The morning call., 1894-02-02
ers on both sides were accorded an ovation
as they entered the hall.

ers on both sides were accorded an ovation
as they entered the hall.
Before the opening Of the debate there
was a continuation of the skirmish over
the amendments to the barley schedule
Lockwood of New York began fliDuster-
ing against them by making point of no
quorum, though 1t was evident quorum
was present. Then Lockwood moved to
adjourn, but the Speaker refused to enter
tain the motion. and the House went into
committee of the whole on the tariff bill.
Richardson took the chair and announced
that the pending question was to close the
debate on the amendments to the barley
| schedule. The motion was carried-17S to o.
Lockwood again tried filibustering, but
was cut of, and Tracy's amendment to the
committee amendment to increase the
duty on barley and barley malt to 40 per
cent ad valorem was lost-91 to 109
Pickler's amendment to substitute the
present duty was also lost. Payne's sub
stitute of 20 cents per bushel on barley
met the same fate-91 to 10S.
The vote would then have required on
the committee amendment, when Wilson
interposed with substitute to place bar
Icy on the free list. Defeated without a
division. Lockwood offered TO make the
duty 10 cents on barley and 20 cents on
barley malt, and to this Payne offered an
amendment, which was voted down.
Lockwood. still sparring for time. demand
ed division and tellers on each vote. His
amendment was lost. Tarsney of Mime
sofa offered an amendment to make the
duty 20 cents. which was defeated, but
the object of the filibusteriDg was sue
cessful. The hands of the clock pointed
to noon. which was the hour for resuming
| general debate, when the teIlers took their
places on this motion. Before the vote
could be taken Chairman Richardson
raped for order and announced the conf
mittee would rise TO report the bill to the
| House. So Lockwood carried his point.
The committee rose and the Speaker
resumed the gavel. The bill was reported
| froGl the committee of the whole and the
| Speaker announced those who would close
the debate. The chair recognized Reed
of Maine.
Reed arose from the Republican side
amid wild cheering and and-clapping in
the galleries and the huZzas of his
friends. When quiet was finally restored,
with his back to his friends and his face to
his foes, towering in defiance, he began his
address. He began by saying that the bill
was odious TO both sides of the House. II
meets with favor nowhere. ''It commands
the respect OF neither party" he said. "On
this side, while we believe that 1t pre-
tends to be for protection. it does not af-
ford it. and on the other side they believe.
while 1t looks toward free trade, it does
not accomplish il. Those who will vote
against this bill will do so because ii opens
our markets to the destructive competition
Of foreigners; those who will vote for il
| will do so with the reservation that they
will instantly devote themselves to a
new crusade against whatever barriers are
| left"
Reed said the argument that the bill
should be passed to put an end 10 doubt.
which Is worse than any bill can be, is
speciOus and insidious, as were the bill
passed by both bran ehes to-day uncer-
| tainty would reign just the same. He then
proceeded TO argue al length on the beDe-
fits OF the tariff from the standard OF