Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
THE MILLS BILL,

a Dramatic Incident Recorded Demo.
Gratis who Feet that the Free Trade
Measure Is "a Mistake.
Washington correspondence Omaha
Bee: 1t was by majority which formed
an unlucky ber-thitteen--that the
Mills bill, by dint of the administration's
force, passed the house of representa-
tivas to-day. Less than half q dozen
memb bers were absent, There was q
great crowd in the galleries and the
corridors of the capitol, and the excite
ment ineident 20 the final action on the
bill was great. There was nothing new
in the last appeal of Chairman Mills In
behalf of his measure. Ii was the same
old story of cheap goods for the labor
ing man. He denied that his bill was a
free trade measure. This said and the
whole of his speech is known.
There was dramatic incident Just
before Mr.. Mills took the floor to speak
for his bill. Representative Sowden of
Pennsylvania who, although democrat,
voted against the bill, devoted two or
three hours CT hard work this morning
trying to secure a pair for MIR. Randall
who OF course, Is an enemy OF the Mills
bill, and who, being ill, could not be
present to record his vote. Mr.. Randall
was so anxious that his vote should not
be lost at this perilous time that he sent
en urgent request through Mr.. Sowden
to number OF his persona! friends who
were In favor of the bill, but they all
refused to be paired, saying, that Mr. /.
Mills had placed an Injunction upon
AZ frSa ,F kha 10 a.. .s
and to refuse to pair with Mr.. Kandell.
The latter stated to MIR. Sowden
| that il it was not possible to secure q
pair for him that be would be carried to
the house OF representatives and would
him his life. Mr.. Hogg OF West Virginia,
o democrat in favor of the Mills bill, is q
personal friend of ..aaSS Pennaylvania pro.
tectionist, and when he learned that Mr.
Randall was 80 anxious to be paired and
had threatened to be carried to the
house to vote if he could not secure a
pair, he went to MIR. Sowden and told
him that he WAS willing to be paired
with Mr.. Randall. Mr.. Hogg mel Mr.
Mills near the cloak room on the demo.
cratic side just before the latter tool
the floor and was acoosted about pairing
with Mr.. Randall. Mr.. Hogg stated
that he had paired with Mr.. Randall, II
was true, bat that inasmuch as he had
supported the Mills bill in every step il
had taken in she house, he felt at per
fect liberty to exercise his own will over
his vote in this instance. Mr. Mill be-
gan to rail at the member from Wes
Virginia when the latter turned upor
him and gave him q tongue flashing
which he will not soon forget.
Although there was immense spplaus,
on the democratic side when the vote or
the bill was'announced, there is in real
ity very little enthusiasm among tht
democrats. Representative Campbell
of Ohio, who is one of the shrewdes
politicians and statesmen on his side o
the house IN congress, expressed him
on the work of the day Immediately az
ter the house took recess, and wha
Mr.. Campbell said is in substance tn,
feeling of large number of democrats
He said: 81 voted for the Mills bill
and we have passed it by larger ma
! jority than we anticipated wne.
the compilation OF the measure wa
: begun. It is true. also, that we secure,
three republican votes and lost but fou
+. democrats. but have premonitio
: that we have made bad job OF il. Yo,
y see, I sit on the floor of the house righ
in the center OF the democratic member
!, of the ways and means committee, [ hev
been telling them for months that ii we
Il q fatal error to put wool on she free lii
3 and to make srch small reducer OF th
q duty on sugar. I can eaI to the map an
: put my thumb on all the territory j
. the United States that produces sugs
l. while there is not county in the coun
Is try that DOCS not grow wool. I don