The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
REPUBLICAN GUILE.
Senator's Afraid to Let the
Free List Bills Come to
a Vote.
WHITE TO SUCCEED VANCE
The Finance Committee Vacancy
Gives an Opportunity for
Filibustering.

WASHINGTON, Aug. H. lSs4.-The FL
nance Committee th:s morning adjourned
shortly after meeting without accomp-
fishing anything. The Republicans, who
had taken over night to consider the
nothing to be done until the Democrats
had filed the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Vance
The Democratic Steering Committee
held a meeting after the adjournment of
the meeting of the Finance Committee
and selected Mr. White of California, as
the candidate for the vacancy. Mr..
White was named by the silver men on
the committee, who said they would not
lgree to let any man go there who had
voted against silver in the recent fight
en- the repeal bill; the man for that place
must be, they said well known silver
man and not gold bug
HARRIS IS EXCITED.
When asked this morning if there was
any prospect OF ad1ourning over until
Monday, Senator Harris replied, with all
the emphasis possible and few other
words by way of embellishment mo, /
propose, if possible, to keep them here
tomorrow and Sunday, too, for that mat
ter, and day and night from now until
we do something, and then keep them
here as far into eternity as possible"
Senator Harris, when the Senate met,
offered a resolution that the vacancy on
the Finance Committee be filled by the
selection of Mr. White of California
Mr.. Chandler Gep., N. H.) objected to
the resolution and said that under the
rule it must go over until tomorrow Mr.
Harris claimed the resolution was priv
ileged, as it pertained to the organiza-
ton of the Senate.
MERE OBSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Aldrich (rep., r. - called atten-
ton to the fact that when a resolution
was properly made to appoint Mr.. Mills
dem. Texas it was laid over. The re-
publicans would, he said, resist any re-
volutionary proceedings Mr.. Harris
said he was profoundly astounished.
During the eighteen years he had been
in the Senate the majority had always
controlled its committees, and no voice
against it was heard on the minority
side. The suggestion of Mr.. Aldrich was
he said, the most revolutionary of all
revolutionary proceedings.
FILIBUsTERING.
Mr. Manderson (rep., Neb.) remarked
that Mr.. Harris amazement was only
exceeded by his excitement. The reso-
luton was nothing more or less than a
resolution, and should be treated as any
other resolution. Republicans had the
right to appeal to the rules.
MIR. Harris insisted that he had not
offered a resolution, but he made a
simple motion and it could not go over.
Mr.. Chandler rose, as he said, to pro-
test against the Philippe of Mr. Harris
against a Senator who simply asked that
the rules of the Senate should be com
piled with.
MIR. Harris resolution went over.
IS THERE A QUORUM?
A thing that gives the democrats con-
Germ is the rapidly disappearing quorum.
1t is believed it would be almost impos-
sfble now to get a voting quorum. #
by any chance the -so-called pop gum
bills should get out into the open Sen
ate, the amendments that have been
nroposed will furnish food for debate for
weeks to come One of the leading re-
publicans said this morning that Mr.
Hendersons proposition to restore the
Mckinley bounty would. in view of the
antagonism of the democrats, anecessitate
the recital of the history of bounties
under this Government from its forma-
ton. so that the democrats might vote
understandingly on the proposition.
QUAY's BLUFF.
Mr. Ouay's amendment to re-enact the
Mckinley law also suggests to that
statesman that there may be an oppor
tunity to say few words on the gen
eral subject of tariff taxation and the
revenue-a subject which Mr.. Quay re
marked this morning had received buf
little attention recently. The republi-
cans point to the fact that they have
said nothing during the past five weeks
while the bill was in conference. an{
now, if the democrats insist upon open
ing up the whole subject again, they vii
indulge in some debate for the edifica'
tion of their brethren In view of al
these things. it will be seen how appar
emily hopeless it is for the democrats te
get action on their bills, even should they
be. able to get them out of committee
a contingency that even the most san
guine will not admit is likely
THE TARIFF IN ENGLAND.