The National tribune., 1894-02-08

The largest crowd that has been st the
Capitol in attendance on the tariff debate was
that of yesterday. All the corridors adjacent
to the door of the House Chamber, both down.
stairs and upstairs, were made impossible by
people striving to hear what was being said in
side, and waiting patiently their turn to enter
and secure a place of vantage, occasionally
made vacant by someone leaving the gallery.
The majority of those who attended staid
through the whole proceedings.
The hour which interviewed after the reading
OF the journal witnessed continuation of the
skirmish over the amendments to the barley
schedule
These were lost and at 12 o'clock the COM
mittee arose and reported the bill to the House.
The features of the day were the speeches Of
Mr. Reed, Mr.. Crisp, aud Mr.. Wilson upon the
bill in general. Mr. Reeds recognition by the
Speaker was the signal for cheers and applause,
which continued for some minutes. Few speak
eTs in the House have ever bad grander audi
ence hanging upon their words There was not
a vacant space to be seen in the House, and here
and there throughout the Hall were seen bits Of
color, indicating the presence of ladies.
1t soon became evident that Dir. Reed was
not aiming at attracting popular applause In
deed he had proceeded some distance with his re-
marks before he succeeded in arOusng even bis
own side, and then they spontaneously acknOwl-
edged remark that protection WAS a sound
rather as philosopher than as a wit or
satirist; to make logical argument buttressed
around with effective but not entertaining facts
and figures instead of keen sarcastic attack
upon the system of which the Wilson bill stood
the exponent. There were, however, occasional
flashes of the genuine Reed spirit
The allusion which created the greatest whirl-
wind OF laughter and applause was the charac-
terization of all taxes as good, unless, he added
they are to build palace for kings mistress
or place barbarian queen upon deserted
throne" As he uttered these words the de-
monstratiOn Of approval in the House was of
the most vigorous and vociferous degree
Mir. Reeds peroratiOn was very brief 1t
predicted that although at present defeated,
the principles of protection would finally
triumph in the end, and it deity invok ed the
memory of Abraham Lincoln. IL was delivered
In low and almost pathetic voice. and at its
conclusion there was another deafening out
burst.
Mr. Crisp's appearance at the desk of Mr..
Clark (Aio., d. and his recognition by the pre-
siding officer, Mr.. Hatch mo, d. j was the
signal for applause and cheering, equaling in
It's intensity and enthusiasm that which greeted
Mr.. Reed as he took his seat. The floating
population Of the House drifted over TO the
Democratic side OF the House and stood about
in the aisles around Mr.. Crisp
Mr.. Crisp said he was embarrassed by the
expectations of his friends; bat, under the rules
OF the House, he was permitted TO speak in an
swer to the argument TO which they had Just
listened. Conceding that the cause of protec-
ton had been presented by its strongest advo.
cate, he would address himself to the task of
showing that that policy could not be main.
tanned consistently with justice and the rights
OF the people of the United States
Mr.. Crisp undertook TO discuss almost seriatim
the various arguments which Mr. Reed had adj
vanced. As he poured shot after shot into the
arguments of the Republican leader, with eff
fective illustrations, the enthusiasm On the
Democratic side grew in force until, as the
Speaker brought his remarks TO a close, every
sentence was interrupted with applause.
Mr. Wilson made polished, scholarly, grace.
fol, and flushed address. 4 state of wild
enthusiasm greeted its Gloss. crowd of de-
mOnstratiye admirers headed by Mr. Bryan.
of Nebraska, Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, and
hr. Tucker, of Virginia, raised Mr.. Wilson upon
their shoulders and carried him In triumph
out of the hail. II was 10 minutes before the
excitement subsidized and tire foor was cleared.
As soon as possible business was resamed,
and the Wilson tariff bin, Including the sacome
tax feature as part of the Internal revenue bill,
was passed by the House, few minutes before
o'clock, by a vote of 20a to lao.