The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-19

alleged by the Now York Erening Post,
ho was an obstructionist and not in
harmony with his party. He should,
he said, actively support and vote for
the tariff bill as amended by tho senate
finance committee.
Senator PeGer's resolution for select
committee to receive petitions from
Coxeyitea won't over for tho day.
Senator Morrill,, Of Vermont, who 70.
Gently celebrated his eighty.iourth
birthday, and ia tho Ncstor oil tho sen.
ate, was recognized and during his re.
marks accorded moro respectful atten-
tion than has fallen to the lot OF moat
Of the speakers on tho tariff question.
ln spite Of his advanced ago he spoke
clearly, though evidently suffering
somewhat from cold.
MoRRILL's BITING SARCASM.
The senator from Vermont expressed
his regret that the financial and indus.
trial crisis had to be continued by q
vain-Slorious and clumsy attempt to car.
ry out tho Democratic platform. Hc
made aome rather biting references to
tho trouble in which tho Democrats
found themselves over tho bill and
pointed out some OF the items In which
ho thought they had compromised with
their principles and provided for pro.
tective tariff on such articles as would
win votes for the bill.
Concerning the rates Of duties 70.
ported in the tariff BILL" he said, at is
no violation Of the confidential relations
OF the senate committee on finance to
state now that they were all fixed and
determined without the votes Of the
Republican members aud against even
the votes OF any hesitating or divergent
minority OF the Democratic members.
Thua many Of the most important qucs.
tions may have been determined by the
small fraction OF three or four OF q COM
nittee OF elevon, but while the process
OF evolution was great novelty, it will
not be controverted that all the rates
OF duty are OF the purest Democratic
origin. Tariffs for revenue only prove
to be only political tariffs, valid only
until afser the next election"
He pointed out in detail what ho con.
sidered the special evils of the bill, the
first being the obsolete advalorcm sys.
TEN. The purpose OF tho bill, he
thought, was especially destructive to-
wards the productions Of tho farmer.
Reciprocity arrangements which bene.
fit tho farmer arc to be abrogatcd. The
income tax he called an unusual blum
der for even Democratic administra.
ton to make.
Tho charge OF an excess OF revenue,
lately iteratcd agains. protection is al
ready abandoned by the party whose
dominance it ia expected will cease
March 4, 1895, but which is now on q
wild income hunt ior revenue to fill the
vacuum to be created a by Democratic
tariff"
HOW THEY LOVE THEM.
In closing Senator Morrill, said: "The
policy OF some rugged partisans is to
hold as their onomioa all corporations,
however benefcent, as the Fiji
islanders onco held Christian people,
and though these iauatical partisans
may love and forgive them, they really
love them best roasted.
"Tho Democratic party cry for years
has been ngainBt all Internal revenue
taxes except those on malt and spiritu.
Gus liquors. Tho revolution now pro.
posed Ia to givo tho lead to those taxes
hitherto anathomatized and 30 mini.
mize customs rovenue that even Incl.
dental protection shall be impossible.
"Should. this bill, aided by the con.
current action OF the senate, ever reach
the dignity OF tho law enacted by Con.
gress, l should profoundly regret it
on account OF tho dire calamitics with
which the tariff chapters are pregnant
Throughout the world it would also be
regretted by the friends OF free popular
government that the groat republic oil
the United States, though everywhere
at pence. should forfeit its ancient rcpu.
tatlcn Of treasury properly supported
and seldom empty and suddenly earn
the poor fdme OF being unequal to the
legislative task OF proposing Il revenue
measuroNfor the ordinary support OF the
government without frnntic and des.
perate resortto an income tax-the re.
sort only Of nations which are alwaya
wrestling with financial deficits. Sure.
ly we canno. afford to decorate the an.
nails OF our republic with vile copy OF
this foreign encrecensc."
OTHER SPEECHES.
Senator Morrill,, after speaking sixty.
five minuteu, concluded his rcmarks u,
2:05 o'clock and Immediately left the
senate.
Senator Turpio Dem. Indinna). spoke
in support OF tho tariff bill. He dis.
cussed tho effect OF high tariff on the
agricultural interests, introducing the
topic by tho assertion that agriculture
was Americas natural monopoly from
the cheapuess OF the land, and it was
from those engaged in agriculture tha,
the demand for the repeal Of tho exist.
ing law was loudest.
AtS:l0 Senator Turpie concluded bis
speech and Senator Cameron, OF Pom.
sylvania, took the floor iu opposition tc
the bill.
/. Following Senator Cameron, his col.
league, Senator Quay, continued his
speech begun last Saturday, discussing
the production OF iron.
At 5 o'clock in accordance with the
terms Of the agreement Of last week
which was renewed yesterday, Mr.
Quay suspended tho second installmen.
OF his speech. It ia to be continued q.
q subsequent date.
PERSONALITIES IN THE HOUSE.
Several Verbal Duels-Thc Democratic
Administration Gets an ovcrhaulinE.
: Democrats Now Claiming tho Honor OF
Starting the Quorum. Counting Rule.