Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-02-01
MAD FREE TRADE LEADERS.
THEY BLIGHT ALL HOPE or REF
ENUE LEGISLATION.
MILLS AND CARLISLE REFUSE TO
LET THE SENATE TARIFF BILL
COME TO A VOTE IN TIE HOUSE.

A" iLiS AMI OhhLlobb hbr bSh ~
LET THE SENATE TARIFF BILL
COME TO A VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
BY telegraph to the N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-"Pre-
mier" Mills and his free trade fol
lowers dared not face the music.
They knew that if a majority of the
House could get an opportunity to
vote they would, in all pro liability
agree to the Senate substitute for
the ozark Lantern bill, and so
they resorted to technicalities TO
prevent it. Mills, McMiIlin and
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, sue.
cesslvely lashed themselves into a
fury in the House to-day, but none
of them could reply to the cOgent
arguments and forcible appeals of
Reed and Mckinley in favor of
adopting a course which would eu-
able this Congress to deal with the
revenue bill. Mr.. Reed opened the
discussion IN temperate bnt ex-
usmely forcible speech. In the
Quiet he quoted with approval.
soms passages from Speaker Car
l .,'eo = ,yaledictory address at the
c GU, VI hst Congress IN which he
u Wv .IiO,;o he pressing nature of
the patriotic a. which devolves
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revenues. Mr.. Reed says thot t tho
country desires and expet,aa' , i%o
Congress to perform that drtv
and the course suggested by Nm
to agree to the Senate's reqd, :,
for a conference and hamper it wit
no restriction save to require the
subject to be discussed in the Com
mittee OF the Whole, was the only
one which offered any reasonable
prospect of final action. If the
majority of the House was sincere
IN Its professions so vehemently
urged here and else where OF de-
sire to dispose OF this matter no
opposition would be offered to the
suggestion. The Republican side
of the House at least was not want
ing IN sincerity and it unanimously
desired speedy action. Mr. Reeds
speech elected hearty applause IN
which the Democrats did not join.
"Premierr Mills replied in an ex-
cited harangue plentifully inter
larded with appeals to his party
associates to stand "by the rights
of the over. burdened, groaning
taxpsyers' and Sin defence OF our
glorious Constitution and Amer
lean liberty He denounced the
action of the Senate in amending
the ozark Lantern" bill az ode
fance OF the Constitution and the
substitute as "a measure increas-
ing the burdens of the grooming
taxpayers" Mills was rewarded
with several rounds of Democratic
applause which inspired him to
high flights of Texan elOquence.
Major Mckinley replied in
forcible and dispassiOnate speech
which was heartily applauded by
the Republicans. He warned the
House that the course suggested
by Mr.. Reed was the only Que
which offered any prospect of tarlti
legislation by this Congress. II
adopted, he said, the Democrats,
without relnquishing or compro.
missing their cherished doctrine OF
free trade, and the Republicans,
without surrendering any part OF
the principle of protection, could
find common ground In either or
both bills upon which they could
reduce the revenue thlrty-hve or
forty million dollars, correct GER
tam inequalities and reform the ad-
illustrative provisions of the tariff.
These propositions were embodied
in both bills and many of the pro-
visions Of the tree lists of both bills
were identical. In conclusion he
expressed the hope that tho Dem
orcatic party would signalize its
departure from poverty some prac-
teal and patriotic legislative action
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, fol-
IoXsassuHnsssis.s .Constitutlon de-
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