The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-01
FINAL DAY Is HERE.
Enormous Crowds Throng the
Capitol Galleries
At Washington to Hear the
Closing Speeches
Of the Great Tariff Debate Of
the Century.
ALMOST I'm A PANIC.
Scenes Never Before Witnessed
in the Galleries.
Men and Women Jammed In to
SuifOcatiOn.
Men and Women Jammed In to
Suff0catiOn.
POLICE CALLED on
To Prevent Death and Injury in
the Crowd.
The Votes Indicate the Tariff
BilIs Passage.

4Ao OleS AluACdl0 l1lC LdE1n
Bills Passage.
WAsHINeToN, Feb. 1.-The tariff de-
bate on the Wilson bill, which has occu-
pied che attention of the house for four
weeks, closed today with an unrivaled
burst of ora-ory. Crisp, Reed and VIII
SON, the giants eff the house, came for
7vargin the closing hours to prosecute
and defend the great issue-the inaug-
uration Of new economic system on the
greatest republic of the world
Attracted by anticipation of field day
and speeches of the leaders, the Wash
ington popUlace turned out en- masse to
witness IL. Long before 10 O'Clock, the
public galleries, the "bleachers7 OF the
American tCrums were black with people.
Behind the seats, banked against the
doors and walls were others straining to
get sight of the arena below. The re-
served galleries also were thronged and
even in the Presidents gallery there was
not vacant scat The crowded CALLER
les looked down upon sea of faces.
The crush in the lobbies leading to the
upper galleries of the house exceeded
anything in the recollection Of the eapi-
tol police Men ana women struggled
and fought for positions which would
lead to the galleries. Women we're
frightened and cried to get out of the en-
tangled mass of humanity.
The elevators carried up loads only to
find an impassable barrier at the upper
doors, 50 THAT the loads had to be carried
down. One woman in the elevator find
ing that she could not get out and that
the elevator hung AT the top unable to
discharge it's burden sobbed Historically
and tainted. A large man fought des-
perafely at Che upper middle door of the
gallery for admission and failing to make
headway, jumped on the backs Of the
crowd and scram bled over heads. crush
r.tF- alf T- lf4
within the walls of the chamber.
The officers were pOWerless to keep
the crowd In 5ubjecti0n. The sergeant
alarms of the house teIeph0ned to the
city police headquarters for a detail Of
men. and Q lieutenant and squad of pO-
licemen were sent to the house galleries
to assist the regular capitol police in pre-
venting panic.
By the time of their arrival the excite
ment had sllbsided somewhat. many hav-
ing fought sheir way inside, while others,
frightened by the confusion. were glad
t0 make their escape. NO one was in
iured
Leaders Accorded OvatIons.
The leaders on both sides were accord
ed 0vations as they entered the hall AS
eX-Speaker Reed pushed through one Of
the lobby doors On his way to his seat
the galleries recognized him and the ap-
plause which greeted his appearance
was prolonged for fully half minute
Mr Reed bowed his acknowledgemen
A similar demonstration occurred when
Speaker Crisp, dignified and erect. as
cendad the rostrum and called the house
To order.
The speeches were not to begin until
noon, according 70 the special order. AT
1920 the house went into the committee
of the whole, for further consideration of
the tariff oll
Mr. Richardson took the chair and am
nounced the pending question was to
close the debate on the amendments to
the barley schedule. Mr.. Wilson and MIR
Warner, the tellers, took their places
The members came forward to be count
ed The public was being treated to a
taste 0f the labCrious and uninteresting
parliamentary work Of perfecting a bill
in the committee Of the whole. The mo
tion was carried biz 119 to nothing.
The chaIrman Of the committee of the
whole stated the pending amendment to
be on 1lr Iracey's amendment to the
committee amendment t0 increase the
duty on barley and barley malt to 40 per
cent al valorem. This was lost 81 to lO9.
Mr. Pickler's 6Rep.. S. d. amendment
90 substitute the present duty was also
lost.
AIr. Payne's CRep., n. Y.)substitute l20
cents per bushel on barley shared the
same fate. BIOS
Fighting For Time
The vote would then have REQUIRED
upon the committee amendment when
Mr.. Wilson interposed with a substitute
To place barley on the free list This was
voted dowa without division. and Mr
lockwood lDem.) Of New York. offered
another substitute to make the duty 10
ans I'D cents espeCtively on barley and
barley malt 10 this Dir. Payne offered
an amendment. IL was quickly voted
down.
bfr lockwood, who was still industrf-
oUsIy 5parring for time, demanded a di-
vision and tellers On each vote. His
amendment was lost.
Mr. Tawney (Rep., Minn.) offered al
amendment to make the duty 30 cents
per bushel, and it too fell by the way
side. But the purpose for which the fil-
clustering had been inaugurated was
successful The seconds were ticking
away. The two hands Of the clock op-