New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-09
RETALIATION DEMANDED.
TEE HOUSE PASSES THE ADMINISTRATION
MEASURE.

MEASURE.
| ONLY FOrR NEGATIVE VOTES CAST-BOURKE
| COCHRAN LEADS THE ONLY IRISH DEMON
| sTRATIoN" OVER CLEVELAND'S THURS
DAY POLICY"-THE PRESIDENTS
CAMPAIGN MOTIVES LAID BARE
FEATURES OF THE DEBATE.
Try TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.
Washington, Sept s.-The House, after an
other days debate has passed the new Retaliation
| bill by vote of 76 to 4. The negative votes
were cast by Messrs Bayne and Dalzell, of Penn
sylvania: Lind, of Minnesota; and White, OF New
York. The affirmative votes were given by lob
Democrats and 10 Republicans. 1t will be noted
that of 20 Democratic members only l03 were
present TO vote for this bill which the Administra-
ton regards OF much importance TO Democratic
party prospects The vote shows that both parties
now stand where the Republican party has stood
from the beginning, in favor Of n policy OF re-
taation. That this Administration will exercise
the powers conferred by the bill. If 10 shall become
q law scarcely anybody believes The composure
OF Great Britain and Canada has been undisturbed
except by single belligerent editorial IN Lon
don newspaper and the brave rawlings OF a gallant
Canadian militaman Neither Great Britain nor
Canada believes that President Cleveland will cx-
ercise the powers which it is proposed to grant
Before the final vote was taken Mr.. White, Of
| New York. moved to recommit the bill. with in
structons TO strike out the first section. The mo-
tion was lost
The first speaker s. V. White. OF New
York opened to-day's debate the Rctalia-
ton bill in forcible and cogent speech against
the measure The subject is one in regard to
which Mr. White is thoroughly informed and the
array of facts presented by him was q valuable
contribution TO the discussion. Mr.. White con-
tended that the true quality of retaliation should
be to exact Justice and fair treatment from Canada
at tho expense OF the maritime provinces which
are responsible for the outrages upon American
fishermen while the proposed bill would inure d.
rectly to their benefit and iniurc American work
lnremn. He estimated that direct loss of
about s3OOO,O00 per annum, on account of
freight s45OOOO on account Of carriage, and
ST So 600 on account OF longshoremens wages, VIII
fall upon American industries and interests, and
the benefit will be reapcd by the maritime prov
inces of Canada Mr. White also dwelt upon the
fact that the bill is slxilfully drawn so as not
TO interfere with the Canadian Pacific Railroad
by this Administration. 1t may be that the In
huence of American stockholders, who are wealthy
and active Democratic partsans, Is responsible
for this.
Mr.. Wilsen the reputed author Of the bill, who
is under the impression that he is also the au-
thority of the Thursday policy" and of the
message which embodied it. followed in long
and rather dreary speech, in which he vany
attempts to explain satisfactorily the Presidents
sudden flop" As the BILL if enacted, will benefit
a railroad company of which, IL Is generally I'M
derstood Mr.. Wilson until recently was paid
attorney, il he is not now, the force of his ar
cument was not so great as it might have been
except for that fact. Mr.. Lind. of Minnesota,
delivered a strong speech against the bill which,
he declared was not only unnecessary, but pro-
posed a barbarc policy" Mr.. Linds speech at
tracted much attention on both sides OF the
House.
A feature of the days debate showed plainly
that the Administration had ordered a draft In
the hope of regainng some part OF the ground lost
in the last four days. The unwilling recruits were
h-American Democrats. all of whom voted for
the free-tradc dark lantern bill under
Administration compulsion. The squad was
led by O'Nei!l, of Missouri who re-
centIv distinguished himself by declaring
that the retaliation message was a splendid cam
uaipn document His speech fell fiat as did
that Of Tim Tarsncy, of Michigan, who fol-
lowed him.
AN "IRIsH DEMONSTRATORS" IN THE HOUSE.
Then Bourke Cochran was brough forward
and he made a taking speech, as he always does
He was repcatedly appauded by the Democrats.
all the ardor of an advocate inspired By the re-
ccint or promise Of generous fee. Mr.. Cleve-
land has not been the recipient OF so big dose
Of adulation. of so much and such sweet taily,'
AZ Mr. Cochran offered him to-day. lie declared
that the Thursday policy is n great thing and
that the message proclaimng 1t Is " a splendid
campaign document and the Republicans APP
plauded him, he proceeded to declare that the
people cannot be deceived as to the motives winch
inspired it," Every Republican agreed that IN
This declaration Mr. Cochran had spoken the exact
truth For some reason they laughed when MIR.
Cochran announced that Mr. Cleveland is I" a
great man. who has risen from the lowest station
to the highest in the world, by
force of virtue and not by sacrifice OF IT,"
After some more rhetoric OF the same
sort Mr. Cochran informed the House that
If Mr.. Cleveland is not great man, " then great
ness is not a quality which should flourish in
Democratic soilc Mr. Cochran defended the
Chamberlain treatyand tried to dispose Of Mr..
Hits statement that the Administration in the
Mills bill proposed to give Canada sl,so0,000
per wear in duties on Canadian imports, by say
ing that the bill proposed also to remit duties
on imDorts from other countries He did not
mention Australian wool, or British hoopIron, or
tinplate Ii is not forgotten that Mr. Cochran;
after declaring in favor of Free Trade IN all
articles not produced in the United States ana
for a prohibitory tariif on all articles produced
in the country came to Washington and voted
for the Dark Lantern" frec-trade bill Ills
speech to-day, like his course on the tariff, was
Thoroughly Inconsistent and it will not bear care
fu study 1t closed the only Irish demonstra-
ton which the Presidents thunder policy
has caused
Colonel Bayne, of Pennsylvania. followed in
forcjblc and logical speech, i'll which he thor-
ouoLIv eyuosed the insncerity and double-deal-
Ing of the President in regard to the Fisheries
controversy
McADOO STEPS INTO THE BREACH
As the time for closing the debate drew nigh
another drafted recruit appeared in the Admins
tration ranks He was Mr.. McAdoo, of New-Jcr-
scy, who after posing four years as an extreme
Protcctionst suddenly deserted his coors ana
joncd the ranks OF the Frce-fraders and voted
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