The record-union., 1894-01-10
snecial to the REcoRp-UN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The House
opened with small attendance. After
routine business the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Wilson resumed his speech of yes
terday. Wilson's remarks were often in
terrupted by Democratic applause, but
otherwise he was allowed to proceed, un-
I'll he created something of stir when he
referred to the fact that protests against
the pending bill were largely inspired by
the power of capital, which directed,
forced and frightened employees to sustain
protected industries. He said when the
effort to abolish slavery was being made a
petition came from a large delegation OF
slaves praying that slavery might be con-
tinued.
This brought to his feet Doolittle OF
Washington with the question:
do you compare the laboring men of
this country to the slave element OF the
South?'
Wilson, think such a question would
not be asked by anyone above the Intelll-
gence of slave. Loud and prolonged
applause on the Democratic side.
Much confusion followed Wilson's
answer. Doolittle said he did not catch
the answer, and asked that it De repeated,
with the evident purpose OF making a
protest against it.
everyone in this debate, so | will now
Withdraw the answer 1 gave the gentle
man.
Reed of Maine-But you can't with
draw the Democratic applause. Laugh
Ter
Wilson's peroration was forcible and
eloquent. lie began with reference to
the legend which he said had always been
inscribed on the Democratic banner
"Equal rights TO all and special privileges
to none" The people had brought the
Democratic party into power on the
broad principles of equal justice to all
The Democratic party raises itself as one
man, takes up this great cause, plants its
standard here TO sink or swim, survive or
perish, that the Democratic party may
continue in power. Democratic APP
plause.l 1--WE will plant the banner here.
We mean to have tight, and will call
every true believer in Democracy TO our
side. Let us be true to our faith. Let US
20 forward until we shall make this a
country where every man shall see the
gateway of opportunity opening for him.
Then every man shall see before him the
opportunity to rise TO such influence, TO
such prosperity as his own merits justify,
not weighed down with burdens of taxa
tion. Let us labor for the country free to
all, equal to all, with the opportunity
planted in every home, in every humble
freside in the land"
AS he finished the Democratic side
broke into cheers, and wave Of applause
swept over the galleries. The applause
was continued fully two minutes.
Burrows of Michigan addressed the
House in answer to Wilson. making the
opening speech on behalf Of the Republi-
can minority. He said the measure un-
der consideration had for its avowed
object the radical modification of the
Tariff Act of 1890. 1t involved not only
q change in rate, but complete reversal
of the economic policy. The Tariff Act
of 1890 was enacted with view not only
OF securing revenues for the Government,
but to encourage the creation of new en-
terprises and to protect American indus
tries and American workmen against un-
equal and injurious foreign competition.
1t had accomplished both of these re-
suits since the lst of July, 1898. How
ever, a marked decline in revenues had
taken place. This was not attributable to
the law OF 1890, but to the prostration Of
business in the country through the as
tendency of a political party pledged to
the destruction of that protective policy.
This not only crippled the operation OF
OOulGSLiC OQ6 IL6 I'LL
porter naturally curtailed his importa-
lions on account OF the coming lower
tariff. Ii the Republicans had been sue
cesstul in the elections Of 1892 public
prosperity would have continued.
Mr.. Burrows then proceeded to con-
trast the conditions then and now, and
declared that the tariff bill OF 1890 had
contradicted every prediction Of the
Democrats by creating hundreds of new
Industries, enlarging employment and
giving increased wages to labor, cheap
ening the cost of protected articles, aug
nenting foreign imports, and increasing
our exports, and he reasserted that the
present general paralysis Of business was
solely from the ascendency OF the party
pledged to repeal the Act.
He declared ''you have but 10 abandon
the policy upon which you have entered,
recommit this bill and permit the exist
ing tariff regulations to remain undis-
Curbed. and all our industries will quickly
revive"
The speaker then took up the tariff
plank of the last Democratic national
platform and compared it with the South
Carolina ordinance of nulliticatIon. He
then turned to and argued at length on
the question of the constltutionallty of
protective tariff, citing Webster, Adams,
Jefferson and others in support thereof.
de declared that if the present policy is
carried out Ii would lead 10 lnulVldual
disaster and national bankruptcy.
The speaker concluded with an elo-
quent picture of the present depressed
condition of the country, and appealed to
the Democrats to abandon the policy out
lined in the bill.
At the conclusion Of Burrows speech
there was a great outburst OF Republican
applause, so long continued as 10 call for
a rebuke from the Chair.
Before order was restored General
Black OF illinois took the floor. He re-
ferred to Burrows picture of dire disas-
ter in the country and said the suffering
depicted by him existed after thirty
years of laws written by his own party.
In referring to other State affairs ante
cedent TO the inauguration of the protec-
tive policy, he declared that no public
and little private Indebtedness existed
then.
Hopkins (Republican) of Illinois con-
cluded the afternoon debate. He pro-
ceeded to make a long review of the his
tory of tariff legislation in the country.
At $50 Hopkins secured permission to
make supplemental remarks tomorrow.
and then the House took recess until
s O'Clock this evening.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-At 1:30 o'clock,
after spending the session up to that time
in routine business, the Senate went into
executive session. Mr.. Chandler had
tried unsuccessfully to get up his Ha-
Uaijau bill. and Mr.. Gray has given notice
fbat he would call up the Federal cleo
lions bill this afternoon.
At 2:30 o'clock the doors were reopened
and the Senate took up the Federal cleo