The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-02

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Passed by sItty.Four Majority, In.
come Tax and All.
! For asummary OF the speeches closing tho tariff
", debate see page 81
WAsruxdToN. D. e., Fob. l.-At G
o'clock tonight, at tho conclusion OF
ono OF tho grandest, most important,
and most impressive scenes over wit
messed in the American capitol, tho
Wilson tariff bill passed tho house OF
Representatives by vote OF 20l to lao.
:The.events leading up to it were almost
in our annals At u
o'clock, after a preliminary skirmish OF
ian hour over tho barley schedule, the
bill was reported to the house and the
closing speeches were made.
i Such a vast concourse OF people as
assembled to hear these last arguments
upon the great economic issue about to
sbe submitted for final arbitrament to
the representatives OF American peo-
yple had never before been seen WITHIN
the precincts OF tho nations legislative
capitol. Nothing like it was ever
known in tho history OF the Oldest in
! habitant OF the capital. 4, 4
For hours before the debate began,
the corridors leading to the galleries
were surginc. mass OF humanity which
finally became so great TINT men cried
out in terror and women tainted in
fright. It was estimated that over
1000 attempted to gain admittance to
the galleries OF the house to-day. The
The seating capacity is about 5000 and.
every available seat was occupied long,
before the gavel dropped. The neopl3
were lined against tho walls and banked
against the doors; so great did the
crush become that the members OF the
house secured permission to bring
their wives upon tho floor.
A TERRIBLE CRUSH.
Shortly after the house convened at
1ro'clock tho crowds in tho immense
gallery on tho north side OF tho cham
\ Der became so great that thore was i'm.
minent danger that some OF the people
would bc pressed over the railing into
the house below. The crowdine in ut
the doors 4 continued until Speaker
Crisp, who had nervously noted the
dangerous packing OF people. interrupt
cd tho roll call long enough to say that
it was in tho interest OF safety to human
life that the doorway should be cleared.
/. He asked tho door keeper OF the gallery
to clear out somo OF those who stood in
the entrances. Policemen kept push
ing back the people until they had ma-
tcrially reduced the danger that was SO
very apparent. ;i-s ,sszS
When; MIR. Rood, the frat speaker,
arose at:last to deliver the final plea for
protection the overhanging galleries
were black and dense with the specta.
tors who thronged them. Z. 4.
a BRILLIANT GATHERING.
1t was "a brilliant US well as largo
assembly. Only ten OF tho 354 membcra
oi the house werc absent. Many grave
aud reverend senators and other dis
tinsuished gentlemen were on the floor,
and in the galleries were Mrs. Cleve-
land, Mrs. Stevenson and other ladies
.ot cminence, their dresses ilecking the
landscape with color. ~
n Then for three hours tho oratory OF
tho champions of tho two economic
systems fol!owed--Reed, Crisp mud
&Wilson.-while tho partisans made the
air vocal with their shouts OF approval.
Z Tho appearance OF tho speaker OF tho
house upon tho floor engaged in debate
was in itsell remarkable rs well US an
/ unusual thing. Each OF the speakers
seemed to be in his best form, and tho
speeches which they delivered to-day
will rank among the most brilliant Of
atheirliv When these were finished
liMr. Wilson. who spoke last, was. lifted
on tho shoulders OF his admisinr col
Z leagues and carried triumphantly from
tho hall amid n scene of unmatched en-
$thusiasln. When it came to voting the
! victory for tho measure was over
swhelming. I
53jS ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE. II. y
4 II The vote upon tho income tax propo.
aitiou (taken in connection with the
internal revenue amcndmcnt) stood
&1S2 to so. Y. & VI
Only twelve Republicans voted upon n,
y this proposition, seven for and five
4 arainst. The Democratic opposition
amounted to torty-dve. The last effort
Z was made by those Democrats who arc
opposed to tho measure in whole or in
part, led by Mr.. Colvort, OF Now Y York,
to 5recommit the bill, but the Republi.
cans refused to join in this attempt to
scotch the measure, and it ended in a
B dismal iailure. Butt thirty-six Demo.
.Gccra,s voted, :or it not even enough to
+ secure the3$ayes and naya--a record
making \, q I. & ~
n mo Vote upon tho final passage oi
tho bill3wasa a surprise. Amid the most
sintcnse enthusiasm, ii Democrat after