New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-13
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"CUCKOOS" GET BLACK EYE
TWO OF THEIR PET MEASURES SIDE
TRACKED IN THE SENATE.

q TO 27-vEST CLOSURE RESOLUTION
EVEN MORE DEEPLY BURIED-ON
NEITHER QUESTION WOULD THE
CONSERVATIVES" cONDE-
scEND TO VOTE.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
Washington Dec. 12.-The last ditch advo'
Gates Of a closure rule and further "popgun"
tariff legislation In the Senate have been sput.
terng in corners ever since the Democratic eau
Gus about their purpose to down" Mr. German
and to upset the Democratic Steering Commit
tees' legislative programme. They plucked up
courage enough to-day to venture upon open hos
tties. Their campaign was shortlived. now
ever. twenty thirty minutes sufcing to DEM
onstrate the hopeless absurdity of their at
tempting to overthrow Mr.. Germans authority
or accomplish any further cuckoo" legislation
in this Congress.
Mr. Gray and MI. Vest led the attack upon
the present legislative programme. the former
seeking to sdetrack the Nicaragua Canal bill
in order 10 take up the House Sugar bill. and
the latter subsequently striving to get considera-
ton for his new closure project The Senate
peremptorily refused to abandon the caucus
progra mme for the benefit OF either measure. Mr..
Gray's motion being defeated by a majority OK
and Mr. Vests by majority Of 10. 1t should
be added that Mr.. German generously refraned
from rubbing in to-day's failure on his
Cuckoo" opponents for he and most OF the
other Conservatives ostentatiously absented
themselves and left their pairs with Republicans
standing so that the apparent majorities against
the two hostile motions were cut down 10 ana
10 respectively, while the true majorities on q
full vote Of the Senate would have been from
20 to 30.
Mr. Gray In asking the Senate TO consider the
House Free Sugar bill as amended by the Sem
ate Finance Committee. pleaded the necessity OF
repairing the injustice done to Germany by the
imposition Of the discriminating duty OF Ito OF
n cent a pound in the sugar schedule OF the
German b-an injustice. however. to which
both the Secretary Of State and the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate were strange
~ blind all last summer. while the Tariff bill
was pending. The Delaware Senator's argument
fell on Indifferent ears naturally, and when Ms
motion was submitted 1t received only % votes.
while 81 were cast In the negative
On analysis this vote proves highly interesting.
Mr. Gray's following OF twenty-three was made
I'D chiefly Of Democrats Of the Cuckoo stripe,
the only notable exceptions being Senator'S HILL
Pugh and Caffery. Mr. Cafferys siding with MI.
Gray can be explained. perhaps. on the grou"a
that he thereby hoped TO conciliate somewhat the
rabld free-sugar Democrats and TO gain tneir a1o
in the insertion of a bounty for 1894 amendment
IN one OF the regular appropriation DIS. Inc
Populist Senator'S voted with the Republicans
against considering the Sugar bill. except tnat
Messrs Jones and Stewart. Of Nevada. were abb
sent and impaired The Conservative 'conspira-
tors who last August carried through the
Murphy resolution stopping all further tarin leg
isaton seemed to be almost contemptuously IN
different TO the fate OF Mr.. Gray's notion MI
German had evidently counted noses beforehand
and did not care 10 emphasize his victory over
the "Cuckoos" Though he had been present
shortly before o'clock, fifteen minutes !atei,
when the vote taken, he was conveniently
invisible Messrs. Smith Brice Murphy Cdihuens
Gibson and Ransom were also cOnspcuously ao.
sent from the chamber. though MI Murphy dio
Mr. Gibson at least we're in the Capitoi o@ui.o. QUIZ
ing Only three Of the more obscure supporters
NJ the Murphy "knOckout' resolution or last
August were left behind 10 vote lhey "eis
Blanchard Of louisiana: Martin. OF Kansas anu
Roach Of North Dakota. Their votes Were qute
enough however to repel Mr. Gray's attack upon
the Steering" Committees programme ironically
enough the Conservative absentee VIII therefore
20 on record as paired in favor Of MI Gray mo-
lion to take up the Sugar bill. Had they been
present an equal number of Republican votes
would have been released. ana. as sald before:
the majority against Mr.. Gray's motion wou,o
have been raised to twenty or over Inc vote N
detail follows:
Yeas-Messrs Bate. Berry: Blackburn Gamery tanrr,s
GGSkrf Cos HIncO coke arvs rfutc Mcanrn McPherson Nils
palmer Pasco. Pugh. Vest. Villas, WaIsn "ashou'n
Tays-Messrs. Aldrich Allen, Allison; Blanehard'
Cullom Dolph. Dubois, Gallinger, haze Hans- Ms
&fTian henderson Martin Mitchell (Oregon). Nor
rll. PETER. Perkins. Platt. Power quay ROACH
Teller
Mr. Vests motion to take up his closure res.
luton Jared even worse than Mr.. Gray's IL was
heaten by thirty -four twenty-four Messrs
Bate. Harris Morgan. Jones ARKANSAS, Palmer;
and Pugh going over to the opposilio", anu
Messrs quay Power and Martin voting IN the
affirmative Mr. German and the other absent
Conservatives were again recorded as paired IN
support OF Mr. Vests notion
Following is the vote in detail c.u co.xro,,
Wis. McIaurin Mcpherson. Marin; Mills: Pasco'
Power. Quay. Turple' vest \''as' 'oo'"ee''
Saiys-Aldrich Allen. Allison Bate Blanehsrd. a1nsri
Hale Hansbrough. Harris. Hawley Higsns, .d9s hSsr.
Jones Arkansas, Kyle k1dse; pss fMra Morr Palmer,
Teller Wolcott-si
This second farce having been played out the
Senate returned complacently TO the CONSIDERS.
ton OF the Nicaragua Canal bill. The faiilre OF
the Cuckoo programme could not well nave
been more pointed and decisive: Closure ana
'popgun. legislation have been lnP1ss'y,e t iio,
IN, beginning Of the session. Even Mr.. vest ana
Mr. GRAY may now begin To realize this fact
In his discussion Of the Nicaraguan Canal Dill
Mr. Morgan made the assertion that there couiu
be no question between the governments OF treat
Rritain and the United States as to the right OF
tha latter to either construct the canal. 10 guar.
an,se the bonds that should be issued for tnat
purpose or To exercise the power Inherent IN lt-
self as one OF the great family OF nations Inns
s,a,ar,ou, strck some Senator's Of so positive
y nature that Mr.. Morgan-who never speaks az
,andom-must be in possession OF knowledge OF
which his associates were ignorant Accorui"sy'
Hrr,ns Tho executive session this afternoon. Mr.
Higgins. Of Delaware, asked Mr.: Morgan II ne
uas nuite certain that Great Britain would not
protest against our attitude in regard 70 our con
struction of the canal This subject inVolVea
omestion that could not be discussed except pc
hind closed doors and for that reason tne auesy
addressed to Mr. Morgan was not put uh.i! .ne
secret session. Mr.. Morgan repneu "tno n,' "aJnS
Il q u