Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
TIE WILSON BILL PASSES
4 Burst Of Oratory In the House During
the Closing Hours.
WILSON ASTOHISHES HIS COLLEAGUES
He Closes The Debate With the Most Eloquent
Speech Yet Heard IN the House-The
Bill Is Passed BY 200 to 1873.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The tariff de-
bate on the Wilson bill closed today
with a burst of oratory. Crisp, Reed
and Wilson came forward in the closing
hours to argue for and against the inaug.
uration OF the new economical system
The galleries Of the house were crowed
long before the session opened. Before
the opening of the debate there was a
continuation Of the skirmish over the
amendment to the barley schedule. Be.
fore a vote could be taken the chairman
announced that the committee would rise
to report the bill to the house. So Lock
wood carried his point. The committee
rose and the speaker resumed the gavel
The bill was reported from the commit
tee OF the whole and the chair recognized
Reed, OF Maine, who arose and began
his address.
WILSON'S ELOQUENT PEECH.
Wilson followed Reed with one of the
most eloquent speeches yet heard in the
Reeds arguments TO tatters, and as he
warmed up with fis subject the house
and galleries fairly shook with thunders
Of applause.
As Wilson closed Tucker and several
others sprsng forward, and as wave after
wave OF applause resounded through the
chamber, lifted him from his feet to their
shoulders and bore him up the aisle
When let down he received the most
enthusiastic congratulations from his
conferees. 1t was a demonstration such
as has seldom been seen in congress
Business was at stsndstill for twenty
minutes on account OF the disorder
Finally the floors were cleared and prep.
arations made for voting.
BARLEY AMENDMENT LOST.
On the first roll call the barley amend
ment was defeated 40 to 100. 1t was
significant, as the fret test vote sustain
ing the bill. The amendment making
barley % cents and barley malt 81 cents
per bushel was lost, 120 to 1877.
The committee amendment to raise
the duty on malt from 20 to 25 per cen,
and on barley malt from 25 to 35 pei
cent was carried, 204 to l44.
At 4 80 p. m. Tom johnson, democrat
of Ohio, asked for separate vote on thu
wool schedule. G. N. Stone, republican
OF Pennsylvania, for separate vote OF
petroleum. 7. Ray, democrat, of New
York on the internal revenue, includin,
income tax. All the other amendment
were agreed to.
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
A standing vote on the amendment
fixing the time when the wool schedul,
shall go into effect as August 2, 1894, wal
carried by 205 to AZ.
A standing vote on the amendment
that the manufactured wool schedule q
into effect Decembe 2 was carried by IS,
to AZ.
The vote on the amendment puttins
petroleum on the free list and strikin,
out reciprocity was carried by 10 to a
without roll call.
INTERNAL REVENUE AMENDMENTS.
The yeas and nays were here ordered
on the internal revenue bill. Bourk,
Cochran asked unanimous consent /,
vote on the income tax separate from
the other internal revenue schedules
Objection was made and the speaker
ruled that the internal revenue amend
ment must be voted on as one amend
ment
The republicans did not vote on til,
income tax and internal revenue amend
ments, but the internal revenue bill, in
GLIDING the income tax, we're sustained
as part of he bill, lS2 to so.
| THE BILL PASSES.
| Demands were then ma ie for a vote OF
the completed bill. The speaker ordered
the roll call, aud the bill passed, 200 t.
| l35.