The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-09

| farrcd f) committees Committees were
then called for reports. without result.
/ speclal House bills were brought back
] from the Senate with amendments. among
! ten the New York and New Jersey
/ lridlc iill, ass to which the amendment
offered by the Senate 20 strike out su-
/ perfuous language was agreed to. and IL
Wm 60 20 the President.
Mr. Wilson's la III speech.
Several private bills were also called up
and PASSED. AMI at 1915 the House re-
/ solved itself into Committee of the Whole
/ lRicharlson, Dem. Tenn. in the chair)
and Chairman Wilson started the discus
sion on the tariff bin.
Tariff reform. he said, had been fought
OUT before the American people as no
other question ever was fought out. In
seven CcIgresses it had been the chief
subject Of controversy IN both houses.
We are here. said he, with the commits
sions of The American people TO put into
law that general reform which they them
selves n their congressional methods Of
expression have ordered at the polls.
lie did not feel called upon, I'm opening
this debate, TO take up FOR examination
the details and schedules Of the bill now
before the committee.
The majority OF the members of Ways
and Means did not profess TO deal with
a system which had grown up through
| thirty years OF progressive legislation. or
AT one proposed stroke OF legislation to
| free il OF injustice and TO present a
measure responding correctly 10 thg de-
mand Of the people. They expected that
friends In the country would fall away
from them whenever they undertook TO
prenare any definite measure Of legisa-
| ton They knew from all their expert
ence I'm the past that not all who march
bravely in the parade are found in line
when the muskets begin to rattle (Ap-
plause)
He would not stop he said. TO inquire
into the causes that had brought about
tho present prostration Of industry in
this country and demoraiized 20 a large
! extent the active business and trade OF
the country. There seemed to be some
recurring cycle in modern times about
such depressions. But, from whatever
cauro il had originated, II was at least
| AN embarrassment to them in the per-
| forrnance of their duty; If for no other
reason than that it had been eagerly
seized uuou by the enemies OF tanh re-
form 10 kinde hostility against that beat
| and bereGcent movement. But If there
was ever a time when the burden OF tax
| atisn. should be Hghtened. it was the
! time when men We're struggling TOT lne
/ very necessities Of life. tApplauseJ
! tfne when trade was held in the pafaly-
sis OF commercial crisis. 'Applause')
All through this country the enemies OF
! tariff reform are seeking 10 pre-. ial'e JUS
| .,,coase Iv an appeal 10 those whose
reasoning and power Of reasoning Is lor
/ Tho time heinz bunted by personal SUI
| feriug and personal distress. fiv'ee-
| ton. when expelled from our revenue
laws. would never come back INTO 'heHl
bv the conscious and intelligent assent
of the American people -, tbo
When the American people Ncis - -
agony of their great civil war IL crep.
etsat.l,iiv IN through the back door, ana
it now sought % take adVan'a &c oi Wy
recent distress TO hold on 20 Is p'iuoh
In the revenue system Of the country
The re, l. 81.
we. have f,t that we could not pesln
tho reform of this system unleis we 'N-
gan earnestly and honestly 10 I..l-H-
nam. taxation the -rcll fund"melial NJ .,
to,i,ls of American industry, so the Dill
rroncses TO put on the free lst ahiohs
! other materials those great eienehlaiy
materials OF industry, WOOL iron ore COAL
ana lumber. (Appiarse) ..,....,
ritter give "a working man untaNed
materials to exercise his industry upon
than untaxed accessories or ire ""i' 'el
poos i'm as tax on material comes OUT
~ fh. ,vorklnan's wages. As you chedpth
markets YOU widen the markets, ana py
allowing the working man 10 place MS
fabrics on the markets al a lower cost
vou nightly increase the number OF con-
sumers. give the lab0rer steady employ
r,ent increased wages and personal
independence never 10 be achieved IN
restricted market
The only place where trade unions can
.t.. d. ..tff IIf
country where the walls are down
and the labor is given free raw material.
ApplauseJ
''The vital question. gentlemen he
continued. lis the question Of wages. II
the other side can prove that wages are
increased by the tariff, then this bill ought
| 10 be beaten. N protection makes wages
| / am a protectionst henceforth. But rea-
son and experience dsprOve II. The sup
ply of labor. the intelligence, the produc-
tiyeness of labor. makes its price How
is II possible for a tariff which only
touches = per cent. OF the labor in the
United States 10 increase wages Tor the
other % per cent? So far fem increas-
ing the wages of labor. the effect Of these
high tariffs has been 10 lower them"
Mr.. Wilson is In poor health and after
he had spoken an hour and half he sug-
| gested 10 his colleague. Mr. McMillin, that
he would like 10 finish his speech to-mor-
| row. and upon the latters motion the COM
mttee arose. The Democrats and galleries
appaudel vigorously when Mr. wilson
took his seat
Arr. strd Members Discharged.
The report of the Sergeant-at-A Arms on
the warrants issued for fOrty-iour mem
hers was then read. 1t showed the fol-
lowing members under arrest: Messrs.
Brown Of indiana Cadmus. Of New Jer-
sey; Fielder. of New Jersey; Geissen-
hainer. Of New Jersey; LeFever, Of New
York. Randall. OF Massachusetts, Bum,
of North Carolina; Childs, of New York;
Cornish OF New Jersey; Fithian. of llli-
nois McLaurin. Of South Carolina; Tai
bert. OF South Carolina Turpn. OF Ala
bama; Woodland. OF North Carolina;
Hroderick. of Kansas; Gardner, Of New
Jersey: Heiner Of Pennsylvania; Sher-
man. of New York; WOomer, Of Penn
sylVania; Maener, Of New York; Sickles,
of New York: Barnes OF Wisconsin;
Newlands. OF Nevada; lockwood, OF New
York, Davey. of Louisiana: PiclSler. OF
North Dakota; Strait. Of South Carolina;
Bingham. OF Pennsylvania; Stockdale, or
Mississippi Loudensiager. Of New Jersey;
and Weaver Of New York, had not
been heard from. The others telegraph
ed thar they were on the way.
The Speaker stated that Broderick was
present on yesterday. The warrant as
II related 10 him was withdrawn. War
rants were also issued for Cornish. Gels
senhainc.. and Boatner by mistake.
Nj Catchirgs stated that as the object
for which the warrants had heen issued
had been accomplished, he moved that
all thos ~ custody be discharged. With
out objection the motion was carried.
Mr. Jonr- -uccte,l~ Goyern~r t'Fsrrail.