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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02
Mr.. REEDS SPEECH.

A great effort in Il good cause is not without
fruit. Thus it was not with the pathos of hope
less endeayOr and sure defeat, but with lofty
assurance Of final victory in larger field. that
cx-Spcakcr Reed closed his speech on the VII
son bill, saying: Before this tribunal we, all
Of us, plead in vain Why we fail, let those
answer who read the touching words of Abra-
ham Lincolns first inaugural. and remember
that he pleaded in vain with the same men and
their predecessors" From the larger field one
answer came in the vote Of wOrkingmen OF this
city on Tuesday. Never in vain are such efforts
as Mr.. Reed has made in his closing speech and
in the splendid leadership which, without max
ing Republicans responsible for single line
or word Of the Wilson bill, has eXtorted from
q political opponent the angry Outburst: The
real leader of this Democratic House is Thomas
Il. Reed
His was in truth great speech. With no pre-.
tencc Of manner, with no straining for rhetori.
cal effect, avoiding the laborous array Of fig
ures which sometimes astonishcs but rarely
conyinccs, Mr. Reed made for the protective
system one Of the strongest arguments ever
offered. The Wilson bill itself he treated with
just contempt. as measure Odious to both
sides and respected by neither party. 1t there
fore offers no resting place: no assurance Of
settlement for the future II passed, its advo-
Gates will Mt once try To change IL by sweeping
away the few barriers Of protection it retains.
In the end the issue must he decided on broader
grounds; never by bill which Processes to
protect but does not, and which pcascs Free
Traders only though TO them it is but n be-
ginning. Mr. Reed therefore enters upon the
great question whether any measure Of the
same sort or tendency Is worthy Of support.
Like the true leader, he hits the vital point nj
once Thirty years Of Protection, he shows,
have made this The richest ard most prosperous
country on earth. English Free Traders are
quoted as Witnesses Of It's "amazing prosper
ity." calling It the paradise of worhingmen"
declaring that the consumption OF its people
is marvelously illimitablc." so that even
Bourke Cochran admitted that never I'm the
history Of human civilization had wages been
so high" labor getting "a larger proportion
Of that which 1t produced than it ever enjoyed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02
MlLnELTI HTLE II ILKlNI.

The question of majority or minority rule
WAS brought sharply To the front in the Senate
at Albany yesterday. With the aid OF the
Lieutenant Governor. who assumed the pr"roga-
tive Of constituting the rules Of the body 10 suit
himself the Democrats undertook To control the
Senate and when his ruling was appealed from
Mr. Shcchan refused 10 put the motion Pr"Sl-
dent pro tenn. SaXton thcrcupon directed the
clerk 10 put both the appeal and the pending
motion. on both of which nineteen votes were
east 10y the Republicans and Senator Bradley,
while the Democrats refused Ia vote.
The cause of the revolutionary attempt of the
Democrats WAS th" report Of the Elections COM
mittcc unscating McCarty In the With District
and giving the sent 10 Henry Wolfcrt. the Re
publican candidate When the debate had last
al six hours Senator SaXton moved that the
vote he taken This was in accordance with the
closure rule adopted n few days ago. which
provides:
When any bill. resolution or motion shall have
been under consideration for six hours IL snail be
in order for any Senator t. move that the debate
shall be closed and the president shall recognize
the Senator who wishes to make such motion Such
motion shall not b.. amcndablc debatable. and
shall bc Immediately put. and II 1t shall receive the
affirmative votes Of majority OF the Senators
present the pending measure shall take precedence
over all other business
Iiculcnant-GOvcrnor Shcchan saw fit to as
scrt that the "pcndinG measure was Il substi-
tutc for the report. offered by Senator Wolf,
and that under the rule six hours debate on
the substitute must he allowed. This was
simple hbuStcring. and no recourse was left
10 the ma ority-whcn Mr. Shcehan refused 10
allow an appeal from his ruling-but 10 have
the motion put by the clerk. The report I'M
seating McCarty was adopted by 10 votes. and
Senator Wolfcrt's name will appear on the roll
when the Senate meets today. The Democrats
may resume their effort 10 run the Senate, but
they will soon find that the majority know their
rights, and will not be trickcd out Of them by
filibustcring tactics engineered by Shcchan and
(nufOr
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AMnscmfnIs.

