto anil llarlicil Ulre. WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. As the result of the action ot the house caucus today , bar ring a presidential , veto , the McKlnley law will on September 1 give place to the Wilson bill as amended by the senate. In addition to deciding to recede from the disagreement lo tlio senate amendments the house democratic caucus this morning re . solved to press forward with the greatest | possible dispatch separate bills to place sugar of all kinds. Iron ore , coal and barbed vvlro on tlio fr.o list. As It stands now the senate bill , which has been endorsed by the democrats of the horse , provides Iho following rales of duty upon the great staples which have been the bones of contention : All raw sugars , 40 per cent ad valorem ; sugars above No. 1C ( refined ) , % per cent additional ; sugars produced In bounty-paying countries , one-tenth per csnt additional to these rates. Hawaiian sugar is still free under the reciprocity trcaly. Iron ore , -10 cenls per Ion , pigs $4 per Ion ; Iron or steel , rails , 7-20 of 1 par cent per pound. Lead and dross , % of 1 per cent per pound ; sliver lead bearing ore , the same duty on the lead contained therein. Tobacco for wrappers , $1 50 per pound unst3inmcd , $2.25 stemmed ; cigars and cigar ettes , $1 per pound and 2C per cent ad va lorem. Coal , bituminous and large slack , 15c pr ton. Precious stones , cut and unset , 25 per cent ad valorem , set , 30 per cent , uncut , 10 per cent ; glaziers' and miners' diamonds , free. Logs and sawed lumber and timber ( save tropical woods ) and wool are free. Tin plate , 11-15 per cent per pound after October 1. Marble , rough , 50 cents ; dressed , 85 cents per foot ( cubic ) . White and red lead , IVj per cent per pound. Under Ihe Inlernal revenue sections ot the bill , playing cards arc taxed 2 cents a pack age. An Income tax of 2 per cent on incomes above $4,000 Is provided for ; also a tax on corporations of 2 per cent. Whisky Is ta\ed $1.10 per gallon and the bonded period fixed at eight years. WILSON AT THE CAUCUS. An hour before 10 o'clock , the time set for Ihe caucus , members begin lo arrive al the capital today , and hasty consultations were held on the courss to be pursued. Speaker Crisp was Joined In his private of fice by Chairman Wilson and Representatives Turner , McMillln and Montgomery , making the full membership of the house democratic conference committee. Representative Urcckinrldgo of Arkansas , an advisory mcinb'r of the commltlee , was also present. It was a final consultation en the line ot action to be presented by the house leaders lo Ihe caucus. The meeting lasted until It was time for the caucus to convene. In the meantime there was a scene of animation on the floor or the house. Repre- sentallvos Tracy , Slrauss , Warner and others passed among their associates and stiffened up the sentiment of loyalty lo the conferees. It was apparenlly up-hill work , however , as the current of feeling among the tank and file of members seemed to bo celling strongly In favor of accepting ihe senate bill wlllioul further delay. At 10 15 Speaker Crisp and all the confer ees filed out of the speaker s ottlco and took scats In a body In the forward part of the democratic side. There was an ominous silence as they came in. At that time 153 democratic members were on the floor. As Mr. Wilson pass'd tnrough Iho corridor of Ihe house he was asked as to the result of the conference in Ihe speaker's room , but nnsworid : "I can not make It known. " Chairman Jlolman called Iho caucus to order promptly , and the call for ( he mcel- Ing was read. The roll call"which followed , look Eomo lime , and members shifted un easily for the decisive action ahead. Chairman Wilson took the float Immedi ately after the roll call , and made his state ment of the situation. Ho spol ( ° calmly and llspasslonalely , and received the closcsl at tention. Members lefl Ihelr seals and crowded eagerly about him , listening In tently to every word. It Is se.dom lhat such ager Interest has been shown In a caucus. Sir. Wilson began with a recital of the diffi culties that have b = en encountered. He went over each stage of the situation with much detail. Ho said that each step had been pursued with an ardent dcsiro lo sup port with honor the d = slres of the house to resist what was regarded as the unrea sonable demands of the senate. Mr. Wilson concluded by saying that ho had now become sitlslled It was cither th3 senate bill or no legislation. IN THE GRIP OF THE TRUST. Mr. Wilson did not confine himself to generalization. Ho took up tlio contested schedules , particularly sugar , coal and Iron ore , and reviewed tlio difference In con ference on these items. Ho took up each