Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-01
N CONGRESS TODAY.
N, Climax Of The Discussion On
Tariff aai Revenue.
,ore GREAT ORArORIaL EFFORTS
al Warrington Cognizhnt Of the I'M
.,,ioure Of tho Day.-The Capitol
crowdedto Its Utmost Capacity.
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f.neclal.l-The day will wind up
"a climax a month's Intense dis
.,,.lon and mastery political strategy.
Anwashlnglon realizes that this is nm
.,sp,lul, epoch.making day.
the Capitol was ihronged ~ early
..io O'Clock and tho gallery corridors
v.e crowded before eleven, and fur.
ner ingress was prohibited by tho
Capitol police.
The noor Of tho House was packed
v.tb members now and old. The In
,lo Wow was that Of an amphithoater
arena and the sides were black with
human beings, intent upon the gladia'
t,flal conflict between the champions
Of the House. At ~ O'Clock the COM
mliiee arose aud reported the tarln bill
with amondm ynts TO the House.
E1.speakerReSd took the floor amidst
tho tremendous applause Of tho TO
publlcAn side. scattered through the
galleries. Reed was expected TO make
the effort Of his life.
At 1850 O'Clock Reed closed his speech
with Wild applause from the RcpuDli-
can side aud FULLY half Of the galleries.
Reeds argument was throughout In
leuperscd with especially strong his.
tofcal Illustrations. Ills most effective
point was that wages, prosperity aud
Invention Increase with tho advance.
menl in civilization. His peroralion
vasa bitter thrust at the South aud
free trade rs tho "twin RELIEF to over
come which Lincoln gave his life.
iiOpm.-Cflsp takes the fioOr amid
toe deaieniug applause Of the door ana
galleries 70 the right. Crisp has a
quick, vigorous, inolsiye style. He
shows with multitude OF illustra-
tons that the tariff is tax, burdens
consumption and oripples productions
that II Is artificial, unnatural and
ylelouL
HbHpplsuso is ardent and sponian-
eoli. lie replies 10 Reeds polnIs, thus
giving zsst and u sprlghlly touch 10
the finish Of the great debate.
In conclusion no explains the tariff
blllnsa revenue measure, endorses the
income tax aud ol0sea at $50 with
cAmoroua cheering, yelling, hooiing
aud cries of"Votei Vott!p
Order being restored, Wilson takes
the door amidst the uproRrious plaudits
Of his friends. His style Ia finished,
eloquent and elegant, and he shows
himself the peer Of Reed and n more
philosophical thinker.
At8;l0 O'Clock Wilson closes with an
earnest appeal to the Democratic party
20 stand uunlnchingiy by the great
work committed to them and that nils
every heart. lie closed with an clio.
qlent apostropho to freedom, liberty
Ani equality.
Then came n scene which beggnrs
description. There was applause,
shouting, pounding, throwing up Of
books, hats, or anything to make
noise. The members gathered around
Wilson and finally picked him up on
their shoulders and carried him Oh the
door 10 the cloak room.
AZ 3'3O-Ordor Ia now restored and
the voting has commenced on the
amendments. Probably the final vote
will not he reached today. The DeEo-
Gratis, except few, will support the
bill. q, II.
Pfr Aiiociaicd PrstL
The tariff debate on the Wilson bill
closed today with a burst OF oratory.
Crisp, Reed and Wilson came forward
In the clOsing hours to argue for and
against tho Inauguration Of the new
economical system. The galleries OF
the House were crowded long before
lhe session opened, and the leaders on
both sides were accorded an ovation as
they entered the hall.
Before the opening Of the debates
lhete was continuation Of the Ekir-
mlsh over the amendments 10 the
barley schedule.
LOckwOl d IN. w began fllibuster-
ing against them by making the point
otno quorum though II was evident
mat quorum was present. Then
Lockwood moved TO adjourn, but the
speaker refused 10 entertain the mo-
ton.
The house went into committee Of
me whole on the tariff bill, and Rich.
afuson took the chair, announcing that
we pending question was 10 close the
utbate on tho amendments 10 the
barley schedule.
The motion was carried, lT8 to o.
Lockwood again tried llibusteTing
ln' was cut of, aud Tracy's amend.
henl To the COmmittee'a amendment 10 |
ihcfense tho duty on barley ami barley
6il TO ~ per cent nd yalorem was lost,
Fiekler'a amendment to substitute
we present duty was also lost.
Fayne's huhstitute, OF twenty cents |
per hunhel ON barley, met tho sAme
late, 81 tOlOs.
lhr vote would then have REQUIRED
on lhe committee amendment when
wilson Interrupted with substitute 10 |
place barley on the tree hs.. 1t was
usieIied without divislou.
Lockwood offered 10 mako the duty |
~ cents on barley, 20 ce1ta ON barley |
mat.
10 this Payne offered an amend.
ment, which wan voted down.
Lockwood, still sparripg for tins,