The morning news., 1892-03-18
STILL ON FREE WOOL.
The House Again in Committee Dis
cussing the Question.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-In the House
this morning, on motion OF Mr.. Cox Of Ten
nessee, the bill was passed authorizing the
ST. Louis and Birmingham railroad to cons
strucs bridge across the Tennessee river at
| Chiffon. Tenn.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with MIR. Blount OF Georgia in
the chair, on the free wool bill
Mr.. Payne OF Now York entered into a
defense OF the Mckinley tariff act, which be
said had been the subject Of more vicious
and venomous attacks than any legislation
enacted by any congress, and had finally,
along with its companion bill, the Dingley
worsted act, been sustained by the highest
judicial tribunal in the world. Then he set
forth the advantages accruing to the people
from the protective tariff. He referred 60
the increased production Of tin and the
manufacture of tin plate.
In order 10 strengthen Mr.. Payne's argu-
ment, Mr.. Bowers Of California said that
he would have upon his desk a tin block
made in his district which would weigh
fjfty-six pounds.
DID 1T COME FROM wALEsa
Mr.. Payne-And can prove by 100 men
upon the other side that IL never came from
California, but from Wales. Laughter
Mr.. Bowers-You do not mean that they
will prove it. but that they will say it.
Laughter.
Then Mr.. Bowers taking his hat left the
hall and in few minutes returned with his
block Of tin, which he placed in triumph
upon his desk and called the attention of
the members to it amid laughter, while Mr.
Payne went on with his speech.
Mr.. Harter Of Ohio then took a hand in
the discussion, and piled Mr.. Payne with a
number of questions, of which Mir. Payne
finally wearied, and himself assumed the
rnla Of fnfarlnrfTknr ipnr,fv.sprr
gentleman from Ohio had vet received a
reply from Senator Hill. Laughter Sena-
tor Hill did not appear to be with the gen.
tleman on the tariff any more than he was
with him on the silver question. He hoped
that the gentleman from Ohio when he
heard from Senator Hill on the silver ques-
tion. would also tell that gentleman's views
ON the question OF the tariff. Laughter
NOT A WASTE OF TIME.
Mr. Payne was followed by Mr.. Rayner OF
Maryland. who opened by remarking that
1t was his purpoge to say that the House
ought not TO be In the slightest degree re-
strained by any apprehension that it was
wasting time In an attempt TO reduce the
tariff and that the bills that the committee
had framed would be defeated in the Senate
even If passed by the House. He did not
believe that this would be the case il the
changes were properly formulated; but
even II 1t were so, he would say,
LET US proceed in the per-
formanoe OF our duty and again announce
to the people the unshaken and steadfast
devotion OF the party to the cause of tariff
REFORM" The day has arrived when thou>
sands Of our countrymen, who had been
confused, deceived and intmidated,
had become instructed and enligh tened
upon this issue. and had no longer any fear
as TO the result Of the policy which as a
party the democrats were obliged to pro-
mote whenever they were invested
with power that would enable them
to do so. That they would soon
possess this power he had no doubt
and until they did obtain 1t, It became their
duty TO take their place upon the field, and
with the weapons of reason and truth to ad-
vance upon the foe, dependent not upon the
msrcenaries they could hire or the recruits
that they could draft, but upon the integrity
OF their purpose and upon the volunteers
whom patriotism would direct into their
ranks. This was not a question Of policy.
said Mr.. Rayner, but of principle
Mr.. Ellis of Kentucky spoke in advocacy
OF the pending measure. The basis of the
entire tariff, he said. was the woolel
schedule. and it was the duty OF the demo-
cratic House to break through this schedule
and thus cause the entire structure to tot
ter. At the conclusion of Mr. Ellis speech
the committee rose and the House ad-
journed.
bill was introduced to-day in the House
by Mr.. Branch, appropriating 300. 900 for
the erection of public building at Eliza
beht City, n. G.