Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-26
TWO WESTERLY FREAKS BREAK
INTO THE TARIFF DEBATE.
BOTH DEMAND FREE TRADE.
CLARK SAYS MORE ECONOMY, NOT
MORE REvEstE. Is NEEDED.
General Debate on the DinEIey Bill
Closed. md Amendments VIII He
in Order From Now Until
entwednesday-Con-
grcssfdnal News.

Washington. March 25.-The four days
general debate in the house on the DngIe,
tariff bill closed tonight. Beginning to
morrow. the bill will be open for amend
ment under the five minute rule until nexI
Wednesday, when the vote will be taken
Mr.. Bailey. of Texas. :he opposition lead.
or, who was TO close the general debate
for his side to-day. was unable to make
his speech. owing TO a severe sore throat
and mutual arrangement was made for
an hours debate on a side just before the
final vote is taken.
The speechmaking to-day was not of a
very lively order, but the crowds in the
galleries continued. Five members of the
ways and means committee spoke to-day,
Messrs. Tawney, Republican, of Mime
sofa; Dalzell, Republican, of Pennsylvania: :
Russell, Republican of Connecticut: Payne
Republican, of New York and Steele Re-
publican, of Indiana. The other speakers
at the days session were: Messrs, Talbert,
Democrat of South Carolina; Clark. DEM
ocrat, of Missouri; Mcguire, Democrat, of
California; Gum, PopuIist, of Idaho: Cox,
Democrat, of TENNESSEE: McRae, Demo-
crat, of Arkansas; Grow. Republican. of
Pennsylvania: Simpson. Populist., Of Kan
sas; Curtis, Republican, of Kansas Burke,
Democrat. of Texas: Lentz. Democrat. of
ohio; Colson. Republican,. of Jlentncky;
Hawley, Republican. of Texass De Ar
mond, Democrat, of Missouri, and iFitz-
gerald. Democrat, of Massachusetts
Mr.. Talbert. Democrat, of South Carolina,
IN the presence of very scaht audience.
both on the floor and in the. galleries.
opened the debate. Mr.. Talbert talked a
great deal about the robber barons
"a Champ CIark's Speech.
air. Champ Clark, Democrat Of Missouri,
VINO followed him, said, as a Democratic
Politician. he reioiced in the passage of
the pending bill, because, after ii had be-
come a law. every storekeeper would be
ohiiged TO make a Democratic speech
every time he made a sale. The passage
OF this bin. he said. would give the Dem
ocrats 100 majority in the next congress,
and in 1850 the Democrats would elect their
president the people again thus coming to
their own.
Mr. Clark said that ordinarily he was a |
peaceablc man, but charges had been made |
on the other side in the course of this de- |
bate that made him regret the laws against |
manslaughter could mot be Temporarily |
suspended. Uaughter)
When an able man like Mr.. Hopkins.
OF Illinois, and a brilliant man like Mr.
Doiiiver. of Iowa" he said, assert that
'he wilson bill is free trade measure IL
Is an outrage on common sense, truth and
uecency- do not concede TO any pro-
,ecuonist the right TO define. what free
trade means" He then referred to the
changes made in the Wilson bill bv the
senate ard exclaimed that the debate on
The tariff would go on forever until the
people and congress came TO the platform
ana the policy OF common sensa and free
trade. 80. Isl
clark ridiculed the duties: laid on aeri-
cultural products, asserting that it was inn
'osslple TO give the farmer any reduction
IN MS products. He made great fun of the
,uty ~ ~; Oh cents gallon on milk. I'D like
. see gallon OF Canadian milk by the
ime II got down into Jerry Simpsons dis
sicL an,E ne SAID 1t would set the hogs
fefh angS1e on edge @ # offered TO them for swiii"
me Held for the exercise of his sarcasm
Ar; Ciark said the situation could be
realty relieved IL the Republican leaders
would turn their attention TO reducing ers
enditures Instead OF adding to the bur
ems of the people.
ody IN the country seems to have any use ,
or the army except George NJ. Pullman !
na ha,iu the Pullman Palice Car Company. !
ipolsh the diplomatic corps. It has never |
cen useful and is not even ornamental T ,
sa sn aSi piGk out newspaper correspondent in /
warrant he will find out more in q weeI !
bout the situation of affairs there than the Z
,noie diplomatic corps between now and
ana w. /
epeal the civil service law and save every 4
ollar the commission costs" (ApplauseJ 9
Lead Schedule Defended.
Mr., Tawney, Republican, of Minnesota. a
ember OF the ways and means committee | q
sfended the lead schedule which had been | q
ttacked by Mr.. Gum. The latter said he | y
ad no criticism to make of the rates He
lly asked that they be collected Mr. | &
awney asserted that the classification in | 5
lis schedule was such that the duties | n
)uld not be evaded. The purpose of the | a.
amers of the schedule was to give Amer | n
an labor employment in the smelling of d
exican and Canadian ores and at the
me time fully protect the American lead s.
liner. :,
Mr.. Tawney sketched the attitude of tbe Il
20 parties on the subject of the tariff TO a
ow how steadfastly the Republicans had
ung TO protection and how the Democrats n
ID backed and filled in their national d.
atforms. h
Mr.. Simpson. Porulist, of Kansas. enter n
ined the house for five minutes He read Il
cm Mr.. McI<inley's speech at the Miune- III
'olis convention the declaration that The u
reigner paid the tax. This statement. he Il
Id. was ridiculous. The last congress- he |
oceeded to say. had increased apuropria- | re
ms s5O.OO0,O0G. and now. according 10 Mr. IL
theory, the taxes on the for | N
sners were TO be increased to nav for the la
The foreigners should he
ad. he said. that the last congress had | cl
I been d two billion dollar congress- If
Q taxes on the foreigner could be sufi- Il
nifty increased. he observed sarcasticaIIy 81
g surplus could be distributed among orr lie
l e,