The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-20
CLOSE OF THE DEBATE.
SPEAKER CARLISLE WINDS UP THE
TARIFF DLSCUSSION
The Former BisseG-Reed Of Maine
Speaks for Nonopoly-Mr. Carlisle Wants
Fair Trade or "a Chinese Wall.

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WASHINGTON, May 19-As early as .
O'Clock this morning the people began to
flock into the House galleries, and by |
o'clock, when the House convened, the
galleries were densely packed with peo'
pie gathered 20 hear the speeches bv the
two acknowledged leaders OF their re-
spective parties, Speaker Carlisle and
Mr. Reed
Every seat in the galleries was filled
and the people were packed outside the
doors clear across the halls, craning their
necks in vain endeavors TO catch few
words The Presidents gallery and the
diplomatic gallery were also filled.
The House flooi was soon occupied by
members who came early, and many
Senators were present to hear the debate.
After the reading of the journal Mr..
McMllin moved to dispense with the
morning hour, which was done, and the
House went into Committee of the Whole
with Mr. Springer in the chair
BAEER AND BRECKINRIDGE.
Ii was understood that Mr.. Baker OF
illinois would reply to some remarks
made by Mr.. Breckenridge yesterday in
regard to his occupancy of Mr.. Morrison s
seat in the House.
Mr. Baker being recognized. arose and
said
"Mr Chairman, here is direct and
outrageous attack upon my honor and
I e honor Of my district. hurl the
words back into the face and teeth Of the
gentleman as being grossly untrue
Continuing, he said the seat OF Henry
Clay in the House was worse than vacant,
occupied as it is by one "alluding TO Mr..
Breckinridge) whose words are flower
gardens of speech devoid OF leaves or
fruit" lie said he had encountered a
perfect cataract of defamation and false
hood since he defeated Mr. Morrison.
These damnable, atrocious false
hoods" he said, have continued TO flow
in the puirid air OF partizsn maligni,y,
and the gentleman from Kentucky stands
their sponsor in this House. Lightning
from Heaven would consume me, God
would take my name from the book OF
life, if did not rise up in self contained
indignation 10 repel the imputation |
tell the gentleman the imputation is
wholly false. challenge, CHALLENGE,
CHALLENGE an investigation Lay on
Macduff. and damned be he who first
cries Hold, enough"
Mr. Breckinride replied, having five
minutes yielded him by Mr. Reed, that it
was perfectly appropriate for Mr. Baker
to quote from Macbeth and thus associate
himself with that character. lie said,
however, he did not understand Mr.
Baker as other than the object Of nefa.
rious political intrigue by others He
had read letters from John jarrett Of the
American Tin Plate Association and
from others to parties in Illinois proifer
ing offers of money 10 employ speakers
in the campaign against Morrison.
Mir Baker had said in the course of his
remarks that when Mr. Breckinridge
started to join the rebel army, his father,
a sturdy old Unionist. said If | could
have foreseen this when baptized YOU
and dedicated you to the service of
Almighty God would have strangled
you then
Mr. Breckenridge denied that his father
had ever given utterance to the cruel sen.
timents attributed TO him by Mr., Baker.
He said mo one who has not had the
ploughshare Of civil war run through his
family with its dividing edge can under.
stand the dilemma a loving son found
himself n. with the dictates Of conscience
on one side and the veneration for n
father on the other" Closing his re-
marks, he said II forgive the gentle
man for hiding behind the gravestone of
a dead father to wound living son. 3"
Applause
When Mr. Breckenridge had finished,
Mr. Baker arose and said The Ken
tucky mountain has labored and brought
forth ridiculously small mouse Kisses
in the galleries.. He soid Mr. Breckin
ridge had not produced single piece of
documentary evidence to back up his as
sertious.