The record-union., 1892-07-30
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
QUITE a LITTLE BREEZE STIRRED
UP IN THE HOUSE.
Watson of Georgia Asserts That Mem
bers Reel Through the Aislcs in
a Drunken Condition.
Special to the REconD-Uv1oS.

Special to the RECORD USIoN.
WAsHINGToN, July 29.-At the open
ing of the House, Wheeler of Alabama
took Watson of Georgia to task for stat
ing III a campaign pamphlet that drunken
members reel through the aisles, and
drunken members speak on grave issues
Watson declared that every word in
the pamphlet was literally true, and he
was ready to defend every word. he de-
fed the House to punish him.
Watson said there was not q charge in
the paragraph in question that had not
been made from the press gallery and
circulated throughout the country, and
now because he made it, and because the
ten members of the Peoples party were
IN the power OF tyrannlcai Majority, he
was selected as a scapegoat. Kisses and
contemptuous laughter on the Democratic
side.
oh" cried Watson, ''if you want to
howl me down you can do so, and | will
appeal from your tyranny to the fair
sense of justice that abides in the hearts
of the American people," Applause on
the Republican side.
Amid many Interruptions Watson con-
tinued. He said the only charge at which
the Democrats took ofiense was that the
W
House permitted to be run in the base
ment of the Capitol. They had planted
a tree; why wonder at its fruit. This
Congress" said Watson, in conclusion.
''can do what it likes about that para
graph, but | stand by it as the exact
truth and defy you to contradict it,"
Cries of Name the MANI resounded
through the hall, but Watson remained
impressive.
The incident created much excitement.
but the members contented themselves
with kissing Watson.
Finally BOatner introduced a resolution
for the appointment of committee TO in
vestigate and report on WaUson's charges.
Adopted.
The Speaker appointed Boatner, VOL
vertOn, buchanan, Circuit and Simpson a
committee to Investigate Watson's
charges.
The remainder of the day was spent in
filibustering over the Worlds Fair
amendment.
A recess was finally taken until even
ing.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-There was no
quorum for some time after the opening
of the Senate this morning and Stewart
seized the opportunity to make a silver
speech.
Carlisle addressed the Senate on Hale's
resolution relative to the merits of pro-
lection and tariff for revenue only, re-
plying to the speeches of Hale and
Aldrich.
The drift of Carlisle's speech, which
was fortified by facts and figures. was
that the Mckinley Tariff Act had not.
within tWenty-seven months covered by
the investigation Of the subcommittee.
reduced the prices of commodities or in
creased the wages of labor; but, on the
contrary, had interfered with and OBJ
structed the operation of the natural laws
covering the subjects. He instanced fif-
teen general occupations in UNPROTECTED
industries where the average rate of
wages had gone up, and fifteen other
trades IN highly protected industries
where wages had gone down. ION tin
plate" he asserted, the Mex inleyAc ct had
paid, not TO the importer, not to the Gov
eminent, not TO the dealers, but directly
to the Welsh tin-plate manufacturers,
81, 6Z9 $50, or more than half the value of
plants of the sos tin-plate works of Wales.
The Mckinley Act had proved to be not
Tor the benefit Of American consumers,
but the Welsh manufacturers"
Carlisle was followed by Proctor, who
attacked some of Carlisle's positions by
quotations from an interview with
Rogers, managing partner of Welsh
tin-plate mandatory, the principal point
OF which was that the election OF CleVe-
land would be a victory for free trade,
and the effect would be to reduce Ameri-
can wages to the level OF English wages
Sherman and Allison defended the Nc
kjnley Act in brief speeches, and Haw-
| ley obtained the floor for tomorrow.
The anti-option bill was laid aside in
formally.
The Presidents message vetoing the
McGarrahan claim bill was read and
postponed until December, and the Sem
ate adjourned.