Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-06

A SENATE SCENE.
CONTINUED from First Paser

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means committe." applause on the
Democratic side.)
Mr. RUssell-"Has not "Parsee" Moore
been the controlling spirit of the majority
| of the ways and means committee"
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky--"Does
| the gentleman make the charge on his own
| responsibilities"
| Mr.. Bayne-'I make the charge"
Mr.. Breckenridge-"If the gentleman
Will take the charge ON his own response
bility we will make the ISSUE"
Mr.. Buchanan asked if the gentleman
would admit that the minority members
of the committee were not admitted to
the meetings of the majority, when the
bill was IN preparation.
MIR. Breckenridge replied with a question
as to whether the gentleman referred to
the private meetings of the majority held
for conference.
Mr.. Buchanan-"Ahlt the gentlemen held
secret meetings, did they? 1 am glad the
gentleman confesses the secrecy of their
meetings."
Mr.. Breckenridge replied. amid Demo
cratic applause, that surely the gentleman
didn't think the majority of the committee
expected the minority TO agree with them
in their efforts to reduce taxation.
Mr. Mccormick, Of Pennsylvania, took
the floor and devoted himself largely to a
criticism of the sections of the bill.
He wanted to know what the scheme
of the majority OF the committee on ways
and means was if it was not a free trade
scheme. If all the imports were treated
as humber and wool had been treated,
would the president say that the question
of free trade was wholly irrevelant? The
lumbermen had sent in thousands of petit
tions begging for protection, but the COM
mittee on ways and means had turned
deaf ear to their entreaties. In conclud-
ing. Mr. Mccormick said that no part
of his part as representative
consent to the surrender of the limit
less markets of this country to foreign
ers. He didn't want to say the laboring
men Of this country that they were to
have the privilege of competing with the
underfed and half starved laborers of
Europe and the painted hordes OF China
and India in return for tie privilege of the
markets of the world.
Mr.. Stockdale, of Missouri, defended the
bill He referred TO recent strikes and said
when American labor attempted to resist
pauper labor Pinkerton was telegraphed
to and there came host Of minionS at SO
a day, and these American citizens went
out of their homes with revolvers in their
faces and those weapons in the hands of
ruffians.
Mr.. Brumm-"Is it not true that all the
men who have employed Pinkerton de-
tectives in the coal region are free traders,
headed by Mr.. Scott of this house, and Mr.
Cox of New York"
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee the
gentleman charge that Mr.. Scott has done
so?'
Mr.. Brumm-'I assume to say that he
has am responsible for it and ready to
show it."
Mr.. Stockdale-"I am not the guardian
Ct Mr.. Scott. ! regard him as amply able
to take care of himself; but / do know
that it was the American laborer that was
at the muZzle of the gun and that is was
American capital that was at the breech.
No laboring man ever called for Pinker-
toms men; no laboring man at the coal
mines ever wanted these men to come and
protect him. 1t was American capital.
And the American citizen went out, and
these European paupers were put in. do
not care who did it. do not care whether
it was Mr.. Scott, Mr.. Corbin or anybody
else. | speak what l believe to be the
truth"
The committee rose and the house ad-
iOurned