The herald., 1894-04-03
HAIL MIGHTY MESSAGE f!
Tariff Debate Begun in the
Senate.
VOORHEES, Makes the Opening
Address.
Floor and Galleries Crowded With
Spectators.
The Speech Delivered with All the Tai
sycamOre's Characteristic FIsry
Energy-Other DOings at
the Capital.
By the Associated Press.

the Capital.
By the Associated Press
WAsHINaroN, April 2.-The principal
interest in the senate today centered in
the speech of Senator Voorhees,, the
chairman Of the committee on fnaiiee
who thus launched the tariff question
on the sea of senatorial debate. While
his speech was read from manuscript, it
was delivered with all the fiery energy
which characterizes his usual extern
poraneous efforts. There was an unua-
ually full attendance both on the floor
and in the galleries., and the conclusion
of his speech was greeted with hearty
burst of applause. He lsuded the
Walker tariff bill of 1S48 as blessed
and glorious memory" and regretted
exceedingly that this bill did not more
closely resemble it. He vigorously de-
Tended the income tax feature and the
Tree wool clause, and as vigorously con-
demned the eugar bounty and recipro-
city features of the Mckinley bill, the
former being characterized as q tumble
and fraud; the latter. as an unconstitu-
tional fake. He called attention to the
fact that today was the 150th anniver-
cary of-the birthday OF Thomas Jeffer-
son, that great emancipation of man
kind" and quoted extensively from Mr..
Blaine's Thirty Years OF Congress.
In the morning hour Senator Morgan
sought to have passed bill providing
TOR the carrying into effect of the awards
OF the Paris tribunal OF arbitration in
the Bering sea matter, but when it was
on it's passage it went over until the
DILL could be printed.
Then unfinished business, the bill of
Senator Hsnsbrough, for the destruc-
tion of the Russian thistle, was laid
before the senate, and Immediately
came in collision with the tariff bill
which Senator Voorhees, had given no.
/ tce oi his intention TO call up at this
time.
THE THISTLE BILL sEELvED.
Senator Hansbrough asked that the
unfinished business should be tempora-
rily laid aside in favor of the opening
speech on the tariff, without losing its
place as unfinished business. This led
TO a motion from Senator Harris, that
+, The tariff bill be made the unfinished
business. While he was opposed to the
bill from the senator from North Dako-
ia, he said if there should be any gap
in the consideration of the tariff bill he
would have no objection to the Russian
thistle bill being taken up. He would
be willing to give the senator his day in
court, but he could not offer to let the
great tariff bill play second fiddle to the
thistle bill. The tariff bill must now
be made the unfinished business, he de-
clared, or majority of the senators
must declare against it.
Senator Hansbrou9h, though de-
feated, marched off the field with colors
flying and bands playing, as he an
nounced that although the thistle bill
was aimed at the protection OF agricul-
ture, while the tariff bill from his point
of vision, was intended to destroy it,
yet, in view of the present circum-
stances, he would withdraw his propo.
sitlon.
The tariff bill being made the unfin-
ished business in the enthusiastic
reclamation of the majority, while only
few scarcely heard noes came from the
Republican side, Mr.. Voorhees, was
recognized. He looked around upon a
well-illed chamber whose members
accorded him tne closest attention. A
number of representatives came over
from the house to follow the progress of
the bill. The galleries were crowded
with an attentive audience which paid
the strictest attention to the speaker on
the floor.
SENATOR VOORHEES, SPEECH.
Senator Voorhees,, as is his usual GUS
tom, read his speech from convenient
desk made OF large books piled upon his
desk. He said:
"Mr. President: Great abuses in
government, strong by the sanction and
growth of years, imbedded in the pow
erful interests of privileged classes, cre-
ated, fostered, encouraged and protected
by the laws themselves, have rarely il
ever in any age, been promptly and
totally eradicated, except by iorcible
revolution and bloodshed. Such is the
concurrent and unbroken testimony of
history. The spirit of political and
practical reform, on the other hand, ia a
reasoning and progressive spirit, NOV
ing forward, step bv step, no matter
how radical and thorough its ends and
aims may be, and overcoming the most
gigantic evils with patient wisdom and
courage, rather than by violent and
wholesale assault. The protective sys.
tenn of tariff taxation, as developed and
ioeSOhOu UpOH buo Du6lu0bd huQ lhUuI Ok
the American people, especially DUR
ing the third OF century
past, growing worse at every
stage, is system of indescribable in
justice and oppression; and yet who
will contend that all its vicious prin-
ciples and workings, ramifed as they
are through every branch OF trade and
commerce, can be annihilated by a
single blow or totally wiped out by a
eingle legislative enactment? For the
bill now under consideration no such
claim is made, but in its behalf it can
be truthfully asserted and will be sue
cessfully maintained, that it accom-
plishes a vast world of tariff reform,
embodies a great relief to the people
from iniouitous existing laws, and con-
sttutes long stride, though not final
one. towards the approaching day OF q
full and perfect dsliversnce.
SEEMING PARADOX.
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