The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-03

WASHINGTON, D. c., April Tho
principal interest in tho senate to-day
conferred in tho snecch OF Senator Voor.
hces. the chairman OF tho committee on
finance, who thua launched tho tariit
question upon tho sea OF senatorial de-
bate. While his speech was road from
manuscript, it was delivered with all
the fiery energy which characterized hia
usual eNtcmpore efforts. There was an
unusually full attendance both on tho
floor and in tho galleries, and the con-
ciusion OF his epeech was greeted with
a hearty burst OF applause. He lauded
the Walker tariff bill OF 1913 OF "blossod
aud glorious memory" and regretted
exceedingly that this bill did not more
closely resemble 1t. lIo vigorously do.
tonded the income tax feature and the
free wool clause. and as vigorously con-
dennod the sugar bounty and reciproc-
ity !oatures OF the Mckinley bill, the
former being characterized as "a ium-
bic and fraud" The latter US IAN un-
constitutional freak"
lie called attention to tho fact that
to-day was tho l00th anniversary of
Thomas Jefferson that great emanci-
pator OF mankind" and quoted exteu.
sively from Blaire's Thirty Years in
Congress"
In the morning hour Senator Morgan
sought to have passed bill providing
for tho carrying into effect OF tho
awards OF the Paris tribunal OF arbitra-
ton in tho bering sea matter, but when
1t was on the eve OF its passage it went
over until the bill could be printed.
The tariff bill being mGdo tho uafn-
lahed business by the enthusiastic uc-
clamation OF the majority, while only
few scarcely heard nays came from tho
Republican side. Mr.. Voorhees,, the
chairman of the tiuanco committee, was
recognized. He looked around upon a
well filled chamber, whose members &C.
corded him the closest attention. \
number OF representatives camo over
from the house to follow the progress OF
tho bill. Tho galleries wcrc crowded
with an attentive audience, which paid
the strlcteSt attention to the speaker on
tho floor. Senator Voorhees,, as is his
usual custom. read his speech from a
convenient dcsk mado OF largo book.
piled up on hia desk.
VOORHEES, SPEECH.
Senator Voorhees, said in part: The
protective system OF tariff taxation as
developed and fastened upon the bust.
ness and labor OF the American people,
especially during the third OF q century
past, growing worse ut every stage, is a
aystem OF indescribGblo injustice and
oppression; and yet who will contend
that all its vicious principles and work.
lngs, ramlticd US they are through
every branch OF trade and commerce,
can be annihilated by single blow, or
totally wiped out by single legislative
enactment. For tho bill under consid-
Grafton no such claim is made, but in its
behalf can be truthfully asserted, and
will bc successfully maintained, that it
accomplishes q vast work in tho field OF
tariff reform, embodies great relief to
the people from iniquitous existing bur-
dens, and constitutes long stride,
though not final one, towards the ap-
preaching day OF full and perfect de-
liverance.
Sir, | challenge tho attention OF the
senato and the country to tho great and
commanding fact that by the provisions
OF this bill the seeming paradox OF
reduction OF taxes and Mt the same timo
an increase OF public revenues will DO
reconciled when it becomes law. Over
and above and beyond this wido
and well-known field OF cxtortion aud
injustice, it will bo found from tho
schedules OF this bill that tariff taxes
now officially ascertGincd and paid un-
der existing law. on the wants, necessi-
ties, and daily consumption Of the labor
ing men, women and children OF tho
United States. have boon reduced moro
than seventy.six millions pcr annum.
These reductions are as follows:
On chemicals, 81 100000; on pottery,
Sl,0OO,OOO; on glass, Sl,500,0OO; on
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