Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-14
WHEEIINq w. VA TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST IA. 1894

Lalnly not l, can answer III Uoh" 800
guage. But / have no difficulty In say
ing that when the schedules OF the OIL
with the Senate amendments get into
normal operation, it will produce SUM-
Gent, and more than sufficient revenue
for the support Of the Government.
Il should add to the answer that
perhaps In the beginning the bill VIII
not produce as much revenue as VIII
re suit from IL later on under It's oral
nary working. because, am informed,
whether IL bs true or not, DO not
know. that the sugar trust, in antlcipa-
ton OF the passage OF the bill, has I'M
ported about hundred millions worth,
or it has been said. even in excess or
THAT QUANTITY OF RAW SUGAR"
''Wiil the passage of this bill, In your
Judgment, save the country from the
further issue OF bonds?" continued Mr..
Hudson.
81 think l have already covered that
question in my previous answer. IL
may be In the first few months of the
operation of the bill. because Of this
great accumulation OF raw sugar to
which l have just referred, that the
revenues of the government will not De
sufficient TO meet the expenditures OF
the government. But il 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-
tions when the tariff rates are definitely
known and fixed, that If the necessity
does not exist to-day it will not exist
after the passage of this bill"
"Will the gentleman pardon me just
on that point?" asked Mr.. Dingley
(Rep., Maine). ~ understood him TO
say that the sugar trust had already
imported a hundred millions worth OF
sugar. If so, inasmuch as only $780,
600, 900 worth of sugar was imported
last year, will not all Of the revenue
that we get from sugar under the ope-
ration Of this bill for the first year be
missiug?"
81 did not intend to give the figures
that one hundred millions Of raw sugar
had been imported, replied Mr.. Wilson.
II stated that had been Informed that
SUGAR TRUST HAD IMPORTED
about that amount, and have heard 1t
stated that it was in excess OF that
amount. 1t has been put at 446, 900
tons by gentlemen who pretend to
know"
'Ts il not true" asked Mr.. Heard
Democrat, Missouri 'that whatever
may be this bonus to the sugar trust In
view OF the passage OF this law would
not the trust reap still larger bonus
under the operation OF the Mckinley
law if that were still left Ia force?"
They would not do so Immediately,
but under the operation Of that law
from year to year they would certainly
reap larger sum.
"Mr. Speaker, In answer to all OF
these questions, I have simply to say
that under the rule just adopted by the
House Immediately following the pas
sage Of the bill we propose to present
and pass bill putting sugar on the free
| list. LApDause OF tha Democratic
/ side) THE question is now made as TO
! whether this is q government
by the American people for the Ameri-
can people, or government Of the
sugar trust for the benefit of the sugar
trust. And this House will show the
people | doubt not what its position is
on that question, and the Senate will
|
serve the residue OF my time"
Mr.. Wilson spoke but ten minutes at
the opening of the debate. He then
reserved the balance of his time, and
| Mr.. Reed, the leader of the opposition,
took the floor The gentleman from
Maine aroused his followers to the high
est pitch of enthusiasm.
FOLLOWING Is MIR. REEDS SPEECH:
"Mr. Speaker, l. am somewhat re-
luctant to address the House because
my feelings are divided between two
emotions" began Mr.. Reed. zone is
an emotion of regret for the Democratic
party and for its position, and the other
is feeling of equal regret for the coun.
| try and its position, too. So far
as the gentleman from West
Virginia is concerned, ana mis-
| compatriotS, there is not the
slightest necessity Of my comment
ing on thelditference between this scene
of sorrow and the triumphal procession
which carried him oat Of this House.
! Laughter and applause on the Repub-
lican side He is not so joyous now,
| having been carried out 10 another
branch and more effectua!ly. Renewed
laughter. 1t is unfortunate for the
gentleman from West Virginia that he
and his compatrlots have had to con-
tend with gentlemen of so much
more capacity and skill. In
/ dOubtedly the House cOnferees
meant well. Undoubtedly their inten-
tlons were honorable. But they were
10 match for the gentlemen whom they
| met in the other branch. They were
not skilful as these men are. Way, our
! conf ereeS came back to US, gentlemen
OF the House, without so much as the
name of the bill that they transported
across this building a month ago. II
will be known in history as the German
! Brice vice the Wilson bill, dead
| Laughter and applause on the Repub-
/ lican side and not dead on the field of
| honor either. Renewed laughter and
applause
THE gentleman from West Virginia
and his compatriots appear before US
now, not as the triumphal reformers
marching to glory at the sound OF their
| own sweet voices. They are little babes
10 the wood, aud it will be found pretty
soon that they were left there By their
uncle in the White House. Great
laughter aud applause on Republican
side.
"AND HEAR THE COMING
of the pinious OF tina little birds bearing
the ballots that are to bury them out Of
sight. Laughter on Republican side. |
! But their fate is Of small consequence.
| Their disappearance is the least of this
event l told this House, speaking on
this tariff question, that one Of the
great misfortuneS Of this attempted
action would be the fact that
whatever basis was reached, it
would not be a permanent basis on
which this country could do business
| that In was only an effort on their part