The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-13
| ml,see, to whom unlimited time was

declared, had asserted itself.
The annual n.y crop OF this country
said Mr.. Payne, IL worth StOo,Vo,VUi 'he
cotton CROP sS05,ccg,ooo, and yet 50 import
ant was the cotton crop In the eyes of tne
COMMITTEES that they put cotton ties on
the free list and made a special pro-
vision for a rebate on cotton baSslnS
that applies TO no other. article in the
whole bill. They had totally ovefiocked
the question OF free ties for baiing the
farmers hay. said Mr.. Payne In conciu-
sion:
"You may in mock hsroism brave the
workingmnn's anger ana vote for this
bill, bidding adieu 70 public life. But
YOU cannot in after years escape the
contemplation of your work 1 want you
eenflemen 20 amend this bill only as suits
your own sweet wills. Put all the direct
ana war taxes upon It YOU choose, tx At
fven 10 suit the ohio free-trader,
50 vocIferously applauded by you. Then,
when you have perfected It. shalt
stand ready 70 vote 70 strike out It's enact
ing clause that It may remain as
monument to your folly. ! shalt do this
10 save the present law wtich gave us
the three most prosperous years of our
national life 1 shall do this because the
bill will encourage fraud and perjury;
will drive the honest importer from the
business; win put q direct, offensive, and
inquisitorial tax upon our people: Will
give a gratuty TO the foreign sugar pro-
ducer without a farthing OF benefit TO the
country; will foster the interest of some
sections at the expense of others; w,li
impoverish our farmer, destroy his wool
industry; leave him defenceess against
| the tobacco of Sum6tra: give his market
! for barley 10 Canada; for hops TO Ger
many; cripple by reduction Of their pur-
/ chasing power the consumer of his vegeta-
bles. his poultry. his dairy products, his
small fruits, ruin his home market,
and because it will tend to reduce labor
TO the level of its foreign impoverished
rival, viii Stop many wheel. put out
many forge, bring poverty and want
TO American homes; sap the manhood OF
American citizens, and continue the blight
OF poverty and want, ana hunger and cold
which has recently overtaken the people
or country one year ago the busiest, the
most prosperous the most progressive
the happiest. and the most independent
the world ever saw"
AS Mr. Payne concluded his speech a
wave OF applause rolled over the Repub-
lican side Of the chamber. AS the day
had worn on the galleries filled up. and
close attention was given and much in
terest manifested by the occupants of
the galleries in the speeches made on
both sides.
rl" 49,. Ei"quent Objrrt-L son.
4lr. Simpson Gkan.) was given the floor
and started out by saying that he would
have To condense a three-hour speech
into one hour.
Mr.. Wilson, the manager of the bill.
said that he understood that Mr.. Simp-
son was the only member OF his party
TO speak, and asked that his time be
extended half an hour; but objection was
made.
MIR. Simpson said that while he intended
TO vote for this bill, there were many
/ propositions In IL that did not meet with
/ his approval, but inasmuch as fl was
a robber tariff at least twenty per cent.
lower than the Mckinley BILL he should
have to support It. II am not one Of
| those he said that ever hoped or be-
/ lieved that the Democratic party would
! be able when the final test came, 10
carry out its pledges TO the people to rid
the country of the robber tariff. That
| party, like the Republican is under the
/ control of the money power. as was shown
when they marched along under the same
umbrella to have themselves counted
| against the free coinage of silver so
now the two wings would be compelled
to act together when question came
up involving again the interest Of the
money power. The Peoples party
stands to-day pledged - the prin-
| tipic u Tree i4ducs anu III tHt
discussion, Nr simpson said, he
should speak from the standpoint Of
free trader.
In the course of his attack upon the pro-
| tected wool industry, Mr.. Simpson gave
| an eloquent object-lesson of what he
called the result Of the protection Of the
| wooden industry which the gentleman
from Michigan (Burrows) had asserted
kept out European shoddy He had
nj. t1,.f Of f1s
/ plain of Washington where the farmers
took their stand to sell their products at
| first hands. After investigation he Sc
| lected an average overcoat (Which he
| showed in the House,, which had been
bought year ago for 5000, and which
| had became 80 rotten that it fell to
] pieces in rags in his angry hands, as he
| became wrought up in Indignation. loud
applause greeted his eloquent obJect-les-
| SOM
Mr.. Simpson had bought the happy
farmer a new overcoat at the same price
as the old one and which. said Mr.. Simp-
son, would last just about as long.
Mr.. Simpsons time expired al O'clock
and as he resumed his seat he was re-
warded with burst of applause exceed
ing any which had yet been bestowed
upon a speaker. The next three speakers
were all opposed TO the Wilson bill, and
all Republicans. They We're Messrs.
/ Daniels Of New York. Mcdowell of Penn
sylvania. and Meiklejohn of Nebraska.
AT $50 o'clock the House took recess
| until o'clock this evening.
Only ne M.mb rs fre'ent.
There were nine members present when
| the House met this evening, and MIR.
| McKaig Uem Md addressed the Com
/ mitsee OF the Whole represented by these
| nine members. lie had a large and APP
| prciative audience in the gallery, how
| ever Mr.. McKaig made strong appeal
in favor Of free shipping and free raw
| material and he showed how prosperity
| had come to English manufacturers and
! English. workingmen from these two fac
| tors.
Mr.. Binger Hermann tRep., Orc..) fol-
| lowed I'm opposition 10 the bill. and then
| came Mr.. English Dem, n. ID in favor
| of the bill.
| Mr.. Waugh Caep.. Ind.,) was the last
speaker He opposed the Wilson bill.
At 1915 the House adjourned.
t.. >p aksrsf fo-Dav.
The following members will speak on
the Wilson bill tomorrow:
Denocrats-Nessrs. Turner of Georgia,
Cochran of New York Montgomery OF
Kentucky Price of Louisiana. and Wea-
dock OF Indiana.
Repubtcans-Messrs Grosvenor OF Ohio
PickIer OF South Dakota Taylor Of Ten
nessee and Doolittle OF Washington.
At the evening session tomorrow
Messrs. Bryan Dem.) Of Nebraska, and