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,pnrv,s THEATRE-S-Tartuffe and Les Pfecieuses
Eidcules
AcADrNly or MCSIC-S-In Old Kentucky
AvrpIcAN THEATRE-S-Poor Girls.
AMERICAN FINE ARTS SOCIETY 10 west '''h-
si.-EXhb!tion
,r,ot- rurATKIc-s:l5-A Country Sport
ppo.DNAY THEATRE-S-The Maid OF Plymouth.
Casino Prince KAN
cOrr-NIiI-S THEATRES IA Parlor Match'
DAIy,s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Acres.
EDEN AfI'sEE-l1 a. IN. 20 II =. m.--No'lu ih'""N'
EMPIRE THEATRES :15-Sowing the Wind
pI,,TfI AVENUE THEATRE-S:l5-Ma gda
GARDEN TIEATRE-S-As You Like It,
nam -, OPERA HOU SE-S-Zamar.
ItARpIGAN'S TuEATRE-S-The Leather Pa'ch
ItEREMANXS THEATEE-i230 10 1o:jo-N auo''l''''
uoyT.s MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-s:3o-A 4e&as
Steer.
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ROSTER & BiALS-S-Vaudeville.
IYCEUM THEATRES :l5-OGr country COUSINS
METROPOLITAN OPERA NOtSl--S-faust.
pArMEpS THEATRE-s:l5-li92.
pKOf.rOr,s TuEATHE-lO n II. to 10 p m-'aude'He
STANDARD THEATRES .30-Charleys Aunt
STAR TuEATRE-S:l5-The Senator.
TONY PASTORS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
rATrERsAII,s 55thst. AMI -2'3o-s9o-idaseh-
Trained Animals
nth STREET Observation-Disclosures Russia
2sD-sT. WEST OF GTH-AVE-lnstruments OF IorIu,c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02

in thc history of the world" What. then, Is
the need Of dubious experiment! WI! ap'huoh
assured prosperity for an cpithet or cream!
The country prospcrs because seventy million
Americans consume of manufactured products
more than two hundred millions OF Brl'iSh con
sumcrs would: because the home market III 'iiiS
country is equal TO half the consumption OF Ill
the rest Of the world Great Britain lhcluicd.
Americans are able to purchase. because the!
are earning good wages. Fighting LOT some
fraction of the outside market. 10y iirSt Sllrreh-
dcring part of our own market 10 l"reShcrS'
has for excuse only "spasms OF rhetoric. Inc
Democrats like Mr. Cochran talk OF maintaining
wages though they should know mat WIN
lower duties it is impossible. They TAX OF the
suncriority of the higher civilization though
they well know that Chinese labor ana contract
labor are properly excluded. because 'ehuilS
to doprcss the level of wages In thls country.
If the Chinese live more ncanly ana WORK Tor
lower wages. their civilization. according ID MI
Cockran's idea. must be the higher. 'h 'n'
contrary Mr.. Reed urges il IS n case vi SUI
yiyal of the ttcst and rs between 'hc p'' ~
Rashan and n smclt if both were thrown ih'o
thc ocean. Mr. Reed would take MS chihceS
with the smclt The privilege ana power VI
the higher civilization is TO defend i'Seil u!
wise laws. even as Great Britain ana lor cch'u
rcs until ii had no rival.
Mr. Reeds argument will stand rs has''r'
niece of reasoning but 1t was frequently Ell
livcncd by those pungcnt sarcaSmS anu rare
strokes of humor for which he Is famous linus
in answer to the notion that all taxes are pad
he urged mot for schools, but. If 10 pace Il
barbarian Queen on deserted throne II"
doubt" Answering the notion that cNiStlhE
investments should be changed, SO that Ill cap
ital would be put into the business which MAUI
rally paid best, he proposed to begin WIN West
Virginia. and take up the coal mine holcS anu
stick them down somewhere else. unless we
can utilize them as Il place of refuge Tor the
committee after the election with rlch Nus
trations he fortified the truth that the progress
Of industry in this as in other countries haS
bccn due To the Inducements offered Tor lnN"l-
ton and Improvement. and showed mat III NV
end the expansion of the home market III"
crcatcst market in the world. insured III" hlsh-
est development of manufactures, OF inventive
genius. and of skill in competition. EXSpcak'r
Reed has rarely. If ever spoken win rs ihu'H
mower rs on this occasion. and well he might
surpass himself for he had behind him not Only
the convictions of "A great party. but the rapidly
solidifying convictions Of the whole American
Nation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02
UJGH PRICES FOR GAS.

