The herald., 1894-02-02
WILSON'S TRIUMPH.

1879 :"
WILSON'S TRIUMPH.
Closing Debate and Passage of the Tariff
Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The tariff de-
bate on the Wilson bill in the house
closed today with burst of orstory.
Crisp, Reed and Wilson came forward in
the closing hours to argue for and
again6t&he inauguration of a new eco
nomical system. The galleries of the
house were crowded long before the
session opened. The leaders on both
sides were accorded an ovation as they
entered the hall.
Before the opening of the debate there
was continuation of the skirmish over
the amendments to the barley schedule.
Lockwood Of New York began by fiji.
clustering against them by making the
point of no quorum, though there was
evidently quorum present. Lockwood
then moved to adjourn, but the speaker
refused to put the question.
THE FILIBUsTERERs' LAST sKIRMIsH.
When the house went into committee
of the whole on the tariff bill, Richard
son took the chair and announced that
the pending question was to close the
debate on the amendments TO the bar
ley schedule. The motion carried, Ia
to O.
Lockwood again tried flibustering but
was cut off and Trscy's amendment to
the committee amendment to increase
the duty on barley and barley malt to
40 per cent ad valorem, was 81 to 100.
Pickler's amendment to substitute the
present duty, was lost.
Paype'e substitute of 20 cents per
bushel on barley met the same fate, 81
tosl0S.
The vote would then have required on
the committee amendment, when Viii.
son interposed with substitute to place
barley on the free list. Defeated with
out division.
Lockwood offered to make the duty 10
cents on barley and 20 cents on barley
malt. To this Payne offered an amend
ment which was voted down. Lockwood,
still sparring for time, demanded q
division and tellers on each vote. His
amendment was lost.
Tawney of Minnesota offered an amend
ment to make the duty 80 cents. De-
feated, but the object.of the filibusterers
was successful; the hands of the clock
pointed to noon, the hour for resuming
general debate when the tellers took
their places on this motion.
THE CLOSING DEBATE.
Before vote could be taken, Chair
man Richardson raped for order and
announced that the committee would
rise to report the bill to the house. So
Lockwood carried his point. The COM
mittse rose and Speaker Crisp resumed
the gsvel.
The bill was reported from COMMITTEES
of the whole and the speaker announced
that three hours would be allowed for
closing the debate. The chair recog-
nizsd Reed of Maine.
Reed arose from the Republican side
amid wild cheering and hand-clapping
in the galleries and huzzas of his friends.
When quiet was finally restored, with
his back to his friends and his face to
his foes, towering in defiance, he began
his address.
GEAR REEDS SPEECH.
Reed began by saying: 1.-THE bill is
odious to both sides of the house. 1t
meets with favor nowhere; commando
the respect of neither party. On this
side we believe that while it pretends to
be for protection, it does not afford it,
and on the other side they believe that
while 1t looks towards free trade it does
not accomplish it. Those who will vote
against this bill will DO so because it
opens our market to the destructive
competition of foreigners. Those who
will vote Tor it will do 30 with the reser-
walton that they will instantly devote
themselves to q new crusade against
whatever barriers to free trade are left. -
Reed proceeded by saying the argu-
ment that the bill should be passed to
put an end to the doubt which is worse
than any bill can be, was specious and
insldious, as was the hill passed by
both branches today, the uncertainty
would reign just the same.
He then proceeded to argue at length
on the benefits of tariff from the
standard of wages for the American
laborer and for the American farmer.
Throughout Reeds speech he was
frequently interrupted by applause, and
even the Democrats at times Joined in
laughter at his witticisms. At the close
he was greeted with a spontaneous,
long-continued burst OF applause and
warmly congratulated by friends.
CRISP TAKES THE FLOOR.
While the demonstration wau still in
progrese, Crisp relinquiahed the chair
10 Hatch Of Missouri, and took seat on
the floor of the house. When order wae
restored be was recognized to reply to
Reed. Until he warmed up he spoke
with hesitation, but as he became
warmed up, his words came in perfect
torrent, sweeping resistlessly over all
opposition, and he was encouraged by
the hearty applause OF his Democratic
associates. His points, however, were
Of the arenmentative order, calculeted
to appeal to atudents of the question,
rather than to the galleries. lie de-
clared that while tho protective system
was built mp ostensibly for the banafit OF
abor, it wac actually for the benefit Of