The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-02
TARIFF BILL PASSED
The Inc0mG-TaI Amendment Made a
Part Of it.
THE REPUBLICANS DID NOT VOTE
Brilliant Speeches Made by Reed
Crisp and wilson---The Vote
on the Amendments.
THE REPUBLICANS DID NOT VOTE

on the Amendments.
WASHINGTON, Feb. L. bulletin. l.
The tariff bill, with the internal revenue
and income-tax features, passed by 200
to 1876.
WASHINGTON, Feb. LIN the house,
the tariff debate on the Wilson bill
closed today with burst of oratory.
Crisp, Reed and Wilson came forward
in the closing hours to argue for and
against the Inauguration of the new
economical system. The galleries of the
house were crowded long before the ses-
sion opened. The leaders on both sides
were accorded an ovation as they en-
tered the hall. Before the opening OF
the debate there was a continuation of
the skirmish over the amendment to the
barley schedule.
Lockwood of New York began filibus-
tering against them by making the
point of no quorum, though it was evil
dent quorum was present. Then
Lockwood moved to adjourn, but the
speaker refused to entertain the motion
The house then went into committee
on the whole on the tariff bill. Rich
ardson took the chair and announced
the pending question was to close the
debate on amendments to the barley
schedule. The motion carried, 173 to O..
Lockwood again tried flibustering.
but was cut off, and Tracy's amend
ment to the committee amendment to
increase the duty on barley and barley
malt to 40 per cent ad valorem was lost,
81 to 100.
Pickler's amendment to substitute the
present duty was lost.
Payne's substitute for 20 cents per
bushel on barley met the same fate, 81
to 1O8.
vote would then have recurred on
the committee amendment, when Will
son interposed with substitute to place
barley on the free list; defeated without
division.
Lockwood offered to make the duty
10 cents on barley and 20 cents on bar
ley malt. To this Payne offered an
amendment which was voted down.
Lockwood, still sparring for time, de-
manded division and tellers on each
vote. His amendment was lost.
Tawney of Minnesota offered an
amendment to make the duty 80 cents,
defeated but the object of the filibus-
terers was successful. The hands of the
clock pointed to noon, the hour for re-
Stunning general debate, when the tellers
took their places on this motion.
20 ha fol hoi
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
mittee rose, the speaker resumed the
gavel, the bill was reported from the
committee of the whole, and the speaker
announced that time would be allowed
for the closing debate.
The chair recognized Reed of Maine.
Reed arose from the republican side
amid wild cheering and handclapping in
the galleries and the huzzas of his
| friends. When quiet was finally re-
stored, with his back to his friends and
his face to his foes, towering in defiance,
he began his address.
i REED THE L..
Reed again began by saying that the
bill was odious to both sides of the house.
It meets with favor nowhere, and COM
mands the respect of neither party. On
this side, while we believe that it pre-
tends to be for protection, it does not
afford it, and on the other side they be-
lieve, while it looks toward free trade, it
does not accomplish it. Those who will
vote against this bill will do so because
it opens our markets to the destructive
competition of foreigners; those who
will vote for it will do so with the reser-
vation that they will instantly devote
themselves to a new crusade against
whatever barriers are left. Reed pro-
ceeded by saying the argument that the
bill should be passed to put an end to
the doubt which is worse than any bill
can be is specious and. .insidious, as, were
the bill passed by both branches today
uncertainty would reign just the same
He then proceeded to argue at length or
the benefits of the tariff from the stand
ard of wages for the American laborel
and for the American farmer. Through
out Reeds speech he was frequently in
terrupted by applause, and even tn
democrats at times joined in laughter q
his witticisms. At the close he wa
greeted with spontaneous, long-con
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