The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-21
Says Populist Senator Allen
Talks Like an Anarchist.
TRAMPs ARE NoT.THe PEOPLE,"
Confederate General Wheeler With.
draws His Bogus Speech.
Populfst Bill TO Enlist 500. 900 Indus
trial Soldiers snd Issue Moaey TO Pay
Them-GaiIinger Speaks Against the
Tariff Bin.

senate was called 10 order today, Sherman,
from the COMMITTEES on foreign relations,
reported bill for the correction of an
error in the Bering sea bill recently passed.
BY the substitution of the word "exciu-
sive" for Inclusive" the intent of the act,
he said, had been entirely changed. The
bill was passed.
Tie PETER resolution for the appoint
ment of reception committee tor Coxey's
Army OF the Commonweai, to be known
IN the senate pariance as .the committee
on communications" came up for q few
minutes before O'Clock, and in those few
minutes it received some very rough
handling. Hawley, who dealt the blows.
said he would have preferred to nave some
OF the dominant party in the senate take
the door, for certainly the speech ves,er-
day by Allen OF Nebraska ought not TO be
allowed to go forth to the country as
representing in any degree the views of
the senate. He criticised Allen for his
reference to the Commonweal army as
''the people" and also for his illusions to
the district militia. under command of
Gen. Ordway. and he vensured to say
that Gen. Ordway had been given more
time to study the question than had the
step would be taken by him except at the
command of the civil power. These men
who are coming here did not represent, the
general views OF the people; they were not
coming with the intention of prostrating
themselves a, the feet OF congress, but to
impress them by their presence. In con-
clusion Hawley said there were many
other things in Aliens speech which
a l. l.
to do It II am sorry to say" he con-
tinued. .hut feel bound to say it. that
the speech of the senator from Nebraska is
such as would be received with applause
by gang of anarchists, and il would not
require wide scope TO discover in it the
microbes and bacilli of anarchism."
Alien intended to reply to Hasiey, but,
the time being up, the resolution went
over without action and the tariff bill was
laid before the senate, and Galiinger of
New Hampshire spoke against the bill.
Gallinger denounced the bill as one no.
body unquaIihediy approved except the
senators from Mississippi and Indiana.
McLaur.n and Turpie. Even the author
entered an apology for the measure. 1t
was strictly Sonthern<tiii, and most OF
the New Engiand money invested In the
South would be forever lost If 1t became a
law. He took up in turn the various in.
dustres of New England that would be in
iured il the bill were passed, and said the
increased tax on spirits would benefit only
the whisky trust; free wool would ruin
this industry. and the income tax he de-
nounced as sectional and unjust. The
iaboring masses of the North had set the
seal OF condemnation on the bill. No
longer did they think with the ticket .hey
voted last year, but had allied themselves
TO the party that stands for protection,
good wages and happy and comfortable
homes.
In the course Of Gallinger's speech q
running controversy came up between
Gray of Delaware and Aldrich OF Rhode
Island, the latter asserting and the former
denying that in the recent elections the
people had expressed their reprobation of
the kind OF tariff reform now before con-
gress. When Gray said the only way to
settle the dispute was by popular vote
Gaiiinger asked If Gray would agree to
postpone further action until the people
could be heard in November
Il would not dare go home" replied
Gray. IF | did agree"
Aldrich reminded Gray that the Demo-
cratic press of the country had had moth
ing but words Of praise for the two
speeches in opposition to the bill. Their
appeal to pat the bill In such shape as to
conform to the Democratic policy had the
hearty approval of all the Democrats from
the North.
The senator from Rhode Island IN
building a great superstructure on the two
hax tn. Aszf. Ea Ill -
Gray. but I understand both those
speeches, certainly the last, were confined
TO discussion of the incoue tax feature,
which has about as much elation TO the
tariff reform measure demanded BY the
people IN 1st12 as q ukase by the Russian
emperor. and if the senator from Rhode
Island builds any hope on that founaa-
tion be will have 10 sympathize With his
disappointment"
Il shall be very much surprised" said
A'drieh, al great many senators on the
opposite side DO not soon come 10 the con-
ciasioR that the income tax is very im-
poriant feature of the bail"
"ls the senator opposed TO the income
tax" asked Gray.
Il am opposed to the income tax and
every other feature of the tariff bill before
the senate, replied Aldrich.
Gasiinger was followed By Mcmillan.
who said: "A comparison between the
Wilson bill as il comes from the house
aud the new Canadian tariff shows no.
close So understanding mast have existed
between the trainers of the Two measures -
lie pointed out IN detail the terms which
showed parallel between tie two bills
Doiph followed in a speech against the
biil, IL which he incidentally paid high
tribute 70 ex-President Harrison. Ad-
iourned.