Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-04-15
THE House.
WORK OF Yesterdays SESSION.
A Kansas Congressman EFsctually Sal
Upon.
Mr.. PERKINS TALKS ABOUT TARIFF.
Congressman Allen Holds up the Demo
cratic Side.

MAShiNlON, ApIl Ia In the House
to day, Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania,
from the Committee on Appropriations,
reported the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill, and it was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Robertson, OF Louisiana, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported
the bill for the relief of soldiers and sailors
who enlisted and served in the army or
navy during the rebellion under assumed
names. House calendar.
Mr. McRle. Of Arkansas, from the Com
mittee on Public lands, reported back Sen.
ate bill TO relieve purchasers of aud to in
demuify certain States for swamp and
overtiowed lands. Committee OF the
Whole.
Bills were reported and placed on the
calendar ior the erection of public build
ings at Stockton and Fremont, Neb.
Mr. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, from
the Committee on Invalid Pensions, re-
ported the bill granting increased pensions
TO soldiers who have lost both hands.
Committee ofthe Whole
Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, from the same
committee, reported, with amendments,
Senate bill granting pensions 10 ex soldiers
aud sailors who are incapacitated for the
performance of manual labor, and provid-
ing pensions for dependent relatives of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors Committee of
Whole.
Mr.. WhitthOrne, of Tennessee, from the
Committee en- Indian Depreciation Claims,
reported the bill to provide for the adjudi-
cation aud payment of claims arising from
Indian depredations. Committe Of Whole.
Mr.. Parsons, OF h tnsas, took advantage
of the discussion to speak on the Mills
bill.
Mr.. Perkins then proceeded to argue
that the wealth of the country was due in
great degree TO the system Of protection,
and he criticised the Mills bill because il,
upon examination, he found that almost
every article raised by the American far
mer was put upon the free list, while
whatever protection was left was for capi-
tai. Continuing, Mr.. Perkins criticised
the Mills bill as striking down the pro-
ducts OF the field and putting the laborers
of America in competition with the labor
ers Of the Old World. He hoped that in
the coming debate there would
be no hypOcricy. He hoped that the
mask would be removed, and that
the hideous face of free trade
exposed with all its deformity. While
Townsends and Springers and others had
been allowed to indulge in platitudes the
gentleman from the South had been ad-
mopished te sit still, but he hoped that
now they would demand to be heard.
They gave to the Democratic party 153
electoral votes, and il WAS we'll that they
should he consulted After they had fill
bustered against a bill which proposed 10
pay ST., ,ODO, 600 TO the northern States, it
was right that Democratic House should
surrender to them. Applause
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi, thought that
il was great pity that the gentleman
from Kansas SIR Perkins) could not get
his head out of the cupboard and walk
squarely up to the House of to-day, in
stead of going back to slavery and Iebtl-
lion. The gentleman from Kansas had
heard of the two men who when travelling
went to sleep in room with a cupboard in
it. in the night one asked the other
to look out the window and see what kind
of night it was going to he. The latter
By mistake oDeued-ths cupboard window
and after looking around exclaimed
1T is dark as hell, and smells like
cheese" Laughter The gentleman
from Kansas instead OF getting his head
ont in the day light of 1888 had got it in
the cupboard of rebellion and everything
was dark as hell and smelled of slavery.
Laughter
II was to the credit of the Democrats Of
the House that they had something better
to talk about than the issues which had
been dead for twenty-five years, and
if any Democrat got up, and
instead of discussing living issues,
had nothing 10 talk about but dead issues.
He hoped that he would be expelled from
the Democratic side, and made to take
seat by the gentleman from Kansas, where
he could stick his nose in the cupboard
where the gentleman had his.
The gentlemen had read from the Con-
federate constitution. Did the gentleman
know that it WAS twenty-seven years since
that constitution had been adopted? That
constitution and what il contained were
not matters of interest even to the people
he represented and to the people represent
ed by thCse who had reported the bill.