The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-20
AN EFFECTIVE APPEAL.
MR.. WILSON DEFEATS THE FREE
STEEL-RAIL AMENDMENT.
Champ Clark, OF Missouri, Scores Protec-
tion and Protectionists-Mr.B Bow
ers' Breezy speech.

was a larger number Of members present
when the House met this morning than
for some time past. The usual crowd
was in the gallery. At II o'clock the
House went into Committee Of the
Whole, to consider the Wilson bill, with
Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennessee, in the
chair An agreement was then entered
into whereby three hours, Immediately
after the House goes into Committee Of
the Whole next Monday. will be given to
debate on the sugar schedule, and the
vote will then be taken on any amend
ments which might be offered.
Mr.. Dalzel Rep., Pa opened the
debate by resuming his attack. begun
yesterday. upon Mr. Johnson's free steel
rail amendment, and upon Mr. Johnson
himself. His speech was principally
personal attack upon Mr. Johnson, to
which the latter replied in good humor
and with sarcasm.
NJ. V.-.n'. successful Appeal
Chairman Wilson appealed to the Dem
ocratic members not TO adopt the Johnson
amendment. The bill. he said, had been
drawn I'D carefully and conscientiously,
and he did not think II would be a wise
thing TO take such an important article
as steel rails from the tarin Dill ana put
IL on the free list. il would be unWlse 70
make such a sweeping change without
due deliberations; but, II II seemed appar-
ent, in view OF the new light which had
been turned on the question. that the
committee had put too high a rate on steel
rails. the committee would reconsider the
matter and lay the result before the
House. Under the present law the tariff
on steel rails was sl3.0i per ton. while the
proposed tariff was q per cent. ad va
loren, which. at the present price OF steel
rails. was equivalent TO s6.4l per ton.
reduction of more than two-thirds. III
the committee had not gone Tar enough
in that matter II was willing TO take II
under further advisement: but If steel
rails were put on the free list there was
lust as much reason for putting pig-iron
and everything else I'm the iron schedule
on the free list. lie wanted TO draw the
fangs Of the steel-rails serpent but he
did not want TO injure the industry.
After several other gentlemen had taken
a share I'm the debate Mr.. Hopkins OF
illinois. offered an amendment 20 the
Johnson amendment. which was the rail
clause Of the Mckinley bill. This was
voted down. ,..
The vote was then taken on the Johnson
amendment. winch WAC lS7N SAA w.
tellers-ayes 70; noes, 100.
More sho Tor ockran.
Mr. Henderson Rep., Ia.,) offered as an
amendment TO the agricultural schedule
of the Wilson bill the corresponding
schedule Of the Mckinley bill. Upon this
arose another debate on party lines. Mr.
Henderson's opening was largely directed
to replving to Bourke Cockran's recent
speeches. and rldiculing his pretensions as
a reforrner and lberator Of the people
from the thraldom of tariff
The debate drfted along in desultory
way for some time and was taken part
in by Messrs. Hall diep., lab springer
McKeighan Qnd.. Neb) Blair (kep.' y.
h. and Hutcheson Dem, Tex).
MIR. Tawney Rep.. MIMI addressed
the committee on the subject Of barley,
arguing that the existing rate should be
inserted instead of that proposed in the
pending bill. This injected q little more
spirit into the debate and some acrimony.
Several Republicans from California and
the Northwest upheld Mr.. Tawney's pro-
position, and Mr.. Lockwood, of New York,
combatted it.
Mr.. Bryan Dem. Neb..) believed that
the pending bill would bring more ad-
vantage to the farmers in the reduction
of duties on things which they had to buy
than disadvantage to them from a re-
duction Of duties on the things which
they had TO sell.
In the great majority Of articles which |
the farmer produced a tariff was actually !
Of no consequence Mr.. Bryan submitted |
to numerous Interruptions from Republi- |
can members. and so much Of. his time |
was occupied by these Interruptions that |
his time had to be extended two or three |
times. These Interruptions made the de
bate general upon the subject of tariff |
and brought in Messrs. Poutelle Wanger |
Rep., Pa, Compton Dem. Md, Nc |
Millin, Hayes Dem. la, Shaw (Rep. |
Wis). Hall Dem. Minn). Rynum Ding |
ley. Brookshire Dem. Ind. and Warner |
and Chickering. Of New York.
'ha"p CIarI<'s Gres' >peech.
The funny speech OF the day was |
made just at the close Of the days ses- |
sion, by Mr.. Clark Democrat. Missouri. |
The farmers i'm this country, he said.
were not fools. They knew that the Nc
kinley bin was a sham and a fraud.
Its authors had Gone to the country
and no politicians had ever got such a
trounsing as they had got" There had
been scarcely enough OF them left for
seed. Any industry that depended on
protective tariff for success w1s a pauner
God Almighty never intended
men to "hog" at everyth ng. If he had
he would have made them with sncuts.
God saw that IL was not good for
man to be alone. and IT was the same
with nations He might have made the
world with the same climate from pole
20 pole. so that each country could be
Of every other country But
he had not done So He had made the
world so that every nation had to depend
On every other nation for something. in
order TO Increase friendship and kin
ship among the nations Of the earth
He was in favor OF quitting the idlotic
performance Of undertaking TO make or
'aise in this country anything that could
lot be made or raised In fair and open
competition with all creatl~n Let us"
he added. quit this unnsturel hot-house
business and return to the rules Of san
ty" Shouts of laugh'er) Then turn
ng to the sReoubican side Of the House
ie said. Whom the gods would de-
troy they first make md"
And that is the pred.cament OF the
rotectionists Of this House You refused
he moderate reduction proposed I'm the
iorrison bill. Yon refused the rnild pro-
isions of the Mills bill. You are kick
1g against the moderate reductions in
his bill. You propose to beat this bill
Y the combination OF Republicans and
ssistant Republicans. You may do IT.
reason did not go out of fashion with
scariot and Arnold. II YOU defeat this
III. you will build up free-trade party
this country: and men with brains IN
leir heads, courage In their hearts ana
we OF humanity In their soul, will rend
le temple Of protection I'LL not one stone
nall be left on another In that robbers
-. <cho,,ts NJ Democratic applausp)