Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-14
TARIFF BILL PASSED
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The House Accepts All the Senate
Amendments.
-FOUR POPGUN BILLS ALSO PASSED
Giving Free Sugar, Iron Ore, Coal
and Barbed Wire.
SOME SPEECHES MADE

'he H1ouse completed the program prepared
In the democratic caucus. The Senate
amendments to the Wilson tariff bill have
been concurred In by the House, and four
separate bills, placing COAL iron ore, sugar
and barbed wire, respectively, on the free
list, were passed by the House, without
reference to the committee or previous con-
sideration. The general tariff bill, with all
Its imperfections goes at once to the Pres
ident for his action. The four popgun bills
are ready for action by the Senate finance
committee
After The Stars report closed the pro-
in the events of an earlier hour in the day.
The special order reported from the COM
mittee on rules was adopted by a vote of
176 to 81.
The motion to accept the Senate amend
ments to the Wilson bill followed at once.
This was discussed two hours, and then
carried by vote OF ISL yeas to 105 nays.
This motion was made by Chairman Will
son Of the ways and means committee. Mr..
Heed made the point of order that the bill
was not before the House, but Speaker
Crisp pointed to the bill lying on the table
and stated that it was before the House.
MIR. Wilson's Speech.
Mr.. Wilson then took the floor and spoke
for about ten minutes.
Mr.. Speaker" he said, II have made the
motion which ! have sent to the clerk g
desk not on my own responsibility or from
my own volition. but as the official organ
Of the caucus Of my associates on this side
OF the House and by their directions.
sion in advocacy Of the motion, and / shall
be sincere and frank in what I shall sub
NIT to this House.
Il do not pretend that am gratified at
the outcome Of this prolonged controversy.
I do not pretend that up to the very last
moment i had not cherished the hope and
the faith that We should reach another and
better and more satisfactory conclusion
the American Congress. / had hoped and
believed until there seemed ground scarcely
for hope or belief that In such a contest
this House, backed by the American people
and enthusiastically sustained by the DEM
ocratic party, would be able to achieve
some honorable compromise between the
two houses which we could have accepted,
not from a sense of duty, but with q sense
Of satisfaction and feeling that We had re-
sponded to the mandates of the American
people.
The Lesson Learned.
But, Mr.. Speaker, we have simply real
lied in this great fight the fact so well
stated by the great leader of the tariff re-
form fight in Great Britain-that when the
people have gained victory at the polls
they must have a further stand-up and
knock-down fight with their own repre-
sCntatives. And we have realized, if moth
ing else, the salutary lesson of the intrench-
ment of the protective system In this coun-
try under thirty years of class legislation.
until the mere matter of tariff schedules is
a matter OF insignificance. and the great
question presents itself-is this to be gov
eminent by a self-taxing people or gov
eminent of taxation BY trusts and monopo-
li1t AnrNla on fha ra 70 CiA 10
If We have taken out of this fight no
other lesson than that, II has been to US a
great, an inspiring and valuable lesson.
II We have not been able to get all the man
dates of the people told us to get, We have
brought this dangerous fact face to face
with American freemen. and we have made
some breach in the protective system
through which the hosts of American free
men Will continue TO march. 1Applause on
the democratic side.)
Il shall not say to the people OF this
country. l shall not say to my colleagues
here Crom whom even at the expense Of
what may seem i'll taste on this occasion I
cannot withhold the expression Of my un-
spcakable gratitude for their personal
friendship and their loyal and enthusiastic
supporO, I shall not say to them that white
is black, or that false Is true, or that pro-
lection is a just and honest system of tax
alton applause on the democratic side)
Nothing which is not done right ever lasts.
No work that is not thorough ever remains
undisturbed. You can settle no question like
the great question of taxation permanently
and safely except upon the eternal basis
of right and liberty. (Applause)
Better Than the Mckinley Bill.
Il shah not attempt, es said in the out
set to explain The merits or to dwell upon
the dement's of the six hundred odd amend
ments to this bill which this House Is
about of necessity to concur in. Perhaps
I could tnStica Of n re
of the amendments. My attention has
necessarily been so constantly and so
steadily directed to their dement's that It
would require some experience to learn
what the merits are. daughter and ap-
plause) But whatever the measure of
shortcomings Of this bill in its present
form-whatever be its dement's in mere
than the Mckinley BILL cloud applause on
the democratic side) This 1 do know, that
in a part of 1t 1t does afford some relief to
the taxpayers of this country and does
clip the wings of the gigantic monopolies
that are now expressing them and blocking
legislation. applause on the democratic
side; derisive cries on the republican side.)
A Question to Revenue.
II should like to ask the gentleman" in
terrupted Mr. Hudson (Kan.), whether he
has investigated fully SO as to be able to
state definitely that this bill as amended by
the Senate will furnish sufficient revenue to
meet the entire expenses of the govern
ment."
THAT Is a question" replied Mr.. Wilson,
which nc man, perhaps-certainly not /
can answer in definite language. But have
no difficulty whatever in saying that when
the schedules of the bill with the Senate
get into normal operation, II
will produce sufficient, and more than suffi-
Gent, revenue for the support of the govern
ment.
II should add to the answer that perhaps
In the beginning the bill will not produce
rs much revenue as will result from 1t
later on under its ordinary working be-
cause, / am informed, whether II be true
DR. not do not know, that the sugar trust.
In anticipation of the passage of the bill.
have imported abaut a hundred millions
worth, or, 1t has been said, even in excess
Of that quantity, of raw sugar"
"Will the passage of the bill, in your
Judgment, save the country from the fur
Their issue Of bonds?" continued Mr.. Hud-
son.
II think I have already covered that
question In my previous answer. 1t may
be in the first few months Of the operation
Of the BILL because of this great accumula-
ton of raw sugar, to which have just re-
rerred, that the revenues of the govern
"a emit will not be sufficient to meet the ex-
penditures Of the government But 1t is
my belief in view of the large amount of
imported goods in bond, and also in view of
the fact that there will be larger importa-
tons when the tariff rates are definitely
known and fixed, that If the necessity does
rot exist today it will not exist after the
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