The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-21
MILLS WITHDRAWS
The Texas Senator Won't
Serve on the Finance
Committee.
MCPHERSON BUSY ON TIE TARIFF
Arresting Republican Congressman
Senator Hill Won't Be
Disciplined.
MCPHERSON BUSY ON THE TARIFF

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1S94.-Mr. Mills
Dem, Texas has Withdrawn from the Sen
ate Committee on Finance, and will no
longer sit on the pb-committee or the full
committee. Last night the Senator, in an
interview with some newspaper men, spoke
confidently of the success of the bill, and
predicted that it would be ready to report
this week, but gave no indication Of the fact
that he contemplated this step. Speaking to
United Press reporter this morning, Mr.
Mill said:-"I am not a member Of the com
mittee, and only went on it in an emergency.
Mr. Vest came to me and said that Mr.
Jones of Arkansas was i'll; Mr.. Mcpherson
was away from the city sick, and Mr.. Vance
was down in Florida trying to recuperate
his health, and he wanted me to join with
him in getting bill il some sort of shape so
that the work could be done in good time.
Under such conditions | went to work with
him and Mr.. Jones, who was soon thereafter
able to join us. There has never been really
any subcommittee.
M'PHERsoN's HEALTH BETTER.
"Mr. Mcpherson has recovered and is now
in the Senate doing his work, and, being q
member of the committee, it is no more than
right that he should go on with it in my
stead, as was but temporarily filing his
place. / have all the work / can do without
taking this upon myself, although when the
bill comes to the Senate / will do all can to
assist the committee"
There is report that Mr.. Mills withdrew
from the committee on account of the dila-
torinesss of the committee in reporting the
bill and the tenderness with which it was
alleged to be dealing with Senators who are
opposing the measure; but Mr.. Mills said
emphatically this had nothing to do with
his action. His withdrawal was nothing but
the carrying out of the original intention.
The other members of the committee who
were lncapacitated by illness having recov
cred there was no further need of his, SER
vice.
The subcommittee was not in session this
morning, only Mr. Vest being in his room
with the experts who are laboring upon the
schedules for the use of the committee
IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
After reading of the journal, Mr.. Reed
asked for report from the Sergeant-at-
Arms under the order to arrest absentees
Washington or en- route hither, except those
sick and excused, and seven others, who
have been sent for.
Mr. Reed asked if any were under arrest.
Sergeant-at-Arms Snow responded that
there were none
Mr.. Reed remarked that there was no
difficulty in arreStlng republicans yeSter-
day, and insisted that others should be ar
rested
Speaker Crisp thereupon directed Mr..
Snow to execute the order.
Mr.. Bland moved to take up the Seignior-
age bill, and the yeas and nays were ordered
without division.
The vote on Mr. Bland's motion: Yeas,
159; nays, 10. This is ten short of quorum.
WON'T CENSURE SENATOR HILL.
There is said to be no good foundation for
the rumors published that certain Senators
are discussing the advisability of censuring
Mr.. Hill for the publication of the speech he
made in executive session when the confirma-
tion of Mr.. White was under consideration.
The injunction of secrecy was removed from
the whole proceedings and the President was
notified at once of the action of the Senate
Under such conditions Senator had a per-
feet and undisputed right to make public his
speech if he saw fit, and Senators talked
freely of what had transpired, as they were
at liberty to do in view of the action of the
Senate
"I have no fear of any vote Of censure or
the taking of any steps in that direction"
said Mr.. Hill, who laughed when he saw the
dispatches announcing this contemplated
action. II was proceeding in due order
under the authority of the Senate which had
removed the injunction of secrecy, and gave
the power, along with other Senators, of
talking about the matter as we thought
BEST