The cost of making gas has been cut down
immensely by important inventions and new
processes in recent years. There can be no
doubt that the profits Of the associated gas
companies of New York would still be generous
if tie price of gas were put down I" 81 per
LOO feet In fact 1t would probably he 10 the
interest of the gas companies themselves If the
rate were reduced from 81 - 10 81. This re
duction would increase enormously the con-
SUMPTION of gas 1t would lead to far more
extensive and general use of gas stoves of gas
radiators and of all sorts Of gas appliances for
cooking and for heating. Coal and wood are SO
costly in the metropolis that gas would take the
place of both 10 large extent II the COM
panics were only reasonable enough to sell gas
nj 4 moderate price The elevated railroads re-
fused for years 10 reduce the fares from III
cents to , cents throughout tie twenty-rour
hours They persuaded Mr.. Cleveland when he
WAS Governor To veto the bill To cut down the
fares Finally the elevated railroad managers
concluded that it would BE- best In their own
interest 10 lower the fares from I'D cents 10 D.
and they never have had reason 10 regrci the
reduction. Their profits have been highly sa'lS
factory since the cut was made.
All the principal railroad lines OF the country
have reduced their passenger ana freight rue
extensively in recent years The tendency Oh
prices for almost everything except coai anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02
MdNOETTRES at RIO.

The official dispatch from Admiral Benham
TO the Navy Department. with Minister Thomp-
sons running commentary, gives fairly in
tclligiblc commentary upon the manoeuvrcs In
Rio Uarbor There was no naval engagement,
Int merely an exchange Of protest and warning
under nautical forms Admiral Benham having
informed Admiral da Cana Of his intention OF
protecting the American merchant ships while
they were discharging their cargoes cleared
his decks for action No serious attempt was
made TO resist th. enforcement Of the Admral
orlcrs one of the insurgcnt vessels fired upon
a boat carrying line from one or the nleF
chanimcn When the Detroit responded with
4 warning gun "A second shot was fired over
the merchant ship and one or more guns to leo
ward The Detroit answered with second
warming and. hailing the insurScnt snip, threat
cncd 10 sink her IL another gun was nrcd lhiS
ended the exchange of mcnaces and naval 1or
malitics The merchantmen discharged their
carcocs and the paper blockade was broken
through
The action of Admiral da Cana may properly
be- INTERPRETED aS naval protest against Ad
,niral Renham's course That Is what the llrlng
of a gun over a ship and another to lecward
clearly indicates. He gave notice in formal
way that he held the United States Govern
mcnt responsible for the action of It's Meet III
allowing ships containing presumably mum
tions of war 10 land their cargoes. If the III
surgcnts succeed in ovcrthrowing the IelXot"
Government that protest will be made the
Lasis Of a claim against the United States FOR
indnnuifv They contcntcd themselves with
This formality. and made no serious attempt 10
oDposc Admiral Bcnham's action, which, II we
may iudgc from Secretary IIcrbcrt's Dispatch
WAS grounded upon instructions received from
Washington
What this claim would be worth If the nsur
gents should win in Brazil, as they did in Chlh
il would be- premature for us 10 consider. 1t VIII
not be- the only claim for indemnity in the
event Of successful revolution. for Ncw-lork
IIarbor has been made base Of naval opera
lions against the inSurgcnt fleet. and the Mt
ting out of tire" vessels Of war would also
enter into the bill for damages. These are
risks which Governments have 10 face when
they are compelled 10 deal with rcvolutionlsts
.hroad We do not believe that there would be
any difficulty in justfying the Administrations
course II Admiral da Cana, rs now appears
improbable should succeed In capturing
Rio and ovcrturning the existing Government.
Indeed our only ground OF criticism OF the Ad'
miuistration's action is that il has been taken
tar,lilv II there had been "A spccdicr defence
If American merchantmen, the commercial
blockade would have been broken and the re-
bcllion brought To IN enc long ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02

cos has bcon downward for long time, ana
,hn rodrctons have been heavy. Why should
NOT cooI and gas be far cheaper than they were
twenty years ago, as is the case WIN ,',.,
all articles Of food, with artlcies vi .,
and almost everything else! fooo anu ''o
are not unreasonably costly III lhe ',e'iopo.
Xcw.yorJk markets are supplied with mar
ro,,ous variety of almost everything that the
world can furnish to satisfy the appetite En-
Gallant clothing can be bought here for amaz-
ingy low prices. Kerosene OIL Is cne"p e"ou7"
Mast thinrs are not intolcrably hish-priced here
except Tammany Hall taxes, rents oo"' anu
gas. If the people Of New-lork couiu S'' '0',
fuel and their light at reasonable rates. anu
could secure their homes ut moderate rcn''i''
New-York would be Il far more SATISFACTORY
place of abode than it is at present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02
THE TALK or THE DAY.

