Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-06
FifrisLh Congress
THE HOUSE

THE HOUSE
DARLINGTON, May 5.-The House
" into committee Of the whole en- the
" NJ wheeler Of Alabama concluded mis-
aacb begun yesterday with an eloquent
sl,ause to the grandeur and freedom OF
49, American republic.
INC t1. RI.nd of Missouri, refsrrieg to
~ apTrows' speech, 10 which that gen
nj. spoke of the M Is bill as
usL",iinpWithout sckno wledgod parentsge,
p 's..'cised the gentlemen on the other side
not having virillty ana manhood
Ui to present biutling OF
enUus character. He bitterly OPP
say .od the protective system, denied
- w.s the cause Of the progress OF
~! we, comfy aud inveighed against protec-
W.. W. ard trusts WaIch he denounced as
WI directly tracesble to the higo Tariff
s'L 81 illustration Of the love Of Rspuoll-
a. for p-ote Ctlon he said thai II fool
r,inept should be showered down
~, the civ tie gentlem on the other
liJs gould fsll down on their knees ana
ST. 70 tneir ueaveuly Father for protec-
~ AGAINST the psuper labor of heaven.
NJ woodruff of n vaoa coDtroverteo
,,acr,im of the Dem crsts that their par
- w.s the fciend of the lsbOrlhg msn, aud
- cfted the fact that the Democrats had
IN, urstsd their entry into power oy
.nrring down the salaries Of the govern
,,sa- employees; that their Secretary OF
Tro,surg had reduced the pay OF the
i.bnrers at the SIN Francisco custom
bonse. and the Secretary Of the Navy had
sssn fl TO pare down the wages of he
bod-csrriers a. the Marvlsnd navy yAros.
IA moceedsd to make speech
bitterly denunciutory Of the pol
nv which, ne said, WAS outlined
nv the Mills bill of surrenderlng the
American market aud American labor to
NE free traders of Greas Britain. Turn
ing mis- attention TO the Golden Club,
W,odbuFn said 1t wss an association Of
B.itisn msndf scturers for the svowed
nurpose Of dos Toying the protective
tariff system OF America, to facilitate the
sale Of Brush goods in the American
market. l. had established agencies
ia New York and Chicago
for the distribution OF British
free trade documents in pol'tical
canvass OF this country. Ga the roll Of
membership appeared the n6m9s of
dukes aod earls and lords, peers an
counts and princes, and on the back OF
the book of record was the motto of the
club, Gree trade, good will amHng
nations" and "God save the Queen 1"
The essential qualification of member
ship, was, ne said, that tae applicant
for admission should be either 8
manufacturer or policeman. Ga
the list of members ne found
me names Of majors Beck and Vance,
and William Z ldicott, Jr., Boston, 8
Cabinet officer OF this repu bic, WAS ad-
mltted in 1887 This ought to create no
surprise for If common rum )r reported
MIN right ne permitted NO visitor to
escape Withou> infjc ting on MIN au essay
on the antiquity of mis- ancestors and the
arts OcracY OF his Puritanlcal
BLOOD. Thomas F. Bayard was On
the roll Of American no 9lemen. Recently
when sChsmberlain in speech in En-
gland mentioned the name OF Bayard, the
cheers OF the multitude drowned the voice
OF tue orator. From his (Bayard'sl acts
and utterances stranger, unacqusinted
with our forms of government, would
De lstif ID in concluding that
he was acting 10 the capacity
Of American Secretary Of Safe
and British envoy exrsordinary. Will
lam R. Morrison wSs member OF the
club. Was il wonder that he was con-
tiDUslly tiukering st tariff revision in the
interest of Great Britain, that. esulted al
WAYS in the stsgnation OF business, that
engendered striker, begot violence and
deprived him of seat IN Congress-. Last
but not least on the Golden
Clue membership wss the able
and impartial parliamentHrisn who
possessed the almost god-like power Of
shaping the legislation of this country,
the present Speaker of this House, Jonn
Gafi Carlisle, who was comparatively 8
youlg member, having been elected in
1888. Tiese were few Of the na9NE or
members who have combined TO G6Eqner
sld subdue American energy aud enter !
prise. Tley shone out on thss Britis&
Club list like apples OF gold in picsuress9f
silver. ~
Mr.. Byaum inquired whether MrsGar-
aeld ns1 uog been member of tae.siub.
Mr. WOOdburn replied in the negative.
Mr. Bynum-'Is not Murat HAlstesd,
the friend Of Senator Sherman, member
Of it2"
Mi. Woodourn (holding 10 the list)-
There is not r publican o-day in public
life on the roll of membership Of the
Golden Club. applause.
Mr.. Bynum denied that the list WAS q
true one.
Mr.. WOODBURY. replied it was true
List, the last one published.
Mr.. Byuum-"r Then these names have
been removed
MI. FaIq thar of New York-"By wbst
authority DO you make that statement"
Mr.. Bynum-"Ralstead is member
because haze it from 8 member OF the
club"
Mr.. Woodburn-"Here is the record
Continuing Mr.. WOODBURY. said it was
Strange thst the roll of American noble
men did not contain the name OF the
Democratic Secretary OF the Treasury,
VINO BY q stroke of his pen had permitted
Canadian railway, subsidized by q
foreign government to the extent OF
sSl,O00.000, to carry freight and
Passengers scross American territory and
TO Compete with American lines, thereby
C3Uppling their ahil'tY 10 psy their Just
Geots to the government. WHAT he Mr..
woodbury. said here today might Dc re-
garded as sounding b ASS and tipkliDg
eYmoals," but as 8 humble member OF
THIS body he was prompted by strict