The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-22
A Very VAIN DEBATE
Caused By a Minority Report on the Tariff
Plank.
Z. G. Smith, of the committee. sub
mttted a minority report proposing the
following substitute for the endorse
ment Of the tariff legislation:

RnolUei, That what Is known as the Wilson
taf BILL as measure OF reform. tell short Of the
nleJlgcs and promises made TO the people III tue
platform adopted O. ChlcaEo me Go ~ NY
bill d sInCcte and honest endeAvor on tho part OF
the house OF Representatives 70 curry 3Ht the
pledges OF the party, aud hailed THIS PHI as o
step IN tile direction Of wiping out the ina:
nous Mckinley law, and the ultimate enactment
Of n complete tMrln for revenue only
law DDL the acceptance oil the senate H0tmhil'
BricG sugar trust tariff bill with the pLOISciion
therein accorded TO trusts and monopo!ies.
which is hut small per cent less than that
given thrm by the olloN Mckinley bin md
the lowering OF tho flag Of tartn reform evt;
denccd By such HGCeptAncv and the hoisting OF
the piEatIcal Tag Of the senatorial conspltators,
md OF The trusts aud other combines. I'M
der the prctence of fulfilling the pledges
made 10 The people; a c9wardly slrton.
abandonment OF the plain declarations OF
the Chicago platform. and that too at the
Instance Of trust which, IN the language Of
the Hon. William l, WtSoa IN ms ,S speech
said bill, "IEad the people by tho thtoat; :"
and which. under the schedule contained IL said
senate bill would reach apEOht OF siO,OOOO !"
Aud We here denOunce tho senate bill spotted,
AZ II Is with protection, and the passage whereof
was secured 1T tho dlcInti0n Of InOnopolIes and
through their corrupt influence and hold aS
tEnIiOIs 10 their pary aud 70 the people, tue
senators whose trcaChery 10 the cause Of trno
tarIif reform, made the enactment Of such law
possible
Sir. Smith is the law partner OF John
J, Davis. whose hand was readily recog.
nized in the minority report. lie read
It effectively, aud supported his report
with yigor, amid loud applause. The
denunciation OF the cowardly surrender
OF Democratic principles OF, the part
OF the house was enthusiastically
cheered.
Then the fight began. Chairman
Brannon supported the majority report,
saving tho minority report was gIar.
ing reflection OH the honesty Of the
house OF representatives and the Presi-
don't, At the conclusion OF his speech
there we're loud cries OF question"
but Mr.. Smith was at length recognized
toreply.
He denied that there was any EaAec.
tion on the house and President intend
ed. He claimed the minority report
was simply d denuneiatioH OF the So
called Democratic senate. lIo was fro.
oucntly Interrupted by cries Of "quos-
tion," and there was great disorder.
Mr.. Smith was ~ length howlcd
down.
Mr.. Snyder, Of Doddrilse, oil the com.
mitteo, defended tho majority report,
but offered the following amendment
10 the resolution denouHciHg the SEN
alto:
And wC here den0unco tho protection features
OF the senate blu the eah0l!iaGHt Of which was
lherriu secured nj tho dlCtRtion Of trusts aud
mnnOp0llOS and through their corrupt influence,
and hold M traitors to their party and 10 tho
people the senators Whose tEeaCheEy 10 tho Gauss
Of iariH reform made tho enactment Of such
features possible.
The disorder increased and Chairman
Dyrne almost broke his gayol pounding
for order.
Mr.. Grusc, Of Ohio. moved to lay tho
minority report on tho table, which
would carry the whole matter 10 the