Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-14

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is it not trpe," asked Mr.. Heard CMo),
s f X v @sy hf pa ssnss Of f ih
law, would not the Trust reap q still larger
bonus under the operation of the Mckinley
law If that were still left in force?"
They would not do so inlm ediately, but
under the operation of that law from year
to year they would certainly reap a larger
sum.
Mr.. Speaker. in answer 10 all of these
questions, / have simply to say that under
the rule just adopted by the House i'm
mediately following the passage of this bill,
we propose to present and pass bill put
ting sugar on the free list. Applause on
the democratic side) The question is now
made whether this is a government by the
American people for the American 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 Sem
ate will show the people its position"
MIR. Reeds Sarcasm.
Mr.. Reed followed Mr.. Wilson. His
speech was characteristic, In sarcastic tones.
Il am somewhat reluctant" he said. ito
address the House, because my feelings are
divided between two emotions. One is an
emotion of regret for the democratic party
and for its position. and the other is a feel
ing of equal regret for the country and its
position, too. So far as the gentleman from
West Virginia is concerned, and his COM
patriots, there is not the slightest necessity
OF my commenting on the difference be-
tween this scene of sorrow and the tri-
umphal procession which carried him out
or this House. daughter and applause on
the republican side)
he Is not so joyous now, having been car
ried out In another, branch and more ef-
1ectually. (Renewed laughter) 1t is I'M
fortunate for the gentleman from West
Virginia that he and his compatriots had
to contend with gentlemen of so much more
capacity and skill. Undoubtedly the House
conferees meant well. Undoubtedly their
Intentions were honorable, but they were
no match for the gentlemen whom they
met in the other branch. They were not
conferees come back to us, gentlemen OF
the House, without so much as the name of
the bill that they transported across this
building month ago. II will be known In
history as the Gorman-Brice, vice the Will
son BILL dead. daughter and applause on
the republican side.l And not dead on the
field of honor, either. Renewed laughter
and applausel - .us-re-a
his compatriots appear before US now, not
as the triur phal reforrers, marching TO
glory at the sound of their own sweet
voices. They are little babes IN the wood,
and 1t will be found pretty soon that they
were left there by their uncle in the White
House. Great laughter and applause on
the republican side) And I can hear the
pinions Of the little birds bearing the bal
lots that are to bury them out OF sight;
daughter on the republican aide) But
their fate is Of small consequence. Their
disappearance is the least OF this event.
told this House, speaking Of the tariff
question, that one of the great misfortunes
of this attempted action would be the fact
that whatever basis was reached II would
not be a permanent basis on which this
country could do business, that 1t was only
an effort on their part to do something, an
effort which they were going to continue,
and the gentleman from West Virginia
CIr WILSON, signalizes his departure from
history by talking about this being a step
in the onward march. So, not even content
with this Senate bill, not even content
with what attacks 1t makes upon our in
dustries. these men at the moment when
they seal their personal discredit by sub
uniting to the bill announced to us that It
is only the herald of future attacks upon
the business industries Of this country.
The Suffering Country.
Great God, has not this country suffered
enough during the last twelve months, that
these men should come and assure II their
ravages are to continue? l tell you, when
the people of this country get an opportun-
ity to express their opinion Of you, you will
listen to II more intertly and with sadder
hearts than you have today, even. Not con-
tent with what you have done, you have
your selves again. daughter on the repub-
licen side.) We shall not write your cpl
taph. That has been done by nearer and
dearer. That has been done by the man
whose name must be affixed TO this bill be-
fcre it can discredit the statute book. His
name must be to IL. He tells you that this bill
is an instance of perfdy, injustice and dis
honor. We have got rctht1g TO do In the
next campaign except TO read the testimony
of your chief magistrate, under whose pro-
tecting wing the committee on ways and
means of the House of RepreSen tatives have
lived, so that We did not know at any mo-
ment whether they were q committee Of the
House of Representatives or q committee of
the executive. Applause on republican
side)
Out Of your own household has your con-
demnation come. For we shall read that
bold and uncompromising declaration of
the chairman of the committee On ways and
means that We were to sit here until the
end of our term to put down the sugar
trust. What do we have instead7 Why, We
have a proposition to fire one of those pop
gun tariff bills for which the gentleman
from Illinois CMr. Springer was deposed
from the committee on ways and means.
daughter on the republican sideD His sue
cessor, after filling the atmosphere with his
outspread wings, finds his nest in some
other birds premises. daughter and ap-
plause on republican side) Why not re-
sign if you were to adopt the action of the
other person? / congratulate the gentle
man from Illinois (Mr. Springer upon his
j j
ulate the country upon something, and i
will upon the speedy departure Of !ncom-
potency. Applause on republican side.)
Mr.. McMfllfn's Reply.
Mr.. McMiilin (fenn.), member Of the ways
ana means committee, replied to Mr.. Reed.
He began by recalling. in connection with
Mr.. Reeds prophecy Of political disaster
to the democrats Of the House, the over
throw of the republican House after the
passage of the Mckinley bill In 1890. After
criticising Mr.. Reed Tor not discussing the
question at issue, he proceeded 10 point out
some Of the gcod features of the Senate
btll-free wool, free lumber, free hemp etc.
and the reductions IN the general schedules.
The duties in the chemical schedule of the
Senate bill about TO be adopted. he said,
were reduced from 80 per cent TO "a per
cent; earth and earthenware from 81 per
cent to 50 per cent; metals and metal manu-
features, from 5S TO SO per cent wood and
wood manufactures, from 81 to %; tobacco,
III TO 105; cotton, IS to As; fax, hemp and
jute, as to Al; wool and woolens 9S to IL,
silk and silk manufactures 20 to 40; pulp
and paper, % to 20; sundries, from 20 to "a;
total reduction from IS per cent to IS per
cent. Mr.. McMillin eulogized other feat
ures. including extensions of the free list,
and especially the principle involved in the
IL come tax provision, which taxed not
what people consumed, but what they had.
Not Compromises, but Unconditional
Surrender.