1t has been said that the American people take
their pleasures sadly, and /; looks as Il II were So
In 1892 1t was their pleasure 10 put the Democratic
party in power. and they have been taking 1. saGly
ever since.
At night the weary Old doctor sat down and
mated as usual the condition OF his patients: The
ragman, picking up; the editor, rapidly declining
the dentist may pull through; the postmaster, must
90: the deaf mute still complaining; the painter
more bad signs; the miser, barely living the MAJOR
ralyng: the cashier, gone; the actor, on the last
stage the butcher, less fat on bones; the cobbler
mendng; the jail prisoner. will soon be out; the
LAWYER speechess; the two grocers, on the verge Of
dissolution the musician, toning up; the carpenter
improving: Jones's boy, bad, and growing worse
the barber saved by close shave; the banker
falling; the bootmaker will not last long; the pugi-
list, striking improvement.-tSt Nicholas.
The Rev. DR.. II. l.. Wayland says he recently
wrote a paragraph for his paper, THE National
Baptist" about the serious Illness OF a clergyman
and his wife When it appeared, 1t ended with this
remarkable statement. But God is good, and they
are better
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1894.
TWELVE PAGES.
1HE NEWS THIS MORNING.

,,,,, Tho French Chamber Of Deputies
voted confidence in the Government by $50 10
16O nj the close Of the debate on the conditloh
of the navy - The "Pau Mall Gazette re-
afTirms. with qualifications, its assertion that MI
Gladstone will soon retire from public life -
The Brazilian insurgents are SAID to nave capt
ured Nictheroy. in Rio Harbor. - Inc Aiier-
lean League in Honolulu strongly opposes lhe
importation Of Chinese laborers into the island
(Conprass-Both houses in session. =-- Sen
/ote. Secretary Carlisie's bond issue was debated
by Messrs Allison. Doph and Stewart. ----
House: Debate on the Tariff bill was closed by
Messrs. Reed, Crisp and Wilson, and the bill was
passed by vote Of 2O4 to 49,
misunderstanding Herbert sent dispatch 10
Admiral Benham. approving his course at Rio:
the reports of the Admiral and Minister Thomp-
ca, q, MONDAYS naval engagement were made
public - Attorney General Stockton in an
opnon to Governor Werts suggested that the
ordinary court proceedings be followed in deter
mining which is the Senate of New-Jersey. ==
George W. Davids. a we-known newspaper
man Of Poughkeepsie is dead. - The Buffalo
and Lansingburg Charter Restoration bills
passed the Assembly at Albany after hot feht;
Senator McCarty was unseated
Citv and Suburban.-The Chamber Of Com
merce resolved to work actively on the rapid
transit problem. - Police officials made ready
for the Senate Committees investigation. -
c. NJ Smyth. the police court clerk charged
with blackmail. resigned his Office - the
contract for the first section Of the Harlem
Speedway was declared valid. == The prose-
cution rested in the trial Of John Y Mckane
- The German Charity Ball and the last
Assembly Ball took place. - Stocks quiet.
but strong and closing at generally the highest
points made moderate gains. Union Pacific eX-
ceptionally lost rs per cent. Money on call
remained easy at l per cent.
The Weather.-Forecast for to-day: Fair;
warmer by night. Temperature yesterday
Highest. 80 degrees; lowest, u; average, 29$a.
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THE TRIBUNE COAL AND FOOD FUND
Total, February l. lS9i.............

