The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-02
TARIFF REFORM.
The Wilson Bill Goes Through
the National House
BY SIXTY-F0UR MAJORITY.
"a Futile Effort to Recommit the
Measure.
BY SIXTY-F0UR MAJORITY.
BEvENTEEN DEMOCRATS OPPOSE IT.

BEvENTEEN DEMOCRATS OPPOSE IT.
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Tile Galleries Crowded TO ovorfiowing by
I Spectators Long Before tho House Con-
vened-Twenty Thousand Endoavorsd to
Secure Admission--soenes of widest
Enthusiasm During and After the
spsoohes of the Champi of Oppos-
Ing Economic Systems. Messrs. Wilson,
{ Crisp and Reed.
WASHINGTON Feb. g-At O'Clock last
might, at the conclusion Of one of the
grandest, most imposing and most i'm,
prsssive scenes ever witnessed in the
American capital, the Wilson tariff bill
passed the house Of representatives by a
vote of 204 to 140. The events leading up
20 1t were almost unparalleled In our an
mails At IL O'Clock, after a preliminary
skirmish Of an hour over the barley
schedule, the bill was reported to the
house and the closing speeches were made
Such vast concourse of people as as
sembled to hear these last arguments had
never before been seen within tho precinct
of the nations legislative capital. Moth
Ing like 1t was ever known in the history
Of the oldest inhabitant of the capital
For hours before the debate began the
corridors leading to the galleries were
surging mass of humanity, which finally
became so great that men cried out in ter
ror and women tainted in fright. 1t was
estimated that over 10000 attempted to
gain admittance to the galleries Of the
house. Their seating capacity is about
nd llntI In
pied long before the gavel dropped. The
people were lined against the walls and
banked against the doors. So great did
the crush become that the members of the
house secured permission to bring their
wives upon the floor.
Tho jam In the Galleries.
Shortly after the house convened the
crowds In the immense gallery on the
north side of the chamber became so great
that there was imminent danger that
some of the people would be pressed over
,the railing into the house below. Those
10 the corridors kept crushing into the
doorways, and those still further back
pressed forward until ths stairs and aisles
OF the gallery were literally packed with
q mob of restless impatient men. In one
OF the aisles fight was precipitated be-
tween two men over the color question
manding his full rights as an American
ritzen, and the other was a white man
making the same claim. This claim In
oiuded the right to stand on the same
square foot of territory, and as 1t was too
small for both men race war resulted
The belligerents were hustled from the
gallery as fast as the obstructing human
wall would permit, and comparative
order was soon restored.
The crowding in at the doors, however,
continued until Speaker Crisp, who had
.besn nsrvously noting the dangerous
packing of people, interrupted the roll
call long enough to say that 1t was in the
tnterests OF safety to human life that the
doorway should be cleared. He asked the
doorkeepers of the gallery to clear out
some of those who stood in the entrances,
20 as to make those already inside as com
forta bic as possible without being in dan
ger. 1t was next to impossible, however,
60 at once execute this order, as there was
absolutely no room for the ejectment of
those who had found entrance into the
aisles. but the policemen kept pressing
back the people until they had materially
reduced the danger that was 80 very ap-
parent.
Only Ten Members Absent.
When Mr.. Reed the first speaker arose
at last to deliver the final plea for pro.
tection the overhanging galleries were
black and dense with the spectators who
thronged them, and every inch of space
upon the floor was taken. Only ten of the
B54 members of the house were absent,
aud many grave and reverend senators
aud other distinguished personages were
on the floor, while In the galleries were
Mrs Cleveland, Mrs. Vice President Ste
ysnson and other ladies' of eminence and
distinction.
Then for three hours the oratory of the
champions of the two economic systems
foilowed-Rssd, Crisp and Wilson-while
their partisans made the air vocal with
their shouts of their approval. The ap-
pearance Of the speaker of the house upon
the fioor engaged In debate was in itself a
remarkable as well as an unusual thing.
Each of the speakers seemed to be in his
best form, and the speeches which they
delivered will rank among the most bril-
liant of their lives. When these were
finished Mr.. Wilson, who spoke last, wns
lifted on the shoulders of his admiring
colleagues and carried triumphantly from
the hall amid scene of unmatched en-
thusiasm.
Wilson's Victory Overwhelming.
When 1t came to voting the victory for
the measure WAS overwhelming. Tho
vote upon the income tax proposition
(takeu in connection with the internal
revenue amendment) stood 1S2 to So Only
II Republicans voted upon this proro.
sition = for and 8 against. The Demo
cratic opposition amounted to 45. The
last effort was made by those Democrats
who are opposed to the measure In whole
OF in part, led by Mr. Covert IN Y. y to
reeommtt the bill but the Republicans
refused to join in this attempt to scotch
the measure. and 1t ended In dismal
failure. But 80 Democrats voted for 1t,
mot eyen enough to secure the ayes and
nays.
The vote upon the final passage of the
bill was q surprise. Amid the mcst in
tense enthusiasm m Democrat after Demo
Srat who had been counted upon to vote
against the measure-BlanGhard, Beltz-
hoover, BoAtner, Cochran, Coombs, Dunn,
English, Geissenhainer, McAleer, Ryan
an others-recordad their votes in the
Affirmative Only II Democrats of all the
boaatrd Democratic opposition to the
measure stood out to the end and voted
against it. Az each one cast his vote 1t
WAS greeted by applause and cheers from
tho Republican side. Those who voted
against it were Bartlett. Camp pbeil. Gov.
srk Cummings HNines, Hendsix, shsr~
herhorn and Biokles IN, ~, Cahmus
Gs, J.). Sporty sad Page Conn, asary
tCal.), Siblsy fPa), and Davey. Meyer,
Price and Robertson Q.a.l.
The majority for ths bill, "a. exceeded
khe most sanguine expectations OF the
Democratic members Of the ways and
means committee. When the speaker an