The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-08
THAT FREE WOOL BILL
Passes tho Lower House "As Easy
as Rolling on q Log"
W. |. WILSON CLOSES THE DEBATE,

W. |. WILSON CLOSES THE DEBATE,
aud Concludes an Arralgnmcnt OF
the Mckinley Bill With Some re.
marks About pnupcr Labor, In
Which He Declares TINT It Is Only
TO be Found in America Among he
Farmcrs....Vcry Pretty Talk and
Very Littlo Truth-... congressman
Who Drink "Fcss Up" in tho House.
Washington News.
WAsHISdToS, D. G., April 7.-Tariil
and internal revenue consumed the
time OF tho house to-day. Tariff had
the right OF way, and after a speech
from Mr.. Wilson, Of West Virginia, who
won his spurs and reputation rs ono OF
the clcarest headed men in the house
when ho advocated tho Mills bill, the
free wool bill was dispatched on its
journey toward tho senate. The cotton
tic train was about to be set in motion,
when the internal rovonue came in and
compelled it to take sidins.
It came i'll with Mr.. Funston, OF X an.
sas, acting as switchmap. a Now York
temperance paper has seen fit to pub
lisl the names Of certain senators and
representatives, who, the correspondent
avcrrcd, were accustomed to indulge in
intoxicating drinks in the house and
senate restaurants. Much amusement
was occasioned, as one after another OF
the members alluded to rose and denied
the soft impeachment or pleaded guilty
to the charge. But it was not q laugh
ing matter with Mr.. Funston, and his
denunciation OF the correspondent was
so vigorous that he was greeted with
Kisses from The galleries. s7,Is 5
The internal revenue, having blocked
tho road Tor hall an hour, was switched
onto the siding and the right OF way
was accorded to the cotton tic measure.
Mr.. WILSON'S SPEECH.
The house then proceeded with the
free wool bill, Mr.. Wilson, OF West vir-
'ginia, taking the floor to close the dc.
bate. He promised his speech with an
allus!on to tho illness OF tho distin-
tinguishcd chairman OF the committee
OH ways and means. That illness, he
said, had been due to his conscientious
industry in framing this bill and his
tireless efforts to become acquainted
with al' the facts bearing upon it. lie
(Mr. Wilson) did not possess tho Same
equipments as had been obtained by
the gentleman from Illinois. 1t was
not his purpose to review in detail the
already much debated provisions OF
this bill. Tho reasons for the bill, the
defense OF it, the benefits OF it, had all
been stated with Il vigorous ard force
that lie could no. possibly equal.
Neither was it his purpose to mako i
comparison OF tho conflicting systems
taxation that were now struggling for
mastery in the land. EIo could
attempt only TO use the pending meas
ure as 4 text .for some criticism OF the
existing law. q s,4 ,5.,
Mr.. Wilson then proceeded to.criti-.
ci=e tho Mckinley law and to ridicuIc
the manner in which it was formulated.
In conclusion Mr.. Wilson said:
"Therc is great cxaggcration here and
everywhere us to the character OF for
eign labor. read few days ago a
statement made by Mr.. Rutterwortk, OF
Ohio, that lie dill igcntly looked for this
pahlper labor OF Europe wherever he
was in Europe last summer. In Ger.
many,in Belgium, in Holland, he looked
ior it and did not find it. Ii he had
looked for it in the fields OF the farmers; !;
il he had looked for i. in tho fields OF
tho wheat growers; ii he had gone fur.
ther, and looked in the fields OF the cot.
ton growers, he would have found that
paupcr labor.
Gentlemen compare the condition OF
the people OF England with the condi.
ton OF the people OF this country; a
country that, until few years ago, al.
most in the days OF our fathers, was
hidden from the knowledge Of the pco.
pie OF those older worlds. Here, while
they were eXhaustin2 their fields, tho
mold in our agricultural valleys was
deepening. Here, while they were on
haustinS their mines, ours were living
undisturbed in tho mountains. Here,
while they were eXhausting theiriorests
not tho sound OF an axe broke the silence
OF the woods. And now, when there Is
let into this country bnt Il handful Of
people, so to speak, the most intelligent
tho most enterprising, the best educated
people OF the world, a people that have
brought whith them to this countrr all
the knowledge, all tho science, all the
inventions, all the tools, all the capacity
for self government. and ali tho
blessed influences OF the Christian
religion; when thcy arc lot
loose : in this great country
extending from sea to sen, rich, un-
touched, unexhaustcd, uncxplorcd, you
come hero and elsewhere, and say that
We owe our greater prosperity, our bet
ter opportunities for usefulness, our
higher wages, our better conditions in
every respect, not to tho bounty of the
Almighty God in giving us such coun.
try; not to the wisdom and sacrifice
OF tho fathers in giving us free institu-
tions and equal laws; not TO tho enter-
prise and intelligence OF ourpeoplc, but
to aipoor little two by six law OF Con-
gress made by yourselves in the way 1
have Indicated
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Wilson's re-
marks he was heartily applaudcd and
received the warm congratulations OF
his party colleagues.
The vote was then taken on tho pas
sage OF the bill; and the bill was passed
yeas l04, nays go. 5i
FUN IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Funston, OF Kansas, rising to a
question OF privilege, sent to the clerks
desk and had read an article published
in tho New York Ii0icc which fnr ton