The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-17

Senator Higgins, OF Delaware. on |
Monday tepudiated the charge made
BY the Democrats that the Repubu-
cans wers trying to delay legislation,
In very emphatic little speech. In
which he showed that 4 there had
the Democrats. Mr.. Higgins saldi II
intend to say word upon the intima-
ton OF the Senator from South Caro-
lima, that what was said upon this side
OF tho chamber was being eald to con-
sumo time. .H
Il do not know that the Senator
bears In mind the actual status OF this
bill. The bill In the only form which
!. makes 1t Ineligible WIS laid on our
] table last Friday. which. leaving out
, Sunday, dies non. practically means
, day before yesterday Until that time
we did not know what the measure
} was upon which we were called to
+ leglslate.
i "Only upon Saturday the fret In.
stallment OF the testimony which has
: been taken with regard TO the bill and
Its schedules was laid on our desks.
esuuably the letters we're received
a long time ago. Yet they are not In
( troduced until this time.
/, NO THOUGHT FOR INDUsrRIEs.
{ 'Tf you treat the pending bill as an
u hbtuth upuh Llt ktGdb iubA ~ Va hhiotA
v can industries. the litter have not
i been treated with the short considera.
o ,tlon which is given to the commonest
|. criminal. The criminal at least knows
what the bill OF Indictment is before
he IL called upon to plead 1t, but not
until Friday was tho pending bill laid
n before the members of the Senate SO
- that they could understand what they
d were to pass upon. and not until YES
Aa, "a hn, al lt,,r mt IN
timony introduced. In fact, MIR. Prosi,
i, dent, it is practically and substantially
y condemning the American industries
8 first and then indicting them and pro.
ductng the testimony afterward.
: "This would be bad enough IL we
dealt with single individual, but
what shall we say when this IL an at.
!, tack which Is leveled ut the imperial
u fabric OF tho industries of America.
= frelghted as they are with all OF human
= happiness. OF human hope; carrying
e. with it. as this attack does. misery to
- households all over the land. catrylng
u desolation In Its path, sending armies
OF tho unemployed upon Washington,
l. bringing about a ccnGition of desula.
ton the like Of which Is without eX.
lpsrience In this country and In any Of
tho great depressions which have pre-
n coded 1t.
ob we ufe aehtu uUu bAUfttcl W
go ahead and leRislate as II this met
: ter had been before us with fun oppor.
= tiinity to consider 1t. presume some
n. serious purpose was Intended when
this Information was asked. | doubt
mot 1t will be said upon tho stumI
d next Fall that full Information was
T. given to the Senate and to Congress
n. in passing upon the pending measure
I'd mo hearings were accorded to the
IN various industries of tue country. the
=, doors OF the Finance Committee room
were shut In their faces. III the mem
h bers OF the Finance Committee were
m accessible at all 1t was only by the oil
i, bow. At the lobby no hearings weri
II. given to the people who came eitnei
in person or by their representative
to be heard. These letters were 10
n sponees or the substitutes for theu
q. and are here. They arc brought iu a
70 tho eleventh hour. Tho fact il per
III feetly apparent and lie beyond DISPUTE
that so far from the discussion IN thi
= side Of the chamber being 20 take VI
n time or for the purpose OF killing timt
" 1t has been OF necessity. until we tool
~. at this bill up day before yesterday
IN merely an academic discussion.
THE ACTUAL MEASURE ABSENT.
CIV 1--WE never had an actual measure
iii before. There were settlements o
lie. grave Issues to the people OF this eoun
,st try. but IL was not being done her
and the Republicans were shut on
=. from participation in that contention
" ut was left to the Democratic sid
d. of the chamber alone to make up thei
, minds as to what they would do an
. finally arlvaat some proposition whlc
"a. thoy could put before the country
W. W. when they did arrive at some point c
u, the road they had been travelling, the
ia were we called upon to act.
/ so 1t seems to mo to be quite gra
-ltltuous. to say the least, to impute I
P us any disposition to kill time or /
say that we are not fully Justified /
m = the arnplest discussion of the item
whom they come up"
il. Senator Mcpherson. of New Jarse,
was placed upon the rack again to-da
land displayed his Ignorance as usua
et. During the debate he arose and mad
= the general assertion that he was will
ing to vote for duty that woul
the difference in labor cost {
NY articles produced abroad and In th
% country.
? Senator AldrIeh wanted to kno
ct. how the Jersey Senator could the
ct. Justify his support OF a duty Of As pt
4 cent. on any article in which the lubS
Il coet Only amounted to 12i$ per cent.
$40 =. -, - 4.ts ~. $1,000, ~ III a.,
= Senator Aldrleh then said That II Il
No. DemocrAts would he willing to col
Up, struct bill based upon tho dlferent
Il in tho cost of production tho Reuubl
- cans would meet them and take u
DIV tariff out OF politics.
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