proposition on sugar and spoke of the vast profits to the Sugar trust which would te- sult from thes > propositions. Ho did nol Indulge In the sharp criticism that was ex- peeled on the motives of Ihe scnulo con ferees. While Mr. WllsSn was speaking Ihe word was passcJ among Ihe memb rs that the con ference In the speaker's room had resulted in a decisive notion and that Speaker Crisp himself would move that the house would rec ilo and accepl Ihe senate bill. At flrst the Information was so startling that It was doubted , but as member after member heard It and made Inquiry the opinion became general among the best Informed men In the housj that the report was correct , al though It could not be positively verified by Speaker Crisp. Mr. Wilson spoke of the fight made by tlio house conferees for a special duty on sugar on the ground that under an ad valorem system It would b3 Impossible to tell , on account of the Invoice methods , the exact advantage which would accrue to thu Sugar trusl. Ho made the remarkabie statement that he had ben creditably In formed and believed that the Sugar trust had , anticipating the enactment of thu sei.cto sugar schedule , purchased $112,000- 000 worth of raw sugar. If this was true , ho said , tli A profits acciulng to the trust for tills Investment In advance of the enact ment of the Bcnate schedule would bo at least $10,000,000. Mr. Wilson also pointed out at length the embarrassment attending Ilia efforts to adjust thu coal and lion sell edules "Tho greit battle. ' said Mr Wilson warmIng - Ing up , "Is between tlio American people and the Sugai trust It Is a battle In which thu trust has t&ken Iho people by the throat and It will n. er end until wo throw off the gilp. " 'Ihere was nn enthusiastic applause ut thU Hu proceeded to state that the house con ferees had been willing to concede almost everything ( txcept these vital Items of sugar , Iron und coal , Unit the ec'imto conferees had also seemed willing to concede much and hold much tlm ? nnio views , but were ap parently ilomlnat d by the knowledge that If they conceded what thu representatives weru willing to concede- the bill could not pass and the agreement would be usel ss. CRISP'S RESOLUTION. Mr. Wilson closed at 11 03 o'clock , having talked Just an hour. U was understood , however that Mr Wilton had not yielded the lloor permanently , but woull resum latei , alter his e'uiif re nee as-ue.ates Messrs .MMitKiiwrv MrM Hln and Turner , had corroborated his statements as to facts Mr. Montgomery then took the floor and substantiated what Mr. Wilton had said aa to the details of the Conference. Speaker Crlspl followed Mr. Montgomery. Ho epoke with much spirit and earnest ness and scon the caucus WAS In n tumult of enthusiasm , round after round of applause greeting his ntnarks. He spoke of the criti cal situation and of the apparent need to accept the senate bill , and then If need to be , to secure tcpnrate ! bills for free sugar , free Iron and free coat , Mr. Crisp followed In'the line of Mr. Wil son , saying that It wa * cither the "senate bill or nothing. " He raid that as long as there was a desperate chance of securing the concession the house demanded , hu was In favor of standing out , but he was now satisfied the time had come when further Insistence by the house was uscl ss. Ho closed his remarks by Offering n resolution Instrucllng the house conferees lo recede. The text of the resolution was then read as follows : Resolved , That It Is ( be dense of this caucus that the order heretofore made re questing a conference vylth ihe senale on Ihe disagreeing votes of the Iwo houses on house roll 181 bo resclndcdr that the con ferees heretofore appointed by the bouse be dlvchuiRcd from further duty In that be half , nnd Ihe house recede ftom Its disa greement to the amendments lo B ild bill nnd ntrree to the same. Resolved further , That the bouse shall at once proceed to the consideration of sop- nrnle bills placing Ibe following articles on the free list , viz. : Sugar In nil Its forms , Iron ore , coal nnd barbed wire. A great burst of applause greeted the reading of the resolution , but half a dozen demociats wcro on their feet demanding recognition , prominent among them being Bourke Cockrnn of New York. Owing lo Iho lateness- the hour the rule was adopted limiting further speeches to five minutes. Then Mr , Cockran delivered a vigorous nnd eloquent speech against sur rendering to the senate. ' 'Better no tariff legislation than Iho scnalq bill , " he said. COCKRAN OPPOSES SURRENDER. Mr. Cookran declared that there was no necessity for the house to surrender as yel and challenged Chairman Wilson's statement that four democratic votes In the senate would be lost to the bill If