Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-05
THE WORK or CONGRESS-.
Republican Senators Oppose
Hasty Tariff Legislation
AGAINST CHANGING THE RULES.

SresssN Plumb ana Telle~ Fuvur Hcxtc0ded
D4scuesson OF the maKipisy Bnl-A
Eutser ATTACK On Rks. RNod-A southern
E7ea ooDoorning tho ElCcttons hin
WAsnITwruE, Aug. a-rhe senate spent
almost the entire day discussing the tariff
bill and considerable progress was made IN
the glassware scheduled The feature OF
the days proceedings was emphatic doc
larations from Senators Plumb and Teller
on the Republican side, that they werc op-
posed 20 hasty action on the bill or eo any
change Of the rules for the purposs OF has
tening the passage of the bill Mr. Blair
expressed some disgust az the slow rate OF
progress with the bill md made q suggea-
tion looking TO the adoption OF the preyi-
ous question rule He proposed 70 road
and have printed in The Record an editorial
IA The New York Tribune beginning with
the sentence, "The courtesy OF the senate
is ava expensive luxury Mr.. Plumb OBJ
iected to this, bat had no objection DO Nr
Blair reading It as part OF his rpmarkA
Not Hungry for Logisiatlon-
ME Plumb said 10 far as he knew me
western people were not specially hungry
for tarid legislation He admitted the tar
III bill ought to pass, but be did not regard
The New York Tribune or any ether paper
OF half dozen papers ae representatives Of
the sentiment OF the people ON that sub
ject Il was better NOT to pass tariff bin
than 10 pass one that was not right II ii
was meant that the SENATE should have a
rule 10 cut OF debate, that would be per
version Of legislative power and blow a.
free institutions. Hewapape~ talk as to
what the senate should do was o{ little
CONSEQUENCE Such talk might be prompt
ed bY the powerful interests that we've en-
pecting to profit by the bill He had never
hoard from any other interest than the
manufacturing interest demand for In
creased tariff duties, and If that statement
Was heretical he wished to add 10 IL by say
Ing that in his Judgment II the Republi.
can platform Of 1899 had been supposed 10
mean tariff revision by an increase Of du-
ties the result Of the election would have
been different Whatever was done should
be justified by debate and by facts, rather
than get up general hurrah aud pass a
bi1l pell NELL, which no one would know
which the majority would be obliged to
dodge
MIR. Teller Speaks Ills Mind.
Mr.. Teller said that be lid not yield to
any senator In his devotion 70 the pro
tective system, which he believed essential
TO the prosperity Of the American people,
but he did not share in the view Of the sen
ator from New Hampshire. AZ taken from
one OF the leading newspapers Of the
country. that there had been any unneces-
sary delay ia the discussion Of the bill, or
chat the senate was reereant to its duty be-
cause it did not proceed more rapidly. He
had learned that any bill which deserved
to become law would stand the test Of
discussion and examination. The impa-
tienoe with which the senate was asked 20
take hold Of the bill and pass It was 10
him somewhat disgusting. He was IA full
sympathy with the purpose Of the bill,
which he understood TO be TO raise duties
wherever they were found to be too low,
and to lower them wherever they were
found to be too nigh. He was prepared to
resent vigorously, and as efficiently as be
could, any change of the rules for tho pur-
pose Of fastening the passage Of the tariff
bin or any other bill.
Dir. Plunb's Amendments Rejected.
Several Democratic senators observed,
''Fhat Is right" After Mr. Blair had read
the editorial article motion TO adjourn
by Mr. Plumb was voted down-10 TO 80
Various motions TO reduce the rates on
different kinds Of window glass were made
by MIR. Plumb and were rejected although
in the last Of them four Republicans-In
gals, Manderson, Paddock and Plumb
voted with the Democrats Finally on
motion OF Mr.. Aldrich the rates were re-
duced % III, lS4, 90 and 2el cents per
pound according to sizes) and the senate
having disposed OF between eighteen and
nineteen pages OF the bill. adjourned. The
resolution offered on Saturday last by Mr..
Plumb as to the reinterment Of the remains
Of Gen. Grant in the Arlington National
cemetery was, at the suggestion of Mr..
Plumb, allowed to remain on the table to
be called ap some other time