Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-26

the lot OF most speakers on the CdflH.
The senator fom Vermont expressed
bis regret that the financial and indus
trial crisis had to be continued by 4
vain@loriOuS and clumsy attempt to
carry out the democratic platform.
Concerning the rates of duties re-
ported in the tariff BILL he said. 1T
is no violation Of the confidential re-
lations of the senate committee on
finance to state now they were all
fixed and determined without the votes
Of the republican members and against
even the votes of any hesitating or di
vergent minority Of the democratic
members Thus many Of the most i'm
p0rtant questions may have been de
termined by the small fraction of three
or four Of a committee of eleven, but
while the process Of evolution was
great novelty, it will not be contrO
verted that all the rates OF duty are of
the purest democratic origin. Tariffs
FOR revenue only prove to be political
tariffs valid only after the next cleo
ton
He pointed out in detail what he
considered the special evils of the bill,
the first being the obsolete ad yalOrem
system. The purpose Of the bill, he
thought, was especially destructive to-
wards the production of the farmer.
Reciprocity arrangements which bene-
tit the farmer are to be abrOgated.
The income tax, he called an unusual
blunder for even a democratic admin
istration to make
In closing Senator Morrill, said:
1.-The policy Of some rugged parti-
sans is to hold as their enemies all
corporations, however beneficent. as
the Fiji islanders once held Christian
people, and though these fanatical
partisanS may love and forgive them,
they really love them best roasted.
THE democratic party cry for years
has been against all internal revenue
taxes except those on malt and spirit
uOuS liquors. The revolution now pro-
posed is to give the lead to those
taxes, hitherto ana thematized, and so
minimize customs revenue that even
incidental protection shall be impOssi-
ble''
Senator Turpie followed in support
of the tariff bill Mr.. Cameron then
took the floor in opposition to the bill
Next Mr.. Quay continued his speech
begun Saturday.
In the house the Hawaiian policy
Of the present administration came in
for Il good share of attention. The ap-
pointment Of Van Allen as minister to
Italy provoked a very extended dis
cussion The democrats in defending
the appointment countered on the Har-
risOn administration by detailing the
history of the 100000 campaign fund
raised by eX-Postmaster General
Wanamaker
Later in the day Mr.. Wise took up
the authorship of quorum counting as
parliamentary notwithstanding eX-
pedient and quoted from the record to
show that the first proposition in this
line was offered by J. Randolph
Tucker, of Virginia, democrat, in 1880,
when it was vigorously opposed by MI.
Reed. Mr. Walker met the attack on
the eX-speaker's fame by shrieking out
| that the record showed democratic OPP
position to the quorum counting rule
in the 51st congress, Speaker Crisp
leading the opposition.
Mr.. GrOSven0r concluded the debate
for the day with some remarks about
the manner in which the Wilson bill
was battered beyond recognition in
the senate.
Washington, April 19.-In the senate
today, Mr.. PETER stirred up a hornets
nest by calling UP his resolution for
a committee to receive the petitions of
the COXey army. He made a speech
in its support, declaring the time was
critical and the senate should show
it was not an American house of lords
and that it was in touch with the
people.
Mr. Allen, Of Nebraska, maintained
the perfect right of Coxey and his
followers to come to Washington and
even into the galleries of the senate.
Mr.. PETERS resolution went over
without action by the expiration of
( the morning hour.
The remainder Of the day was al
most entirely consumed by speech
against the pending tariff bill by Mr.
Perkins.
In the house the general debate on
the diplomatic and consular appropri-
alton bill was concluded this after
noon On the reading by paragraphs
Mr.. Lacey offered an amendment cut
ting off the salary Of minister to Ha-
vail
The amendment reopened the Ha-
waii controversy and the administra-
ton came in for severe criticism.
The Lacey amendment was lost