The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-19

enue taxes. [Applause.l In the bill
which he introduced, he proposed U
sweep all those taxes from the statute
books except a tax of so cents on whisky
and he would transfer the collection o
that tax to the customs officials II tina
was found TO be practicable. With AL
bert Gallatin he had regarded excis'
taxes as offensive to the genius OF the
people, tolerated only as a measure. o.
emergency, and rs soon as thesoccasiooI
for them had passed away they should
cease to exist.
CHAIRMAN MILLS KISSED.
Mr.. Randall's voice became 80 inaudi'
BILE that members shouted "Louder!
Promptly at the expiration Of his hours
time the Speakers gayel fell and the an
nouncement, "The gentleman's time
has expired" was made.
"Mr. Randall's disappointment was
plain. There were cries of "Go on, go
on"
Mr.. Mills walked down the aisle and
shouted: 81 objeCtp ,, .,
Groans and cries of"oh oh !""Don,t!
don't" came from both sides Of the
House, and members flocked around
the chairman OF the Ways and Means
Committee and begged him to withdraw
his objection and permit Mr.. Randall to
proceed, but Mr.. Mills was ineXOrable.
Finally, Mr.. Randall asked, us a per
sonal favor, that he be given few min
utes more.
"No, will not withdraw my objec-
tion," said Mr.. Mills; 81 must draw the
line, and draw it here"
All this there was grooming, misses and
exclamations Of ooh, oh!"
In the midst OF the confusion Mr.. Nc
Kinley, who follows Mr.. Randall, arose
and said he would give the gentleman
from Pennsylvania fifteen minutes OF his
(McKinley's) time. This was received
by tremendous applause.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, who
follows Mr.. Mckinley, then proposed to
give an equal amount OF time from his
hour, and Mr.. Randall resumed his
speech.
THE METAL SCHEDULE ANALYzED.
He analysed the metal schedule OF
the Mills bill, and declared it would
bring about incalculablo injury to the
industries of America. He could find
nothing in the bill which gave a return
for free wool. He found many inequal-
tiles in it, and discovered few features
intended to relieve the poor or ths
workingman. AS he dwclt on these
features Of the bill his voice grew loud
er, lie became almost eloquent, and he
was applaudcd. He referred to the
declarations OF his colleague (Nlr. Scott,
who sat near) us supercilious, and said
he would cOnsign them to the obscurity
they should be cast into. lie pleaded
with the Democratic friends to not undo
the good which has been done to the
manufacturing industries, by the pro-
tective tariff, and read from Jefferson,
Monroe and other Democratic fore
fathers to prove that protection was u
fundamental Democratic principle.
Mr.. Randall closed with a tribute to
the results and principles OF protection,
and asked that they be maintained, and
maintained through the efforts OF the
party tnat instituted them. He could
not conceive that the ideas and princi-
pies that went down in 1861 would ever
again predominant in this country. At
the conclusion of his speech Messrs.
Foran (Dem.), OF Ohio; Wise lDem.), OF
Virginia, and Kelley CRep.), OF Pennsyl-
yania, were the first to extend congratu-
latiOns to Mr.. Randall. Mr.. Mckinley,
of Ohio, then took the floor.