The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-19
SENATORS TO SIT IT OUT.
They Will Discuss Their Tariff Bill
Throughout the Recess.

Throughout the Recess.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The republican
senatorial caucus this morning decided that
the Senate shall continue in session without
a holiday recess until the tariff bill is dis
posed of, letting the House take a recess if
it so desires. 1t was also decided to hold
two sessions daily, beginning at IL o'clock
il the morning and o'clock at night
There was large but not complete attend
ance of republican senator's, and the action
is said to have been taken by unanimous
consent.
TAKEN UP IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate this morning the resolution
for evening sessions was taken up and an
amendment offered to it by Mr.. Morrill,,
providing that until otherwise ordered) the
daily hour of meeting OF the Senate be at IL
O'Clock in the morning and that at $50
o'clock each day a recess be taken till s
o'clock at night. Mr.. Vest opposed the reso-
luton. He fully appreciated the present
condition of affairs, considered
from political standpoint. The
democratic senator's who were not
members of the finance committee could
not have been familiar with the details of
the tariff bill and had not had time to ex-
anime the schedules 1t was simply out of
the question that they could do so. On a.
count of the sickness of Mr.. Beck work had
been devolved on some other democratic
senators that was irksome, but that had to
be performed. And now a proposition to
change the hour of meeting and to hold
evening sessions was simply Qf the senators
we're to do justice to the details Of the bllD
cruel and outrageous. For his part he
could not agree to it and would not agree
to it.
DETERMINED OPPOSITION.
L -
mined opposition from Messrs. Vance, Harris,
Voorhees,, Blackburn and Cockrell, and was
advocated by Mess s. Hoar, Hawley, Aid
rich, Allison, Morrill,, Sherman aud Dawes
Mr.. Cockrell moved to amend the re olu-
ton so as to provide for the daily meeting
of the Senate at II O'Clock, but not to pro-
vide Tor night sessions. The motion was
rejected by vote of 25 to ~.
Mr.. Gray proposed an amendment pro-
viding for daily meeting at IL O'Clock, and
for night sessions during the remainder of
the week, with the understanding that the
concurrent resolution for a holiday recess
be agreed to. Mr.. Morrill,, with a view of
arranging a compromise with the senators
on the other side, asked for q postpone
ment of the resolution till tomorrow.
There was no objection, and the resolu-
ton was postponed till tomorrow.
Mr.. Morrill, then reported back from the
finance committee the House concurrent
resolution for a holiday recess with an
amendment restricting it to the House of
Representatives, and that also went over
till tomorrow.
NO AGREEMENT.
This afternoon Senators Morrill, and
Sherman. for the republicans, and Vest and
Harris for the democrats, had a short con-
ference upon the question of adjournment
for the holidays, but could come to no
agreement, and will meet again tomorrow.
The indications are now that the Senate
will adjourn for about ten days. and that
until adjournment two daily sessions, be-
ginning at IL O'Clock in the morning and
o'clock at night, will be held.