St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-14


Electrifies the Lower House
fCongress-Young Bryan, the
Nebraska Leader, Receives an
Ovation-Gen. Grosvenor and
Judge Turner Also Speak.
WASHING TON Jan. 13.-The weeks
general debate on the Wilson bill closed
today with a brilliant ouiburst of ora
tory. Bourne Cochran, of New York,
Judge Turner. of Georgia. Gen. Gros-
venor, of Ohio. and Mr.. Bryan, of Ne
braska, made brilliant speeches.
Mr.. GrosYenor, Republican. Ohio. said
that i'll time of profoud peace the Dem
ocratic party found itself unable to
carry OH the government. 1t was not
possible, as appears from the reports,
to improve the rivers and harbors of the
country: to build any additional ships;
to promote or improve the postal serv-
ice; to build any public buildings
for the accommodation of the peo-
pie of the public at large, or to i'll any
way support and maintain the dignity
OF the country. Pensions are to be sus-
pended and reduced for lack of the
financial ability of the government.
The expenses of the courts and jury
were to be curtailed. and in every way
the United States was to be disgraced
and degraded in the estimation of its
own people and the people OF foreign
countries. The secretary of the treas
ury admitted that under the existing
laws there is treasury balance on the
wrong side of the ledger of at least
$1,000. 900 u month, and now the Demo-
cratic party brought in a revenue bill
proposing to pile the Pelion of reduce
ton of revenues of S75,0O0,0 900 upon the
OsSa OF
A TREASURY DEFICIT
of S60.O00,0 600, and ultimately to pile
Pelion and Ossa upon the Olympus of
party fealty. but how to raise this $780,
100000 no man intimates, no two agree.
He could understand how man
might be free trader and absolute free
trader like the unique and versatile
gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Johnson, and
he could understand how man might
be strictly in favor of tariff for reve-
nue. only, but how any sane man could
be i'll favor of bill to decrease the rev.
enueS S75,000,000 was beyond his
comprehension.
During the course of his speech Mr..
GroSvenor furnished an object lesson in
reply to Mr. Simpsons Grafton of yes
terday in illustration of what protection
had done for the country. He called
attention to the suit of clothes which he
wore, which he had purchased yester-
day afternoon for $10.S0. 1t was guar
anteed, he said, to be all wool. He
exhibited in contrast suit he had puI-
chased in England for which he paid
Sl6.50, which in material and workman
ship was inferior to the American suit.
The exhibitions caused great amuse
ment.
When Bourke Cochran. the great
Tammany orator, took the floor, a deep
hush fell upon the house and the gal
leries. 1t was expected that he would
voice his opposition to the individual
income tax, but he did not so much as
allude to it. His speech was simply
discussion of the two theories in antag-
OniSm, and
Ills TELLING POINTS
were applauded until the hall Of repre-
SentativeS rang.
when this bill was in course of prep
aration," he began, ''the Democratic
members of the ways and means COM
mittee had practically decided among
themselves that in order to expedite the
consideration of the measure they
would abstain from discussion; but
since the date of the final disposition
was fixed, we have felt relieved from
that restraint. The objection that the
bill would not afford sufficient revenue
is one born of absolute ignorance Of the
laws of revenue reductions"
Then ensued colloQny between Mr..
Cochran and Mr.. Dingley, of Maine,
involving the accuracy of certain sta
tistics quoted by the latter. and at the
end of his speech Mir. Cochran was lib
orally applauded.
Representative Taylor (Rep., Tenn.)
and Representative Draper (Rep., Mass.)
spoke against the bill.
Mr.. Weadock (Dem., Mlch.) spoke for
the bill.
Mr.. Doolittle (Rep.. Wash.) closed the
debate for the afternoon in opposition
to the bill, and the house took recess
until o'clock.
At ths night session the hall was
packed to the doors.
MI. Bryan, the brilliant young Ne