The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-08
FREE WOOL BILL PASSED.
THE DEBATE CLOSED BY sR. uI1sov
in Mastery speech Members Dees,a
themselves Against Charges OF Whisky
Drinking Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON ID. c., April Mr. Cobb
Of Alabama. submitted tho minority repor. ON
tho Rockwell-Noyes contested election casa
The House then proceeded with the Free
Wool oiil. Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia tax
inc the floor 90 close debate. He said that
the absence Of Mr. Springer at this time was
Que TO his untiring energy and answering
industry IN the close application given 10 the
tarf measure. for which he had mid tba
penalty Oh dangerous illness lie made n
mastery arraignment Of the principles of
lio'ecuon- Ills speech was frequently APP
piaudod by his colleagues who paid close
attention to his remarks. There was no
more vital or momentOus question before
tle American people, he said than the tariff
a system OK taxation. correct in principle and
JUST IN operation, was the final goal and an
essential ot free government As we ap-
ptNach such system we broaden and equal
ile our freedom. AS we part from II we narrow
ana MAKE unjust distribution. The existing
methods of taxation IN the United States were
incorrect ln principle and unjust in opera
ton. As plenary proof OF that contention he
referred % the very sections of the laws which
TIE present oil was intended 10 supersede
and correct. Under the operations Of the
Mchinley law the people had suffered merci-
lessy over s4l.O00.O0O were gathered
last year as taxes on an impor-
tation of 5000. 100000 worth of wool
and WOODEN goods One dollar out OF every
i've dollars collected in taxes came from wool
and wooleu goods. There was not civilized
country on the globe which would dare 10
impose upon It's people and upon the plain
necessares of life such cruel and merciless
rate of taxation as this The average tax was
something over .0 per cent. Last year the
nltod States sent out over $3.50. 900 900 of
farm products 20 be sold in the markets OF
the world. The foreign pauper labor. which
we hear so much about from the other side of
the House, was not engaged in manufactur-
lug Or ll making the articles which compete
with tire protective industries of the country.
but 10 was engaged Ia producing wheat and
cotton that the American farmers desired to
sci. abroad Applause.
ln conclusion he said There is a great
exsggerauon here and everywhere as to the
character OF foreign labor. i read few davs
$40 "a statement made by Mr.. Butterworth. of
OHIO that he diligently looked for this pauper
labor OF Europe wherever he was in IurOpe
last summer. Ia Germany, in Belgium. in
Holland he looked for IT and did not find IT,
IL Ae had looked for 1t in the fields of the
planters IF he had looked for il IN the fields
of the farmers, If he had looked for it
in the fields of the wheat-growers
II he had gone further and looked in the
fields of the cotton growers he would haye
found that pauper labor But, sir. why do
IUlhH
with tins country of ours? England has
$50 o.000 people. England is one-third the
81. oi California, One-tfth the size Of the
State of Texas. Tt is an old country. where
hundreds and thousands OF years millions
Ct people have been treadlnr upOn each
others leels IL the struggle Tor tho necessaries
or iie. 10 Is country where every acre of
land has long since been appropriated: where
land monopoly prevails, a country where the
laws come out of the past saturated with /
privilege saturated with Injustice, country |
where tie people are divided into hard.
bending social division n country where |
every natural resource has long since become |
private property. where the forests have been /
felled and the mines have been dug into and |
the fields have been narrowed for hundreds |
of years 10 supply the wants of millions Of !
population And vet gentlemen compare
tile condition Of the people Of that country
with the condition Of the people of this
country.
The previous question being ordered the |
tlll was passed without amendment yeas,
l92. nays. go.
WHISKY DRINKERS N THE HOUSE.
Mr. Funston. Of Kansas rose to a question
OF personal privilege and sent TO the clerks
desk an article from the Voice. of April lst. a !
newspaper. published IN New York, contain |
lug tho names of several senators and repre-
seutatives who had been IN the Senate and |
House restaurant drinking intoxicating liquors. |
the guilty parties created considerable amuse- /
ment on the floor. Mr. Funston said that the |
publication. 80 far as he was concerned was /
utterly without foundation lie denounced /
the article as "a malicious lie as to himself per
sonally. He also produced and read a note /
from the proprietor of the House restaurant /
stating that Mr.. Funston had not, 60 his know /
ledge, ever taken an intoxicating drink III the /
House restaurant
Mr.. Stahinecker. whose name was also |
mentioned was Ill at home.
Sir. Cummings said that be had no memory /
Of the circumstances mentioned in the article.
Laughter He had been introduced TO the
dec0ctiOn called Cold Tea" by Senator Ed
munds. of Vermont. Renewed laughter
Sir Dugan. of Ohio suggested that one
thousand copies Of the article be printed for
circulation IN the district of Mr.. Funston.
Mr. Scott of Illinois. said that as TO him
EeI, tie article was malicious. unmltlgated
Le
Mr. Fellows. Of New York. pleaded guilty
as did Mr.. Fitch, of New York
Mr. McNillin denied the impeachment.
The article creating such excitement and the
House making it of more importance than il
was entitled 90, Mr. Hatch moved that the
portion referring TO senators and all Others.
except those who had risen TO questions of
.ers0nal privileges. be stricken from the
Record. Cries OF No. No.
Ar. Cochran poured oil on the troubled wa
aere unworthy of notice.
llr. Burrows moved 20 exclude the article
rom the Record. This motion Mr. Funston
j. posed and after several attempts 90 fihbus-
5l the motion was agreed tO-l55 to 10.
MR. FtNsrON's STRONG LANGUAGE.
Alr Funston then. O second time, rose 10 a
.ue.t0n of privilege. and said that he would
100 have opposed the motion had he been al
owed O few moments for explanation. The
l ton of Sir. Burrows now lett him sus-
ended I'm the air. lie desired 20 know
neither members had no rights which cor
e.p0udeuts were bound 10 respect. The !
larty who wrote this article was low-dOwn,
.Ify skunk
Mr McMillin objected to such language.
nl said that tho Record could not be made
sewer through which the member from
Kansas could carry his vituperatlOn OF others.
hr funston said that he had been
'chuckod into the sewer" and 1t was in his
wn defense that he spoke lie would make
4s own speech without aid from the gentle
lan from Tennessee lie had always been
feate with respect by newspaper men. and
s q class they were honorable men. IL was
-e 20 the corps OF correspondents that this
PARTICULAR correspondent DO exposed.
Mr. Lewis. OF Mississippi. asked Mr.. Fun
tln % be did not know that the author Of