The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-01
THREE MONSTROUS LIES.
Senator Aldrich Guilty of
Uttering Them.
Such Is the Charge Made by
Senator Turpie.
A Heated Colloquy Over the Senate
Tariff Bill.
The Rhode Island Senator Numerically
Roasted by the Hoosier statosmsn.
Senatorial Courtesy FIang
to the Dogs.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Senator Har-
ris, who is in charge OF the tariff bill,
lost patience today at the way in which
progress was impeded by Senator Hale
in the morning hour. As On several
preceding days, Hale objected to giving
way for special measures in the morning
hour. Finally Harris abruptly moved
that the senate proceed with the con-
sideration of the tariff bill.
Mr.. WOlcott interposed question as
to whether the committee now intended
to report amendments which would
change the whole scope and character of
the bill. He had understood Harris to
admit that changes were to be made and
voorhees, to deny it.
This gentle prod. however, did not
force the hand OF the Tennessee senator,
who said he could not say exactly what
the amendments that were to be pro.
posed were.
Mr.. Aldrich said it was due to the
senate and country that they should
know what bill was to be considered.
'House bill 1884," interjected Harris
sharply.
eyes" replied Aldrich, with the
amendments, but when are they to be
submitted" ?"
"When we get ready" said Gray from
his seat.
Hill submitted an observation or two,
which did not seem to please his Demo-
cratic colleagues. The senator from
Rhode Island (Aldrich) he said, ap-
peared disturbed about some anticipated
amendments. 1t occurred to him, he
said, that inasmuch as the tariff bill
had passed from the jurisdiction OF the
finance committee, amendments reported
from that committee would not be en-
titled to any more consideration than
individual amendments and would have
no more parliamentary privilege.
Aldrich admitted that this was true
in parliamentary sense, but perhaps
might not be true OF this committee.
Then, taking a paper from his desk con-
tanning the Associated Press interview
with Secretary Carlisle, printed in the
morning papers, he said he thought 1t
strange coincidence that the executive
officers OF the government seem always
in possession of abundant information
regarding the progress OF tariff reform.
President Cleveland in his message told
the country in advance what the Wilson
bill was to contain, and Secretary Gar
Isle comes forward with this advance
information about the harmonizing of
Democratic iscord-informstion he vol
unteered which was in conflict with the
recent statement of the chairman uf the
finance committee.
Mr.. Vest raised the point OF order
that newspaper interviews could not be
dragged into the senate chamber, but
Mr.. Stevenson ruled that the chair was
helpless under the rules to lay the course
of any senator in debates. But there
was a means OF stopping matters tenn
porarily.
The debate had been proceeding by
unanimous consent when Mr.. Allen
(Pop.) of Nebraska suddenly threw
senatorial courtesy" to the winds and
demanded the regular order. The tariff
bill was then laid before the senate. Aid
rich wanted to continue his comments
on the Carlisle interview.
Then came a controversy as to Mr..
Dolph's right to yield to Mr.. Quay, and
Quay's right to transfer the privilege to
MIR. Aldrich. Ii ended in Aldrich's
having the floor, and he renewed his
comments ON the Carlisle interview. In
reply to remark by Vest that Aldrich
had been falsely informed concerning
the proposed amendments to the tariff
bill, and if these statements were re-
peated it must be on his own respon-
sibility, Aldrich accepted the challenge
and rose with the statement on his lips
that he was informed and believed that
amendments had been added to the bill
since it had been reported to the senate,
as he had previously stated. He as
serted the amendments were in print,
and said 1t was his understanding they
were to be submitted to the senate
shortly. They were. he was certain,
from what he had heard, of a nature to
completely change the character OF the
bill. As q result of the trend OF affairs
the senate was no nearer the final con-
sideration of the bill than three months
ago, when the bill came from the house.
Mr.. Mills followed in brief, sharp
speech, oharRcterizing the proceedings
of the day as pyrotechnical On the part
of the Republicans, while those on last
Thursday were in the nature
of military move in order to
determine the strength of the Demo-
cratic forces. He said Aldrich. when
he asserted there were 300 amendments
prepared and ready to be offered, dis
played greater knowledge of what was
going on in the Democratic aide OF the
cham Der than he (Mills) possessed, and
suggested that the Rhode leland senator
must have underground connection with
the Dsmocratio side OF the senate.
But suppose there are 800 or 5000
amendments" he continued: II know
not how many there are. but, be that
number what it may, IL they do not
meet my approval, shall not vote for
them. Every senator has the same
right to reject them."
Mr.. Palmer remarked that 1t was not
necessary or expected that bill should
be perfect in committee; as for himself
he had not given power OF attorney to
any one.
Mr.. AIdrich-Not to the secretary of
the treasury?
Mr.. Palmer-Not to the secretary
the treasury, though do not know
what the practices of the Republican