Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-02

arrived. " said he, "the committee will
now rise and report this bill TO the
House.
The Speaker reascended the rostrum
and the gave was passed % him. Mr..
Richardson moved around 30 the area Ia
front OF the Speakers chair and accord
ing 90 parliamentary formula reported
that the committe Of whole bad had under
consideration House bill 4s64 (tariff bid
and reported 10 to the House with sun
drv amendments The Speaker then
announced that three hours would 90
allowed for closing debate.
"The chair recognizes the gentleman
from Maine, said the Speaker with
last rap OF the gsvel for order.
Mr.. Reed rose from the centre Of the
Republican side amid the wild cheering
and handclaDDing OF the galleries and
the huzzas OF his party friends about
him.
He waited for the applause 70 cease.
lie began 70 speak at last, slowly ana
deliberately iu the voice that has be-
come so familiar TO the people.
MR' REED SPOKE
of the unexcelled prosperity OF the
United States under Republican admin
.stratjous and then after quoting stat
f,t.cs 20 show the great rise IN wages
in 1860 continued.
Il confess that this question OF wages
is 90 me the vital question. To insure
our growth 10 civilization aRd wealth
We must not only have wages g. high
as they are now, but constantly and
steadily increasing. This desire oil
mine for constantly increasing wages
does not have its orIRir bon We Tor the
Individual but iu love for be lation. The
orators OF the other side say tney are
going to maintain wages. How can
thar be possible? All things sci. at the
cost of production. If the difference
between cost Of production here and
cost OF production in England ba not
equaized by the duty, then our cost OF
pr1ducti0n must go down or we must
20 out. Our laws have invited money
aud men, and we have grown great and
rich thereby. To sum it up, II this
protection gives Us money and men, and
our vast country needs both, 10 may
show why We have so wonderfully pros
De-ed. If iJ does, J am inclined 70 think
that the wsy 90 have two jobs hunting
one man is 10 keep on making new
mills and 20 try % prevent the Commit
tee on Ways aud Means from pulling
down old ones.
I'VE are charged with having claimed
that the tariff alone will raise wages
We have never made suCh claim IN
any such form. Free traders have set
up that claim for as In order 20 tri-
umphautly knock it over. What we do
say is that where two nations have equal
SKIP and equal appliances, aud market
nearly equal, and one of them can hire
labor al one half less, Nothing but a
tariff can
MAINTAIN THE HIGHER WAGES
and that we can prove. We are tho
only rival that Eng and fears, for we
alone have in our borders the popula-
tion and the wages, the raw material
and within ourselves the great market
which insures 90 Us the most improved
machinery. If YOU wish us TO follow
the example of England I saw yes, with
an my heart, but her real exam
pie aad nothing less. Let US keep
protection, as she did, until
nC rival dares 20 invade our territory
a1d then we may take our chances for
a future, which, by that time will not be
unknown
Throughout Mr.. Reeds speech he
was frequently interrupted with ap-
Dlause and 40 times the Democrats
Joined iu the general laughter al his
witlcisms. As he closed his left hand
was raised high in one of the few geS-
tures which had marked his speech. As
his hand fell aud the speech closed
there was burst OF applause which
sweHed into tumultuous demonstration
as the enthusiasts galleries gave shouts,
hurrahs and sharp whistles which were
often heard in theatsrS, but seldom in
the halls OF Congress.
Nr. Reed bowed his acknowledgment
90 the demonstration and without re-
Suming his seat or waiting for the
many hands extended 70 congratulate
him made his way back TO the Repub-
ican cloak room. Half way up the
aisle be was met by a page bearing
huge basket of American beauty aud
la France roses.
While the demonstration was going
on Speaker Crisp reiinQui the chair
TO Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri, and assumed
the Old seat which he occupied in the
DAYS before he was elevated to the
Speakership. When be arose in his
place he received an ovation.
SpEAKER CRISP.
The Speaker is symmetrical in :orm,
dfgr1fed I'm bearing. with a broad, well
poised head, fringeG with touch OF
silver hair on the sides, upon pair OF
SQUARE shoulders. lie looked the Judicial
minded man he is. He warmed up and
spoke with the hesitation or man
weighing each word, and with a per-
ceDtible tremOr of the lip. As be Oe-
came aroused, however, he displayed
more freedom and ease, until the words
came 10 a perfect torrent sweeping re-
sistlessly ovsr all opposition.
AS Mr. Crisp proceeded he was given
generous applause by bis Democratic
associates on the floor, but MS points
were of an argumentative character
which appealed 10 the students OF the
question rather than 20 the galleries.
He read from the minority report and
criticised that feature which declared
that the foreigner paid the tax. In
particular the speaker addressed him
sAlf TO the ex-Spesker, although the
latter was still held IN the cloak room
by the congratulatOry handshakes.
''Mr. Speaker began Mr.. Crisp, u
feel en- barrassed by this vast audience
here assembled, embarrassed 10 the idea
that 1 may not be able TO tulhll the ex-
uectatiou OF my friends when l under
take 10 the period allowed In the rules
of the House 70 reply and make correc-
tions TO this House Of the errors IN the
arguments 20 which we have just lis