the fight pro ceed.d. He demanded the names of the four senators , but Wilson refuscM to give them. The previous question was demanded on the Crisp resolution and ordered by a vote of 112 fo 21. Among tliose who voted against the previous question vvero the Louisiana members , Cockrnn of Now York and others. Fifteen minutes was then given lo the opponents of the resolution1 testate state their position. Mr. McMillln followed In vigorous style , lie rapudlated Iho slatement made by Mr. Ccckran that the senate bill was worse than tlio McKlntoy bill. Mr. R6bertson of Louisiana objecled to the resolution of the frco sugar provisions and generally protested agalnsl His Ireal- mcnt of Louisiana. As the hour of 12 o'clock approached when the house was to meet , the cry of "Voto- ! Vote ! " went up from the Impatient members. Mr. Robertson of Louisiana continued to urge thai II would be. bad Jnlth to cut off Ihe Louisiana planters from Die bounty on this year's crop , on which they had recently recVoned when they put It In. During the fifteen minutes debate Chair man Wilson rose and pleaded vvilh the caucus not to take action today. Ho said that whatever was Ihe mind of Ui3 senalo Ihere was no necessity for hurried action. Mr. McMillln also made a speech. He de clared In favor of the Crisp resolution , sayIng - Ing that the sennle bill was much bHtcr than the McKlnley law. VOTING IN CAUCUS. The resolution to recede was adopted by 130 votes to 21. A division on the Crisp reso lution was demanded so as to have a separate vole on Ihe first part to recede from dis agreement to the senate amendments and the provision for separate bills. Tlio flrst part of the resolution wa < udopted 1lyf'cCrrfe- Ing vote , 130 to 21 , nnd the second part with out division. Among tliose who voted against the resolu tion vvero : The Louisiana , members , Warner of New York , Straus and Tracey of New York , Tarsney of Missouri , Cockran and Co vert of New York , Dunphy of New York , Cooper of Indiana , Johnson of Ohio and Kll gore of Texas , Ihe Maryland delegallon ( Ray- ner , McCalg , Rusk and Talbol ) , Brecklnridge of Arkansas , a memberof _ Iho ways and means comrnlllee , and Williams of Missis sippi. Mosl of Ihoso who volen against the fiist part of Iho resolution were In favor of the second parl. . , ' The committee on rules was requested to present an order providing for the prompt consideration of the proposed bills. This was adopted by an overwhelming vote , the nays being almost InslgnlficanU Representative Tucker of Virginia then of fered a resolution thanking and commending the house conferees tot ; their loyal service. Tlls | was adopted with a shout of approval and the caucus adjourned . NO TIME WASTED. Irnmedialely afler adournmont the house conferees went Into session In the room of the c-mmltteo on ways and means. Mr. Brecklnrldgo of Arkansas , who has been advising the conferees , said thai another meeting wilh Ihe senale conferees would not be necessary and that the house con ferees could bring a report receding from the agreement to the Senate amendments and concurring In them ; which would pass Ihe bill. The democratic managers of Iho house were determined to finish up every thing tcday. The bills Jor free sugar , coal and Inn had already been prepared , and Ihough rot reported from the ways and means committee or in regular order , It was explained thai Ihese preilmlnarlcs could be dispensed wllh under a special order from the committee on rules. Speaker Crisp and Rejprescntat vo Catch- Ings went Inlo session shortly after the house met , nnd messengers vyeVe sent In every di rection for Repiesentativo Oulhwalle. Iho oilier denucrallc member of Iho rules com mittee , as his vote would bo necessaiy to carry out the program. It was understood that Represenlallvo Oulhwalto was at Ores- son Spllngs , bill n ( 2 oiclock lie put In an appearance. Die republican members of the rules committee had been called in at 12 30. The commltlece on rules had another short session. The republicans listened to the terms proposed by the democratic members and refused to accept them. The ilemo- crals proposed allowing nn hour for debate upon ncepllng Ihe senate amendments and fifteen minutes on each of the other bills which It was proposed to bring In as two separate measures. apiL to allow no amend ments to be offered to tlio bills. WILSON'S PIUVATH VIEWS. Chairman Wilson , lauthor of the Wilson bill , prepared for the ( Associated press nt the ciose of the cauciu { today a statement of his views on tha tariff situation. The statement 1s In Mr , Wllaon's handwriting and gives distinctly bis position on Iho ac tion of thu house InfncctIng ) tlio tariff bill It Is ns follows i "I cannot see where we failed to