Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-08-18
THE SENATE BILL !!
House Democrats Inglo-
riously Stultify
Themselves.
SUGAR TRUST VICTORIOUS
Mr.. Wilson Moved to Concur in
the Senate Amendments.
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS RESIST.
Reed, Burrows, and Others Denounce
the CuIuminating Atrocity.
SUGAR TRUST VICTORIOUS
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS RESIST
WILL THE PRESIDENT SIGN IT I

Mouudy ANU dSIetd 10 swallow tue
bill which was patched up by the
German Brice combine, and which
has caused Democrats all over the
country to hang their heads in shame.
There was serious question as to
the ownership Of the bill. but Speaker
Crisp overruled all presidents, and in
defiance of all parliamentary law de-
cided that it belonged to the House
The work was done with a rush.
A gag rule was reported and under its
operations the bill which Mr.. Cleve-
land and Mr.. Wilson had so vigorous
ly denounced passed by nearly solid
Democratic vote.
No more painful scene was ever
witnessed in the House than that dis
closed when Mr.. Wilson rose to make
the motion to concur. A few weeks
ago he was carried on the shoulders Of
his admiring friends about the Hall Of
the House, on Monday, he must have
hated himself as he announced his
intention of voting for measure
which he had but recently anathema-
tized with his every power.
"Mr. Speaker he said, II have
made the motion which have sent to
the clerks desk, not on my own re-
sponsibility or from my own volition,
but as the official organ of the Caucus
of my associates on this side Of the
House and by their direction. shall
say very little myself OH this occasion
in advocacy of the motion, and l shall
be sincere and frank in what / shall
submit to this House.
II shall not attempt, as said in
the outset, to explain the merits or to
dwell upon the dement's of the Goo
odd amendments to this bill which
this House is about, of necessity, to
concur in. Perhaps l could not dc
| justice as yet to tie merits of the
amendments. My attention has nee
essarily been SO constantly and SO
steadily directed to their dement's that
it would require some experience to
learn what the merits are laugh
ter and applause.)
"But whatever the measure of short
coming of this bill in its present form
whatever, by its dement's in most
schedules-this do know, that it is
better than the Mckinley bill Cloud
Democratic applause.) This I do
know, that in part of it it does afford
some relief to the taxpayers of this
country and does clip the wings CT the
gigantic monopolies that are now OPP
pressing them and blocking legisla-
ton. Applause on the Democratic
side and derisive cries on the Repub-
lican side)
Take even those portions Of the
bill over which this contest between
the two houses has been waged; take
iron ore and coal, upon which we have
confronted, and to certain extent
unsuccessfully confronted, the great
railroad syndicates of the country; yet
We have reduced them both nearly so
per cent below the Mckinley bill.
(Applause.)
Take the sugar schedule, over
which the greatest of all contests be-
tween the two houses have been
waged. Vicious as it may be, bur
densome to the people as it may be,
favorable to the trust as it may be. it
is less vicious, less favorable to the
trust, and less burdensome to the peo-
pie than is the Mckinley law under
which this trust has grown SO great
as to overshadow with its power the
American people. (Applause)
''If for no ttier reason, than those
who believe that when they cannot
take the full step which they desire,
when they cannot do that which the
people commissioned them to do, they
must take the best they can and step
as far as they can, may find some JUS
tification for an unhesitating choice
between the two bills"
Asked if the bill would afford suffi
Gent revenues for the needs of the
Government, he said:
This is question which no man,
perhaps-certainly not I-can answer
in definite language. But l have no
difficulty whatever in saying that
when the schedules of the bill with the
Senate amendments get into normal
operation it will produce sufficient
revenue for the support of the Govern
ment.
81 should add to the answer that
perhaps in the beginning the bill will
not produce as much revenue as will
result from it later on under its ordi-
nary working, because am informed.
whether it be true or not, l do not
know, that the Sugar Trust in antici-
patton of the passage of the bill have
imported about hundred million dol
lars worth. or, it has been said, even
in excess of that quantity of raw
sugar
Mr.. Reed, the leader of the opposi-
ton, took the floor and aroused his
followers to the highest pitch of en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Reed spoke as follows: ssMr.
Speaker, / am somewhat reluctant to
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 feeling of equal re-
greet for the country and its position
too.
s'So far as the gentleman from West
Virginia is concerned, and his conpa-
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