The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-02

out to the people the promise aud hope of
reduced taxation and after full
and free argument, the people entrusted
them with power to effect their promises.
The bill brought in here may not be an
ideal bill; every gentleman on this side
may find objection to some detail of it.
But with unanimity rema~ on ex-
isting conditions we on this ide h de-
cided that this bill is 81 in tia 'yht
direction and that we Wi support il. ="
(Applause).
In concluding the speaker aid tn gen
tlemen on the other side ha dem l1ed
that the democratic party snO b.. snow
where it proposed to get the revenue to
meet the deficiency estimated to result
from the passage of the bill. That
was right and proper, admitted
deficiency of $75, 100000, we
will raise S10,000,000 by an increased tax
on whisky, and S., ,000, 600 from playing
cards and cigarettes, and $50, ,000, 900 from
a tax on incomes, and earnings of corpora
tions [Applausel. And what remains
we propose to meet by the good old demo-
cratic method of an economical expendi-
ture of our revenues"
WILSON'S CLOSING SPEECH.
Mr.. Wilson, dem, of West Virginia,
who closed the debate, said the old argu-
ments had been advanced this afternoon
which have always been advanced against
every movement of progress and reform
and they have not been stronger or more
forceful, more attractive or effective than
in the past He referred to the argument
on this question of the gentleman from
Michigan, which he has brought into
every congress, like bouquet of wax flow
ers under a glass case. To the statement
by MIR. Dolliver, that he had narrowly
escaped being a pupil of the gentleman
from West Vsrginia. "It was a narrow
miss indeed, Mr. Speaker, - said Mr. Will
son, "but Judging from the character of
the argument he made on the floor il was
asRood as a mile. Laughterl. The, argu-
ment of the gentleman from Maine,
which has been heard at every cross
roads in the country, was that the
progress and prosperity OF the country
was due TO protection, due to the passage
of law of congress, rather than upon
the muuidcent gifts of Almighty
God. [Applausel. The truth is that the
prosperity and progress of the country
came because no law Of congress could
prevent them. Applausel. All the Nc
Kinley laws in the world cannot impede
the progress of the world But they can
and do take from one man part of one
mans labor and give it unjustly to an
other"
SCENE OF WILD ENTHUSIASM.
At the conclusion of Mr. Wilson's
speech there was enacted wild scene of
enthusiasm such as has never before been
witnessed in the House within the mem
orY of the oldest member The applause,
which broke out at frequent intervals
during the speech, overleaped all bounds
when Mr.. Wilson tried to take his seat.
Cheer after cheer rang. out again
NJ - ,,ts
hats and papers In she air and women
their handkerchiefs. Mr. Breckiuridge,
of Arkansas, embraced the speaker, and
crowd of demonstrative admirers
headed by Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska, and
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia, raised Mr. Wilson
upon their shoulders and carried him in
triumph out Of the hall and to his com
mittee room.
Amid the din and confusion Of the
House, the speaker announced that the
debate was closed, and that pursuant to
the special order, the House would vote
upon the amendments.
Pending this Mr.. Burrows called atten-
ton TO the fact that the House could not
transact any business while the House
was in such an uproar, aud he asked that
the floor be cleared, This was accord
ingly ordered, and in ten minutes after
Mr.. Wilson's speech the House was
to its usual state Of comparative tran
quillity.
THE FIRST VOTE.
The Speaker announced that the vote
would first be taken on Mr.. Tawney's s
amendment raising the duty on barley
from 90 per cent. to % per cent. per bushel,
and on malt from 30 per cent. to 32 per
cent. per bushel The yeas and nays
were ordered on Mr.. Tawney's amend
ment and it was defeated-yeas 100,
nays 1917.
MIR. Wilson's amendment raising the
duty on barley from 20 per cent. to Is per
cent. ad valorem, and on barley malt
from 30 to 30 per cent. was then voted on,
and agreed to--yeas. 204 nays, ia.
Separate votes were deman ded on the
following amendments adopted in the
committee of the whole:
BY Mr.. johnson, dem, of Ohio, on the
amendment providing that the wool para
graph should take effect Aug. 2, 1894
BY Charles w, Stone, rep, of Pennsyl-
vania, on the amendment striking out the
reciprocity clause of the petroleum
schedule.
BY several New York democrats on the
income tax amendment.
The other amendments, inolucing the
two important amendments TO the sugar
schedule, repeating the bounty on sugar
and putting refined sugar on the free list,
were agreed 10 on viva voce vote.
TIE WOOL SCHEDULE.
There was a difference of opinion as 10
which amendment to the whool schedule
should be voted on. That of MIR John
son, dem, of Ohio, provided that the
wool schedule should take effect imme-
diately after the bill is passed. This was
agreed TO In committee of the whole, but
subsequently, the committee, at Mr.
Wilson's instance, adopted another
amendment striking out all after the
first three words Of the johnson amend
ment and inserted Aug. 2, 1894, for raw
wool, and Dec. 2, 1894, for wooden manu-
factures.
The Johnson amendment was agreed to.
A vote was then taken on Mr.. Wilson s
first amendment, and 1t was carried on a
standing vote OF 205 ayes TO Al noes. The
second amendment was alss carried on a
rising vote-ayes 1876, noes ~. The effect
is to fix the date of the wool schedule at
Aug. 2, and Of the woolen schedule at
Dec. 2.
The amendment striking of the pro-
vision regarding reciprocity on petroleum
was also agreed TO on standing vote
ayes l70, noes "A.
THE INCOME TAX GOES THROUGH.
On the internal revenue amendment
Mr.. Cochran asked il the proposition
could be divided and q separate vote
taken on the income tax feature, but the
speaker held that it could not. Mr.. Cock
ran then called for the yeas and nays on