Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-10

WASHINGTON, March e-The tariff dis
cussion of the Fifty-second Congress opened
in the House of Representatives to-day,
with Representative McMillin, of Tennes-
see, as the leader of the tariff reform forces,
and Representative Dingley, of Maine, as
defender of the Mckinley law. Despite the
well-known fact that discussion of the
tariff is mainly matter of comparison of
statistics and figures; that it is in its essen
tial features but presentation of appar-
emily irrefutable vet totally irreconcilable
views, the galleries were well crowded long
before the hour of the opening, and the pub
lie interest manifested in the debate was
greater than any previous day of the session.
To Representative Blount, of Georgia, a
clear-headed parliamentarian of 20 years of
Congressional experience, was awarded the
honor by the Speaker and the Committee
on Ways and Means of presiding over the
deliberations of the committee of the
whole, and when he wearied, now and
then, of his arduous labors, Representative
Kilgore, the giant statesman of Texas, was
called on to assume the gavel
Where Mr.. Crisp Can Rest.
Tn the davs of LONG nolitical vrancl;nc
that are to follow in the committee of the
whole, Speaker Crisp will find the respite
that he has so much desired To-day he oc-
interested an auditor as anv Of the otbar
1000 visitors who bent eagerly forward to
catch every word of the partisan orations of
the day. The well-crowded newspaper
81. tSo ~" pG;D. of AZ 49, .na. 70
bsfos.. a. Tenso 80 a. I;ttIa .ro1,rs a.. AZ.
,,otIaad Us =; a. i;rIo,at;. IL I railas J rnas
az - ;u.. .ue .La % ga .; snoGeu
80 a.. .t.e~.taa - S;s.at;o,, oe - w
;sfinc CT tariff iaws !. shaved hy some of the
,at;eSss aa-,ss a. ,1atars ~ 0- '--e
Bnt the crown;ny ;nd;csiion ot tho i'm
,,ortance of tha d;scn.eion wos IN +ha daa,,
attention whicb tbe n,emhers tbamseiIaps
cave to the two sneakers who ,enresenteJ
the two r-reat n.rties IN tbe nnestipr for So-
int;on nnr;ns tbe o,,en;n,t tsnaaob of Rsu.
resentat;ve McM;II;n Renresantot;re Ri
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i;.on coileannes 1scotsd ,bs;r seatS aad
,sth.-od ~ 3ha D.n,onro+;o s;Ja - ha 80
fhe Tennessee gentlemen as he arraisned
their naytv from q Democrat;c stanJpn;nt
ond defanded tbe ;ns+ica nf tbe Snrinrar
wool hill and the varions measures renorfed
from the Wavs and Means COMMITTEES to re-
dnoa tbe d,,tg ~, ;,nrnrts
FIarterinr Attention to Both Sneakers.
When Represeutatiye Dinplev. of Maine.
although not a member of the Ways and
Means Committee. opened the discussion
on behalf of the Republicau side. no less
was the fiatterinp attention Maid to him and
his arguments by his Democratic opnonents-
Mr. McMillin, as might have been ex-
pected, devoted his attention to a review of
the MCKINLEY law and it's effects nnon con,-
1900 A. ;ndrs,r;a. on5 a. ,roro,rai.a,..
of the country, and Mr. Dingley naturally
sought to defend and Justify the law and in
sisted that the highest commercial wisdom
instifed its nernstn;tr -'-
Justineo lts PerPetuity,
senator Carlsle, unoer whose leadership
as Speaker OF past Democratic Houses the
tariff debate in this latter half of the GEN.
tpr,, ,ros ro,syod fornd Az ooo.s;o,, 90 ,f
AIuo 'e No.o'iou tI CnS "
~ euon Ina," 'ua. ne iIi' 'na' scat ~ the
upper pody 10 wh1cn ne mas peen called by
the Blue Grass State, and was an attentive
listener to the elouuent arguments of Repre
sentot:ye McNr;II;1 No Iose y;,;iont rras
tine attention with winch e1-Speaker Reed
noted every argument, not only of his
friend, but of his spoliticalopponent as we'll,
and now and then there was a twinkle in his
- S u e..L.IS:" 49, as inN ~ us
- 90 ~ e Va. o1o sooi1o
away In his memory response to be made
should come.
opening Speech by Mr. McMillin.
Both the sneakers xere freouently m
,,lanJad h., - er,. ap
Zach man resnmed he zoo. IL ,,-ss -ba -
cipieut of warm conpratulations and a
bouuuet of mammotb nronortions Mr. Nc
Millin spoke as follows:
NY cbairn,on .,,. ,.s. co,,, ,,.
the highest Sariff taIes ever Ievied p1eS II tSis
country. 1t also made the most extravagant
appropriations ever made here in time of
peace. e.h hnls @ congress was sent here to cor
rev teos s uosn tn evis; Inc e4pendltures In the
two ysars ior wnicn the last Congress ap-
~ o5 ae no tne denclencles aggre-
eaSeo , Seoo ~ per family annually,
or HorS t9an sovo,Vo,oOO each year-aoout
one-Inlro 9i an the money in existence in |
the onltea StaIesc aye co W men we take from our
Surrenscy 'ne ~ S,vvoo'ooO w OF goid held for re- |