The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-10

early hour. Mrs. Crisp occupied seat III tno
| Speakers gallery for the first time TINS Seasoh'
| The diplomatic galleries were vacant.
The following bills were passed: 10 chaage
| the time of holding courts In the eastern Iu-
dicial district of Texas: TO disqualliy justices,
| Judges and United States commissioners from
sitting AS courts or hearing cases IN which
| they are interested or related 10 either party
within the fourth degree OF consangunlty or
affinity. or In which they have been engaged
! as counsel.
At l:2O the House went into Committee Of
the Whole, Mr.. Blount. of Georgia. in the
chair for the purpose of considering the Tree
woolibill.
MR. MMLLIN's ABLE SPEECH.
Mr.. McMillin, with red carnation in his
buttOn-hole. thus following Mr. SprIneers
custom, took the floor. and in an impressive
manner opened the tariff debate in the pres
ent Congress. He began by saying that the
| last Congress imposed the highest tax ever
| levied IN this country and made the most ex
trayagant appropriations ever made IN time
| of peace. The present Congress would cor
rect these evils. The farmer now realized
from two TO three cents per pound less on his
wool than formerly laborers had not increased
under the Mckinley law, and they had 70 pay
more TOR the necessities OF lie. Inc Mckinney
/ bill had increased the tariff OF 1883 10
per cent. and the rate of duty was higher on
the necessaries than on the luxurles OF lie:
The consumer had not been considered, and
the manufacturer and trust combinations had
been protected. The greed of the seller and
not the need of the buyer was the measure OIL
/ the rate OF duty This only differed from
highway robbery in having the sanction OF
the law. He alluded TO the Blaine reciprocity
scheme which he called un-DemOcratlc, un-
Repu Dlcan and un-American. The President
IN his discretion could impose or remit Ger
tam taxes. Such q power Is unprecedented,
and il exercised III England. the Queen would
lA.l mar nnf nap
House of Lords would crumble The Mchln-
Icy bill had.serousy affected our commerce.
A STRIKING CONTRAST.
Before the war we got our material for our
ships without duty and sailed the seas IN COM
petition with nations of the earth. Friends
OF protection claim that the tariff is not tax.
! When an American citizen buys an article
manufactured abroad he pays not only tho
| original cost abroad but the cost of transpor-
tatlon and the duty collected at the port or
entry and he pays the tax imposed by the
| Government Oh II. When he buys goods
manufactured which are sold IN dailyscompe-
tltiOn with goods OF like character that
nave similar use imported from abroad. he
has TO pay the cost OF production
here and in many instances an amount nearly
equal to the rate of duty hXed on foreign
goods so competing. IL is the foreigner and
not our citizen who pays the duty which did
not relieve him from paying millions OF tax tor
| a
fiftv-odd millonsy Whatever may have been
the situation before the American people have
come 70 know that the tariff 10 tax and have
dealt with those who increased the tax IN the
Congress hccOrdingly by administering to
the authors oil the high rates we now have TO
| pay the greatest rebuke that was ever adj
ministered to any party in this country. turn
inc a Republican majority into Democratic
majority OF almost twO-thirds.
OVERWHELMING DEFEAT.
So overwhelming was the defeat that if you
! divide the country into two socuOns-North
| and Southland remove every Democrat from
the South the Democrats from the North
would still be in the majority. If you remove
every Democrat from the North those from
the South would have majority over their
/ opponents Those who hold the cloths while
I others threw the stones Jared as Ill Ms those
/ who dId the stoning. Rank and file were
/ smitten until to-day there are but handful
Of those who tatherei the bill LETT on this floor.
| On the other hand. among the Democrats
who opposed only one in the United States
who was renominated was defeated by the
people The hand writing on the wall Is not
10 DO mistaken. The people have resolved,
and they will make that resolution
good that they Will have reduction
! in the rate Of taxation or stu fur
ther reduction OF those in Congress who
father high taxation. This battle is on and IS
on to the finish. IN concluding his speech Mr..
NcAIilin referred 10 the perOratlOn of Mr..
Reed on Monday in his speech replying TO
Mr.. Williams. of Massachusetts,. referring TO
The triumphant march of truth. which was
exemplifed in the ascendancy Of the Demo
cratic party after twenty-five years and the
relocation OF Alr. Reed 20 the floor. where he
could only cry and CURSE Dir. Reed was
not in his seat, but entered the hall Just IN
time 20 hear the concluding sentence. In
accounting for his absence he said II WAS due
| .. Io foot fhot Mr. MQNflIfn WAS Snpakinp
Laughter
REPUBLICAN REPLY.
After a few moments. passed in obtaining
order in the House. Mr. Dingey, OF Name
took the floor. lie said the situation which
confronted the Democratic House. as de-
scribed by Mr.. McNillin, was significant.
They were divided against themselves. That
party had gone before the people in the last
election. and had made false and wicked
| charges against the Republicans. The peO-
ple OF the country were looking with anxiety
10 see what they intended 10 do. Their
policy was well defined. Upon looking over
| the three bills reported bv the Committee on
Wavs andi Means. he had endeavored TO as
,ertain the scope of each and to sec exactly
what tariff reform meant as defined by the
40 Democrats in the House. This was the
realization Of the promises made IN loW
under which so many Democrats were mere
| today This was the remedy for the atrOclOus
| Mckinley bill. This was to give relief 70 the
county. Prosperity WAS 10 DO thus restored.
This was the delusion IN which the Demo-
cratic party proposed 10 indulge and pose be-
fore the people Of the country ms tariff re-
formers There were also few other sporadic
bills which they proposed to bring in. The
present existing taril in all its parts was core
lative and framed in view OF a consistent
policy. There was nothing in the three bills
reported which enabled any one 20 Judge as
10 the purposes of the Democratic party on
this great question. The bills, as reported,
were absurd. unjust and unwise in every par
ticular Ii the Democrats in the House be-
lieyed in the policy of their party they would
bring in measures which illustrated its prin-
ciples But they were afraid. They. like the
ostrich, were hiding their heads IN the sand
II the party acted as honorable men they
would ask the people 10 Judge OF tie two
| parties next fall on direct issues. Pending
further remarks by Mr.. Dingley the commit
tee rose aud the House adjourned until to-
morrow.
Musin Tavorably Received In Bristol.
BRrsroL. TENN.. March Especial. J. Tho
opera house was crowded last night TO hear
| GviIo Nusin the celebrated VlO.luigt The