Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-23
THESE REPUBLICAN ANGELsl


Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, expressed hi
delight at q reference made by Mr.. Reed
to the failure Of the House 10 consent Il
consider revenue bills Il am delighted b
said, because il shows what sort OF con
tempt the Republicans Of this House
feel for those who have been recreant Il
their faith and their pledges. While they
are received with open arms and appropri
alton for the acts they have done they are
thoroughly despised for their political de
fection." Loud applause on the Demo
cratic side Continuing. he said that be
had seen the gentleman from Iowa Mr..
Henderson take ont the old hobbyhorse
to be ridden around sgain, and he danced
about for the benefit of claim agents,
newspapers, to be circulated auoeg that
class of men whose vote the Republicans
thought could be bought By IA prstense thst
toe Republicans were the SOL
diers' friends. Applause on
the Democratic side, and sneeriDg
cries Of "Ohl OH" from the Republican
side
Eyes, 'oH! on "
mocked Mr.. Bragg. ut was when the
Republicans were two thirds in the majority
in this House, when the war was fresh,
when men were suffering from wounds
everywhere, that you placed limitation
on pensions and provided that every claim
not presented in five years should onlJ
commence to draw pension from the date
of application. Vino did that2 VIII you
answer oh! ohr2 Ii was the Republican
party. 'Ohr Who wGs it that appealed
the arrears limitation and paid the soldlers
whose claims were pending from the date
of disability? 1t was the Dsmoeratic party
oh OH"
Continuing, he maintained that there
was nothing in the peading proposition
looking to refusal of pensions to soldiers
1t did not refuse to grsat pensions, but 1t
PROVIDED FOR THEIR PAYMENT.
When gentlemen sprsrg into the fight snd
cried out that it was an attack upon the
soldier element to protect the bontholder,
to protect those men who during the war
fattened on the blood Of msa in the field,
and ss contractors filled their purses.
Laughter and applause on Democratic
side
RANDALL AGAIN.
Mr.. Randall did not intend to in
dulge in any further discussion Of this cub
iect, and / would not except for the Ian
gusge used by the gentlemen from Wis
consin. stand here his peer in every re-
spsct with connection as pure as he can
possible have applause on Republican
side participated in By Democrats who fol-
lowed Mr.. Rsndall's lead on Thursday
last and | have courage to maintain
them. How is this question? Some years
sgo we had the same controversy, and
cast my vote then as | cast 1t on
conviction. resisted
ANYTHING that tended to free trade in the
United States snd the lowering of wages to
American laboress. Applause on the
side. / was condemned 10
some quarters. for that vote went with
the rest ol you addressing the Democratic
side to a nalionsl convention, where ! was
told | would have no Republicans TO help
me. What was the result Of that conven-
lion? Does any man here attempt TO say
that the measure reported to this House Sg
The WAYS and Means Committee is in her
mony with the spirit of thst convention or
the enunciations of those who took the
stump in iIs behsli2 No, ! am just TO day
where l stood then. | am
IN FAVOR OF REVISION
Of the tariff aud the lowering of rates Of
duty, sud arepeal in part OF internal taxes,
upon which the Ways and Means Commit
lee cf the House has denied any privilege
Of vote. Applause |. have only to
say 10 the gentleman from Wisconsin that
he has rrom me as much contempt as can
we'll send 10 him laughter and applause
and an ready to discuss with lin the
p!ooriety ofmy course.
Mr. Hewitt declared that the measure
reported By the Ways and Means Commit
tee was in accordance with the Chicago
platform.
Mr.. MORRISON.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania
claims thas no bill ia fair AID in the spirit
o. the Chicago platform that does not pre-
sent him an opportunity of voting away
internal revenue tsxss, and again and
again be makes his promise as to what he
would do, and here we are re
by the other side be-
cause at Ch cago we pledged ourselves
the repeal Of internal taxes and IN
favor Of a revision of the tsrit. The
gentleman from Pennsylvania had gone
on. of his way to say ,hS: the proposition
presented by the Ways aud Means Com
mittee was not within the spirit OF the
Chicago platform. &c wished to call at
.en,ion 10 the fact that in nearly every
of that platform the Democracy
had pledged itself ss party
to the reduction Of tariff taxes
and had especially declared IN
favor of the continuance OF internal reye-
nue. taxes. The war taxes remain sub
o. they did at the close o. the
war, and the party promised reduction
Yet the gentleman from Pennsylvania, not.
viths,anding the promise of reduction and
his desire to keep laith with the platform
would not vote to consider the bill unless
it gave him an opportunity to do that
which he had pledged himself not to do.
The gentleman knew that the Chicago
platform required addition to the free list
Mr.. Randall asked if the gentleman be-
heyed that President Cleveland could have
beeen elected il the convention had deelar'
ed for free raw material
CERTAINLY.
Mr.. Morrison replied that Nj. Cleveland
would have gotten more votes than he DID.
BE had not carried Ohio anyhow and not
carried Pennsylysnia by 10000 votes, and
would not have carried them It the taiih
on wool had been piled a mile high.
After further debate Mr.. Morrison moved
the previous question on the adoption o'
the resolution.
Mr.. Reed moved as q substitute to lay
ths resolution on the table, The yess and
nays were ordered and resulted in the de
feat ofMr. Reeds substitute; yeas lzo
nays l39.
Before q vote could be taken on the orig
inal motion. Mr.. Reed moved an adjourn