The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-02


Hey malt to 40 per cent. ad valorem was
llost-91 to 1O9.
Picller's ameudment to substitute
the present duty was lost also.
Payne's substitute, of zoe. per bushel
lon barley met the same fate-91 to
los.
The vote would then have REQUIRED
lon the committee amendments when
Wilson interrupted with a substitute to
lplaoe barley on the free list. 1t was
defeated without division.
Lockwood offered to make the duty
10 cents on barley and 20 cents on bar
Hey malt.
To this Payne offered an amend
iment, which was voted down.
Lockwood, still sparring for time, de-
lmandea a division and tellers on each
iVote. His amendment was lost.
Tawney, of Minnesota, offered an
amendment to make the duty 30 cents
This was defeated, but the object OF
the filibusterers was successful. The
hands of the clock pointed to noon, the
hour for resuming the general debate
when the tellers took their places on
this motion.
Before a vote could be taken Chair.
man Richardson raped for order and
announced that the committee would
rise to report the bill to the House. Sc
Lockwood carried his point. The com
mittee rose and the speaker resumed
the gavel.
The bill was reported from the com.
mittee of the whole and the speaker
announced the time to be allowed fol-
: the closing debate. The chair recog.
nized Reed, Of Maine.
Reed ArouSes RenuhIicaus
Reed arose from the Republican side
amid wild cheering and handclappins
in the galleries and the huzzas of hi:
friends. When quiet was finally
. restored, with his back to his friend:
and his face to his foes. tower
ms in defiance he began his address
5 Reed began by saying the bill was
, odious to both sides of the House. Il
meets with favor nowhere; it com
mandS the respect Of neither party
On this side, while we believe thai
that while it pretends to be for pro
lection, 1t does not afford it, and or
the other side they believe that while
it looks toward free trade, it does no.
accomplish it. Those who will vote
against this bill will do so because i
"opens our markets to the destructive
competition of foreigners. Those who
VIII vote for ii will do so with the res
ervation that they viii instantly de
vote themselves to a new crusade
against Whatever barriers remain
? Reed proceeded by saying the argu
, ment that the bill should be passed t.
tput an END to a doubt which is worse
than any bill can be, is specious anC
lnsldious as, were the bill passed b,
5 both branches today, the uncertainty
: would reign just the same. He thei
proceeded to argue at length on tn,
lhlnnf1fC nf ar-irf
the wages of the American lahore
and the American farmer
Throughout Reeds speech he wa
: frequently interrupted by applause
and even the Democrats at time
joined in the laughter at his witt
| cisms. At the close he was greeted
] with spontaneous and long-continuet
t burst of applause, and he was warml,
congratulated by his friends.
Crisp Brushes Away OppositioH.
t While the demonstration was still il
: progress Crisp relinquished the chat
!, Ito Hatch. of Missouri, and took hi
t seat on the floor of the House. Whel
g Iorder was restored he was recognize,
a to reply to Reed. Until he warmed W
j. he spoke with hesitation, but as h
e became warmed his words came in
perfect torrent, sweeping resistlessl.
S over all opposition, and he was en-
h lcouraged by the hearty applause of hi
t Democratic associates. His points
e however, of argumentative order wer
l. calculated to appeal to students of tn
II question rather than the galleries. H
II declared that while the protective sys
e tenn was built up ostensibly for tn
z benefit of labor, it was actually for tn
5, benefit of the manufacturing classes
lpointing out that the wages of tn
s llaborers in protected industries wen
:. down while those in the unprotecte
i went up as a result of the McKinle
IS act He referred to the artificial cor
4 EDITION produced by protection whic
o was the Chinese wall not only shut
4 ting out the world, but shutting in tn
a UNITED States.
- Crisp declared that the thirty year
! protection period was one of unres
a during which the masses constant
o rebelled against the burdensome taxa
= ton. They had always been stilled q
the polls by Republican promises to re
j. lduce the tariff, but when elected the
=, surrendered themselves body and sol
y to the manufacturers. He pointed t
= the Chinese as an example of the pre-
u tective policy of hundreds of years.
Crisp said for twenty-five years til
= Democratic party had been trying t
- get into power. 1t told the people
: given power, it would reduce burder
iSBlle ldAdlou. IHlS ldi1IL Dill Wa
- the redemption of these pledges.
= was not a perfect bill, but was a ste
9 in the right direction.
{, Referring TO the various features
Il the bill, he spoke of the income tai
y which was greeted by vociferous az
% plause by the adherents of that mea.
n ure-
il Crisp closed with an eloquent appe;
/ to his Democratic associates to waiv
minor objections and look at the grea
e Democratic principles involved.
= Wilson Creates Wild Enthusiasm
e Wilson, chairman OF the ways an
le means committee, at once arose
close the debate He was greete
= with great cheers He opened wit
IS sarcastic replies to Burrows, of Micl
IS igan, and Dolliver, of Iowa Turnir
l. to the subject in hand he eloquent
0I portrayed the advance of freedor
&c This BILL he said. lis one of tho.
0I advances; no Mckinley bill could ste
p the advance of human progress. Gre;
ie causes could not be laughed or rid
u, culed away, and the gentleman fro
le Maine could not draw from his armoi
of sarcasm and wit to stop the advan,
=, - of this cause of the Tightening
~ ~ burdensonle taxation"
- Referring to the income tax. Wilsc
~ said he had not wanted it attacht
"a to this bill, but once attached, he SUI
is ported it Loyalty. There was continue
n applause as Wilson denied the charg
If of sectionalism in the bill. He Gloss
with and eloquent appeal to his fello
Democrats, saying that in passing Il
bill the House would permanently r
if-n nd no -,r~e~t,,