Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-17
KENNA'S CAUSTIC
s-sv INTO SOME OF THE FsSTESlNG SORES
OF REPUBLlCANISN.
g. ILLNESSES De Uaitsi SAFES Senate On Tie
ya BIZ. Daring the Coarse Of Which Hs
s,,s S1ms Very Cheerful Trihs-A
Ssss.lr Doigss tie Hot Sh0t.


v,.r,N.roN. ID. c.. December To-
....fth. Strongest aud most intereSt-
.rse,he, SCI, made against the Force
v.s tE.t delivered by senator
,-..., -,-,av. The Senator took the
.--,.,. O'clock. The Democratic
.f... Chamber was well filed, and
p.,-.h-..an, than usual were in
.ts.~ places os the other side. \ num-
f.~of members Of the House came ever
..ts.-the Wc>, Nirginian talk. Repre-
.,.sf.,r Anderson occupied
.f5r near senator Henna
.t-r-ho., thc speech. Representative
r.t- Allen. 90 Mississippi. Bland, of
,r..ar.. and O'Ferrall, of Virginia,
.-..',a present. senator SpOoner, OF
v..ar-r. paid Mr.. Kenna the compli-
--.E rosSing over 90 the Democratic
taking a chair facing him,
- remained FOR nearly an hour.
.-- Faulkner also sat in front OF
.or Keuna and listened intently 20
leagues argument. The CALLER
- rb- Democratic side We're crowd
- ana Senator kcnna'S cauStic hits al
..r.of the Republican senators evoked
i-...err ripo'eS of laughter, which
ae-e suppressed because Of the Vice
Presidents warning the other day, that
r there was further laughter or ap-
r'apse lu the galleries they would be
cleared
Although senator Eenul has not fully
recovered from the effects OF his illness
Ias, SUMNER he spoke with great force
ana scored point after point against
-te obnoxious OH. under discussion.
a. showed mp .t> revolutionary ch0rac-
-.- To-, Ter ahh0rreuce tO the spirit OF
American Institutions is understood up
ltle 1resea, time. and the tremend-
.., u0Ner i, placed in the hands
0f tle party lu control OF the
fedora, government 20 barr.cade itself
l-l.a,, the viii of tAe people aud defy
r.eement Ie traced Che course of
the Republicans with regard o. the bill
FOO the last session. when they did not
seem Goo ans particular hurry 90 pass 10,
LAYING 10 aside for other measures, such
g> the Tariff llIL regarded rs more im-
p0rtaut. Tltu hr alluded to the over
ahelmu-'y defeat of the Representa-
rg-S iu rhe November Congressional
election, and inquired II the present
haste to rush thc BIN through. almost
without discussion. Was the desperate
aNpedieut OF q par.y which suddenly
found itself .n the minority 90 barri-
.aIp itself in power against the plainly
expressed win of the majority ot the
American people?
Continuing. tae Senator said: We
have been told there was no use iu de-
batting the bin; that the Republicans
had made up their minds To- pass il, and
that no amount OF talk would change "a
vote. lie then went ou 90 instance the
debate on the tariff bilL which had
changed 40 least one vote on the Repub-
Gcan side. aud other bills on
which Republicans had changed their
votes after discussion on the
measures In the Senate. Bu, IT, the sen
ator continued, no votes were changed
1 lae Senate by discussing thc tariff
aud the force bill, votes had certain
been changed elsewhere by the dis
cussiOn last session Of these measures
as the result OF the Congressional clec
tions showed when the greatest ma
lority ever had by any party iu Oh
House of Representative had been OBJ
tained by the Democrats.
Senator kenna exposed Senator Hoar
connection with the frauds OF 1876 an
contrasted those with his present anNiet
10 pass the force BILL
While on this part Of his Speecl
Senator HOar catered the chamber, bJ
hastily quilted ia again when be caugi
the drift OF Mr.. kenna'S remarks. Nj
kenna spoke for three hours until e'
hauSted and will resume tomorrow.
Among the audience in addition
those already named were Mrs. kenna
Mrs. Jordan, her sister, and Mr. Tari
their mother.