Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
The Tennessee Member Objects to
Being Restrained by a Doorkeeper.
'CENE in THE HOUSE TODAY.
Mr.. Hoar Proposes a CIoture Rule
for the Senate.
Mr.. VANCE TALKS ON THE TARIFF
SENATE.

showed that there were in the chamber twelve
Senators less than quorum. The sergeant-at-
arms was directed to request the attendance Of
absentees, and by 1920 the presence OF
quorum was secured and business was pro-
ceeded with.
THE BECK oBsEQUIEs.
Mr.. Blackburn gave notice that he would, on
Saturday, the 29d instant, ask to submit the
customary resolutions relative to the death Of
bis late colleague, Mr.. Beck, and ask the Senate
At that time to consider them.
RULE TO CLOSE DEBATE.
Mr.. Hoar offered the following resolution,
which was referred to the committee on rules:
Resolved, That the rules Of the Senate be
amended by adding the following:
When any bill or resolution shall have been
under consideration for q reasonable time it
shall be In order for any Senator to demand
that debate thereon be closed. Ii such demand
De seconded by majority of the Senators
present the question shall forthwith be taken
thereon without further debate and the pend
business whatever. If the Senate shall decide
to close debate the question shall be put upon
the pending amendments, upon amendments
notice of which shall then be given, and upon
the measure in its successive stages according to
the rules of the Senate, but without further
shall be permitted to speak upon the measure
not more than once and not exceeding thirty
minutes.
After such demand shall have been made by
any Senator no other motion shall be in order
until the same shall have been voted upon by
the Senate, unless the same shall fail to be
seconded
After the Senate shall have decided to close
debate no motion shall be in order but mo-
ton to adjourn or to take a recess. when such
motions shall be seconded by a majority Of the
Senate. When either of such motions shall
have been lost, or shall have failed of second,
1t shall not be in order to renew the same until
one Senator shall have spoken upon the pend
ing measure, or one vote upon the same shall
have intervened
THE BRIDGE BILL PASSED.
The House bill authorizing the construction
OF bridge across the Tennessee river at or
near Guntersviile, Ala, was taken from the
calendar and passed. with an amendment, add
ing the words, ''Or at or near Deposit, Ala"
THE TARIFF DEBATE RESIGNED.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the ques-
tion being on Mr.. Buffers amendment to para
graph 134, page "a, to reduce the duty on cotton
ties to S5 per cent ad valorem.
Mr.. VANCE SPEAKS OF THE FARMER.
MIR. Vance made an amusing speech in ridi-
cule OF the claim that the farmer derived any
benefit from the tariff. The manufacturer of
woolen goods he said who got IS per cent pro-
lection on his goods, said to the farmer: "If
you give me IS per cent protection
on my wooden goods against English
and French manufacturers 1 will give
you rs cents per bushel protection on your
wheat and 10 cents per bushel protection on
your corn against England" that does not
grow bushel Of corn and does not grow
one-ffth OF the wheat that her people eat The
one got cash and the other promises The cash
was 1.-The short run" and the promises we're
tine long run. Whenever the manufacturer
got tired OF reaping the benefit OF the bargain
on his side he agreed to let the farmer get his
.'innings."
SOMEWHAT WARM DISCUSSION
Mr.. Vance having remarked that braids and
laces were to be put on the free list. Mr. Aldrich
corrected him by adding composed of straw"
THE inference" Mr.. Aldrich said, "that
would be drawn by the Senator's constituents,
or by any body else who might read his speech,
would be that laces of cotton or linen, or silk,
were to be put on the free list.
Mr.. Vance. No. sir. l did not want any
such inference to be drawn
Mr.. Aldrich. The remark had no other pur-
pose.
Mr.. vance-I want the inference to be drawn
which the committee authorizes to be drawn
and nothing else read .Braids plaits iaces.
DC, for making hats, &c. (to be put on the free
list).
Mr.. Aldrich-That is not the language of the
bill The statement would mislead the Ameri-
can people.
Mr.. Vance--It is exactly the language used
by the finance committee in its report
Mr.. Aldrich-The committee has made no re-
port on the subject.
MIR. Vance-Then the printer (that man who
makes so many mistakes) is all at fault.
Mr. Aldrlch-In order IN avoid fba paoass;tx
of repeating the words In the paragraph of the
bill the treasury expert who prepared the re-
capituiation used the words ''brads plaits, laees
dc:, for hats. but the Senator understands as
we'll as do that there are no braids or iaces
put upon the free list except those composed
OF straw or some similar material.
MIR. Vance-No, sir; deny it. do not de-
sire to make any impression that is not true,
and the mistake that l made was in relying on
the statement of the committee [LaughterL
4, Mr.. Aldrlchofou relied on no statement of
the committee?
Mr.. Vance--Then this book here 1.-THE re-
is not sanctioned by the commit
tee. tits entirely forgery and unauthorized
Mr.. Aldrich-I have already stated two or
three times that that table is one that has been
made up at the Treasury Department by an
expert.
MIR. Vance-That is rather a small dodge-a
evasion Of a great question-to
make technical objection to q book
Wnlcn the committee certainly authorized to
be placed on the table of each Senator, which
comes here in the name and with the imprima-
tur Of the committee and which contains the
explanations Of the charges made.
1t is certainly evidence of the committee
being reduced to the last degree of despera-
ton, which it attempts to make a technical
objection to the language used in the book
which it has authorized.
Mr.. Aldrich-The Senator was making a
statement that would have been misleading
and would have created the impression that the
bill proposed to put laces of all kinds ON the
free list
Mr.. Vance: I did not say that.
MIR. Aldrich: The Senator read out of men,
orandum a statement that would have carried
that impression, and desire to enter a pro-
test against that kind Of pleading or misplead-
ing on bill like this
MIR. Morgan got in the discussion and spoke
Of the straw-plaiting industry carried on by
women and girls In some OF the southern
states, arguing that it shonld not be left OF the
list of duIiable goods.
Mr.. Vauce then resumed the floor.
HOUSE.
Before the reading of the journal Mr.. Rogers
ARK raised the point that there was no
quorum present, and the Speaker being unable