do any thing wo could dp to bring about n bet ter result. When 1 hive ( done the best , ac cording to my capacity and. Judgment , I must fall back on the consclqullcES of duty done The difficulty which tie | > country must rccog- nUo is that on1 the UrJrf question wo did not have a democratic senate , and thai whatever has been gained has been wresled from a protective body , i have been willing to take any , oven tlm most , desperate chances that gave the least | ioeof [ ) success In get ting rid of thu mofct objectionable senate amendments and would have fought until the 4th ot March It I had any ground to stand upon and any following to sustain no- no"Wu have been confronted by a seriate with closed ranks , fr.lillo wo have had divisions from thu beginning that have b on fermented from the senate and growing Im patience of the members to get back to their districts with anything that might be called a tariff reduction bill , and mud ) them unwilling to stay tinlena promise could bo gtvtn of assured or probable victory Wo could not honestly give such promises and a man cannot continue1 a battle with his army ready and eager to break away. " M'MILLIN LOOKS ON THE BRIGHT 8IIK Hopr tentative McMillln , one uf the demo cratic liouio conferees KIIVP a statement , more In detail , aa to the effect of thu tariff bill which would be enunled an a rcmilt of todayjsactlon. He said "The effect ot ( Continued on Third Page. ) EARLY DATE I j NOT DESIRED Democratic Stnto Convention Will Bo IIolJ in Omaha Ccptombor 20. LITTLE CONCESSION TO BRYAN WING liunlncsH of btiito t'cntr.il Committed I.imt Mght tome Oebitu Uier llu U of Iti'p- rtscatutlim .Miirtlii .Mulir * Denials A Llttlu l.otul I'olltki. . The democratic state central committee met at the Paxton hotel last evening , nearly all of the members of the organization being present , either by proxy or In person. There was nothing In the deliberations of the com mittee to attract especial notice. There was no clash between the IJryan and the nntl- Uryun factions. There were no strictures upon the administration and no criticisms upon the course of democrats who have re cently evinced a disposition to wander Into strange fields and to fall In worship at the feet of strange democratic gods. It was simply a quiet meeting of a few gentlemen who recognized the fact thai Ihcy had to call a convention and then go home. It Is true that the two factions of the Nebraska democracy were p-esenl. The while wings wcro In Iho majority and they used their majority for their own purposes. Uul Iho few gentlemen who use only the brand of democracy dispensed by William Jennings Brjan accepted the situation wllh good grace and swallowed Ihelr disappoint ment , If disappointment there was , wlthoul a grimace. There have been two factions In the democratic state central committee ever since Dry an led the democrats lo Ihe fork In Iho road and painted the way down a broad and easy descent to success for himself. The llryan men on the committee wanted an early convenllon. The administration democrats who preferred the stralghl and narrow way lo Iho smiles of tlio president wanted a late convention. A canvass of the committee revealed the fact that the ndmln- Islrallon adherents lined up as follows ; J. J. Mclnlosh , II. Gllkerson , J. U. Sheehan - han , J. r. Crocker , Jacob Blgler , C. M. Hub- ner , C. McIIugh , T. J. Shelbley , IL C. Phelps , T.V. . Smith , C. V. Pitcher , A. J. Sawyer , J. W. Karrcll , D. W. Cook , F. C. Marshall , A. S. Campbell , Euclid Mai tin , John Uern , M. J. Hughes , C. J. Furer , 11. E. Dunphy , T , Hrndshaw and r. E. Ueaiborn. The minority was made up of the following : Robert Clegg , F. J. Morgan , C. V. Gallagher , C. W. Pool , J. J. Holland , II. P. R. Millar and C. E. Starrett. When the committee mel last evening mosl of Ihe names above given were on Iho sccre- laiy's roll marked present. There were a few proxies , Jim North coming In as n representative from his district and J. II. j DeVinney representing C. W , Pool of To- j cumseh. Secretary Sheehan was not presenl , and his place was filled by Ihe elec- i tlon of Albert Watklns , who held a proxy I for A. J. Sawyer. MARTIN MAKES DENIALS. Chairman Martin made a persflml state I ment before he requested the secretary to ' call the roll. Ho staled that Ihe press ( he ' , used the noun in Its collective sense , although - ' though ho referred lo but one newspaper In. Omaha , and that was not The Dee ) had persistently misrepresented him in asserting that he was actuated by personal motives In declining to call the committee together In order that an earlier convention might bo held. He stilted' thatnhe press had asserted - , serted thai he had received hundreds of I letters from