Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-21
TARIFF IN THE HOUSE.

TARIFF IN THE HOUSE.
a Day OF Speeches Upon the mills BtlE |
-Tried to Choke or Handall-Mc-
Ktnley's Address.
Washington correspondence Omaha |
Bee, 18th: To-day the debate in the |
house on the Mills tariff bill reached the
climax. A larger or finer audience or
more inspiring surroundings never
greeted speaker in the lower branch of
than we're present when Mr..
began shortly after IL O'Clock.
AS an oratorioal effort Mr.. Randall's
speech did not come up to the expecta-
tions Of his friends, but as an argument
for the maintenance OF the protective
tariff system and an arraignment of the
Mills bill, it was all that could be hoped
for by his most sanguine admirers. MIR.
Randall was really too sick to speak.
His voice almost failed and he was COM
PEELED to read and in low tones. Wash
ington is filed with visitors just now
and they turned out and flooded the
galleries to oveffowing. Every mem
Der IN the city was in his seat. 1t was
expected that MIR. Randall would pay
mis- respects &c soi:;o os BIS H:a::Si;ess
representing the administration in
Pennsylvania and other states. William
Il. Scott occupied seat very near the
ex-speaker and sat with his back to him
throughout the speech, ready to take up
the gauntlet whenever it was thrown
down. 1t Is stated Mr.. Randall intended
to relieve Mr.. fcottof some OF his surplus
cuticle, but he was not physically able
to withstand the exoitement or make
himself heard. Had he been well he
would have precipitated combat.
There was bat one incident during ell
OF Mr.. Randall's speech which partook
In any degree OF an unusual character. II
was arranged that they should begin
his speech at half past ten, but Mr..
Anderson OF Iowa held the floor when
the house adjourned yesterday and in
sisted upon completing his speech be-
fore the Pennsylvania was permitted to
to begin, and at the conclusion OF the
Towan's observations as an Indiana
member (Mr. Cheadle) spoke, 30 that
almost an hour, the time which, under
the agreement, was given each member
for his speech, was taken from Mr.. Ran.
| dali. After the ex-speaker had pro
gressed to within fifteen or twenty
minutes OF the completion OF his speech
Mr.. Springer, who WAS in the chair, rap
ped him to order and announced tina,
| his time had expired. There was storm
Of voices instantly crying, "Go or, "Ge
Oh" but Chairman Mills, who had up st
that time occupied seat behind screer
where he couid not be seen but ooult
hear, sprang to his feet and stalked lik
q bell weather down the main isle, RAISED
his hand and exclaimed, "I object" Ii
A,-,- I1x LofG h -,
their feet and were begging the chair
means to withdraw his objection. ALI o
was shame that man OF the dlstinc-
tion OF Mr.. Randall should be cut of
when the republicans had neve
ing the time Of democrat
when they had not completed thei
Ispeeches and their time had expired
Mr.. Mills, bull-like bowed his back an,
neck and declared that he would no
withdraw, and in moment the hous
was in confusion. Amid tho din tha
ensued MIR. Mills skulked away and MI
Mckinley q Ohio, who was to folio,
Mr.. Randall, arose and his clear, stroni
voice was heard to exclaim: ''I yiel
fifteen minutes OF my time to the gen
tiemaD from Pennsylvania" The mag
nanimity Of this proposition elected up
roArous applause. Not TO be ontdont
Mr.. Breckenridge OF Kentucky, who wa
to follow Mr.. Mckinley, said that b
would permit TO be taken from his tim
half of ths time necessary for MIR. Ran
, dali to complete hia speech. Mr.. Mil
made great mistake when he objeote
to the extension of Mr.. Randalps tim
but it came naturally to him. He caa
help such blunders. He was born I
4 conmit them. Mr.. Breckenridge trie
a to take the edge OF the insult, but ii dl
!, no good, and only showed the differenc
: between bsor and q gentleman.
The speech Of the session was that {
a Mr.. Mckinley Of 0aio. II was tt
lgreetest arRumeptative effort Of his lif
and 1t is doubted If its equal will b
presented even. when Mr.. Reed an
Speaker Carlisle have closed the debat
y to morrow. IL was not filled with dl
? statistics, but bristled with practical Dc
i. monstra.ions and every day illustration
He met and obiiterated the argumen
presented by the extreme tariff reform
{ ers, who held that it red TWEEN
is days labor OF workingman to puroha
i an oil wool everyday suit OF clothes
" cost OF $50, by drawing from his de-
very handsome suit purchased at ii
B. establishment OF Representative I eopo
d Morse, OF Boston, who is crying himse
ar hoarse for absolute free trade. He ga
tbe suit cost $40, and they we're pass
all over the house as ocular proof OF n
70 himsjness OF the frse wool argume
sei presented. It was the most convinnii
,e object lesson ever presented in congre
= The speech Of Mr. Mckinley was . Iue
= analysis simply :old, and was poweri
u in its effects. BE spoke about sxo Al
ly half hours, and scarcely nemb