The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-02
WATSON FULL OF HUMOR.
BE MAKES A sERIO- COMO SPEECH
ON THE TARIFF.

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Of members in the House was again meager
to-day aud this fact was emphasized by Mr..
Bailey Of Texas, who, without aDtagoniz-
ing any special measure, made the point
that no quorum was present aud several
bills that were called up had to be with
| drawn in order to clear the track for the
regular business of the House.
Mr.. CetchinRs OF Mississippi, from the
committee on rules, reported back resolu-
ton for the appointment OF a special COM
| mittee of seven members TO Investigate the
charges made against the census bureau.
Mr.. Wilcox OF Connecticut said there was
no necessity for the creation OF a special
committee. The standing committee on the
| eleventh census was abundantly able to
conduct the inquiry. He offered an amend
ment putting the investigation in charge Of
| that committee.
Mr.. Enloe thought a special committee
| could conduct the investigation more salts
| factorily. it was very difficult TO secure a
quorum Of large committee Of IS or 13
members.
Mr.. Catchings of Mississippi demanded
the previous question, whereupon Mr.. Miller
| Of Missouri assumed the role Of a filbus-
ter. He moved an adjournment, and this
| being defeated by vote Of l26 to Mr..
| Ktlgore OF Texas good naturally voting
| with Mr.. Miller, moved for recess until 5
o'clock. On this he made the point Of no
| quorum.
Mr.. Catchings called attention to the rule
which provided that pending a report from
the committee on rules but one motion to
adjourn shall be entertained.
Mr.. Miller denounced the rules, declaring
that the business of the House would be
| conducted better without any rules. The
House had spent the time OF this session do
ing nothing, or worse than nothing, all on
| account of these rules.
Mr.. Willcox's amendment was agreed to,
and as amended the resolution was adopted.
FIGHT FOR THE FLOOR.
Mr.. Enloe Of Tennessee moved that the
| House go into committee Of the whole on
the private calendar.
| The motion was antagonized by members
| who were DESTROYS of proceeding with the
tariff debate. Mr.. McMillin, in response to
query from Mr.. Burrows, said that it was
his intention to ask the House to close the
general tariff debate tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
| Mr. Enloes motion was rejected, and then
the third party essayed the part OF OBJ
structors. Mr.. Simpson of Kansas was the
! leader and his supporters were Messrs
Watson, Baker and Miller. But the strug-
| gle was a brief one and the House went
into committee on the free wool bill.
A MAIDEN SPEECH.
Mr.. Cox of Tennes see, who is serving his
| first term in the House. and who is a pleas
ant-faced, grey-haired gentleman with a
| good voice and graceful. business-like de-
| livery, spoke in favor OF the bill and in gem
eral denunciation of the protective system.
That system was simply legislative robbery
| and was in violation of the great funda-
mental principles Of trade.
The main aisle Of the House has become
Of recent days a favorite place from which
gentlemen address themselves to the House,
and taking this position Mr.. McRae Of
Arkansas inveighed against what he cons
| tended were the abuses resulting from the
protective tariff.
THIRD PARTY SENTIMENTS.
Mr.. Watson of Georgia voiced the senti-
ments of the third party on the tariff ques~
! ton. He ridiculed the debate which had
already taken place over the pending bill
The speeches delivered had almost entirely
driven from the galleries the gentlemen
/ who usually took their afternoon nap there,
and the peanut vendors had actually disap>
| peared. The republicans who had spoken
| had said that they were in favor of protec-
ton as principle, and in order to escape
it reciprocity as practice. The democrats
said that free trade as a governmental prin-
ciple was thoroughly right, but they did
! not accept 1t as a rule Of action.
WATSON VERY FACETIogs.
He referred TO Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa as
| being brought forward by the republicans
because he was young, handsome and bril-
liant; but his speech might as well be labeled
as "Dolliver's extract. or a new way Of
treating an old complaint Laughter !
And the democrats had brought forward
I Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska as being the pref
tiest man in the pack. [Laughter.l In his
brilliant speech that gentleman had ranged
| from Tom Moore's poetry u Joe Millers
| jokes and the logic of his remarks was I'VE
! practice what is wrong wGiie we know what
is right" Laughter.
Mr.. Johnson Of Indiana. desired to ask a
question, when it was parried by Mr. Wat.
| son with the query, "Do you wish to come
in as one of the pretty men3"
DEMOCRACY AND FREE TRADE.
Mr.. johnson disclaimed any Idea of trav-
| cling on his shape He merely wished to ask
whether large number of members on the
democratic side were not in favor of free
| trade.
MIR. Watson replied that the democrats
had fought for free trade and defined 1t as
right. Every argument they had made led
to free trade, defended it and made the po-
sition impregnable, vet the moment it was
| proposed to put free trade into practice
| they reared back and would not face the is
sue. The third party was small but it made
up In noise what it lacked in numbers, and
| after the republicans aud democrats had
I Drought FORWARD Il6lT pretty men, IL mad
selected him to represent them in that ca
pacity. Laughter. In the variety of his
general make up he would throw the other
gentleman into the shade. [Laughter.l
THE INTERNAL REVENUE ATTACKED.
Mr. Watson proceeded in a serio-comic
manner to attack the tariff and incidentally
the internal revenue by reviewing the ex-
| penditures of the various collection districts
of the country and comparing them with
| the amount collected at st. Augustine,
Fla. 1t had cost $500 to collect Is
cents Laughter In Annapolis, Nd,
the collection office had cost 1852 and
| there had not been collected one God
blessed cent. [Laughter.l In Cherrystone,
! Va, it had cost 81 $50 to collect nothing.
! Laughter Again turning his attention to
the democrats, he told them that they were
in the position OF riding their horse, whip
ping HIM with free trade whip and the
moment they got to the leap, turning around
aud going back to the stable. Laughter
| There was no better democrat on the floor
than he was, but he was a democrat who
believed in the principles of the Jefferson
ian school.
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, a member
| of the ways and means committee, followed
! in speech against the bill.
At the conclusion Of Mr. DalZelps speech
the committee rose.
On motion Of Sir. Belknap of Michigan
the memorial services in memory of the late
| Representative Ford of Michigan we're post
| poned from tomorrow until April 9. At