democrats asking him for an Immediate session of Ihe committee. The tacts were , he said , that he had not re- , celved a single Idler from any democrat who did not belong to the state central com mittee. It had also been asserted that ho was holding back the com mittee meeting because he was a candidate for the Missouri river com mission. He denied thai he was a candidate i or lhal ho had been a candidate. He also I denied the statement that the committee ' had been packed by the anil-Bryan conven- I lion which met In Lincoln last fall , and I said that the committee was appointed by the convention two years ago. After making this statement the chairman directed Iho committee's attention lo the real business of the evening. WILL MEET IN OMAHA. The real business of the committee was transacted quickly and with little friction. The first thing was the designation of a date for the state convention , and in order lo get the matter before the house Dan Cook of Beatrice moved that the state convention meet on September 2C. After Cook's mo tion had been duly seconded Rober' Clegg of Falls City , one of the Biyan repre sentatives , offered an amendment calling the convention for September C. Evidently the amendment was offered In Ihe vain hope that some ot the administration democrats had relented. But there had been no back sliding among tho. faithful. The unlucky amendment was voted down by a vote of 19 to 0 , and the original motion carried. The Bryan wlnglet of Iho committee was accorded recognition to Ihe e\tcnt that It was graciously permitted to fix the hour for the assembling of the convention. On mellon of C. V. Gallagher of Omaha Ihe hour was fixed for a o'clock in Iho afternoon. But after this generous concession the white- wingers declined to encourage any further demonstrations of magnanimity. E. C. Marshall moved thai Ihe convention be called to meet In Omaha. DeVinney , Mr. Pool's proxy , offered nn amendment designating Lincoln ns Ihe place , but the amendment was quietly laid away beside the one offered by Clegg earlier In the proceedings. The con vention will meet In Omaha. BASIS OF REPRESENTATION. The basis of representation was not agro d upon without some few exhibitions of oratory. Campbell of the McCook land ofllco moved that the several counties In the stale ba en titled to representallon In Ihe convention on the basis of one delegate lo every 100 vol s casl for J. Sterling Morton for governor In 1S')2. ) Dan Cook suggested thai Ihere vvero a number of counties In the state thai cint but flvo or six democratic votes , and ho added on amendment giving these minority counties each a delegate Then O'Neill Ihoiight lhal Campbell's proposition would not give a largo enough convention , and EO he tacked on an amendment giving each county a delegate nl largo. All of Ihls was unsatisfactory to Jim North In the first place ho w.anted the apportionment based on Iho vole cast for Prank Irvine last fall. Then ho wanted several other things which the committee did not seem to understand. Finally O'Neill moved as n substitute for all motions and. amendments that each county bo entitled to ono delegate at large and ono delegate for pnch eighty votes or major fraction thereof cajit for J. Sterling Morton in 1S32 This satisfied everybody , and the matter was set tled on that basis. This wlllvlvo the demo crats a eanvent'on of 500 delegates. There being nothing else to do , the com mittee adjourned. KiGKiu : ON TIM : t-Auriis. UUsiUlHllml rirstnril Id piililUuns 1'ro- l > os to .11 nil If } tint Ili-kft. The firatul View Republican club of the First vvurd mel at Fchrolto's hall at Second and Pine strc.ts lasl nlglil for the purpose of adding a few frills to thu caucus ticket Thu club was organised Saturday night an u recult of some dissatisfaction among the res idents eaxt uf Seventh street with tip action of the caucus of th preceding evening and last night the plans ot thu malcontents wuro consummated. Pete Bark , as president of the now organ isation , called the doyen or so of dtsicnters to order and A It H < use ) was railed on ti > state- the object of the Hireling llu pro reeded to say that hr thought > 'i reas something ot the cut and drlC'S order about tne caucus and that th ) club bhoul ! go to vork to show the politicians of the ward that they had some strength In that vicin ity Ho nverred that the action of the caucus In appointing n commltto" ot seven to recommend n Mate of delegates was against his notion of political propriety , > nU ho also took exception to two or three of Ihe men who were nomlnvtid by Iho caucus. The firsl of Ihcse numtlric'd by the speaker was David Cole , who was charac terized ns a man with prohibition affilia tions. I'rank M Woollcy had