Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-16
THE GIANTS MEET.
Representatives Cochran and Reed
Cross Swords on the Tariff.
LIVELY SCENES IN CONGRESS-.
Several Members Lose Their Tenn
pers and Say Mean Things.
THE DEBATE L Asst NIGHT

LIE OEOA1G ~ ~ = IN L " II L .
The afternoon session of the House yes
terday was devoted to debate upon the
tariff bill under the five-minute rule and the
offering of AMENDMENTS. 1t transpired that
but few amendments were offered, but the
time was occupied in some very lively pas
sages between the leaders of the opposing
factions. There was first a protest from
Mr. Reed. which was echoed by demo-
cratic member, Mr.. Wise of Virginia,
against proposition to limit the considera-
ton of the bill by paragraphs. This merg-
ed without settlement into lively debate.
precipitated by an amendment to the to-
bacco schedule wherein Mr.. Marsh of Ili-
| nois repubiican) accused Mr.. De Forest Of
Connecticut (democraD Of Inconsistency in
| supporting a proposition to protect the to-
bacco growers of Connecticut and denying
protection to other Industries Of the coun-
try.
A Lively Tilt.
At this point Bourke Cochran entered the
debate. In the course of a tilt with Mr..
Payne Of New York as to the causes Of the
Homestead strike and the effort of the
trades unions to maintain wages, he said:
when trades unions sought to maintain
those wages they were met by bullets. ODE
risive hooting from the republican side of
the chamber) They were met with bull
lets" he repeated. when he could make
himself heard, 'in the hands Of the hired
assassins in the protective interests
"A democratic governor" said Mr.. Bou-
teile. pressing into the conflict. sent the
militia there"
Yes" Mr.. Cochran assented. "a demo-
cratic governor sent the officers Of the law
to supplant the volunteers OF anarchy"
Democratic applause.)
did they not carry bullets with them
Mr.. Boutelle asked
They did," shouted Mr.. Cochran, with
an air of triumph, land they had no oc-
casion to use them; for democrats and all
the people of this country have shown
readiness to submit to law, just as they
have shown a readiness to resist invasion
or oppression or assassination at the hands
Of oppressors'
In the further course Of the controversy
Mr.. Boutelle expressed his satisfaction at
hearing the gentleman from New York
asserting the rights and dignity of the
House.
1.-The gentleman from Maine" Mr. Cock
ran rejoined. may always rely on my as
sisting to maintain the rights and dignity
and principles of the House; but the gen
tleman must first show that he under
stands them himself"
~ will show that tomorrow" was MIR.
Boutelle's rejoinder.
Mr.. Cockran-"The gentleman from New
York CMr. Payne) tells us that the theory
on which this protective system Is main
tanned is to stimulate profits in the hands
of manufacturers and then to let the
trades unions get their profits out of them.
Democratic laughter and applause) We
stance into the hands Of the employees.
Shouts from the republican side, How?
how"
Mr. nds c Coo iran increasing the de-
Mr.. Boutelle-"But the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Black) says that the object of
the Wilson bill is to reduce wages so as
to make this country less desirable to i'm
migrants"
Not Responsible.
Mr. ~ockran-I am not responsible for the
statements Of the gentleman from Illinois
or Of any other gentleman; and i am sure
that no gentleman on the republican side
wants to be held responsible for all that Is
said by the gentleman from Maine laugh
ter and applause).
But you and the gentleman from ILL.,
nois (Mr. Boutelle persisted pretend to be
standing on the same platform"
.o We make X. no pretense" Mr.. Cochran
ments in the English 1 language %I Which H the
House is competent to understand. And
so far as 1 am concerned 1 krow, and 50
far as the gentleman from Illinois is con-
cerned, l believe. that We both want to
state the truth
Then" said Mr. Boutelle. you ought
to get within four miles Of each other II
you want to stand on the same platform
Republican applause)
A Big Platform.
1.-The platform Of the democratic party"
| exclaimed Mr.. Cochran proudly, lis not
only four miles wide, but three thousand
miles wide; and 1t is wide enough to cover
the people Of the whole world" Demo
cratic applauseD
rs 1t wide enough to take in Hawaii?'
Mr.. Wilson Wash) shouted, and Mr.. Cock
ran made some allusion to the gentleman
from Washington and the gentleman from
Maine being "the short and the long" Of
the matter.
Mr.. Boutelle remarked that Mr.. Cochran
was in the habit of stating only half the
truth as to the position of his opponents
His tMr. Boutelle's) position was that pro-
lection furnished to the manufacturer a
could convert them into cash, and be able
to pay good wages for labor.
MIR. Reed Gets In.
After some further talk upon this general
line the proceedings were marked by the
entrance Of Mr.. Reed Of Maine into the de-
bate. Mr.. Reed expressed his sorrow that
with all the repertoire of eloquence which
the gentleman from New York had at his
command he should resort SO frequently to
that portion of it which was merely phys
ical.' For his part he would present the mat
ter In few words. How easy, Mr. Reed
said, 1t was to meet Mr.. Cockran's asser-
tons by similar ones, and to say that the
reason why labor was walking the streets
today In dleness was on account Of the un-
faithfulness Of the democratic party to its
duty. 1t was because today all Industry
was arrested by the mere threat Of attempt
ing another system. He went on to argue
that the theory Of wages being dependent
upon the law Of supply and demand was
exploded. What the democrats said they
needed was more extensive market
They wanted to go forth into the rest OF
the universe and obtain a market and the
method which they proposed was to obtain
that market somewhere else by giving up
the market which they had here. (Repub-
lican applause.) The republicans, on the
contrary. believed In enlarging the market
In different direction. They did not mean
to go to the ends of the earth and struggle
with the cheaper labor Of the old world.
What they meant to do was to elevate the
market Of this country by giving higher
wages to labor and thereby constituting a
market as broad American production.
Republican applause).
II was not the arbitrary fxation of mar
kets but 1t was the growth Of intelligence,
the growth of desires and wants on the
part Of the laboring population, that forced
markets And what was the direct means