The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-27

son bill,
After some further debate the rule
committees order was adopted. 2i5 TO
SPA strict party vote, save that Lin
ney IN, C,) and Connolly Oll,), Repub-
lloans, voted with the Democrats,
MIR, DtnElsy T'Hplains,
The blll was then read by the dlrec-
ton OF tho speaker, who said that Mr..
pinglsy would be recognized 20 con-
trol the time OH one side and Mr., Crisp
on the other Mr.. Dlngley took the
fboor In advocacy OF the blu and said
the Republicans had assumed the re-
sponsibility placed on them by the
President In patriotic manner and had
gone 10 work 70 prepare measures TO
meet che treasury situation He then
launched into an explanation OF the
cause OF the existing weakness OF tho
Treasury following closely the lines of
his report OF the bill In the last Con-
gress II was stated. as Il was stated now,
that there was ample revenue. The
Democrats had predicted that tho rev.
enuSs would soon meet the expendi-
tures-neSt day, next week, next
month, the surplus would begin. But
what had happened. Every day and
every month since .hnd shown detici-
ENJOY. Since July, 1894, the deficiency
had reached the enormous sum OF $780,
100000,
He described the proceeds of the bond
sales after being issued to redeem
greenbaclSs had been paid again to
meet current expenses only 20 come
back again TO the treasury as sold de-
mInds. II was only when sufficient
revenue came Into the treasury that the
gold reserve could be protected, The
ways and means committee had deci-
ded that this revenue should be obtain
ed from customs duties for two reasons:
First. over Si5O,0O0,000 was now being
raised from excise taxes and II wnS a
well founded policy OF the government
In time Of peace. 10 Obtain the bulk Of
aho revenues from duties on imports.
Second. an Increase OF customs dut-
les would tend 10 turn the balance Of
trade In our favor, Until the balance
OF trade was In our favor, Mr., Dlngley
cOntended, gold must 80 abroad 20, pay
the balance against US. The bill pro-
posed by the committee In the next two
and 0ne-haf years, during which II
was TO operate, would raise about tt0,-
100000 and stop the deficiency that was
causing the disaster. Mr.. Dingley then
explained in detail, as he did In his re-
port, arguments that had obtained IN
fixing the duties on wool and wooleus,
lumber, etc, which were not included
In the horizontal increase OF Is per cent
He closed with an explanation that this
was not a general revenue bill and said
that the general change needed would
be postponed until the other branches
OF the government were in harmony
with the house.
MT. Crisp Replies.
Mr.. Crisp. who followed Mr.. Dingley,
said the latter had asserted that this
extraordinary bill had been precipitA-
ted upon the country and the extraOrdi-
nary spectacle created by the PreSi-
dents message. In making this asser-
tion AIr. Dingley had not observed his
usual care. II, said Mr.. Crisp. the
Presidents message had been the cause
Of this effort at legislation. the legisla-
tion attempted should be In the line Of
the Presidents suggestions. II had
been claimed on the other side that
there was a deficiency In the revenue,
but the statement was wholly without
official authority. The secretary OF the
treasury had positively stated that
there was sufficient money in the treas
ury to meet all obligations and that
there was no necessity for imposing ad-
ditional burdens In the way of taxa
ton.
II was true, Mr.. Crisp confessed, that
the daily receipts were smaller than
the daily expenditures, but there was q
surplus in tho vaults OF the treasury
sufficient to meet any probable def
cheney three times over. Mr.. Crisp
then proceeded 70 argue that the Nc
Kinley law had been responsible for
whatever deficiency there was. He In
stnnced the fact that receipts under
this law had fallen on until during the
four months preceding the inaugura-
ton OF Mr.. Cleveland there was a def
cheney OF over A,OOO,0OO. This short
age had. he said, occurred under n law
which was the peculiar pet OF the Re-
publican party. q law which no Hepub-
ilcnn had seen flt 10 criticize, possibly
because OF tho name II bore, Inv typ
lcal OF the Republican party, 80 framed
M to decrease the receipts OF the treas
ury and increase those OF private lndl-
yidualB, favored by Its proVlRiOnA
Pertinent Reply.
MFR. DniEell (Rep., PENN said that
the pending measure was not Repub-
iloan tariff bill. II corrected none Of
the inequalities OF the present law. 1t
was nm emergency measure formulated
under the whip and spur OF n pressing
necessity, and history would record
II 20 be a conspicuous tribute to the
patriotism OF the Republican party,
which had risen above party to re-
spond TO the summons OF a Democratic
President. He would give his vote for
the bill, not because II was what he
wanted, but because II was tho best
that could be had In this emergency. 10
thought that when II reached the white
house the President should make con-
cesslons to patriotism and sign II.
Mr.. Crisp yielded a fow minutes to
Mr. Bell UOp., CRln.) who. on behalf or
tho Popullsts OF the house, denounced
ills attempt 10 pass n general tnriff
bill. ,,.
Mr.. Hopkins, (Rep.), asked why II the
other side did not believe the pending
bill would rclieve the situation had
they not suggested some remedy. Why
aid not Mr., Crisp or Mr.. McMlllin offer
some suggestion IN commlttOO2 why
md they not, II they desired 10 uphold
Tho arma OF the President, formulate
somc plan which, In their opinion,
would bring relief. They had done
nothing, They were In their right
place again. They woro simply i1 OPP
poaltl0n TO everything uepublloan
dpplnugeD
mold, (Rcp .,Pcnnn.), and Mr.. Knox,
fRcp., MnEH.), Mr.. Dolllver, Rep.,
Inwai. closed the debate for the mnJor.
lty. His speech was a most eloquent
nffon. Az he spoke tho RcpublionnS
crowded about him and there was much
hpplnusa and enthusiasm. MI. Dollver
replying TO Mr. Turner, admitted tlle
hurry aud anxiety with when lnn Dll,
had been prepared i3ut tne Wnys nnu
fnr blmndnr In the dntn