The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-25
FIFTY.THIRD CONGRESS.
coHHIrrEE REPORT IN FAVOR OF
SEATING REPRESENTATIVE o'EEILL.
Acrimonious Debate Between Represents
tives Dalzell and Johnson on the
Steel Rail schedule-Propo'ed
Additional Tax on Beer.
HOUSE.

ments to the tariff bill OAiy one week
more remains and less than 20 amend
meuts to about 1909 paragraphs nave
been disposed of. The agument be-
tween Johnson aud Dalsell over the
proposition to put steel rails on tue
free list was continued today when
the vote cam. the amendment was de-
feated, but only about 40 Democrats
voted with their colleagues OF the
committee, while 10 voted with John
son aud the Republicans.
At the opening Of the session OF the
hou.e report Of the committee on
elections in favor Of Mr. O'NeiIl
Deml. contestant in the contested
election case of O'Neil' vs.. Joy, was
presen.e ed and ordered printed,
Consideration OF the tariff bill! was
then resumed, the pending amend
ment being that of Mr.. johnson Dem &,
o. to place steel rails on the free list
Before Mr.. Dalzell was rec ognized to
proceed with his speech begun yester
day Mr.. Wilson asked unanimous con
sent that three hours be set aside next
Monday for the consideration Of
amendments to the sugar schedule.
This was agreed to.
Mr.. Dalzell began by recApltulatlng
the charges he had made against
Johnson. He had showed that he
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certain kinds OF street railway rails,
was behind the protection 1870 patents
and wanted railway rails to 90 on the
free list; that he coerced his employees
in the face OF hard times and starva
ton into accepting wages one third
cash aud two-thirds scrip; that he
made an untrue statement and had
altered steuographer's notes and lastly
that the scrip had been hawked about
on the streets OF JOhnson's town and
had been bought in at discount by n
relative OF johnson before IL was re
deemed Mt par.
Mr. Johnson replied to Mr., Dalzell
in a semi humorous vein. He John-
SOM did not claim to be philanthro-
pist.
The johnson amendment to put
70 to 100.
In the course of debate Mr., Dalsell
said: desire TO say further that |
do not believe he (Johnson) pays high.
er wages than his ueighbOrs. | have
this on the authority Of the president
of the Cambria iron works. When
all else is gone" said Mr., Dalsell, zone
arrow is left in the qIiver Of the free
,la IL oh # {
Republican applauseI johnson and
they are both roDber barons,
both have grown RICH but there the
similarity ceases Applause In the
midst OF the prevailing distress Car
negie, the true philanthropisti is giving
Pittsburg, while the false philautnro.
of the winters blast to dicker about
the wages of his employees. Zap
plause. Mr.. Johnson he continued
sarcastlcally, has waXed fat on the
watered stock OF his street railroads
his bank book Is swelCd up by the
manufacture of rails under the pro
lection of patents All this suppose
without criticism. Applause, But
so long as have II voice here no one
shall be allowed to masquerade as u
philanthropst, and with shameless
and unblushing afIrontery propose to
strike down rival interest
The Republicans applauded Ddlsell
to the echo when he sat down, and the
members ilocked over to the Demo
a. 4 Ia. :.
reply to the bitter personal assault Of
his antagonist
1.-THE question before the committee
.is whether steel rails shall go on the
Iree list, began Mr. lhnsou calmly.
81 have listened TO the fearful TRADE
against myself and my partners, but
even conlessing that all he says is true,
that offers no reason why rails should
not go on the free list. Applause
The personal side Of this controversy
was not brought into this house 10y
me. | notified Mr.. Dalsell three days
ago that | intended to do what have
done, so that he might prepare To de
fend the steel rail pool, Instead o
arming himself with arguments lie ha'
brought pins here to stick into me
With reference TO the personal charges
ne mas maue, ueslTe 10 duuTesS my
self briefly. The first, that ] am {
monopolist, ! plead guilty to, Th'
next Is that | am making class o
rails protected by 1902 patents anC
would not be affected by the free rail
We only have 20 or 80 patents on rails
we tried to perpetuate the monopoly
and coutrol the market, but the hous,
dec ded against us. That threw u
open to home competition. Ny
amendment proposes to pu
girder rails on the free list ;,
that we will be open TO the world
competition. Mr.. johnson went OF
TO explain that the alternative was {,
reduce wages or close the mills en-
tirely as was done at Sparrows Point
Md As to the grave charges that II
changing the record he had practice
deception upon the house, he eX
planned thai when he made his speed
he was totally uuprepsred t. auswe
the question Mr. DJlSell prop1unde'
to him. When lHe went home and con
suited his records he found he wa
slightly in error and he had mad tin
change to when Mr. Dalsell Lad al
luded. but the first thing he had don
fha next daV was [ inform Mr. DllSel