The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-02
dusiries the wages had been decreased

Discussing n home market. Mr.. Crisp
| said the effect OF the tariff laws upon the
| people OF the country was to compel the
producer OF the United States to sell in
the cheapest market and buy in the dear
est. They constantly reduced the pur-
chasing power Of the bushel of wheat
sold by the United States farmer, because
! ia purchasing with the proceeds Of that
I bushei his liberty to buy where he pleased
was restricted and he was compelled TO
nav tribute 10 the American manufac-
turer. Until the consent Of the people OF
the United States TO be taxed for the
| building up Of privileged classes Of indus
tries had been gained the gentlemen would
never be able to retain In peace and quiet
the principle Of the protective tarim. Ine
people until lately have not been able TO
discuss clearly economic questions; nut
slice We have been able TO 80 before
them on this matter they have responded
TO our views OF the question Heretofore
Trey responded 10 the appeal, 20 sote as
you shot" and they antaeonized the N
terests OF the South That argument had
again been raised by the gentleman from
Maine I'm his speech to-day, thirty years
after the close Of the war. He had been
unusually free, at least IN his public ut
terancee. from appeals OF that kind, ana
! il Is q confession that his arslAent la
weak indeed when he must ablnd0n the
field Of reason for that Of prejudice. Cap
plausc)
How the New Tar.g WIZ an ct Labor.
The Speaker pointed out the various
changes Of argument advanced by pro-
toctive advocates in support Of the tariff
system. the last one Of which is that IL
is necessary 70 the welfare OF labor. The
| Democratic theory is that free competi-
ton I'm production will more steadily en-
ploy wOrkmen than when IL IS restricted
We say that $40 q day for three hundred
days in the year Is infinitely preferable
10 s. a day for two hundred days in an
industry controlled by monopoly For
thirty years. said Mr.. Crisp. the Demo-
cratic party had been endeavoring TO re-
gain power They held out 10 the people
the promises and hope Of reduced taxa
tion. and after full and free argument the
people entrusted them with power TO
effect their promises.
The bill brought I'm here may not be an
ideal BILL every gentleman en- this side
may find objection 90 some detail in IT,.
but with "A unanimity remarkable un-
der existing conditions. we on this side
have decided that this bill u step In
the right direction. and that we win sup
port IT," Appause)
In concluding. the Speaker said gentle
men on the other side had demanded
that the Democratic party should show
where # proposed TO get the revenue to
meet the deficiency as estimated to result
from the passage of the bill. That was
right and proper. admitted Alr. Crisp. "TO
meet this deficiency of S15,0Oo)O we viii
raise Sl0.00,W) 10y an increased tax on
whisky, 100000 from playing cards and
cigarettes and S0O0O00 from q tax on
incomes ana earnings OF corporations
CApplause) And what remains we propose
10 meet by the good Old Democratic method
of an economical expenditure OF our
revenues" dong and continued 8ppiause)
A Great Ova ion to SIR. Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson Oem. ". Va) who closed
the debate. said the old arguments had
been advanced this afternoon which have
always been advanced against every
movement Of progress and reform. And
they have not been stronger or more
forceful, more attractive or effective. than
in the past. He referred TO the argument
on this question of the gentleman from
Michigan. which he has brought into
every Congress, like a bouquet of wax
flowers under Il glass case. To the state
ment 10y Mr.. D0lliver, that he had mar
rOwly escaped being "a puppe. of the gene
tleman from West Virginia. 1T was "a
narrow miss, indeed Mr. Speaker" said
MIR Wilson "but, judging from the char
acter of the argument ne made on the
I1tls IL Mdr aE sNNQ dS n Uiiits fl0l4-ii
, ter)
The argument of the gentleman from
Maine. which has been heard at every cross
roads in the country, was that the pro-
. | gross ana prosperity Of the country was
, due TO protection, due to the passage of
r a law OF Congress, rather than upon
| the munihcient gifts Of Almighty God.
Npplauscl. The truth is that the pros
perty and progress of the country nave
} | been because no law of Congress could
prevent them. Nppausc). All the Nc
Knleys in the world cannot impede the
t | progress of the world. But they can
and do take from one man part OF one
t mans labor and give' it unjustly to an
! other.
At the conclusion Of ar. Wilson's speech
e there was enacted a scene of wild en-
. thusiasm such as has never before been
Witnessed in the House within the memory
j Of the oldest member The applause
which broke ont at frequent intervals
e during the speech Oycrleaped all bounds
( when Mr.. Wilson tried TO take his seat
: Cheer after cheer rang out again anl
, again. men threw their hats and papers
= in the air, ana women their handkcr
= chiefs Mr.. Breckinridge. of Arkansas
, embraced the speaker, and a crowd OF
: demonstratiVe admirers. headed boy
d Messrs Bryan. Of Nebraska and Tucker
~ Of Virginia. raised Mr.. Wilson upon theil
. shoulders and carried him in triumph
b out of the hall and TO his committe
. room.
q Amid the din aud confusion OF th
n House tho Speaker announced that dcbat
70 was closed and that pursuant 90 th0
G special order. the House would vote Upol
I The amendments. Pending this Nj. Bur
rows called attention 10 the fact that the
f House could not transact any business
S while the House was IN such an uproar
s and he asked that the floor o. cleared
Y This was accordingly ordered and in tei
: minutes after the completion OF Mr.. VII
4 its visitors and had subsided Go its usGa
{ state of comparative TRANQUILITY.
p WILSON Amendments Adup'ed.
d Tho Speaker announced that the vot
y would first be takcu on Mr.. Tawney
e amendment raising The duty on hArlc,
from % per cent. 80 - cents pcr bushel
r and on malt from 80 per cent. 90 g.. cent
per bushc
The yeas and NAYS were ordered oI
Mr. Tawney's amendment and DC was de
fcated d-yeas, l99, nays. 49,.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment, raising IN
d duty on barley from % per cent. 10 =
per cent. ad valorem, and on barley NAL
from 30 per cent. TO Sj per cent, wa
!, then voted Oh and agreed to--yeas, 2oi
u nays, ia.
= Separate votes were demanded on tn
= following amendments. adopted I'm Com
mittec Of the Whole BY Mr. johnson
= Dem. ohio ON the amendment nr0viI
T ing that the wool paragraph should talk