The daily critic., 1890-07-07
MKlNLEY BILL REFUSED CON
SHERATON TN THE SENATE.
SIX REPUBLICANS VOTE AGAINST IT.
Knocked Out by Silver Men, Who
Want Their Measure Considered.
iGREsHEE7 OF THE SILVER COSFER8EES
Democratic Opposition TO All Measures
Requiring Unanimous Consent---A
Victory for the Minority.

In the Senate to-day the conference
report on the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill was agreed 10.
Mr.. Morrill, moved that the Tariff
bill be considered. He said that after
the bill was taken up It could be laid
aside informally until the two shipping
bills we're disposed Of
In reply to an inquiry by Mr..
Harris, the presiding officer stated that
the two shipping bills would come up
as the unfinished business" at 2
o'clock.
Mr.. Harris then suggested to Mr..
Morrill, not TO make his motion until
after o'clock.
Mr.. Morrill, said he preferred - make
II at the present time.
Mr.. Frye said he had given notice
that he would call up the River and
Harbor bill TO day, but he was not
personally concerned about its
consideration to-day. He would
certainly, however. feel obliged
10 ask for its consideration
before the Tariff bill could be com
pleted lie would not now antago-
nize the Tariff bill with the
River and Harbor BILL but II the Tariff
bill was going to continue two or three
weeks he could not consent to yield
that length Of time.
Mr. Edmuuds-We will take the
judgment Of the Senate upon Il.
Mr. Plumb-It will not do to ask
unanimous consent to take up the River
and Harbor bill during the peudency Of
the Tariff bill, because, certainly, one
member Of the Senate will object to
hat
Mr.. Fye-I shall not ask unanimous
consent.
Mr. Plumt-Then the Senator would
have TO move to lay aside the Tariff
bill.
Mr.. Ftyc-I would DO so.
Mr.. Gorman-I understand that the
shipping bills are in order to-day at .
o'clock.
The presiding officer said that those
bills would come up as "uufinished
business" at o'clock without motion
Mr.. COMMANDO / understand that
the Senator from Vermont desires to
take up TIE Tariff bill and have IL con
siderod from 1880 to . o'clock?
NJ. Edmurds-That Is what he
wants TO do. The Clerk will call the
roll.
Mr. German repeated his question.
Mr. Morrill, have already stated
that ] will give way to the Senator
from Maine for his shipping bills;
but desire to have the Tariff bill be-
fore the Senate as The regular business.
! expect, of course, TO yield for the
regular appropriation bills when they
come up.
Mr. Carlisle-I am unable to see, for
my part, with my limited acquaintance
with the methods Of proceeding in
this body, that anything is 10
be gained by taking up the
Tariff bill at this lime certainly not II
II Is 10 be laid aside from time 70 time.
/ have understood that the Senator
from Maine desired 10 complete
the consideration of the Shipping
bills; and that after that he desired 10
take up the River and Harbor bill.
have also understood that the Committee
on appropriations has or soon will have
ready the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, and perhaps other bills that ought
TO be considered and passed upon
by the Senate. / hope. therefore,
that the Senator from Vermont
VIII HAh AueA1h on us mnAlhlB
or, II he does, that the Senate will not
sustain Il. So that when the Tariff
bill Is taken up for consideration we
may proceed with II in the regular way
until II Is completed.
Mr. MOrTill-If we are 10 bring the
session 10 a close at an early period IL
is necessary that We take up the most
important bill that Is before US. My pur-
pose was merely that the Tariff bill shall
he 10 order after the disposition Of the
two shipping bills, so that the Senators
who may desire 10 speak on the sub
jcet, at large. will have an opportunity
10 do so. Then we can 60 % as usual
and make amendments as he bill pro
crosses.
Mr.. HarTis-I DO not know that any
thing can be gained by taking up the
Tam bill at 1890 and then having il
laid aside with the fall Of the gaYel at
2o'clock.
Mr Mouill-We will have gained
the reading Of the bill.
After further debate the motion was
defeated by a vote Of % 70 90, the fol
lowing Republicans voting against Il:
MessTs. Allen, Mitchell, Plumb Stew
art Teller and Squire. Two Demo
cratic Senators-Faulkner and Pugh-
voted with the Republicans in support
If The measure.