Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-08
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
ONLY THE HOUSE IN SESSION.
Debate on the Retaliation Bill Goes On.
House Of Representative.

would retaliate and such retaliation as would re-
OF the United States He believed that he could
demonstrate that the first section OF the bill
would enure to the benelt OF the Dominion OF
labor.
RETALIATION WHICH WOULDN'T RETALIATI.
The President in his message recommended the
stoppage OF the shipment of freight in bond. This
would not hurt single hair Of the head OF a SIN
gle Canadian fisherman who had been guilty of
wrong, but would hurt the people Of the western
provinces, who had not committed single griev-
ance: AL And, while the province Of Manitoba must
workingmen would lose $3.50, 900 q year II the
provisions OF the bill were carried into enect.
with American rights there was to be retaliation
which would give them work for i've months in
the year, when they otherwise would have moth
inces would be injured and the
AMERICAN woRKMHN WOULD LOSE s, $50 900 YEAR.
That was retaliation with vengeance With
the section OF the bill (the canal section) he was
in thorough and hearty accord but the question
came to him whether under his oath, he should
vote for measure which he believed to be directly
detrimental to the laboring men OF his district In
behalf OF what had been characterized by the
M from Illinois Ont as beating
He would never vote for putting a m0llet in the
hand Of any man TO beat Chinese gong, who, as
he struck the gong. necessarily
HIT THE HEADS OF AMERICAN woRKINGMEN
and American enterprise. (Applause on the re-
publican side.1 He was one OF those who believed
that this legislation was unnecessary and unwise.
and cruel alike to the unOffending western prov
inces and to American workmen; and so clear was
he that such was the case that he believed that
House would vote against the bill; but
c1sss ans naa ss
were reluctant to take step which might be mis-
construed into desire to prevent an honest efort
son was So clear that tie rss Section Of the biz
was unjust, Illogical ana wrong that II he voted
alone las he probably would, he would vote against
second Sec section, II the he President prevented Ca
madam nsh coming into this country he would
STRIFE THE BLUE-NOsES WHERE IT HUKT.
he favored retaliation that would hurt some
body and make the necessity Of 1t stop quicker.
Proceeding to speak Of the competition existing
OF railroad, he was Interrupted by Mr.. ONeil Pa)
with the question whether he could not devise an
amendment TO the Interstate commerce act which
would bring the Canadian railroads under its pro-
Mr.. White admitted the justice Of this course,
which MI: Wilson Ndinn.l declared would turn the
farmers Of the Northwest over to the tender mer-
Mr. white replied that Wall street needed no
American Congress should never barter the rights
OF the whole country for the sake OF giving ao-
vantage 10 foreign COrpOr6C0nS
MI. Wilson CMinn.) asserted that the ruler who
would precipitate war without imperative neces-
sty and without exhausting every honorable
% upon himself the execration moi Of every ever lust ar and
rght-minded man. War was only contemplated
as q cruel and dernier resort.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND HAS NOT BEEN FoRGETFuL
OF HIS DUTY
to the citizen or Of the demands of humanity and
civilization. The retaliation act Of 1887 was in
adequate, as 1t would inJure the United States as
much or more than its neighbors. The President
had attempted to do what his duty manirestly
zen, and to adjust the differences between
the two countries by means OF q treaty; but
the Senate, controlled more by political than
patriotic motives, had rejected 1t by strict party
vote. He then analyzed the act OF 1887 to sup
port his assertion that every mischief and every
would to the
pending bill, would have resulted to them by the
enforcement Of the act of 1887. That
the Introduction OF Canadian goods. Did any one
suppose that the Canadian government would not
retaliate in kind.
did not suppose that, under the pending bill, the
Canadians would not pay the. United States back
Mr. wilson replied that the bill did not make any
such thing possible or necessary The pending bill
was particularly guarded so as not to destroy the
have done. Gentlemen on the other side with one
except1OD), while denouncing the pending BILL had
declared their intention Of voting for 1t.
This showed either q low state OF morals or q
lack OF independence, ,unbecoming in men who ven-
tured to charge the President with pusillanlmity.
THE PRESIDENTS REVENUE MESSAGE DEFENDED.
Referring to the charge made by gentlemen on
the other side that the Presidents annual message
was free-trade document, he entered an en-
phatic denial and in the course of his remarks he
declared that Mr.. Carnegie received an income OF
81, 500 900 year.
III. balzeI (Pa.) inquired where the gentleman
Mr.. wilson replied that he got them from the
statement OF an hOnored member OF the House,
meaning MI. Scott penny and the explanation
made by Mr.. Carnegie had made 1t certain that
Mr.. Dalzell inquired who the ''honored member"
was.
Mr. Wilson declined to answer, declaring that
the question was Irrelevant
Mr.. Dalzell asked whether the gentleman did not
know that
CARNEGIE HAD DENIED THE srATIMKNT.
Mr.. Wilson said that Mr.. Carnegie had denied
It in way TO make every man believe in its truth.
MI. Dalzen asserted that the statement was alb
surd ridiculous, and false in addition, and that he
must be q credulOus man who would swallow lt.
MI. Dalzell-I don't know. DO you know how
much the gentleman from Erie (Mr. Scott, who
made the statement, makes every Year,
Mr.. WilsOn-That has nothing to do with It
(Derisive laughter on the republican side.1
AdjOurnment and the Tariff.
THE Foley AGREED UP0N By THE DEMoCRATIC
LRADERa
No meeting Of the ways and means committee
has yet been arranged to consider the Breckin-
ridge trust bills, the Oates resolution for ad-
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