The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-05
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
VOORHEES, OPENS THE BATTLE
ON THE TARIFF BILL.
~ is Speech Attracts a Large Crowd to
the Galleries and Brought Represent
atives From the House-The Fill
lbuster Continues in the House.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The princi-
pal interest in the senate today GEN.
tered in the speech of Senator Voor-
hees, the chairman of the committee
:. On finance, who thus launched the
" arif question upon the senate. While
lis speech was read from manuscript,
It was delivered with all the fiery en-
ergy which characterized his usual
extempore efforts. There was an I'M
usually full attendance, both on the
floor and in the galleries, and at the
conclusion of bis speech he was
greeted with a hearty burst of ap-
plause. He lauded the Walker bill
of 1848 as of "blessed and glorious
memory" and regretted exceedingly
0lat this bill did not more closely
resemble it. He vigorously defended
ihe income taA feature and the free
wool clause, a b as vigorously con-
demned the sugar bounty and recip.
rocal features of the Mckinley bill,
The former being characterized as a
tumble and fraud, the latter as an
unconstitutional freak" He called
attention to the fact that today was
l50tl. anniversary of Thomas Jeffer.
'on's birthday, that "great emanci-
pator of mankind" and quoted ex.
tensively from Mr.. Blaine's Thirty
Years in Congress.
In the morning hour Senator Nor
gan sought to introduce bill provid"
ing the putting into effect of the
awards of the Paris tribunal in the
Behring sea matter, but when it was
on it's eve of its passage it went over
until the bill could be printed.
The unfinished business, the bill of
Senator Hansbrough for the destruc-
Ion of the Russian thistle, was laid
V4Dre the senate and came into col
~ with the tariff bill, which
sApugtor Voorhees, had given notice to
Niall up at that time. Senator Hans
brough asked that the unfinished bus.
mess should be temporarily laid over
in favor of the opening speech of the
tariff without losing its place as the
unfinished business. This was met
by o motion from Sena'O Harris that
the tariff bill be made the unfinished
business. While he was opposed to
the bill of the Senator
from North Dakota he said
that if there should be any
gap in the consideration of the tariff
bill he would have no objection o the
thistle bill being taken up He would
be willing to give the senator his day,
but he could lot afford to let the great
tariff bill play second fiddle to the
thistle bill. The tariff bill must now
be made unfinished business, he de.
clared, or majority of the senators
must declare against it. Senator
Eansbr0ugh, though defeated,
Asrched off the field with his colors
Wing and bands playing, for he an
nounced that although the thistle bill
was aimed at the protection of agri-
cultural people, the tariff bill |
was intended, in his view, to
destroy it, yet in view of
the important measure he would .
Withdrew his proposition. The tariff
bill being made the unfinished bust
ness by the enthusiastic reclamation
of the majority, while only a few
scarcely heard nays came from the
Republican side. Mr.. Voorhees,, the |
chairman of the finance committee,
- recognized He looked around
rIpon well-filled chamber, the mem
ners of which accorded him the clos
eat attention. A number of repre-.