The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
Senator Turnie followed Senator

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it was fact accomplished and recog-
milton could pot be withdrawn.
At the close of his sprech Senator
Chandler presented the minority re-
port of the committee on privileges
and elections on the bill to repeal the
federal election laws.
Senator Jones (Ark) called up the
bill to extend for three years the time
of the Arkansas Valley Railroad com.
pany to construct an additional line of
railway through the Indian Territory
Passed
At ago, on motion of Senator Cor
man, the senate Went into executive
session and at 8 p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE.
Save for recess of two hours there
was an uninterrupted flow Of tariff
oratory 10 the house again today from
II o'clock this morning to 1870 to.
night. The debate is beginning to flag
a little. The principal speeches today
were those of Messrs. Breckenridge
(Ky.l, Springer Ql!s.), Dingley (Me.),
and Harter 10Y.
When the house met this morning
Mr.. Compton Md from the commit
tee on appropriations asked unani-
nous consent for consideration of the
bill appropriating $43, 900 for improve
ment of suburban streets in the Dis
trict of Columbia He explained that
the appropriation would give employ
ment to many needy people. Mr.. Kill
gore objected.
House resolution TO investigate the
personnel of the navy, with an amend
ment, was, on motion of Mr.. Meyer
(La.), temporarily laid on the table
The committee on invalid pensions
was given leave to sit during the ses-
sions of the house. The tariff debate
was then resumed and Mr.. Brecken-
ridge took the floor. In the course of
his speech Mr.. Breckenridge likened
the advocates of protection to sharks.
Mr.. Walker MASS insisted on know
ing to whom he applied such an cpl
tEet. Il did not mean to hurt the
gentIeman's feelings" replied Mr..
Breckenridge.
Mr.. Walker declared the answer not
fair.
Mr.. Breckenridge responded: 81 re-
fer to those who during the distress of
civil war took advantage of labor in the
name OF patriotism and later in times
of profound peace increased their eX-
actions until IN the Fifty first congress
they wrote u new law enriching them
selves. refer to those who admitted
new states to retain power; those who
purchased ballot boxes and took the
seat of William R. Morrison in this
house by bribery"
Being an American manufacturer
and one OF those VINO helped to make
those laws, do you refer to me?n in
quired Mr.. Walker.
IF the description fits you, then
you have recognized your own pic
ture."
Mr.. Richards dem, Ia.) followed
with a short speech IN support of the
Wilson bill, after which Mr. Dingley
(Rtp., Me-, whospoke in place of Mr.
Gear Qa,), one of the Republican mem.
bers of the ways and means committee
who was unavodably absent in CON
nection with the senatorial fight in his
state, took the floor. Mr.. Dinoiov
made strong speech, which eiicited
much applause '0'''N
Mr.. Springer Dem, ILL, who ,roe
chairman of the ways and means oon"
mittee of the last congress folIownd
and tried to show that 10 borers on6
agriculturists had not been honofi+ad
by protection. He quota tho cone,Is
office statistics on the amonnt Of
mortgage Indebtedness. N' -
New York has a laroar nav ooo;+o
of mortgaged indebtedness ~ tbon No"
braska, interrupted Mr. Rood wv
Yes, sir" replied Mr. Snrinror
That shows" said Mr.. Reed. :'what
tnose figures are worth as showing the
Mr, springer Commended the free
t,s us oi If f1 WiiS4h bill but said that if
he had framed the bill he should have
naade some material notifications In
t tS'nt al. MT. Springer predicted
CllaD Will Tee raw material this
county Woulu become the greatest
na.n - country of the world,
as III was 10" The greatest agricultural
country; ne spoke of the Mills bill
ana saIo IL Was a message which, in
comparison with the bonding bill.
seemed IKE The work of statesman
Elf. HarIer dem. O }. a large manu-
lacGurer OF agricultural implements
and well Known free trade advocate,
declared That if by law the prices of
goods We're reduced for the benefit of
the many it mattered not how much it
INJURED the few. The law, he held,
should give the greatest good to the
greatest numt er. Mr.. Harter was
BON harded with questions by Mr..
Blair IN. H. and others, and finally
proposed to go back and review the
tariff facts OF history.
Mr.. Brosius (Rep., Pa.) closed the
debate for the afternoon in opposition
to the bill. He defended the theory
of protection.
The committee at $40 rose and took
recess until s p m. There was meagre
gathering at the night session of the
house. The Republican side seemed
entirely deserted and the Democratic
side showed only Is members.
Representatives Maguiro, Dem
Cal and Cockrell Dem, Tex spoke
in spport of the Wilson bill. Mcguire
said that the bill was bad in many par
ticnlars yet was an honest effort in the
right direction and would therefore
have his support. Cockrell's speech
was devoted to Constitutional argument
against protection.
At the usual hour the house adj.
journed.
SO-