been selected to fight for his placj on Iho congressional delegation C. S Elguttcr , according to Mr. Hansel , was a good man , but ho llve'd at the Bachelors' Quarters and was not a resident of the ward. This was milllcle-nt reason why Hnnry Bowman should be se lected to take his place on the state dele gation. John Parson , ho said , had been thought the right party to go agilnsl Prank Roslcky , although he failed lo assign Iho reason why Mr. Roslcky was nol acceptable to the club. Pete Back , Johnathan Edwards and cne or Iwo other members added their support to the spciker's ncntlments , and then Ihe secretary produced a petition which had been prcpircd In anticipation of Ihe favorable - able consldcrall n of the club A proposi tion tint the members sign the petition nam ing the cand dates ns prnp : cd by Mr Hon- scl had no opposition , and after thai hud been successfully accomplished a committee was appointed to place tlio petition In the hands ot the secretary of the county central committee by S o'clcclc this morning. Tor intrrtiiliinii : nt of Drlrgittrs The committee from tl > Hamilton , the Young Men's Republican and the Garficld Swedish clubs held n Joint meeting last night fcr the purpose of completing the nr- rangcmcnls for Ihe entertainment of the dele gates to thu republican state convention , to be held In th s city. Rcporls from nil cf Ihe hotels wcro re ceived , the managers and proprietors agree ing to give reduced rates to the delegates. It was decided to print n folder showing the location of the different hotels and the prices which they will charge. These fold ers will bo placed in Die hands ot boys and distributed nl the trains us the delegates arr.ve In town during Iho day before and on the morning of the convenllon. The rooms of Iho Hamilton Republican club were made Iho headquarters of the committees and also the headquarters cf the visiting dele gates , so far ns gathering information is concerned When they arrive in Ihe clly Ihe intention Is to have them v.slt these rooms , where Ihey will bo given Informa tion regarding hotels , prices and the number of men that each of the hostelrles can ac commodate. iiKi'iribti i-L.tvr.n Ji/.w.\ . .Much AaHlly Alone tlio Cm Us of tlio Hliick IllllH DEADWOOD , S D , Aug. * 13 ( Special to The Bee. ) Phcer mining along Whltewood and Deadwood creeks Is being carried on this year to a greater extent than during any season since the placers of tliose creeks have been "worked out. " Almost every claim en those streams Is represented , and a string cf slulco bo\es aie to be seen on every hand. It is a mistaken idea , as the clean ups of many parties have proved , that the g Id has been nil washed out of these streams , and , In the shallow diggings es pecially , good pay is being taken out. Near Crook City , on Whltewo d , work Is being prosecuted on an extensive scale. J. A. Chute , an old and practical miner , has put in a flume 2,000 feet long , capable of hand ling all the water of the creek , and Is workIng - Ing ground which years ago had been abandoned as vvo kclout. Tl af he s l)2lng well paid for his work canncl be doubted , as he lately Increased his force. Jusl above him , on the same creek , are others doing con siderable work , and claiming to be taking oat frcm 12 cents to 14 cents to the pan , which Is good enough pay even In a new- country. Old t mes are recalled by the actlvlly now going on along Ihe creeks , when placer gold was Ihe only circulating medium and quartm nlng was In an embryotic state. Colliipso of ii Yimlcton lliillillni ; . YANKTON , S. D , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) A two-story brick bulld- Ing on Third street , owned and occupied by John Novotny , dealer in harness and flro arms , collapsed at noon today , the mass of brick and timbers sliding into n new cellar on an adjoining lot. A photographer and his wife in the upper story escaped miraculously and no one was hurt. Loss , about $5,500. VltUblIKH JtV JOM > Ol" HOCK. Tour Woikinvn Killed In Cnuilti ) Canon liy a I'rrinatnrii l'xpli > sloii. SHERIDAN , Wyo. Aug. 13. E. P. Galli- gher , X. F. Walls , William Angove and John Henrlckson , workmen engaged In con structing n flume for floating tics In Granite canon on Tongue river , thirty-five miles northwest of Sheridan , were crushed to death under fifteen or twenty Ions of rock which rolled upon them after a blast had been exploded. lief nlli r KIIO\MI \VtomliiK. . CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug. 13. