Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07
IT WASN'T TIE SENATE,
BUT IT ALMOST RlVALGD THE RE-
CENT DISORDER THERE.

WASHINGTON CRY, May Z Another
adivarshin" took place during the debate in
| the house Saturday on the Mills tariff bill,
| that came near putting that chamber in line
| with the senate proceedings Tuesday. Wood
| burn of Nevada was the cause OF it. He
made a lively speech against the bill, and in
the course thereof produced the list of mem
| bers of the Golden club, which he said had
agencies in this country working in behalf of
| free trade. In the list Of nembershe called
attention to the names of Senators Vance
and Beck; William r. Morrison, Of Illinois;
| William Endicott, Jr., of Boston; Thomas T..
| Bayard, and J. c. Carlisle.
Bynum of Indiana inquired II James a.
Garfield had not been member, aud receiv-
ing an answer in the negative, then asked If
Murat Halstead was not WOOdlaIrn de
clared, holding up the list, that there was not
| IA Republican to day in public life who was
member, and Bynum said the list was not
true one, for he had il from member that
Ifalstead belonged TO the club, and later pro
duced a revised list Of the members Of the
Golden club, showing that Murat llalstead
had been admitted in 1880, II showed the
names of Hugh McCulloch, a former Repub-
lcan secretary of the treasury, admitted in
| 1871, and of Stanley Matthews, admitted in
1875. There wore also the names Of Theodore
Roosevelt and Cyrus W. Field aud a number
of others.
Bynum-Garfield's name appears in the
publication OF 1871 as Icing admitted IN 1863
Bayne--lIe Tepudiatcd his connection with
that club--he said he was elected without his
consent or knowledge [Derisiye laughter on
the Democratic sidol
Weber Of New York--And Roosevelt has
since recanted
Woodburn had referred to the American
noblemen" from the fact that all the mem
bers of the club were either manufacturers
or no,lemen He procecdsi = ask would
citizens of Irish birth per ppousts III power
a party whose leading meubsf1 r'ted for
Golden free tradef Golden ira trade meant
that the parliamentary Independence of Ire
land was valu0less. Could they still cling to
party that held out as a shining example
of its confidence AN eX-member of the house
who aPol1gi2ed TO the British minister ut
Washington for introducing resolution of
inquiry to the legality of the trial of an
American citizen condemned and exc
cuted by British jury and II British court;
He referred to A. s. Hewitt, Democratic
mayor of the Democratic city Of New York
He said he would loo disappointed if the dis
tinguishod member from Massachusetts
[Coilinsl, the acknowledged representative of
his race, did not rise in his seat before the
termination of this debate, and denounce the
Mills bill, in view of the fact that few
years ago he was the president of a national
organization that over his signature issued a
manifesto ordering of members to boycott
every article to British manufacture TAP
plause and laughterl
AS Woodburn concluded speaking Bryce
of New York crossed the main aisle and ex
citedly denounced as Misrepresentation
Woodburn's illusions to A. $. Hewitt.
Woodburn--I have said nothing but what |
L can prove.
~ say it is false" exclaimed Bryce
"That is what Democrat always does" |
suggested Houk of Tennessee amid laugh |
ter
Several Republicans stated that what |
WOODBURY. had said was matter of record |
and matter of notoriety.
Brumm of PENNSYLVANIA, who was seated |
wisllin foot or two of Bryce, suddenly |
plunged into the controversy, aHd, shaking |
his finger in front of Bryce's face, said: |
"Hewitt acknowledged on the floor of the |
house and apologi2cd for it, / offered the res
olution to investigate. SO when you say that |
that this referring to WSodburml says |
untruth you say what is false"
In moment the house was in a state of |
great confusion, and members crowded |
around the two gentlemen, who facing one
another, continued an angry colloquy, which
was not, however, Ineligible.
"If there is power in this house to have
order,n cried Buchanan of New Jersey, al
demand order. Let the gentlemen go out
into the lobby"
as this the senate of the United Statesm |
aueried Hopkins of Illinois, in an informa-
tion-seeking tone, which set the house in
roar, and Which poured oil upon the troubled
waters, for in few moments Bryce and
Brumm We're seated together and talking
StoolSdale of Mississippi referred to the re-
cent strikes, and said when American labor
to resist pauper labor Pinkerton
was telegraphed to and there came host Of
minions at $40 a day; and these American
citizens went out of their homes with re-
volvers in their faces, and those weapons in
the hands of ruffians.
Brumm-Is it not true that all these men
who have employed Pinkerton detectives in
the coal region are free traders, headed by
Mr. Scott of this hbuse, Mr. Corbn of New
York, and Mr.. Coke of Pennsylvania-aIl
free traders!
MacMillin of Tennessee--Does the gentle
man charge that Mr.. Scott has done 500
Br1umm-He has. / am ready to show it.
Stockdale-I am not tho guardian of Mr.
Scott but do know that it was the Ameri-
IAN laborer that was at the muzze of the
gun and American capital at tho breech.
No labOring man ever called for Pinkerton
detectives, No laboring man at the coal
mines ever wanted these men to come and
protect him, 1t was American capital, and
The American citizen vert out, and these
European paupers were put in.
This closed the most exciting debate so far
on the Mills bill.