The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-02

ing when the House adjourned yesterday,
Mr.. Wilson motion to close the debate
on the barley amendment, and the House
divided
Afessrs. Wilson and Warner, dem, of
New York, then took their places, as tell
ers; and the motion was agreed to, l79
voting IN the affirmative and none in the
negative.
TIE AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHEDULE.
The question then recurred on the
amendments to the barley schedule
offered late yesterday afternoon. These
were an amendment by Mr.. Wilson, rails
ing the duty on barley from 20 per cent.
70 70 per cent, and on barley malt from
&c per cent. to 30 per cent, and several
others amending Mr.. Wilson's amend
ment. More were added which were de-
feated as fast as votes upon them could
be taken. The House was dividing upon
them when the hour of IL O'Clock ar
rived, and in accordance with the special
order, the committee rose and the chair
man. MIR. Richardson, of Tennessee, re-
ported to the speaker that the House had
had under consideration House bill 4S64
TO reduce taxation and had adopted sew
eral amendments.
The speaker then announced that under
the special order, three hours would be
allowed for debate.
JAM IN THE CORRIDORS.
BY this time the Jam in the corridors
had become so great that progress through
them was difficult and well nigh impossi-
BILE. The diplomatic and executive gal
leries filed up under the pressure for
seats by others than those for whom they
are generally reserved, and the demands
upon Speaker Crisp by members for the
admission of their wives and daughters
we'll nigh drove him frantic. Finally, by
tacit consent, the floor was open to these
visitors, and they took their places in
the lobby behind the rail. so that
from the rear seats in the hall back to
the sides of the chamber in the gallery
there was banked a mass of humanity
utterly unable to move, and almost un-
able to breathe; comfortable respiration
was an imPossibility. The speaker recog-
ni1ed Mr.. Reed, rep, of Maine. This was
the signal for spontaneous outburst of
applause, which the speaker made an eff
fort TO check. Cheers and applause rang
out over the galleries, which continued
for some time.
Few speakers in the House ever had
grander audience hanging upon their
words. There was not vacant space to
be seen in the House, and here and there
throughout the hall were seen bits of
color indicating the presence Of ladies.
Several members of the Senate came
over to witness the scenes in the lower
house, while among the distinguished
visitors In the galleries was Cardinal
Gibbons, easily recognized by his flaming
red skull cap and neckcloth and on the
floor was Bishop Newman.
REED BEGINS HIS ARGUMENT.
Mr. Reed stood for while quietly and
self-possessed beside his desk, the cyno-
sure OF all eyes; and when the enthusi-
asm had subsided, he began slowly ami
lmpressively the delivery of long and
carefully prepared argument against the
pending bill. He said that in this debate,
which has already extended over many
weeks, one remarkable result has already
been reached, a result of the deepest i'm
portance to this country. That result is
that the bill before US Is odious 70 both
sides of the House. 1t meets with
favor nowhere and commands the respect
of neither party. On this side, we believe
that while it pretended to be for protec-
tion, it does not afford it, and on the
other side they believe that while it looks
toward free trade, it does not accomplish
it, Those who will vote against this bill
will do so because it opens our markets to
the destructive competition Of foreigners,
and those who vote for it do it with the
reservation that they will instantly de-
vote themselves to new crusade against
whatever barriers are left.
THE RANKS OF FREE TRADE.
Whatever speeches have been made in
defense OF the bill on the other side,
whether by gentlemen who were respon-
sible only to their own constituencies or
by the gentleman from West Virginia,
who ought to have been steadied BY his
sense Of responsibility 10 the whole coun-
try, ha se one and all, with but rare ex-
ceptions, placed their authors uncompro-
;zfv far q
on The side OF unrestricted free trade. 1t
is evident that there is no ground for that
hope entertained by so many mod
crate men, that this bill, bad
as it is, could be a resting
place, where our manufacturing and pro-
ductive industries, such as may survive,
| can re-establish themselves and have
sure foundation for the future, free from
party pickering and party strife. Hence,
also. there can be no foundation for that
cry, so insidieusly raised, that this bill
should be passed at once, because uncer-
tainty is worse than any bill can possibly
be. Were this bill to pass both branches
to-day uncertainty would reign just the
same. This result was inevitable,
FREE TRADE MEASURE.
Although this bill professed to open to
the manufacturers a new era OF prosper
ity. and profeSsed to be made in the inter
est of some of them, the moment 1t came
to be defended on this floor the great
bulk OF il could not be defended on any
other grounds than the principles Of free
trade Hence, in this discussion, the pre-
else terms OF this proposed act count for
nothing, AMI we are left 10 discussion OF
the principles which underlie the whole
question. That question may not be de-
cided here and now upon these principles
but the ultimate decision BY the people
can have no other foundation.
AT the close of MIR. Reed 5 remarks a
deafening wave Of Applause rolled through
the House, and magnificent basket OF
roses. a tribute from the republican mem
bers of the House, was borne up the aisle
on the shoulder of page When the
cheering had subsided, the presiding
officer. MIR Hatch, Of Missouri, recognized
the speaker, Mr. Crisp.
CRISP ALSO GETS CHEER.
The appearance of MIR. Crisp standing
I at the desk OF Representative Clark, OF
Missouri, in the frst aisle on the demo-
cratic side, position corresponding 10
MIR. Reeds, on his side, was the signal
for an outburst of enthusiastic cheering
MIR. Crisp said:
Mr.. speaker embarrassed by the vast az;
disnrs mai Is here assembled embarrassed
nv the idea that 1 may not ee aDIe 70 meeS tNn
NE expertations OF my friends, l yet snall
Npdertake within the period allowed py inc
rules OF the House, to reply TO. ana 70 MAKE
T,lain 10 this house. the errors contalheu ~
the argument TO which they nave luss LIE Us