CThe Tribune Coal and Food Fund Is composed
OF contributions from the public and every dollar
OF T. Is applied directly to the relief OF destitute
people in this city after careful previous invest-
cation by experts as TO their actual wants. or.
dinarily this relief takes the form OF uncooked
food. or coal All expenses In the management
OF the fund salaries and incdentals. are betrayed
from the same source from which The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund has been 50 long conducted Supplies
furnished the destitute are purchased by whole
sale lower than any private family can pro.
them and often at rates one-half to two-thIrds
less than the poor in the ordinary way actually pay
for them
In investigating destitute cases, and sometimes In
their relief, The Tribune Coal ana Food Fund uses
freely the machinery OF the Society for the In
provemcnt OF the Condition Of the Poor the CHI.
dren's Aid Society. and many others OF the b<s
organized charities I'm the city Agents OF thea
other workers among the poor who wish to make
use OF this fund for the relief OF their poor should
apply In person 10 the Rev. Willard Parsons, ii
The Tribune: Applicants themselves should not b
sent to The Tribune ofhcel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02

The election of Lemuel F. Quigg to congress
over Colonel William L. Brown SHOWS WHAT
thorough searching, aggressive canvass can 40
in the face of adverse circumstances. WHEN
Mr. Ouigg was nominated II did not seem pos
sible that he could overcome the big Dehocia'ic
majority in the XVIII District. But the Dehio-
cratic blunders in Washington counted nuci III
his favor and the energetic. resourcefui anu sd
gacious campaign thct was carried on IN the
district did the rest.
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uncertain President Smith. Of the Champel Va
Commerce. announced yesterday thai WI :.
Josonh H. Choatc had been selected as couhsoi
and Mr.. Joel +. Erhardt as associate couhSei'
Both of these gentlemen were out OF 'o"h'
however, and it is not known whether 'h''
will serve. AT any rarc no delay shou'u "'
caused by a failure TO provide the commute
with able lawyers, as the time in Wh'ch us
work must be done is brief.
The appointment by the Chamber OF 'oni-
mcrce of committee 10 consider rapu H"nSi'
is another encouraging sign. especially IL '"o
committee is composed IF Mcssrs. John Sloailc'
A. T. OFT. j. A. Stewart. {. y. Bliss ana i. f.
Simmons. The Chamber is not commlttcd 10
any plan or system. and it is evident 'iihi 1t
NAV render valuable aid in securing a SanSiac-
tory solution Of the problem It's approval oi
any rapid-transit scheme would carry ihucli
weight Mr. Wilson addressed the Cnlhpcr
yesterday in advocacy Of his underground piah'
and said that if private capital could he op-
tanned to carry it out he should prefer that 10
seeking n loan from the city.
Home rule was ably and successfully cham
pioned in the Assembly yesterday by the Ke-
publican members. and they voted to a man
in favor of the bills restoring to the city OF
Buffalo and the village of LansinEburg the
rights wrcsted from them by laws forced
through the LEGISLATURE by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Shcehan and Senator Murphy The Democrats
fought these bills 10 the best OF their apili'!'
but against the solid phalanX of sixt!-cisht
Republican votes they could make 10 heau"a!
Governor Flower has often announced HIS pe-
lief in the home-rule principle for cities. AS
that forms the essence of these acts, ne VIII
no hard mt TO it TO find n preteXt for not ap-
proving them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02

Work on the Speedway, it is now assured
will begin at an early day and be prosecuted
with energy. Corporation Counsel Clark gave
an opinion yesterday that the awarding of the
contract TO James ID. Leary was entirely legal.
and that the contract was not affected by the
passage of the law requiring two sidewalks
Mr. Clark speaks of the possibility of 4 new
contract TO cover the construction Of the second
walk Would it not he better TO have this mat
ter adjusted at the start and the work all done
at once under single contract?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02

placed the bouquet In it and handed 1t to his WIFE
The Car is said to be one Of the strongest men In
Europe.
The University Of Wisconsin has come into pos.
session of an interesting curiosity in the shape Of
a dynamo which was one Of the first used BY
Edison in his experiments in incandescent lighting.
Ii was obtained from the Edison exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. and was made in $780, In MEMO Park
II is still serviceabie and illustrates well the prln
ciples upon which the first dynamos were made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02

A special meeting of the Rules Committee OF
the National Baseball League has been calieo
at Cincinnati for next Monday. Few changes are
needed, for the game as played last year couiu
not be much improved. The bunt hit rule should
be modified. but not eliminated. The club-own-
ers are looking forward to even more success
full season than they had last year, The cham
pionship season Is to be opened week earlier
than last year. and this change Of plan VIII
compel several clubs to send their players South
in March to get them in good physical condi-
ton for the struggle for the pennant.