The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-02
TARIFF BILL Is PASSED.
THE MEASURE HAS A MAJORITY
OF sIXTY-POUR.
Internal Revenue Amendment, Includ-
ing Income Tax, Retained as
Part Of the Bill.
ORI3P, WILSON AND RED CLOSE DE
BAlB FOR THEIR PARTIES,
Each Ct the speakers Given Az Ovation by tn
Immense oOnoOurso Prc'oa, nad Pre-
sonted With Flowers,

washington, February 1.-The tariff de-
bate on the Wilson bin which has occu-
Piled the attention OF the house four
weeks, closed today with an unrivaled
burst OF oratory. Crisp Of Georgia, Reed
OF Maine aud Wilson OF West Virginia
the giants of the house came forward IA
lane closing hours to prosecute and defend
the great Issue. the Inauguration OF u
new economic system IN the greatest Re
public OF the world.
At c o'clock tonight at the conclusion
Of one of the most glorious and most
impressive scenes ever witnessed In the
American capitol the Wilson bill passed
the house of representatives by vote OF
-Oi To li0 The events leading up TO u
We're almost unparalleled IN our annals.
A. T. O'clock after a preliminary skirmish
of an hour over the barley schedule, the
bill was referred to the house and the
closing speeches were made
Such a vast concourse OF people as as
semblcd 10 hear these last arguments
upon the great economic issue about to
be submitted for final arbltrament TO the
representatives, OF the American people
had never been seen within the confines
of the capitol. Nothing like It was ever
Known In the history OF the oldest In
habitant OF the capital.
Ia anticipation OF field day and the
/ spceches OF the leaders the Washington
! populace turned out en- jnaESe 90 witness
| a. Long before 10 O'clock the public gall
/ leres were black with people. Behind the
/ seats banked against the doors and walls
/ were others strainins to &c; sight OF the
arena below. The crush In the Hobbies
4 leading to The upper galleries OF the house
/ exceeded anything 10 The recollection OF
! tn capitol police. Men and women fought
for positions which would lend to the
| galleries. Women were frlshtened and
] tried 10 get out OF the tangled mass OF
| humanity. Elevators carried up loads.
only to End an Impossible barrier at the
VIPER doors, SO that loads had 10 be car
| ried down again. One woman In the elc-
| vator Hing that she could rot get out
| and That the elevator was hung ut the
top, unable to discharge It's burden, s3hbcd
| ALPHABETICALLY and fdlnted. a large man
fought desperately at tho upper middle
door of the gallery for admission, and
failing TO make Roadway, Jumped on The
backs OF the crowd. scrambling ovsr their
heads, crushing hats and MASKING heads
| Officers We're powerlcss to keep the crowd
In subsection.
The sergeant-at-arms OF the house tele-
phoncd TO city police headquarters Tor nd
dtlional men and a lieutenant ami squad
of policemen were mt TO the house 20
aasis; the capitol police In preventing u
panic, 13y the time the reinforcement ar
! rived the excitement had slbsided some
what many having fought their way Inside
! while others frightened by the confusion.
were glad 20 make heir escape.
/ Shortly after the house convened at 2
o'clock the crowds in the Immense gal
! lerl on the north side OF the chamber be-
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wa 100 sinh il,,i ioI posi', 70" W. tle
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she sallery as lis' az tls eh4fuelng
human WHll """N pFiih'- R"les was
soon restored
me GROWING IN at the uooir' h9"Peri
continued ulu' 9peakef Srsp VINO ma
pueH i'1INouS'S tot,l's 'is u'hsttou9 i',iA-
ms OF people lntslt u y. thc ron e.li lel5
enough 70 say that u was IN me nae!
Of human me NY ne d3or%ay sno9ln ,i pe
cleared lie hshed me uoofkeeper OF w
ghlery 70 olelT OUT some OF thpse ""p
stoon IN the ehirlhce' 80 az 20 i'low tH's
Already INSIDE 20 DC as comfortable as poa-
slble without being IN danger II was mex
10 lnpoislo.e 20 ~ once execute the orier'
as there VS. aD ,1.,, no room i2r lne
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il,,or no anal pioa for. n,,o,el.ti,'n
,rho n,bIlc gaiIerles- 10 rtl.,oba-s"
81 t6o American for,tm-wern nisek win
people me reseryed gallerics also were
thronqed. ana even IN ahe pre.dleut's gal-
lery there was not vacant seat
Cardinal Glbbons was ono OF the dlstln-
gulshed visitors 70 Witness the debate
The crush m the galleries became 80 great
iust before noon that the wives Of mem-
bers were admitted to the floor In the rear