Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-02-09
Washington Notes.

Rut all attempts to soften the destruc-
tive features of the bill failed. and at o p
m. amid the widest cheering of the free
traders and their followers and Kisses from
the workingmen who filled the gailierles,
while Tom johnson, Harter and the other
followers of the Golden club Rugged them
selves with Joy, the Wilson free trade Dill
the measure that will reduce the wages oi
the American workingmen TO level Win
| those on the other side of the ocean Il II
should become law, was passed by vote
of 2O4 Democrats and Populists in the al
frmstive to 14O Republicans, Democrats
and one Populist in the negative.
The result was not unexpected. Tne
party whip and presidential patronage
| forced many Democrats into line against
their honest Judgment and the men on the
| Democratic side who were loudest in their
denuneiatiou of the measure were among
the first to sell their principles and be-
come cuckoos to tie great patronage DIS
| pensers. Mr.. BeItzhoover of Pennsylya-
: MIA and the ex-Tammany chief, Burke
Cochran of New York, are fit specimens OF
| this class.
At no time in the last two weeks has the
bill been in danger, and the final vote con-
firms the prediction that less than twenty
Democrats would have the courage of their
convictions. The nearest the protesting
Democrats came to scoring victory was
| the vote on the income tax. Then they
were able TO muster 46 votes. The Re
publicans did not, as a rule. vote on this
proposition, but even with their solid vote
| it would have been adopted by majority
of at least 20.
An inspection of the final vote shows
some interesting features. OF the 126 Re-
publicans in the House. 10 were present
and voted nay. The absentees were Mill
| kin of Maine, Houk Of Tennessee, Hop
| kins of Pennsylvania and Sweet OF Idaho.
| The first two were detained at home by
illness and had been paired with sick Dem
ocrats. Mr. Sipe of Pennsylvania and Mr.
| Brattan of Maryland. Mr.. Hopkins was
| present for a while with his physician IN
attendance, but could not stand the strain
| and was removed to his home in car
rage before the final vote. Mr.. Sweet
was also taken i'll and removed to his res
idence. The remaining eighteen negative
votes were cast by seventeen Democrats
and one Populist, the latter being MIR.
Newlands of Nevada.
The Democrats who dared to vote their
| convictions and in favor ofprotection were
as follows: Sibley of Pennsylvania. Bart
lett Campbell, Covert, Cummings, Haines,
Hendrix, Schermerhorn and Sickles OF
| New York, Cadmus of New Jersey, Sperry
of Connecticut, Davey, Meyer, Price and
| Robertson of Louisiana, Geary of Caliror-
MIA and Page of Rhode Island.
AS the vote was being taken absolute
stiffness prevailed There had been so
many rumors ahost about the position OF
certain Democrats on the final vote that
each side was anxious to hear the responses.
The credit of being the first Democrat to
90 on record against the bill fell to MIR.
Bartlett of New York, and as his nay rang
out he was applauded vigorously by the
Republicans and the occupants of the
galleries.
Shortly afterward, Mr.. Beltzhoover OF
Pennsylvania, who had denounced the
measure in two vicious speeches and pro-
claimed himself Randall Democrat, voted
| ave and the free traders went wild with
enthusiasm, while the galleries hissed.
Blanchard and Boatner Of Louisiana also
voted aye, and were applauded. CadmuS
| of New Jersey came next, and as he voted
nay the hall rang with applause. Less
than week ago the six New Jersey Dem
ocrats caucused and decided to vote against
the bill If the income tax were added. To-
day Mr.. Cadmus was the only one to so
vote, and the applause was tribute TO
his courage. Campbell of New York FOL
lowed him in the same line, and then
Cochran" was called. All eyes were turn
ed upon the ex-Tammanyite, who has been
believing against the income tax for a
month or more. He hesitated moment
and then meekly voted aye, to the great
delight of the ee-traders who applauded
him; as they also did Coombs of New Y ork
and Cornish of New Jersey who followed
him into the patronage camp.
Covert of New York was applanded
when he voted nay, and then came an
ovation Cummings of New York is
! former printer and friend of the working
men, of course. When, in a loud voice, h'
voted nay, the workingmen in the galleries
applauded him to the echo and could hardly
be checked.
Sibley of Pennsylvania, the only one o
the ten Democrats of that state to vote t.
protect her industries and those of th'
whole country, received an ovation simila
to that given Cummings, and Immediately
afterward the veteran Gen. Sickles vote'
nay amid loud applause. Sperry OF Con
necticut, who was the first Democrat T.
! announce his intention to fight the bill t.
I, the last extremity and who kept his pledg
I to the end, also was roudly applaude
when his "nay" rang out. Hines of Penn
| sylvauia, who was elected to congress b.
the laboring men OF his district, cam
a in for freee-trade applause as he vote
n to reduce their wages by passing the VII
: son bill
n As the speaker announced the resul
q pandemonium ensued on the Democrat
Y side A notable feature Of the vote va
q that out of total membership Of 352 in th
It House all but nine were present an
q voted.
On Friday the Wilson bill went to th
Senate, and Senator Quay offered a
amend ment to it providing for the fire
coinage of silver, the repeal of the 10 p'
- cent tax on State banks, and establish
ment of gold reserve fund by the month";
a q purchase Of 145, l25 ounces of gold, issuin
d therefor gold bullion treasury notes pa.
h able in coin in 40 years after issue, al
bearing interest at the rate Of lilo Of p'
r, cent. per annum.
=. This may resurrect the old and long figl
on the Silver question.
is On Monday the Hawaiian matter was b.
fore the House, and Morse and BouteL
is denounced the Presidents policy.
= On Tuesday a set of resolutions whit
washing President Cleveland for his cour
20 in The Hawaiian matter were Introduce
IN but there was not quorum of Demoera
to act upon them, and the Republicans s.
mute. But one Democrat, Gen. Sickle
onanIv onDused the resolutions He