The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
WILSON OPENS FOR HIS BILL
DsrooRlTIo QUORUM FINALLY Oh
FAMED IN TBE HOUSE

~. E.i. I.iritine ths DsS.ts 80 Ars.aes
T,., = vote VIII ne Takes % ths Mi
- J.-. sp-Mr. vvnse. Refers 60 Ds-o-
In. Oppoueats ofths Measure by Soy
a.. ,h.t ~ was Expected that serse whe
vy.r, Pro-ire-t On Parade wouid Fell
m, yyb.r the Musket~y Begs- 70 Rstti,
N. Ders.d- with Mach Fervor the frin.
,,,.t Fsse.res or the Bilii Free Wool
Fee. Coat, Free Iron, and Free Lumber,
WARRINGTON. Jan. S.-By means OF the war
at. issued in the name Of the Speaker OF the
Hou,e OF Representatives and served by sworn
.s1elals OF that body a sufficient number oil
n.mocrats have at last been arrested and
h,ourht to WashinR ton to mako quorum and
the Wilson Tariff bill before the House for
,oosiseratlon. After falling for four days to
I,iys quorum OF their party into support Of
,h.r bill. the Ways and Means Committee
h.vs succeeded. and their measure now has
A. right OF way in the House for three weeks
n, Jan. 20 Il will be voted on. and in the mean
,,ue will be so persistently and vigorously at
,.ctsd by Democrats that unless it's
ttsnds develop unexpected strength. II will
not be the Wilson bill at all. but q very differ
.rt measure that will eventually go to meet it's
nate in the Senate.
An air OF subdued excitement and expect
.ncy pervaded the House when the Speaker 9
s.yel fell at noon to-day There was an
rnusually full attendance in the galleries
Immediately after the reading Of Satur-
AVS journal. and when Some slight correc-
tIons had been made. Mr.. Boutelle opened
the proceedings with his usual attempt to Sc
,urs consideration OF his Hawaiian resolution.
Ma renewed the assertion that his resolution
had precedence over the privileged report
from the Committee on Rules. and Mr.. Reed
,ustained his contention. The Speaker. how
.vsr held to his former ruling. and after q
little trouble with Mr.. Boutelle and Mr. Reed.
nut the question on the motion OF Mr.. Catch
ines to order the previous question on his
rssolution submitted last Friday. The yeas
and nays we're called. and tho vote announced
a, being, yeas, 1S9: nays. none. Ten more
than a quorum had voted. notwithstandin tho
fact that the Republicans sat mute. and the
prsyious question was ordered. Thirty minutes
we're allowed for debate on the main question.
Mr.. Catchings Ia 10 ember OF the Committee
on Rules stated briefly the object OF tho order
rsported BY him. and said It allowed far more
latitude to the minority than did the order Ak
ing tbs time for discussing the Mckinley bill
of1Sac.
Mr. Reed. in reply. said that the pending
tariff bill needed more discussion than the Nc
Kin!ey BILL and he did not believe In crowdlng
the present measure through. The bill OF 1890
was passed By the Republicans with only a
small majority: but. with q majority OF forty
in the present House. the Democrats had no
excuse for rushing 1t through. Mr.. Reed par
ticuarly criticised the clause in the special
order. which provided that the bill should be
read in full and amendments be then offered.
instead OF having It read by paragraphs FOR
amendment
Mr. Wilson Dem. w.va.) said that as Chair
man OF the committee having the bill in
charge he was willing to mako several con-
SESSIONS to the minority. He agreed that in
the first place all OF the present week. ak
days. should be given to general discussion OF
the measure. instead OF Eve days. as the order
provided: that. beginning tonight there
should be regular night sessions for general
debate on the bill; that next Monday debate
sAsuld begin under the fve- minute rule and
sstinue two weeks. and that the previous
sssstion should be moved on the Goth inst.
is.tsad OF the 25th, as provided in the special
gder from the Committee on Rules. Mr..
wilson offered these suggestions as an
tAsy we're adopted. The resolution. as thus
amended. was then agreed to. Yeas. 1SJ:
nays. i.
Some routine business was then transacted.
and at :l5 the house resolved itself into Com
nlttee Of the Whole tMr. Richardson Of Ten
started the discussion on the Taiiii bin. "'''A
MR WILSON OPENS THE TARIFF DEBATE.
Tariff reform" he said. had been fought
cut before the American people as no other
question ever Ss5 vas fought cut In Con
uoversy In both Houses. We are here with
me commissions OF the. American people
Z! put into law that general reform which they
expression. have ordered at the polls"
he did not feel called upon in opening this
20 ass w th f0r the details
Htttee The majority Of the members OF the
NAYS and Means Committee did not profess. In
through thirty years OF progressive legislaD
ton at one proposed stroke OF legislation to
Zee Il Of its injustice and to present measure
American people. They expected that friends
~ the country would fall away from them
Whenever ne they undertook to prepare any def
s Of their experience In the past that not all
sho march brayely in the parade are found In
~, .ln. when the musketry begins to rattle. lap
=, He would not stop. he said. to inquire into
we causes that had brought about the present
noralized TO large extent the active business
And trade OF the country. There seemed 10 be
some recurring cycle In modern times about
Iueh expressions, But from whatever cause
y naa originated II was at least an embarrass-
sIsnt 70 them In the performance OF their
eatIui or no other reasonthan that 1t had been
sstery seized upon by the enemies OF tariff
isl9tm 70 kindls hostility against that great
snu oeneneent movement. But II there was
sbo,,ss ume when tho burden OF taxation
should De llghtsned. II was at q time when
nen "a were struggling for the very neeessaries
~ ne lapplauseL time when trade was held
y, * sne paralysis OF com IN ercial crisis. All
this country the enemies Of tariff
ss'oim are seeking TO prejudice its success ny
- AppeAi TO those whose reasoning and whose
kHser OF reasoning is for the time being
Stg .,r.uea BY personal suffering and personal
Protection when expelled from our revenue
80 never came back into them by the con-
naoI ana Intelligent assent OF the American
IN pls, nhen the American people were in |
sss.is,ft99nJ OF their great civil war II crept |
No. shill IN through the back door. and IL |
eero sSught 70 take advantage OF the present
n ~ ielal distress to hold on to its position
souId revenue system OF this country. HO |
TsIu nol DO this country a better service or |
dsSsis ~ more substantial contribution to this |
Ia ~. ~ me beginning than TO give some !
la ~ recital OF how the American Treasury |
Sut ~ ssh depleted aud why to-day 1t was with
tarss nelent revenues to meet the sKpendi- |
me Federal Government.
40" THE TREASURY WAS DEPLETED.
the Ts.lo 1889 the Democratic Secretary OF |
plus rs.aJ, Mr.. Fairchlld estimated n sur
mort ny,spee OF SlO4 ,OOO,OOu This first To- |
sho1sd MS successor Secretary Window. |
Wien H. Rsgrplqs, revenue OF SlO5.OOOO 600. |