New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-19
NO DELAY IN THE SENATE.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S EAGER TO AC
COMPLISH WORK
THE PROSPECT OF NO HOLIDAY RECESS PARA
LYzEs THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
ANXIOUS TO PUSH THE TARIFF BILL.


LYzEs THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
ANXIOUS To PUSH THE TARIFF BILL
tBr TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE
washington. Dec. 1s.-The Republican majority In
the Senate proved to-day that in earnest when
II announced after the meeting of Congress that
the Tariff bill would be promptly pushed to Its passage
and sent 10 the House In time for thorough CONSIDER
alton Mr. Morrill, introduced a resolution which pro
vides for the daily meeting of the Senate an hour
earlier than usual for recess at 90 In inc M'er-
noon and the reassemblng OF the Senate al In the
evening and which totally ignores the customary ho
day
As soon as tho resolution had been read there went
ND from the Democratic side chorus of protests and
shouts Of Indignation (fguratvely speaking the ike
OF which is not often heard in the Senate Chamber.
Mr. Vest led his colleagues in denouncins such
proposition as simply cruel and outrageous" Mr..
CockreIl echoed the sentiments, and Reagan asked
himself whether Constitution still lived. To lis
ten TO Mr. Grays harangue, one might have supposed
that Liberty lay bleeding.
Why do the heather rsgc'r asked Republican
Senator and this sentence pictured very cf1cc-
tually the attitude Of the Democratic side. Their
friends IN the House had consumed over seven months
in dawdlng over the Tariff question: the Senate has
had the same subject under consideration since July
isst-su1ely time enough in which every Democratic
Senator might have equipped himself for debate II he
had cared TO do And yet Senator voorhees, had
leagues had had sufficient opportunity offered
him to examine the details of the bill
What Messrs. Allison, sherman. Aldrich and Haw-
Icy said on the part Of the Republicans only served
10 exhibit the Democrats more clearly In their true
light of obstructonists. Democrats like Mr. Vest
accused the Republicans of desire to railroad the
bill through the Senate.
Mr. sherman showed that IL was precisely 10 pre-
vent this from being done earlier meeting of
the Senate and night sessions, which would AFFORD
fllll opportunity for discussion, were desirable.
Mr. Cockrell talked wildly about the proposition
OF ignoring the holiday recess an unhear1-of pro
cecding.
Mr. Sherman showed that the tariff bill OF 1888
was passed during the short session Of the XLVI1th
Congress. under precisely similar circumstances.
From this the discussion driftcd into general de-
bate upon the merits of protection in the abstract
and the record of the Republican party on the ques
ton of tax reduction. There was good deal OF
the President had urged speedy action upon the tariff
in his famous tariff message. and that members OF
MS own party were the only persons now seeking 10
oppose such course.
no vote was reached on Mr.. Morrill's resolution
That goes until tomorrow. The probabilities are
reached by which the Senate Will give It's consent
10 the recess already voted upon by the House, but
viii itself only adjourn from saturday next until
January .. and by which The daily hour Of meeting
will be fixed hereafter at IL instead OF IL and night
sessions al : will be provided for. In short II may
be depended upon that the Republican majority this
time will insist upon the Democrats attending for
once their public duties, and that datory or 6li
clustering proceedings on the part OF the minority
VIII not fhwart Republicans I'm their purpose.