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) Harry A. Gardiner , the defaulting cashier ot the Altoona , Pa. , bank , who eloped with a woman of that town , leaving a wife and three children In destitute circumstances , was formerly n resi dent of Cheyenne. About six years ago ho was employed In the binklng house of M E Post & Co. of tills city , and he and his family had a large circle of acquaintances here. ITiikmmii Hey Kllli il. IIILLSDALE , Wyo. . Aug 13 ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) An unknown boy in trying to get on a brake beam of a moving train was killed almost Instantly this morn- iu.ir\r MI\i\ti At///1 in.cinr.it. Property Viilnril at Over Tour Million lol- liirn Involved. SAN FRANCISCO , Ang 13 A decision In a mining suit Involving millions of dollirs was rendered In the United States circuit court today. The case Is thai of Iho Con- nolldalcd Wyoming Gold and Sliver Mining company against the Champion Gold Min ing company Judge Beamy delivered the decision , though it was rendered by Judge Hiiwloy of Nevada. Thu action was for nn Injunction and an accounting ot very valu able mining property which has bo n In litigation In the state and federal courts nf Nevada for many years. Complainant and rospondcnl own adjoining mining location ! ) The point In Issue was llio ownership of a valuable lead or Icdga of ere running under ground from tlio Wyoming mine Into thu Champion property In his derision Judge Haw Icy grants the accounting and Injunc tion as prayed for. It Is ull ged that the amount Involved In Iho suit Is some $1,000- 000 or more , and the Champion company has already paid some $2,000,000 out In divi dends which largely came from the disputed ore. Navy VAIII Try Uafthliigloii Coul SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 13 The United Stutcs monitor Monte-te-y Balled from Mure Island nnvy yard today for Astutln , Oic , whence nhe will go to Pngct Sound to maku pnirth.nl tests In lici furnaces of coal from Huve'inl Wnslilngton minis I'ntll veiy re cently nil of thu coal burned by tlio Pneltlo minuliun IIIIH been puiclniHeil by the Nuvy iep ! utni'Mil from llrltlsh Columbia mines , though stiuiig pintestH Imvu lepeiitedly been made by commercial orgunUatlonti of several I'nget Sound cities. Nrttlnlltli Dili Kli'tn 01 Mm. CHICAGO , Aug. n The members of the Board of Truilu today , by n close vote , de cided to lic'cept tin ) loni'CbslaiiB offered by the elevator men In Heltlement of the ( Hill eulty existing between them and the ( general inembcislilp. Mini muni * of Siii-dolni 'iU AIIKUH ! Ill , At Nc'W York Airlvod MlKHlsHlppJ , from London At Cilhr.ilUr Arrlvd Neckir , frmn Ni work \ork At LIverp ol Arrived C'tphnl < niu , figm BoDton , Mongolian , ficni Montreal. REVIEWED BY THE KAISER Twclvo Thotisiutl Eel Gonti Pa's in Line Before the Gorman Emperor. BRILLIANT ARRAY OF BRITISH OFFICERS \ vmiuiioro the Uniform of the Itojiil Dragoon * mid l.eil Them 1'iint Hut Ket tuning Hl.inil. PORTSMOUTH , Eng. . Aug. 13. Emperor William of Ucnniny crosscil o\or the Solent from tlio southwest to this port on board tha royal jacht Allicrtn Ills mnjcsty was re ceived nt the dock yard by Admiral Sir Howell Salmon , knlgtit connnniulcr of the Hith , Victoria cross , anil start , nnil nil tlio commanding officers of the garrison , Tlio ships In the harbor \scrc dressed with bunt ing anil guns from the forts anil war vessels boomed forth salutes as the emperor landed. After a short Inspection of the ilock yards the emperor was escortcil to a special train which conveyed him to Aldersliot camp. At Aldersliot his majesty \\as received by the iluko of Connaught , In command of the district , anil by General Ht Hon. Sir Rcdvcra II. Duller , knight commander of the Hath , Victoria cross , the adjutant general anil by General Sir Francis Orenfell , grand cross of St Michael and St. George , anil a largo and brllllint staff. Also In waiting nt the railroad station was a squadron of. the First ( royal ) dragoons , ot \\lilcli regiment the emperor Is honorary colonel The Plrst dragoons hail been ordered specialty from Ireland In order to act as escort to his majesty. Major General the Duke of Teck acted a a tlio German emperor's perspnal orderly. Great crowds of people cheered Emperor William and his party as they rode toward LilTam's pl.tco In order to rc\le\v the troops. ALIJERSHOT CAMP , Aug 13 The re view was the most successful affair , over 12,000 troops , Including 3,000 cavalrymen , turning out to do honor to Emperor William. The latter wore the uniform of the First ( rojal ) dragoons and led that regiment past the saluting point. The emperor then stationed himself b"sldo the duku of Connaught and closely followed the movements of each corps as It passed. KID or TIM : itumirs. iVtintriiMu 1'ropimen to DlHposu of Her Sur- phis to I iiglitiul. VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 13 The follow ing Australian advices luuc been received hero. The