The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-14
RIDDLEBERGER REBUKED
A FUTILE EFFORT TO MAKE MR..
VANCE SIT DOWN.

that He Was Ignorant of the Rules
ingalls, Has His Way
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The Senate at
1910 o'clock to-day resumed consideration of
the tariff bill. the pending question being the
amendment offered by Mr.. Coke to admit
cotton ties at the rate of So per cent. ad
valorem. Shortly afterwards, Mr.. Riddle
berger objected to the displacement of the
morning business and said advantage had
been taken Of the abseuteeism occasioned
by the business of the Senate.
Mir. Vance criticised the senate substitute
and declared that it was arranged without
the slightest regard on the face of the earth to
the interests of the agricultural classes"
At this point Mr.. Riddieberger rose to a
point OF order
MIR. Vance, do not care what the sena-
tor from Virginia rises to, | dec inc to be
interrul ted. hope he will not be permit
ted to interrupt me any more.
The Presiding Officer CMr. Berry in the
chair)-The senator from Virginia will
state his point of order.
WANTED THE FLOOR TO HIMSELF.
Mr.. Riddleberger-I will do so when the
senator from North Carolina (Mr. vance,
takes his seat.
Riddly berger to sta g his point of order, but
the senator from Virginia insisted nat the
rules required q senator to take his seat
when another senator rose to a point of or
der. Finally, as MI. Vance retained his
standing position, and as Mr.. Riddlebarger
persisted in his demand, the presiding 0fIi-
Ger ruled that the senator from Virginia
was out of order and that the seAator from
Nor Carolina had the floor.
THAT" said Mr. Riddleberger, sis be-
cause the senator from Arkansas (Mr
Berrv) does not know any better"
1.-THE senator from Virginia is again out
of order" the presidi G officer declared,
land it is question for The Senate to deter
mine as to its correction"
At this point Mr.. Ingalls, resumed the
chair and with a sharp rap of the gavel
recognized the senator from North Caro-
lima.
MIR. Vance had not proceeded far in his
argument when the point of order was
again raised by Mr.. Riddleberger.
The presiding officer dr. Ingalls, asked
Mr. Vance to pause until the point of order
s. ould be stated-"aud take his seat" in
terrupted Mr.. Riddleberger
The cEair will attend to the enforcement
of the rules of order" said the presiding
officer in tone of rebuke 1.-The senator
from Virginia will state his point of order"
RIDDLEBERGER GIVES IN.
Mr.. Riddleberger did not persist much
further, but stated his point of order, to the
effect that the morning business had not
been gone through with.
The presiding officer declared that the
point was not well taken, and directed the
senator from Virginia to take his seat.
Mr.. Riddleberger, however, did not con-
ply with the order, but persisted in his o.
lection.
elf the senator from Virginia does not
take his seat said the presiding officer in
severe and resolute manner, ''the chair
will call Oh the ex cutive officer of the
Senate to enforce its rules"
There was no further contest, and Mr.
Riddleberger, with an air Of profound dis
gust, retired to a seat on one of the rear
sofas.
SOME OF THE BILLS INEQUALITIES.
Mr.. Vance then procee led with his argu-
ment and fl ished it without further inter
ruption. He coutrasted the injustice of.
giving free raw materials to manufacturers
of perfumery and cos etlcs and refusing
free raw material to the agricultural classes
whose products constituted 81 F. cent. Of
all the exports of the country.
DAWES QUEER BELL f.
Mr.. Jonej of Arkansas ask i MIR. Dawes
whether he understood him correctly the
other day as stating that the effect of the
tax on cotton ties would be to make them
chea er to the cotton planter.
Mr.. Dawes replied that that was his pur-
pose and hi, sincere belief
Mr.. Jones-There is not man in the
United States Who produces cotton, who
believes that any such result will follow.
The Deity, himself, does not compel human
beings to accept his blessings. There is
right which we call free will.
The most obdurate and hardened
sinner may reject the greatest
blessing. We ask the privilege OF declining
this charity at your hands. We tell you
have it. We believe that you intend us
good; but for the sake of humanity,
just leave us out of the line OF
your charity. Apply it to other
people who believe as you believe. l would
be mere willing to risk the danger of a
foreign combination to produce cotton ties
than TO risk the dangers of an American
combination. We would rather bear the
ills we have than fly to Others that we know
not CT" We are not Ill a condition to make
expo iments. Try them with other people,
but leave us alone.
SHOULD APPEAL TO THE NORTH.
Mr.. Vest said that of all the items in the
bill, the one under consideration ought IT,
appeal most strongly to the magnanimity
aud generosity of the northern section OF
the Union-the section which controlled the
country, politically and financially. Cotton
was the one staple on which the people of
the south could have perfect reliance. |
was the life and soul of all the commercial
relations and of all the wealth of tie south
ern states, and, now, THIS Senate bill pro
posed to increase the duty on cotton ties
With due respect to its trainers, he charac
terized i as in the highest degree oppressive
and sectional.
THE RACE PROBLEM.
The people of the south were confronted
to-day with the most terrible prob em-the
race problem-and he had never heard
plausible solution for it. 1t WAS easy enougi
for those senator's whose states we're not
confronted with that awful problem
TO stand Off on n pede tai, and to
phllosophize in relation g. it; but to those
who stood face to face with it, it was strug
gle, the significance of which was beyond
al lang age and beyond all imagination,
ana yet to that people this bill came as ali
additional burden. A more sectional and
unjust piece Of legislation had never beeD
attempted in an American congress.
PECULIARLY PUNISHED.
He commented upon the fact that the
three southern states that were used to OBJ
tain the presidency in 1876 were peculiarly
punished IN the substitute, the largest re-
auctions of duty being made in sugar
product of l. uisiana; rice, a product OF
South Carolina, and fruits and sponges,
pfoduc. OF Florida; while discrimination