The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

coming and made the ground OF nNe-mlnute
speeches. Some of these were fast ana iu-
rious. The galleries by this time were
crowded to suffocation. Many prominent
persons were present
Mr.. Hartman (silver Rep. Mont) de-
cIared that if this bill became a law 1t
would be by the cooperation or an anti
gold standard majority in the Senate. Inc
silver Republicans of the United States.
he said. favored adequate protection. tie
a mistake in emphasizing the tariff issue
II not a battle of the schedules. 1t was
the battle of the standards.
Mr. Pierce Dem.. Tenn reDudlated the
Democrats on his side who were selfshy
seeking protection for themselves, wheth-
er it was mica in North Carolina, bauxite
i'm Georgia. sugar in Louisiana or cotton
throughout the South.
william Alden Smith (Rep-. Mich.) pro-
tested because opportunity had not Deen ac-
corded TO amend the bill In any of its
schedules Notwithstanding the assurance
given at the opening OF the debate. But he
was protectionist and would vote for the
The debate was suspended for few min
utes while the committee rose for the pur-
pose of allowing Mr.. King, of Utah, to take
the oath of Office.
THE WIT OF THE HOUSE"
Mr.. Allen Dem. Miss). who is denomi-
mated the wit of the House, made a very
entertaining speech. II have not aired my
views before during the consideration of
this BILL. he began, with his inimitable
drawl. because the people of the country
all understood my position and 1 preferred
TO allow members of less prominence TO ex-
ploit themselves. Q-aughter) But the coun-
try does not seem satisfied with the charac-
ter Of the debate QaughteD, and L am
therefore forced from my modest retire
ment to take my place at the head of the
minority" Uaughter) In conclusion he
stirred up a controversy by his statement
that the bill placed binding twine on the
free list and cotton ties on the dutiable list.
6 Bu the the sh hn SAID T 6e NOT %as bn h
North should keep its hands out OF the
South's pockets.
Mr.. Dolliver explained that there
duty on binding twine, as against Canada
our only competitor In this article. Cotton
ties had been placed on the dutidble list. ne
said, because IL had been demonstrated tIat
the protection of our manufacturers low
cred the price os cotton ties.
Mr.. johnson CRep., Ind declared that
the bill was the child of the ways and
means committee, not the result OF the
careful. painstaking deliberations of the
House. because there had been no time
given to go over IL by sections and make
amendments. IF this bill was TO become
law in the precise terms in which 1t will
pass this House. I would hesitate to give
II my support" he said. but because he
believed the Senate would make it con-
sistent protection measure he proposed TO
one of the features of the closing hour
OF the debate was "a brief sDeech by Mr..
White (Rep.. y. c., the .nly c,.lored nan
i'm the House in mend alton of the bill
He aroused his colleagues and the galleries
10 applause by saying the Southern Demo-
Gratis had advocated at different times free
trade, free whisky, free silver, free every
thing except free elections and free Mig
gers" In the name of 100000 of his race.
dorsed the bill.
Messrs. Smith Dem. Ky.). Wilson Oem..
8 c.. Mahan and Clark 0Dem MOI, w
"A. Stone tRep., Pa, Curtis tRep, la.),
made brief remarks.
As the hour for voting approached the eX-
citement increased Fifteen minutes before
O'Clock Mr. McMilln, of Tennessee. was
recognized for five minutes to close the de-
bate for his side. He briefly reviewed the
extraordinary methods by which the bill
was being brought to vote. He charged
that amendments were cut off because the
leaders of the majority feared they might
be crushed by their own cohorts Il defy
you now" he said. Ito give US an oppor-
tunity TO amend the sugar schedule, which
was framed To protect the biggest trust in
infamy of the bill by making il retroact-
i've Mr. McMilln concluded by having
read at the he clerks desk the ne,, words of of
occasion Of the passage OF the Wilson law.
With those words" he said. Il let the
robbed and outraged people Democratic
applauseD
Mr. PngIey 3b sa then n took the hoor snd
In calm words he spoke of the eXtraord-
mary circumstanee:; which produced the
exigency which Congress had been called
means committee had labored faithfully
for months To adjust duties To present con-
ditiOns. There might be some little dis
satisfaction with rates. He assured his
colleagues and the country that he felt
confident the bill would accomplish the
purpose for which IL was framed.
HOW THE VOTING RESULTED.
When the hammer fell at exactly )
o'clock the Republicans gave their leader
ringing round Of applause. which was
A.
several minutes. The debate being at an
end the committee rose and the bill and
pending amendments were reported to the
House by MIR. Sherman. chairman of the
committee of the whole.
Mr. Bailey demanded separate vote on
| the amendment fixing tomorrow as the
date on which the bill shall go into effect
| The other amendments were adopted in
| gross with only formal opposition. A roll
| call was demanded on the excepted amend
ment and il was adopted. 200 to 1i0. The
| combined opposition of Democrats, Popu-
| lists and Silverites voted against the
amendment. except Mr.. Newlands (Siver-
| Hartman (Silverite. Mont) Jones (Fusion-
| ist, Wash.). Martin Pop, n. c.. Shafroth
lslverite e., CoL1 Shpford h PoP.; POI IN n. g. and
The bill was then ordered to be read a
| third time. after which Mr.. Dockery (Dem.,
| Mo- offered the motion of the minority to
recommit the bill with instructions. The
| motion was in the form of a resolution as
follows
Resolved That the bill. II. X. 379, be
| recommitted to the committee on ways and
i means with instructions TO report the same
| back TO the House with amendments plac-
| ing on the free list all articles manufac-
| tured. produced controlled by any COM
bination organization of persons or cor
pOrations formed in the United States for
| the purpose of limiting. regulating con-
| trolling the supply or price of any such
| articles; and with the further provision
| that the rates of duty now prescribed by
/ law shall be levied and collected on any
| of the secretary of the treasury, such arti-
| cleS shall cease to be manufactured pro-
| duced or controlled in the United States
| by any such combination or organization"
| Contrary TO the general expectation, no
| point of order was raised against the mo-
| tion. Mr.. Dingley. however. Immediately
| demanded the previous question on the
/ bate or explanation, the vote was taken on
| IL by yeas and nays The motion 10 re-
| commit was lost-14S to 1856 The Repub-
| lcans voted solidly against the motion and
| the combined opposition. with the eXcep-
| tion of Mr.. Newlands. for ii. Mr.. Hart
man, Mr.. Jones OF Washington, Mr. Mar
| tin of North Carolina, Mr.. Shafroth of
Colorado. Mr.. Shuford and Mr.. Stroud of
! North Carolina. who did not vote on the
| preceding roll calls, were recorded in favor
| of the motion
! The roll call on the passage of the bill
! was then taken and was followed with in
| tense interest. Not break occurred in
the Republican ranks. Five Democrats
| Messrs Meyer. Broussard and Davey of
| louisiana and Kleberg and Slayden of
| Texas-voted with the majority. Mr.. How
| ard of Alabama was the only POpulist