government of Now South Wnlea Intends to Introduce the Australian rabbit on the English markets by shipping them In a fro/en condition. They hope to thus got rid of the pest. The New Zealand House of Representa tives has passed a motion limiting the tlmo of speech to half an hour for each speaker and none are allowed to speak lo committee. morq than four times or longer than ten minutes. At a political meeting held at Lucknowr , N. S. W. , last month , Sir Gsorge Glbbs , ex- premier and an advocate ot free trade , wan hustled off the platform by a mob and hooted down. A party headed by Bradshaw , a surveyor , while exploring west Australia last month , was attacked by blacks In 11 narrow defile. A black servant of the party was speared and the rest had a narrow escape. By the steamer Maori King the experiment of shipping live cattle to England Is belntf tried. Twenty head were shipped. The cat tle arc worth 4 10s In Austialla , but It la thought they would fetch 15 to 20 In Eng land _ Clan-Nii-Ciul Supporter * of oiistltiiUoimllHin LONDON , Aug. 13. A letter published la the Times today points out that the names of the Clan-na-Gael ore conspicuous on the list of subscribers to the Iilsh parllmcnt party , which Air. Justin McCarthy has Just made public , mentioning especially Mr. John M. Smyth , Judge Thomas A. Mo run and Mr. W. J. Hynes , all of Chicago. The writer of tlio letUr referred to saya that all the poisons mentioned uro active participators In revolutionary schemes. CHICAGO , Aug. 13. A story to the Lon don Times , reported by cable , to the effect that Judge Thomas A. Moian , Hon. William J. HlncH and ox-Alderman J. Smytho of this city were active members of the Clan-na- Gael , was received hero with considerable ) hilarity. The local papeis burlesque the story and publish humorous Interviews with Mr. Smythe , the only one of the gentleman at present In tlio city. Mr. nines , It Id shown , so far from being connected with the Clan-na-Gael , was prominently Identified with the attempt to fasten the assassination of Dr. Cronln upon that organization , and that Judge Moran Is , at this moment , risking Incarceration In n Urltlsli dungeon by openly appearing on the streets of London during his Hummer outing abroad , I'rru Oicrrim ultli InKiirKeiitrt , LONDON , Aug. 13. A dispatch to the Times from Limn , Peru , Bays that smalt groups of Insurgents uro scattered nil over. the country and that there is a generally unsettled feeling. Commerce and agricul ture , therefore , are much disturbed. It la added thal-Uio Insurgents' greatest strength , Is In the north , but they appear to have no settled plan of campaign General Caceres , It Is add d , assumed the presidency without any manifestation ot hoslllo feeling against him The now min isters assumed ollleo yesterday Pnbllo opinion Is apathetic regaidlng Iho appoint ments. _ 'l n KiiIUIi | ViKKi'l * ( Hi nlilo. LONDON , Aug 13 Lloyd's has Juat posted as overdue two Liverpool vessels1 , the ship Sierra Madrona and the bark Afon Ceanl. Tlio erews of the vessels number seventy men. The Sierra Madrona Is a Dritlsh ship and sailed from Tlplon Janu ary 25 for Ilangoon The Afon Ceanl sailed from Swansea January 4 for San Francisco , A life buoy and a pleco of wood were picked up off Sicily later In January , both marke < l Afon Ceanl , and about February 10 part ot a lifeboat was also picked up which wus sup posed to have belonged to the bark , Iso Intri Miitlon il Control for ICustla , ST PETERSBURG , Aug. 13. Considerable excitement Is being experienced In regard to the dispatch from London stating that It Is Great Ilrltaln's Intention In propose that the powers Intervene In the affairs of Corca with thi ) view of obtaining the evacuation of that country by China and Japan and the estab lishment of International control. It Is stated here that Russia would not permit this and nliu would prefer to allow the war to con tinue. _ ( Minimi III el ( ionii lo Japan. SHANGHAI. Aug. 13 Up lo the present there hus been no confirmation of the re ported engagement between the Chinese Pol- Yung squadron anil a Japanese licet. The Chinese licet ueeniH to have disappeared from the coast and Its whereabouts Is mys tery. Report haii It that the Chinese war vessels may ihor ly be heard from oft the Japanese coast. dolil I'umlng Into thi ! Mini , of LONDON. Aug 13 Gold Is mill flovvliiH Into the Dank of. England Supplies uro en- route from various quarters , Including India. Gold Is quoted today at Madrid at 1' . ' 2G , Vi enna , 103 , Itomu , 11) ) , Duc'iioj Ayrcs , 2CO , lUemtsu of litlluiifi In LONDON , Aug 13 For the weak endIng - Ing Saturday lual there were 143 failures In 1'iiKlund and Wales , ugnnst 170 failures foi the came uerlod uf ism.