The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-02

disnined IN bearing, with broad welt
poised head lie looked the judielal.nind-
cd man he N. Until warmed IN he spoke
with the hesitation OF a man Weighing
each word, and with a perceptlble tremor
OF the liz. IA he became aroused. he
displayed moro freedom and ease untn
the woids came IN perfect torrent sweep
ing resisucssly over all opposition AS
/ AIR Crisp proceeded he was given gener.
cus applause by his democratic associates
On the floor, but his points were OF an ar
/ gumenuve character which Appealed to
tue students OF the tnrn question rather
I Than to the galleries lie read portions
| OF the minority report and crlticiecd the
feature which declared that foreigners
paid the AK. In particular the speaker
/ addressed himself To the oN-speakcr, al
\ though the latter was sul held IN the
cloak room by corgratuatory handshak-
/ ing
MIR. Speaker" began Mr. Crisp"
/ Zee! embarrassed by the vast audience
4 here embled--cmharrasscd In the idea
( that l may not be able to furinl the eN-
4 pectauor of Friends whom / undrrtalSo IN
/ the period allowed by SIC rulos to answer,
! 20 nuke corrections Of the errors IN the
argument which we have just listened TO-
II assume that the cause OF protection
/ has no ADLER advocate; 4 assume that
! arguments for protection cAn not be put
/ In n more forulblo form than that which
/ YOU have listened to today, and shall ask
you TO dispassionutely examine with me
| that argument ana then win
4 ask the Judgment OF the house
as TO whether the cause Attempted
I to be sustained can be established con
/ siHtcutly With rlBht ana justice 20 the
] people OF the United StatcB
| Attcr this opening introductory. MIR,
! Crisp declared that the examination OF
4 . gtH.. d.
/ while II was butt MP for the osteusihle
| benefit OF labor It was ia truth constructed
1 for the benefit OF the mAnufacturing
| classcs. He showed TINT wages In protect.
! cd industries won't down, wnnu tnoRe IN
unprotected industries went up under the
operations Of the Mckinley act. PRO
! lection took men from natural channels
4 and diverted them into unnatural channels.
! II was Chinesen wall. which shut the
| United states out from tho world.
! The thirty yenrp OF protection was
! period OF unrest during which the masses
/ of the people constantly rebelicd against
The burdens Of taxation The people had
I been mnlcd NJ the polls by promises TO
reduce the tariff. but once successful at
the polls The republican legislators sur
rendered themselves, body and soul, to the
manufacturing CLASSES,
His advocacy OF the Income tax elcltcd
on accumulated wealth was but II small
tribute IN return for the benefits received
The speaker closed with an eloquent
appeal 10 MI democratic associates 10 waive
minor obiectoua and to look NJ the prn-
| cplos involved.
! Let us stand together" said hei "iet
! us redeem our Pledges OF twenty-five years
standing. Let us paeB this bill and It viii
| carry Sadness TO the consuming muRsea.
10 the farmer to the iaborer ana 10 the
| American people,.
lie was greeted with triple round OF
applause when he retired and page
| brought him huge bouquet Of flowers.
| MIR wilson rose at once TO close the do
bate. lie was greeted with great cheers,
! lie was In iinc voice ana In animated spir-
! It's and opened with humorous and s1rcag-
| tic replies 30 Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan and
| Mir Dolllver Of Iowa. MIR. wilson said Mr.
/ Reed had forsalCcn HIS usual course OF
congressional procedure ana had recited
a scr oraJinn with he old phrases praiS-
| Ing protection "slclsied' DER with the pale
| hue Of philosophy.
| Turning b the subject in hand Mr. VII
son cloqucuGy portrayed HE advance Of
| freelpm. This bill. he said, was but one
of those advance. Tie mckinley ill
could ste u he advance OF human progreas
Great causes could not be laughed or rldl-
cuci away. Ia order TO stop the advance
OF the cluHe OF tightening the burdens OF
taxation, referring 10 the income tax Mr.
/ watson Raid he did not want 1t attached
! TO the Bill but as II was attached he would
support It with All the loyalty al his COM
/ mand.
There WAS continued applause as Mr.
Wilson rolSfrcd to the charges OF section
hllsm IN the bin He said 5he feeling "
those VINO had framed the hlll was 10
make this country one In which one man
| would moi be taSod for another mhn-one
! ga aIIrtBT culture md Clfls
cation would SO hand ia hand rs the com
mon unaaxod heritage of every cltlzcn.
Mr.. Wilson c.oacd with IN eloquent ap
peal to his fellow democrats HIS closing
| words were;
I'm the name Of honor. IN the name Of
| freedom ! summon every democrat 20
vote for the bill"
when he closad there cnine > remarkable
scene Wave after wave OF applause
echoed through tho chamber Whom Mr..
Wilson concluded he was seized by g'uckor
! McMillin and Bryan, hoisted 20 their
shoulders aud borne down The aisle IN tri-
umph to his seat
After the tumult had ceased order was
| restored
The FIRST vote was taken on the barley
amendment On the FIRST call the barley
amendment was defeated by a vote 81 40
/ 10 1903 II was elgniiicnnt 0H the first vote
sustaining the bin. The amendment maxi
I ing the duty on barley 22 cents and bar
J ley matt ~ itlAiu lfl UhnANl WAC ihAAi
! The committee amendment 10 raise the
1 duty on malt from 20 70 % per cent ani
on bailey malt from 70 TO 80 per cent Was
Carried
Tom johnson Of Ohio asked separate
| vote ON The wool schedule and G. w
Stone OF penusylyaniu asked a separate
/ vote on petroleum. Tracy Of New York
asked . separate vote on the internal rev.
enue an endmeDt, Including the income tax
and all other amendments that were
agreed TO-
A standing vote on the amendment ilN-
ing the time when the wool schedule Shall
I 70 into effect at Auglgt 2, 1884, was car
( rled,
A standing vote on the amendment that
ihe manufactured wool schedule SHAH so
into effect December was carried.
The amendment putting petroleum on
the free list and striking out reciprocity
WAS carried.
Ayes and noes we're ordered on the in
ternal revenue bill Bourlse Cochran ask
ed unanimous consent to vote on the in
come TAX separately from the other IN
ternal revenue schedules, but objection
was made. The speaker ruled that inc IN