Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
THE WILSON BILL PASSED
SUPPORTED by an Almost Solid
d Democratic Vote.
OVATION TO CHAIRMAN WILSON
Only Seventeen Democrats
Vote Against the Bill.


WAsHINGToN, Feb. THE Wilson
bill goes to the Senate with the endorse
ment of 90A Democrats of the House, or
majority Of GA.
The day was full of exciting incl
dents Not for years has there been such
q scramble to get within the hall OF the
HOnse. -
When ex-Speaker Reed arose to speak
he stood in the very centre of his Re-
publican following.
Mr. Reed had carefully prepared his
addrrt5 in advance and the press had
been furnished with copies when he
arose to speak. Mr.. Crisp, who followed
him, had no opportunity for preparation.
He took u few notes of Mr.. Reeds speech
as it progressed and based his reply
largely on these. With regard to Reeds
reference to the war, Speaker Crisp said
it must indeed be feeble cause in
which the chief advocate had to
abandon reason and appeal to preju-
dice.
Speaker Crisp devoted his hour to
plain, argumentative statement of the
cause of tariff reform, and Of the fall
lacies, from his standpoint, of pro-
lection. He made no attempt at elo-
qnence. He took up the minority report
Of the ways and means committee,
signed by Mr.. Reed, and pointed out
its inconsistencies. lie appealed to the
Democrats to stand by the cause they
had championed through SO many
years, even though the bill might be
Objectionable i'll some respects.
WILSON'S ELOQUENT SUMMING UP.
But the surprise Of the day was the
force and eloquence of the half hours
speech of Chairman Wilson.
Not that he is not capable of forceful
logic and iiorid rhetoric, but he was in
feeble state Of health. 1t was known
that the arduous labors OF the last five
months had greatly overtaxed his physi-
cal powers, and his friends had appealed
to him to refrain from attempting an
address.
But he seemed to draw physical as
well as mental inspiration from the
cause he had espoused. Ills voice was
| clear and resonant, and his closing APP
peal to Democrats to stand together was
a masterpiece of eloquence.
When he finished he was nearly ex-
hausted Breckenridge Of Arkansas
Rugged him in the aisle, and Messrs.
Bryan Of Nebraska; Tucker of Vir-
| ginia, aud Williams of Mississippi, in
that order raised Wilson to their Shout
ders and bore him along the aisle to the
rear amidst the frantic yells of Demo.
Gratis.
On the question Of incorporating the
income tax in the Wilson bill the vote
stood 1872 to 30, number OF Republi-
cans voting for it.
MARYLAND's VOTE.
All the five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Compton, Rusk, Rayner, Talbot and
McKaig-v0ted against the income tax,
but they all voted for the Wilson bill
on its final passage, AS the vote on the
passage of the bill progressed the Demo.
Gratis Justify cheered all dissatisfied
members of the party who voted aye.
When Bourke Cochran responded faye"
the Democrats gave him a delnonstra-
ton of approval almost equal to that
accorded him for his recent speech.
The Republicans applauded each Demo-
crat who voted no. There were lust IL
Of them, as follows: Messrs. Bartlett,
Campbell, Schermcrhorn, Covert, Cum
mings, llaines, SiclSles and Hendrix,
New York; Cadmus, New Jorsey;
Davey, Price, Robertson and Never,
Louisiana; Page, Rhode Island; Sibley,
Pennsylyania; Sperry, Connecticut, and
Geary of California.