The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-08
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
TERMINATION OF THE GREAT DEBATE
= ON THE TARIFF BILL.
A Field Day Of Elcquencs, Crisp, Wilson end
Reed Each Making Great Speech.
The Tariff Bill Finally Passes
the House.
HOUSE.

occupied the attention of the house
four weeks, closed today with al I'M
rivalled burst of oratory. Crisp, Reed
and Wilson, the giants of the house,
came forward in the closing hours to
prosecute and defend the great issue,
the inauguration of new economic
system in the greatest republic of the
world. In anticipation of a field day
and speeches of the leaders, the Was Z.
ington populace turned en- masse to
witness it. Long before 10 o'clock the
public galleries were black with peo-
pie Behind the seats, banked against
the doors and walls, were others,
straning to getsight of the arena below
The crush in the Hobbies leading to the
upper galleries of the house exceeded
anything in the recollection of the
Capitol police. Men and women fought
for positions which would lead to the
galleries. Women were heightened
and tried to get out of, the tangled
mass of humanity. The elevators car
ried up loads only to find an impass-
able barrier at upper doors, so that the
loads had to be carried down again.
One woman in the elevator, finding
that she could not get out and the ele.
vator hung at the top unable to dis
charge its burden, sobbed Historically,
and tainted, A large man fought
desperately at the upper middle door
of the gallery for admission and fail
ing to make Roadway jumped Oh the
backs of the crowd, scrambled over
their heads, crushing hats and smash.
ing heads,
The officers were powerless to keep
the crowd in subsection. The ser.
geanJ-at-arms of the house telephoned
to the city police headquarters for ad.
ditionaI men, and lieutenant and
squad of policemen were sent to the
house galleries to assist the regular
Capitol police in preventing panic,
By the time they arrived the excite
nent had subsidized somewhat, many
having fought their way inside, while
others frightened by tho confusion
were glad to make tn eir escape.
The leaders on both sides were ac-
corded Ovations as they entered the
hall. AS eX-Speaker Reed pushed
through one of the lobby doors on his
way to his seat, the galleries recogniz-
ed him and the applause which greet
ed his appearance was prolonged for
fully half minute Mr.. Reed bowed
his acknowledgment. A similar dem
onstration occurred when Speaker
Crisp, d{gnified and erect, assembled
the rostrum and called the house to
order.
Speeches were not to begin uptil
noon, according to special order. The
hour which interviewed after reading
of the journal witnessed a continuance
of the skirmish over the amendments
to the barley schedule. On Monday
and yesterday Mr.. lockwood IN. Y.)|
succeeded in preventing these amend
ments by tiIibustering, and as soon as
the reading of the journal was com
pleted he followed up his obstructive
program by making the point of no
quorum. Although there was mani
testify quorum present, the rules re-
quired that the roll be called, and the
speaker had no alternative save to
order the roll called. Lockwood knew
that if he could hold the fort until
high noon he would again be victori-
0us. Twenty minutes were occupied |
in the roll call. The speaker announc-
ed the presence of 221 members Mr. |
Lockwood attempted to continue fill |
clustering by moving to adjourn, but |
.he speaker r, fused to entertain the |
notion and at 1920 o'clock the house |
vent into committee of the whole for |
he further consideration of the tariff |
dill.
Mr.. Richardson took the chair, an
lounced that the pending question
vas to close the debate on the amend
nent to the barley schedule Messrs.
Wilson and Warner took Gheir places.
Members came forward to be counted.
The motion was carried. Mr.. Lock
wood was again on Lis feet fighting for
Inc He submitted parliamentary
INQUIRY whether if the committee
places a prohibitOry duty on barley,
IN ave and nay vote could be secured
a the house. The chairman replied
harply that he could not bind
he speaker by his decision, but that
n aye and nay vote could be secured
the Democrats was seconded by a
institutional one fifth of the house
lie then stated the pending amend
lent be on Mr.. Tracy's amendment to {
he committee amendment to increase
he duty on barley and barley malt to
per cent ad valorem Mr.. PicEler's
to substitute the present
uty also lost. Mr.. Paine's substitute
20 cents per bushel on barley shared
he same fate.
The vote would then have recurred
n the committee amendment when
lr. Wilson interposed with a substi-
ute to place barley On the free list.
his was voted down without division,
nd Mr.. Lockwood Altered another
Institute to make the duty 10 and 90
ents per bushel respectively OF barley
nd barley malt. To this Mr.. Paine
lfered an amendment and it was
uickly voted down Mr.. Lockwood
as still industriously sparring for
n time, and demanded a division and
teller on each vote. His own amend
tent was lost.
When MIR. Tawney (Minn offered an {
nendment to make duty Of 30 cents |
er bushel and il, too, was lost by the !
ayside, but the purpose for which
had been inaugurated was {
lcceSSful The Secopds Wera ticLinc, | {