Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-01-11

plause, so long continued as TO cali
forth rebuke from the chair.
Before order had been restored Gen.
j. C. Black OF Illinois, ex-commission-
er of pensions, took the floor. lie re-
ferred TO Mr.. Burrows picture Of dire
disaster in this country, and said the
suffering depicted by him existed after
thirty years of laws written by his own
party Not "A law has been placed on
the statute books by the democratic
party since 1860. The democratic party's
responsibility for the laws came only
with this congress.
Mr.. Hopkins concluded the debate.
He said the bill which has been report
ed by the ways and means committee
Is certainly an anomaly of COMPRESSION
al legislation II neither comes up TO
the standard of the bold and defiant
declarations of the party platform nor
meets the approval or expectations of
the more conservative element of their
party. As Il revenue measure II is II
confessed failure. With the treasury
almost depleted and the government
marching on the high road to bank
ruptcy, this bill still further reduces
the revenues of the government and
cuts off its power TO meet its obliga-
tions to the enormous amount of s70,-
900, 900 annually. lie then proceeded
to a long review of the history Of tariff
legislation in this country.
At $3.50 Mr.. Hopkins secured permits
sion to make some supplemental re-
marks to-day, and then the house took
a recess until 8 o'clock.
The house was called together at s
o'clock, with Mr., Brookshire In the
chair.
The house Immediately went into
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Rich
ardson in the chair, to consider the
Wilson bill. Mr.. Haines (dem), n. v,
was recognized and spoke against
the pending bill Mr.. Haines is one
OF the chiefs of the boiling demo-
Gratis, and he represents the collar and
cuff district of New York, the chief
center OF which is the city of Troy,
Mr.. Haines presented mammoth and
unique protest against the collar and
cuff schedule Of the Wilson bill The
petition was signed by 69,sl9 persons,
without resp ct to party affiliations.
and was large volume and required
the services of eight men to bring il
into the house.
Mr.. iIaines' speech was devoted alto
gether to vigorous attack upon the
schedules of the bill concerning shirts,
collars and cuffs.
! Mr.. Woomer (rep.), Pa, then spoke
against the bill lie characterized the
policy OF the democratic party as incon-
sistent policy-''a Janus-faced god try
ing to look in every direction. and in
cidentally TO squint at the populists."
Mr.. Pendleton (dem.), Tex, spoke in
support of the bill He said that the
pending bill bore somewhat heavily on
the products OF his district but believ-
ing that the interest of the many was
paramount to the interests of the few
he would support it, believing II was
infinitely better than the measure
which it is sought TO supplant
CLINTON, Ia, Jan. 10. Edward Bent
ly, Of Clinton died yesterday of njnriea
received in the rear-end collision OF
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and
Northwestern trains on the bridge
here, Martin Murray is dangerously
injured. X. A, Robertson, Of Garrison
la, shoulder dislocated and otherwise
hurt Elmer Shaffer and Kinney. same
place, slightly hurt Christie Nelson
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