The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-12
The House.

Washington, December 1l.-Save for n
recess of two hours there was an inter-
ruptcd flow of tarin oratory in the house
again today from II O'Clock this mornlns
to 1880 tonight The debate ig beginning
to lag little The principal speeches today
were those Of Breckenridge Of Kentucky,
| Springer OF Illinois, Dingley OF Maine ana
Harter OF Ohio.
when the house met this morning Mr..
Compton Of Maryland, from the commit
tee on appropriations, asked unanimous
| consent for consideration of the bill ap-
| propriatinE $4,000 for the improvement
! of suburban streets in the District Of Co
| lumbia He explained that the appropria
| ton would give employment to many
| needy people.
| MIR. Kngore objected
/ The house resolution to investigate the
personnel of the navy with an amendment
/ was. on motion OF Mr. Meyer of Louis
| lana. Temporarily laid on the table
| The committee on invalid persons was
given leave to sit during that session of the
house.
The tariff debate was then resumed and
MIR. Breckenridge took the floor In the
course of his speech Mr.. Breckenridge
likoncd the advocates Of protection to
sharks.
Mr. Walker OF Massachusetts, insisted on
knowing to whom he applied such an
epithet--
II Qlu not mean " llhi VIZ HtAAAlNAAA'''' -
feelings" replied Mr.. Breckenridge.
Mr. Walker declared the answer not fair.
Mr.. Breckenridge responded: II refer 10
those who during the distress Of the civil
war, took advantage OF labor in the name
Of patriotism and later In time Of pro-
found peace increased their eNactiohs'
untU in the F'ifty-first congress. they wrote
new law enriching themselves. re-
fer TO those who admitted new states to
retain their power; TO those who purchased
ballot boxes and took the seat Of William
II. Morrison in this house by bribery"
Being an American manufacturer and
one of those who helped to make those
laws. do you refer TO me?" inquired Mr.
Walker
III the description fits you, .hen you
have recognized your own picture"
Mr. Richard d1em) OF iowa 'oilowed
with short speech In seaport Of the VII
son bill, after which Mr. Dingley qsep)
OF Maine, who spoke In tho place OF MI
Gear of Iowa, one Of the republican mem
bers Of the ways and means committee,
who was unayoidably absent In connoc-
ton with the senatorial tight in his state,
took the floor. Mr. DinSley made a strong
speech. which ELECTED much applause.
Mr.. Springer (dem) OF Illinois who was
/ chairman Of the ways and meaons com
mittee of the last congress. followed and
| tried TO show that laborer= ana agrlcultur-
| lists had not been benefited by protection.
| He quoted the census office statistics on
the amount Of mortgage Indebtedness,
New York has a larger per capita Of
mortgage indebtedness than Nebraska"
interrupted Mr.. Reed.
YES, sir" replied Mr.. Springer.
THAT shows" said Mr.. Roed. what
| those figures are worth as showing the
condition Of agriculture"
! Mr.. Springer commended the free Est
4 OF the Wilson I'LL but said that II he
( had framed the bill. he should have made
some material notifications. In conc.ud'
ing. MIR. Springer predicted that with
| free raw materials this Iountry would be-
come the greatest manufacturing country
OF the word, as Il was now the greatest
agricultural country. He spoke OF the
| Mills bin. and said II was MESSAGE
/ which In comparison with the bonding
bill, seemed ike the work Of a statesman
Mr. Harter (dem.) Of Ohio. large manu-
/ faeturer of agricultural implements and q
well known free trade advocate declared
/ that II by law the prices Of goods were
/ reduced for the benefit Of the many, Il