Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-15


WAsnISaToN. Nay 9.-The event OF the
day Ia tho House was the speech OF Crisp
OF Georgia. the first tariff speech, by the
way, which no has ever made In the
House. 1t WAS one OF the best ever made
there. ard Was greatly enjoyed by Demo-
Gratis md Republicans alike. 1t was so In
terestiHg that the Republicans paid 1t the
compliment OF frequently tnterrupting
hin. Every time they did 20 Crisp i'm
provei the opportunity to make smother
roint 30 cleverly aud yet 20 fairly that
when he RAT down at the close none Of the
many who ilOGked to congratulate him were
more cordial than Willard (hass.), Bayne
lPa.) and other Republicans who had inter-
PUP. ed him.
Crisp's chief point, which the Republic
oans, Of course, would not inset, was that
this Mckinley Tariff bill did nothing for the
great in jority OF farmers. III you want to
help The farmers" he -aid, "givs them free
salt" That would help them all little.
Give them fres bacs,ng for the corn of the
west and the cotton OF th9 south. Give them
free ties for the cotton OF the south, and the
hRV OF the west; or, at least give them
cheaper clothing, chNpar implements.
cheaper nere isarics OF lifs. For, as II Is nov,
they aIe faxed on everything and get moth
inc IN return.
1aasMuch as Cdsp Is likely to be the
leld 81 OF thH Democratic side In the event
this Carli-le goes 10 the Senate, everything
that be says and does Is now watched with
peculiar interest by both sides.
Ii Is not Improbable that his tariff speech
OF to daY naY put him on tho COMMITTEES on
ways and means should Uatilslo'5 departure
make Il vucancy there.
Mr. Fitch (N, " opened the debate by
charging thai ths OH was party measure,
and accused Mr.. Mckinley OF Inconsistency
In bis position now and that taken when
the Mitl- bill was under discussion.
Mt. ar DAD, IA member OF the commit
tee on ways HId cans, Ia speaking on tue
eugar e!auss OF the bill said that he was
convince! that the Unitei States must look
to ether counties for her sugar
Mr. Crisp Qia.) said that the protection
lists seemed 10 have worked themselves up
TO he belief that 1t was possible to devise a
way OF obtaining money for the support of
the!r own government by collecting SONS
thing ton the people OF foreign govern
meats. l, was absurd to make proposi-
ton OF this sort. No man Of sincerity
would question ths proposition that the
pegVle ~ the United States alone paid
every dollar that went into the Treasury.
tn people were vitality interested In undor-
standing why 1t wns that SO large an amount
OF that which represented to them labor
md toll should bs tuken and accumulated
rs q surplus ia the Treasury. tariff wes
n tux paid primarily by the importer, but
re-eollected by him from the Individual to
whnri he sold his yard OF cotton or suit OF
clothes. The article which came for sale
was charged with every Item OF expense
thar entered into 1t up to the time when 1t
cIma to the consumer.
Mr.. Payne (N. j, a member OF the ways
and msuns committee, referred TO the pass
ing Of the Mills bill by the House In the
Fittieth Congress and its rejection by the
HenAts. The issue had been submitted to
the people. and they had rendered. the YER
diet. The gentleman from Texas (hr.
Mtils) hal said that he knew how the Re-
lubhcan3 had carried the election. or
course this gentleman did. He came into
TIM rural districts OF New York fixed up
with canal boat and four mules. The
gsnrlemal thought that that method OF
locomo;iOn was about fLst enough for the
Democratic party. Ii was about as near up
20 he times as the Democratic party was,
[Lrlghtet Tho people had trampled tue
DcmuGrntlc party under foot, and that was
how the II plbli ans Won the victory. The
eentiem rom Teansssee (ar. McMlllin)
had said hom thing about the uss OF money.
He had iHtimated that the Postmaster
general hnd contributed money.
air. MGMillin-I did not Intimate any,
thing. | said II was part OF history.
MIR Payne-l notice tuat my friend did
not say anything about his Presidential
candidate and hts cabinet officers who
stepped up to the captains office and SET
iled, In vocation OF tho Owl service law.
tAnplause and laughter.l or course, that
10 buy votes.
MIR. Payne then prccReied to argue In
support uf tho bill, especially OF those feat
aIeB which he e1ntondal would be OF beno.
liz TO tue farmers.
In the course of his remarks he stated
that there hbd appeared beiOce the ways
and means committee members fr9in tue
other side VINO had asked for protection
There had cuns before It representative
from Virginia who had advocated duty
On sumuc, saying that II the committee put
duty upon 1t hs would privately bless 1t
though he would, have to vote against 1T
bill. Leught,r.l
Nil. uFerssl VA Inquired who the rep
resHnative WIS.
MIR. PByne--I have no OF ,ction In telling
you. | was your colleague, General Lee
[lmyh'er,l
plscu:s'ls the question OF the duty on
Sumatra toaacco. ne was Interrupted by
nr. Washington (reun.) with tho query
whether tho repeal OF the Internal taxes or
tobacco would rot be for the benefit OF the
frner.
Mr. Payns replied that he was on record
on that qiestion. In the Forty.ninth Don
gross, Tneu no was jn the minority, ne had
advocated n repeal Ut those taxes. But now
whsl he was ~ the mi orlty, he though
that while Congress struck on the tax OF
sugar It should not 10 too fer and make
deficit IN the TieHur9.
O'Clock.
the EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. wlke (Iii.) attacked the policy Of
protection aud criticised many OF the pro
visions Of the bi /.
Mr. Kerr Qd) favored the protection oil
American Industries against foreign com
petition. While In favor OF this pending oil
as al entity, he was no supporter of boun
tles. In the interest OF protection to Amer
lean Industry, In tue interest of the Repuo
lcaa party, he protested against adopting
policy not sanctioned by Il single preee
dent. Ia the matter OF the bounty GU suga
1t was his opiulon that the foreign produce
would get fouf-iifihs Of the advantage o
the taking the duty or sngar. Ha was op
pos ID &c taxing ono Americun Industry 10
The benefit OF another.
Mir. Flthian CIil.) accused tha gentleman
with having stolen his thunder In declaring
that he was opposed to taxing one Amoti
can industry Tor the benefit o. another; bu
be was glad OF THIS sign OF the gentleman
coming over TO tho right opinions OF tn
Democratic party.
other addresses were made, and at /
O'Clock the HOUSE adjourned.
WAsHNaToN. May l2.-Tha Democrats II
the House, knowing the Republicans to b
determined 70 stand by tna caucus actiol
chohiug OF general debate, contenteC
themselves with tao roll calls on the propo
sition this morning, and then settled rlgh
down TO the fight over the details OF thu
Tariff bill. THIS they conducted with mne'
spirit, Mills aud W. q. BrtCEnridge leEdint
the ASSAULT. The defeat OF sltcesslg
propositions made by them looking Z
freeing raw materials from taxation SHOWED
plainly that the Republicans have bowe,
theif necka TO the caucus yoke, and VII