Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-01

tuf uut Aub uiJttt OF tho llltuHttftfH
was successful. The hands Of the
clock pointed 70 noon, the hour Tor re-
Stunning tbs general debate, when the
tollefs took their places on this m ltinn.
Before n vote cUuli be taken Chair.
man Richardson raped for order aud
announced that the committee would
fise to report the bill to the House. 80
LOCKWOOD carried his point. The
committee rose and tue Speaker re.
tumod the ghvel.
Tue bill was reported from the COM
mittee of tho whole and the Speaker
announced the timo to be allowed
Tor tine closing debate. The chair
recognized Reed Of Maine.
THE GIANTS CLOSE IT.
Reed arose from the Republican side
amid wild cheering aud haudclapping
In the galleries and tho huzEas Of his
friends. when qnlo, was finally
restored, with his back 10 his friends
and his face 10 his f0ol, tower.
ing In defiance, he began his address.
Reed began by saying tho bill Ia
odi0ua TO both sides Of the House. 10
meets with favor nowhere, aud com.
mande the respect Of neither party.
On this side We believe that while n
protends to be for protection, 10 docs
not afford II, and on tue other side they
believe that while u looks toward nee
trade, u does not accomplish 10. Those
who viii vote against THIS bill will 10
W because II upeuH our marfcta 10 the
destructive competition Of fOreignnfs.
Those who viii vote for It will 40 20
with tho reservation that they viii
Instantly devote themselves 90 q now
crusade against whatever batfiors 70.
main. Reed proceeded by saying the ur.
gumUnt that tho bill should be passed 10
put an end ~ a doubt, which IL wuTss
than any bill can be, IN apCciuuH
and insldilus NJ, were tho bill paste
by both branches today, the uncur.
tainty would feigu Just tho same. lie
then Proceeded a. Aigus at length on
tho benefits OF tarin from thu atauuhri
VI the wages OF tho American laborCr
and the American farmer.
Throughout ReoI's speech he was
frequently interrupted by applause.
ana oven the ID m9orat8at timus Ioilc
Ia the laughter ~ his wiiticisnH. At
tue ClOsb ho was greeted with a spou-
bnu0us and long continued burit OF
npplauie, and lac was warmly cUngTa,.
uiated by his friends.
While tue JCmouatrhtion was eth Ia
progrsss Crisp rolinquIshod the chair
TO Hatch, Of Missouri, AMI took his
seat on tbs door Of the House. Whom
order was restored ho was recognize ri
10 reply to Reed. Until he warmed
up hu spoke with he8itntl0u, but as
he became warmed his words came
ia psffect torrent, sweeping resist.
lessly over all opposition aud no WIS
encouraged by the hearty applause Of
his Democratic associates. His points,
however, uf atgumentative order we've
calculated 10 appeal 10 stuients OF tho
question T. therthan the galletitf. He de-
clnfed that whilu the protective Sytiem
was built W Ostensibly for the benefit
Of labor, Il was actually Tor the benefit
OF tho manufacturing classes; pointing
out that the wages OF the labofeEs la
protected industries went down while
those Ia the unprotected went Up aB n
result Of the Mckinley act. Ho re-
ieTred 10 the artificial condition pro.
duced by protection, which was the
Chilebe wall not only shutting out
the world, but shutting In the United
States.
Crisp declared that tho thirty years
protection period vas one OF unrest,
during which the masses constantly
Tcbelled against the buTuenuua taxa.
ton. They had always bee slillod nl
the polls by Republican promises ~ r..
duco the tarln, but elected they sur.
rendered themselves boIy anu soul 10 |
tho manufacturers. He pointed 20 tho |
Chinese as an example Of the pro. |
teciive policy Of hundreds Of Year,.
Crisp said fJr twenty-five yoaB the |
Democratic party had been trying TO |
get into power. lt told tho people II |
given power, II would reduce burden.
some taxation. This taTll bill was |
the redo option Of these pledges. ltl
was not apericct bill, but was step IN |
the right direction.
Referring 10 the various features OF \
the bill, no spoke Of the income tax, |
which was greeted by voclierOus ap- |
plaufe by the adhtfents Of that |
measure.
Crisp closed with an eloquent appeal |
to his Democratic associates 10 waive |
minor objections ana look ht the great |
Democratic principles Involved.
FATHER or THE BILL.
Wilson, chairman OF tho ways and |
means committee, at once arose to
close the debate. He was greeted !
with great cheers. lis opened with |
sarcastic replies TO Burrows (Mioh.) |
AMI Deliver (Iowal, Turning to the
subject In hand, no eloquent.
ly portrayed tho advance Of \
freedom. "rhis BILL" he said, "is
one Of those advances; no Mckin.
ley bill could stem the advance
OF human progress. Great causes cOulI
not ~ laughed or ridioulsd away, and
the gentleman from Maine could not
draw from his armory Of sarcasm anu
wit to stop tbs advance Of this cause Of
tho tightening Of buIdenfomo taxa
ton"
Referring 10 the income tax, Wilson
said he had not wanted II attached
to this bill, out once attached,
he supported It loyalty. There
was continued applause rs Wilson
denied tue charges OF seutionalism Ia
the bill. Hs closed with an eloquent
appeal to his fellow Democrats, saying
that In passing the bill tho House
would Permanently record no mere
passing event, but a great epoch IN
American history.
WILSON'S HApPIEsT HOUR.
Ne Wilson closed, Tucker and fev.