Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-25

in the Senate when the Vice President
took his seat on this. the last day when
debate on the tariff bill projects be-
fore it is taken up and read by para
graphs.
The morning hour having expired,
the tariff bill was laid before the Senate.
Promptly at l o'clock Senator Mills
took the floor. At the outset he declared
that legislators often had to make an
election between two parliamentary
measures, neither Of which meets their
approval. 1t must necessarily be so,
for no man could frame measure to
meet the approval Of every one. Every
act OF 3 legislature must be compro'
misc measure, and no act more so than
one regulating taxes.
~'Thls bill does not meet my ap-
proval," said he, land l donbt If it en-
tirsly meets the approval of any gentle
men on this side of the chamber. But
such as it is, it will have my hearty
support. de might want to offer some
amendments to the bill, but whether or
not he was able to secure their adop-
tion, be would bow TO the will Of his
party and vote for the measure as they
ordained it should be. 1t was
STRICTLY A PARTY MEASURE
and had been a party measure from the
foundation of the government and from
the foundation and organization OF the
Democratic party.
He would put on the free list, metals,
wool, cotton, fibres, iron and steel in
pigs, and all yarns-everything which
required TO be manufactured. He
would do this in order that the manu-
facturers of the country might manu-
facture their goods at the lowest possi-
BILE prices, so that they could go into
the market of the world.
The Republican policy, hs said, was
to provide a home market, but there
were five billion dollars worth OF goods
made in this country, Where were the
people 10 come from to consume them?
In order TO carry out the Republican
policy people would have to be Import
ed to consume our Surplus agricultural
products. 1t would require ia, 900, 600
people to consume these paoducts, and
would require the importation OF Chi
nese, japanese, SingAese, Maltese and
chimpanzees TO join CoXey's army.
Laughter.
"Emancipate our people," he said,
Uriye them a chance 10 show their
skill, their genius as a natural and
heaven-born right.
GIVE THEM BACK THE OCEAN,
and then the workinRmen will not be
coming TO Washington to implore the
government 10 do something for them. 4"
Their proper resource was not to
come TO Washington anyhow, but TO
turn back home and appeal to the bal
lot box.
Mr.. Mills devoted large part OF his
speech to a discussion and defense OF
the income tax. He lauded the action
of the committee in reporting a tax on
incomes. Il would like to know" he
said, "on what principle the owners OF
millions insist that they should not 90
taxed"
II was useless to denounce 1t as In
iouitous, unjust, ETC.; il was useless to
make any sophistical remarks about
the difficulty Of collecting the tax; the
law was going to be passed, he declared,
emphatically; II not by this Congress
then by the next.
The forcible way In which the Sena-
tor made this statement elicitsd ap-
plause from the galleries, which was
checked by the gavel Of the presiding
officer.
"Mr. President" continued the Ssna-
tor, earnestly. there is duty deVolV-
ing on this body which cannot DO
evadsd. We must pass this bill; make
it as good as we can first, but pass 1t we
must. We must not only pass II, but
we must stop talking about II. The
American people demand il. They sent
us here for that purpose; they did not
send US here to hear arguments for q
new trial: they sent US here 70 drive the
criminal out OF the country; 70 restore
the country 20 It's natural rights. dc
not care whether the traditions OF this
body are observed or not. an
ISFAvoR OF LINITISG DEBATE.
In the early days OF the country there
was no such thing as hlloustsring. but
it is here now in full force. l say that
X ~ Senator's on this side OF The cham
Der and the fortY-ffth in the presiding
officers chair, were of the same opinion
asI. IWould pass this bill Ia 4S hours.
The people want this bill passed now;
they do not want to wait until they are
starving 70 death; they do not want 70
wait until the whole country is par
alyzed, but they want 10 do IL now.
Then the business prosperity OF the
country will revive. Then the eondi-
ton OF things will be changed; night
will disappear. darkness and distress
will leave the land, prosperity will
come 70 our borders; light and sunshine
will tighten up all our faces and the
country will once more resume Its ca
reer Of prosperity.
The close OF Mr.. Mills speech was
greeted by hearty rouHd OF applause
from the galleries. and his Democratic
colleagues crowded around hin 70 eI-
tend their CONGRATULATIONS It hfd been
expected that The speech would 3e much
longer. Il CONSUMED just TWO n0nrs and
fifteen minutes- The Republicans. who
expected the ID s'nocrats would consume
she entire day, ers notlprepaEed to 60
an AccoFlfnMV. m usoffo- Aof Me.