The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-23
RANDALL ASSAILED
IN THE ROUSE YESTERDAY
For his Vo's Last Fhursday on the Morrison
Bnl-Hs Holds his owu-ThS Chicago
PIAifEm-A BnI Framed by
the Democratic ProIeotiontAts,

BlueTatlon oil tne fenHlOn Dill IO'uAy py
the House quite an animated discussion
occurred over an amendment offered by
Mr., Morrison, The debate took tariff
turn, In the course Of which Mr.. Bragg, OF
Wisconsin, attacked Mr.. Randall for his
vote on the Morrison Tariff bill. Mr..
Randall in reply said; ~ did not intend
to indulge in any further discussion Of
this subject, and would not, except for
the Language used by the gentlemen from
Wisconsin, stand here his peer In every
respect with connections as pure - ho can
possibly have [applause on the Republi-
can side participated In by Democrats who
followed Mr.. RandalPs lead on Thursday
last and have the courage TO maintain
them. How 10 this question? Some years
ago we had the same controversy, and l
cast my vote then as l cast 1t on Thurs
day-irom conviction,
AGAINST FREE TRADE,
Iresisted anything that tended to free
trade in the United States and the lower.
ing OF wages to American laborers, Zap.
plause on the Republican side.l l was
condemned In some quarters for that vote.
~ went with the rest oil you," addressing
the Democratic side, ITO national con-
vention where | was told that would
nave no Republicans to help me. What
was the result OF that Gonvention2 Does
any man here attempt to say that the
measure reported to this House by the
Committee on Ways and Means Is in
harmony with the spirit Of that
convention or the enunCiatlons OF those
who took the stump In lis behalf? No, |
am lust to-day where stood then. lam
in favor OF q revision oil the tariff and the
lower OF rates OF duty and repeal in
Dart OF the internal taxes upon which the
Ways and Committee ot the House has
denied any privilege OF q vote. Ap.
plause IhaVs only to say to the gen.
tleman from Wisconsin that he has from
me as much contempt as can well send
70 him, [ Laughter and applause and |
I'm ready to discuss with him the pro.
priety OF my course"
Mr.. Hewitt declared that the measure
reported by the Ways and Means Com
nittee was in accordance with the Chicago
platform.
hUhklhON hkPLIs
Mr.. Morrison-The gentleman from
Pennsylvania claims that no bill Is fair
and in the spirit Of the Chicago platform
chat does not present him an opportunity
)i voting on internal revenue taxes, and
4gain and again he makes his promise as
20 what he would do, and here we
are reproaChed by the other side
because at Chicago We pledged ourselves
against tho repeal OF internal taxes and
IN favor OF revision Of the tariff. The
Gentleman from Pennsylvania had gone
lut OF his way to say that the proposition
presented by the Ways and Means Com.
inittee was not within the spirit OF the
Chicago platform. He wished to call his
attention to the fact that In nearly every
paragraph OF that platform the Democracy
mad pledged itself 90 q party TO the re-
luCtion Of tariff taxes, and had es-
peCially declared in favor OF the con-
tinuanCe Of internal revenue taxes. The
var taxes remain substantially as they
lid at the close Of the war and the party
promised reduction, yet the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, notwithstanding the
promise OF reduction and his desire to
Keep faith with the platform, would not
vote to consider the bill unless 1t gave
aim an opportunity TO do that which he
nad pledged himself not to do. The gen.
sleman knew that the Chicago platform
required additions to the free list.
AS TO cLEvELAND's ELECTION.
Mr.. Randall asked II the gentleman be-
lieved that President Cleveland could
have been elected II the convention had
declared for free raw materials.
Mr.. Morrison replied that Mr.. Cleveland
would have gotten more votes than he
did. He had not carried Ohio, and had
not carried Pennsylvania by $4,000 votes,
and would not have carried them II the
tariff on wool had been piled milo high.
After further debate Mr.. Morrison
moved the pre- 1ious question.
Mr.. Reed mo yed as o substitute to lay
the resolution on the table. The yeas and
nays were ordered and resulted In the de-
feat OF Mr.. Reeds substitute; yeas, 1926;
nays, 1870. Before q vote could be taken
on the original motion Mr.. Reed moved
an adjournment, and the Republicans, by
dilatory tactics, managed 10 consume the
time up to 8 O'Clock, when under the
standing order the House adjourned amid
an out6urst Of applause and deriSive
laughter from the Republicans.
The motion OF hr. Morrison which pro.
voked the discussion proposed change
OF the rules, making II In order 10 amend
a general pension bill by adding pro.
vision for the imposition Of tax to meet
the expenditure required by the bill.