Evening journal., 1894-08-14
the yeas and nays. The roll call proceeded.
The house order was adopted. 1i6 To "

not voting, II. Among the Democrats
voting in the negative woro Dayey, Rob
ertson (Ia.), Covert, Price, German and
Warner Those answering present and
not voting were Baker Kan. }, Bell Colo },
Black (nls.), Boen, Davis, Harris, Hud.
son Hutcheson Kilgore Mcdowell and
Penoe.
Upon tho announcement Of tho vote,
Mr.. Wilson Immediately submitted in
writing the motion provided for in the or
der adopted. Mr.. Reed made the point
of order that tho bill was not before the
house. The bill had boen brought in, how
ever, during the roll call, and the speaker
pointed to It. Mr.. Reed sat down discon-
solatcly, and Mr.. Wilson took the floor He
wore IA frock coat and a blue necktio. He
spoke calmly but eloquently, tho Demo
Gratis crowding about him and listening
intently to his every word. Again and
again tho applause broke forth.
Chairman wilson's Speech.
Mr.. Speaker" he said II have made
the motion which have sent TO the clerk' s
desk not on my own responsibility OF 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.
0AtAA olf NAAl AANAAA NY SUI VII AAAA1 NAr
casion in advocacy Of tie motion, and
shall DO sincere and frank In what ! shall
submit to this house.
Il do not pretend that l am gratifled at
the outcome of this prolonged controversy.
/ do not pretend that up to the very last
moment had cherished the hope and the
faith that We shall reach another and a
bettor and a more satisfactory conclusion
Of this conflict between the two houses
Of the American congress had hoped and
believed until there seemed no ground
scarcely for hopo and belief that in such
a contest this house, backed by tho Amer
lean people and enthusiastically sustained
by the Democratic party, would be able to
achieve some honorable compromise be-
tween the two houses which we could have
adopted not from a sense of duty, but with
a sense of satisfaction and a feeling thnt
we had responded 20 the mandates OF the
American people
But Mr.. Speaker, We have simply re-
allied in this great fight the fact so well
stated by the great leader Of the tariff
reform fight In Great Britain, that whom
| the people have gained victory at the
polls thoy must have further stand up
and knock down fight with their own rep
resentatvcs. And we have realized, II
nothing else, the salutary lesson Of the on
trenchment Of the protective system in
this country under 30 years Of class logis-
| latiOn until the mere matter Of tariff sched-
ulcs IS a matter Of insignitlcance and the
great question presents itself, Is this 10
| be government by self taxing people
or government Of taxation by trusts and
monopolistss Applause on the Demo
cratic side. II we have taken out Of this
/ fight no other lesson than that, 1t has
/ been to us a great, an inspiring and a valu-
/ able lesson. If we have not been able Go
1 get all that the mandates Of the people
| told us to get all that the high enthu.
| siasm Of tho people expected US to get, we
hayo brought this dangerous fact face tc
L face with American frcemen and we have
made some breach in the protective system
, through which the hosts Of American free
Il mon viii continue to march. Demo
cratic applause.
Mr.. Wilson spoke but 10 minutes a
the opening Of the debate He then re
served the balance Of his time, and Mr.
| Reed, the leader Of the opposition, tool
the floor The gentleman from Maine
aroused his followers 10 the highest pitol
Of enthusiasm.
Mr.. Reeds speech.
''Mr Speaker, am somewhat roluct
/ ant 70 address the house, because my feel
ings are divided between two emotions,
began Mr.. Reed lone Is an emotion o
regret for the Democratic party and fo
its position. and the other is a feeling o
equal regret for the country and its posi-
tion too. So far as the gentleman from
| Wcst Virginia is concerned and his com
patriots, there IS not the slightest necossit!
Of my commenting on the difference be
tween this scene Of sorrow and the tri
umphal procession which carried him on
of this house. Laughter and applaus
on the Republican side
i "He is not so joyous now, having beer
carried ont in another branch and NOR
effectually. II is unfortunate for the gen
/ tlcman from Vest Virginia that he an'
4 his cOmpatriots have had to contend will
| gentlemen Of so much more capacity an,
| skill. Undoubtedly tho house conferee
meant we'll, undoubtedly their intention
were honorable, but they were no mattel
for the gentlemen whom they met in tn
other branch. They were not skillful
/ as these men arc Why, our oonferee
come back to US, gentlemen of the house
without so much as the name of the bill
that they transported across this building
/ a month ago. IL viii be known IN his
/ tory as tho Gorman- Brico vico the Wilson
BILL dead laughter and applause on tn
l Republican side and not dead on tn
hold Of honor either Renewed applause.
"The gentleman from West Nirgini
and his compatriots appear before us nov
not as the triumphal reformers marchin
to glory at the sound of their own sweC
voices They are little babes in the wood
/ and it will be found pretty soon that the
were left there by their uncle in the Whit
House. Laughter on the Republics
side. And l can hear the coming of Oh
little birds bearing tho ballots that are
bury them out of sight. Laughter.
But their fate is OF small consequence
Their disappearance is the least of thi
1 event ] told this house, speaking on th
tariff question, that one Of the great mil
fortunes of this attempted action will
the fact that whatever basis was reache
it would not be n permanent basis O
which this country could do business; tn,
that was only an effort on thoir part
do somothing-an effort which they wei
I going TO continue-and the gentlema
from West Virginia (Mr Wilson, sigma
ICES his departure from history by tall
, ing about this being a step in the onwaI
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