The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-22

Washington, April 21,-More than l.
600 workingmen from Philadelphia and
| New Jersey marched down Pennsyl-
vania avenue today in an emphatic
protest against the Wilson tariff bill.
! The men and women in line We're
marching four abreast under the Amer
Iican flag. fluttering banners and dis
playing notices. A special Baltimore
| & Ohio train from Baltimore and Phil
adelphia, carried $40.
! This delegation was met by a COM
pany of $50 which arrived yesterday.
In front was carried a great silver
American flag which had been donated
by John Wanamaker for the demon
stration. Behind was a black banner
with the legend in gold letters, Non
partisan delegation Of American work
! ingmen from Bristol, united in the de-
tense of their home industries to pre-
vent their transfer TO nations hostile
to Democrats, Republicans and the
government"
The procession marched to Metzerot's
hall by way of Pennsylvania avenue.
Many senators and congressman eyed
the parade curiously.
No demonstration was made. AT the
gathering in Metzerot's hall the COM
mittee delegated to wait upon seua-
tors made reports.
Ephraim Ligg reported that Senator
| Voorhees,, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, in charge Of the bill, had been
written to and had been called for at
home and the Senate, and could not be
found.
Jeers greeted this announcement. The
delegates who called upon Senators
Brice, Smith and Murphy, reported
these sena tors not to be found.
Senator Hill promised to meet the
delegates at noon, Senators Cameron
and Quay promised to do all in their
power to bring the memorial of the
convention to the attention of the Sen
ate.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted by the special
committee were reported as follows:
ITO the Flfty-third Congress OF the
United States:
AT a meeting of wage-earners of the
| United States, assembled in Washing
ton, D. c., this Goth day of April, 1894,
the following preamble and resolu-
lions were adopted:
! Whereas, For nearly ten months the
business of this country has been para
lyzed, the promise Of improvement in
consequence of certain financial leglSla-
ton has not been realized, and
Whereas, We ourselves, and others
deprived of the means of livelihood by
reason Of threatened revisions of tariff
laws. under which we had been so pros
! porous and by continuance of which
! without prospect Of change, we feel
assured all the business would be re-
stored to its former prosperous condi-
! ton, and
Whereas, Any reduction in the Gus,
toms duty on any article manufactured
or produced in this country means
corresponding reduction in the wages
of labor employed in its manufacture
or production, and
whereas, In our free country, the
interest of one class of workmen are
the interests of all, and
Whereas, We believe that all law:
by our representatives should be fol
the benefit of their constituents, the
people of the United Staes, and not tht
people of other countries; therefore, b'
it
Resolved, that we, the authorized
representatives of millions Of American
workmen. without distinction of party
thereby respectfully demand OF our rep
resentatives in the Congress of thu
United States that no change shall b.
made in the existing laws that shall II
any way deprive us of the capacity Il
earn the full amount of wages to which
we were accustomed during the year
in which there were no prospective o.
threatened changes in tariff laws, Il
!; prevent us from providing for ou
: families, better homes, better education
and more comforts than in any othe
country on the face of the globe"
The Memorial Actress.
Then follows a memorial address t.
the right honorable body of United
States senators, presenting for consid
! Of 1on -io1
lists to making the Wilson tariff bill ;
law of the land.
Paragraphs of grievances agains
this bill are then given, the first recit
ing that should the Wilson bill be
come a law, its effects will be the de
probation of all values in the United
States 40 per cent. or more.
The tin schedule of the bill is com
planned of on the ground that tn
price of tin was not raised by the Nc
Kinley bill, and would not be lowered
, by the Wilson bill, while the latte
! would deprive the government of SIS,
) 900, 900 in duties on tin.
The business depression in the pas
ten months, when hundreds of thous
ands of men have been thrown out o
employment, will be continued indefin
itely if the Wilson bill becomes a law
), it is said, and in order that the pros
porous condition of 81 and '92 may b.
revived, the Senate is asked to defea
the bill
Having adopted these resolution
Z with great enthusiasm, the meeting ad
journed and committee of twelve wen
directly to the Office of the sergeant-at
r arms, and sent a messenger to motif.
} the Pennsylvania senators of their pres
ence.
Senators Cameron and Quay cam
out to the marble room back of tn
Senate chamber, and there met the del
egation.
There was no speechmaking. The res
olutions were handed to the senators
r After the presentation of the resolu
= tons the committee was handed owe
to an officer of the Senate. who escort
ed the twelve to seats in the reserves
, gallery.
!, The public galleries were already oc
: cupied with solid tiers of workingmel
with the tri-colored ribbons on thei
coats.
The members of the league left TO
2 home at o'clock tonight.
A committee of three-Messrs. Rige
E Paul Wallace and Jesse Rowal-wil
stay behind for a conference with tn
Populist leaders on Monday.
The Populists have expressed a desir
, to meet them The workingmen vii
; endeavor to secure from the third part
senators pledge to antagonize tn
Wilson bill
The House Was Dull.
Washington, April 21.-The session Q
the House was exceedingly dull today
The only feature was the announce
ment of Hepburn, of Iowa, that he pro
posed, in the future. to retaliate on tn
Democrats for blocking pension legis
liatior at the Friday NIGHT SaSS;1Y1 h