The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06
THE BATTLE IS WON.
The Final Debate on the Great Ques-
ton of the Day.

The Final Debate Oh the Great Oues-
ton of the Day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The interest
in the closing hours of the tariff debate
was shown this morning in the attend
ance at the House.
AT 10 o'clock the galleries were filed
with spectators although the session
did not begin until eleven. and it would
be thirty minutes after that hour be-
fore Mr.. Reed, of Maine, could speak
The public galleries were thrown open
at nine o'clock and within five minutes
they were packed to sutfocation.
Meanwhile tho corridors in the vi
clnity of the private galleries were
filled with an eXpectant crowd, in
which ladies chiefly predominated, and
when these were opened it was seen
that their capacity was not sufficient to
accommodate a fraction Of those pres
ent.
1t was miscellaneous crowd in more
senses than one, for it contained in ad-
dltion to the usual number Of respect
able sight-seers, certain representa-
tives of the light-fingered gentry.
One OF the victims of the pickpockets
was Major Wilson, messenger of tho
House agricultural committee. Major
! Wilson escorted Mrs. Hatch, wife of
Representative Hatch, of Missouri, to
the members gallery. and when he re-
turned to the floor he was minus his
watch and chain, which had been deft-
ly abStracted during his brief absence
from the committee room.
The members were slow in gather
ing, and when the gavel fell not more
than score of representatives wore
| on the floor.
Mr.. Reed put in an appearance at IA
quarter to II. AS his portly figure cl-
bowed its way through the crowd of
pages, messengers and others grouped
about the Speakers desk, he was rccog-
nized by the spectators in the CALLER
les, who rose to their feet and chccred
him wildly. Mr.. Reed wore his con-
ventional suit of black, and his Prince
| Albert coat was tightly buttOned
He wore Il scarf of bright color,
which relieved somewhat the sombrc-
ness of his attire. He seemed embar-
rassed by the plaudits of the multitude
and, handing his top coat nelvously to
to II page, hastily left the floor and
sought the seclusion of Il private cor
ridor in the rear of the chamber. He
did not rcappear until the session be-
gan.
a generous round Of applause greeted
the arrival of Crisp, who camc in at II
o'clock, and Immediately asccndcd to
the Speakers chair
Mr.. Wilson, chairman of the WAYS
and means committee, was reported
this morning to be in q very nervous
and exhausted condition, us con-
sequence of his severe labors in con-
nection with the preparation of the
tariff bill during the past four months.
He spent restless nigh and is suffer-
ing from severe cold. 1t is his pur-
pose to start within few days for the
City of Mexico, his expectation being
that change of scene and rest will
restore him again to health.
Immediately after the reading of
yesterdays journal, Mr.. Lockwood
made the point of no quorum. The
roll was called, disclosing the presence
of 22l members.
The House went into committee of
the whole and took up the question
pending, when it adjourned yesterday,
| Mr.. Wilson's motion to close the debate
| on the barley amendment, and the
House divided. Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Warner, of New York, then took their
places as tellers, and the motion was
agreed to- 179 in the Affirmative, none
in the negative.
The question then REQUIRED on the
amendments to the barly schedule
offered late yesterday afternoon.
These were amendments by Mr.. Will
son, raising the duty on barley from
20 per cent. to 20 per cent, and on
barley malt from 20 per cent. to 30 per
cent.
Mr.. Tracy of New York. had offered
an amendment to this raising the duty
on barley to 35 per cent.
AT II o'clock the committee rose, and
the tariff bill, with amendments, was re-
ported to the House, and Mr.. Reed, of
Maine, took the floor in opposition to
it, amid loud cheers
Mr.. Reed concluded his remarks at
l:32, amid deafcning applause and
cncers from the galleries and members
on the floor.
Mr.. Crisp's appearance at the desk
OF Mr.. Clark, OF Missouri, and his re-
cognition by the presiding officer, Mr.
Hatch of Missouri, was the signal for
applause and cheering equalling in it's
| Intensity the enthusiasm which greet
cd Mr.. Reed. AS he took his stand.
the floating population of the House
driftcd over to the Democratic side
and stood about in the aislcs around
Mr.. Crisp.
Mr.. Crisp said that he was cmbar-
rassed by the feeling that he would be
unable to meet tho expectation of his
friends, but under the rules of the
House, he was permitted to speak in
answer to the argument to which they
|
cause of protection had been promoted
by its strongest advocates, he would
address himself to the task of showing
that that policy could not be maintain
ed consistently with justice and the
rights of the people of the United
States,
Mr.. Reed had pointed out the pros
perity and high rate of wages which
had been reached in this country, and
said that it was due oprotcction. But
he gave no reason in proof that they
were due to protection. Mr.. Crisp
said that this form of argument had
been met and ovorthrown years ago by
tho gentleman from New York Is. S.
Cox, from whose we'll known speech
on the topic Mr.. Crisp quoted.
Mr.. Wilson closed the debate. Will
son finished his speech amid great
enthusiasm, and after his eloquent per-
GRAFTON. men threw up their hats and
women their handerchiefs, and he was
carried on the shoulders of Bryan, of
Nebraska, and Tucker, OF Virginia.
Il The first amendment was that pro-