Evening journal., 1894-05-23
Mr.. QUAY ADDS A PATCH
Both Sides of the Senate Work
ing Together on the Tariff.
NOT ALWAYS IN HARMONY THOUGH

cerning Iron Adopted as an Amendment.
Fitzgerald's New England Industriais
Reach the Capital.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The senate dis
posed of seven paragraphs Of the metal
schedule after eight hours of debate
which was marked by quite number of
interesting clashes between the Republic
ans and Democrats.
The sensational feature Of the day was
caused by the unexpected presentation by
Mr.. Jones Of an amendment substituting
the Mckinley bill classification and specif-
ic rates on round iron in coils, blooms and
charcoal iron-somewhat higher than
hose already proposed. This amendment
was a surprise to some senators on both
sides, although evidently anticipated by
Mr. Quay and a few other Of his col
leagues.
Mr.. Sherman complained that senators
on his side had had no opportunity to ex-
anime the proposed amendment, and he
suggested that il go over.
IF there IS objection said Mr.. Jones
sharply, Il will withdraw it,"
The Minority Confused.
81 trust the senator from Arkansas will
not withdraw it" interjected Mr.. Quay,
fused to be moved by the appeal Of the
Pennsylvania senator, whereupon Mr..
Quay, who had a copy Of the amendment
in his hand, sent it to the clerks desk,
saying that he would reoffer it, Meantime
there was a good deal of confusion on
the Republican side, and Mr.. Sherman,
who by this time saw how the land lay,
withdrew his objection.
But Mr.. Hale insisted on some further
explanation. The change of front sug
gested in this substitute, said he, was so
sudden that senators on his side would be
excused for being mystified.
'The senator from Arkansas" he con-
tinued, submits this complicated PROPOSE
tion, and upon the suggestion of the vet
eran senator from Ohio, from this side of
the chamber, that he did not understand
it, the senator from Arkansas quickly
withdraws IL and declares he is ready to
take vote on the original proposition in
the bill. Then suddenly, as the senate is
taking a long breath, the senator from
Pennsylvania (Nr. Quay) who is arrayed
against the other side all along the line
and who has made such an eloquent and
extended speech against the BILL gets up
and offers the abandoned amendment"
Mr.. Quay protested that the amendment
was not abandoned.
81 do not mean abandoned in the sense
Of wanton, retorted Mr.. Hale The SEN
ate smiled noiselessly Il only mean
abandoned by the other side" This being
the situation. he (Hale) confessed he did
not know how to vote on the proposition.
Mr.. Hale's remarks brought Mr.. Jones
to his feet. He said that upon the sugges-
tion Of a number of senators that the ad
valorem rates in paragraphs III and ll2
were inadequate on account of the diff
Guilty of classification, the committee had
| agreed TO substitute the classification of
the Mckinley bill, but had reduced the
specific rates
Mr.. Sherman said he had been some
what surprised at the curt manner in
which he had been treated and on being
assured that no discourtesy had been in.
tended he said that after consultation with
his colleagues he learned they were salts
fed, especially Mr. Quay, and he would be
glad to see the substitute adopted
Mr.. Hale at this point again got the floor
and proceeded TO arraign the Democrats
for this evidence of their abandonment of
principles.
Teller Arraigns Hale.
Mr. Teller attacked Mr. Hale's position
in a bold, plain spoken speech He de-
clared that Mr.. Hale was wrong in taunt-
ing the Democratic side continually. The
Democrats, he said, admitted frankly the
reason why they were obliged to abandon
their platform. They had followed it
where they could, but they were yet long
way from the Republican party, as indi-
Gated and alleged by speeches on the Re
publican side There was wide gap be
tween the parties.
Ia. 4 1.
rates he would support them. When they
offered a few minutes ago to make the
duty on pig iron s. per ton, he voted for it
because he believed 81 gave as adequate
protection as S672 in the Mckinley bill.
considering the high prices then and the
low prices now.
The proposed substitute just offered by
Mr.. Jones was infinitely preferable to the
original rate. He did not wonder that Mr..
Quay, who understood it, was anxious to
accept it. He desired TO say now, once for
all, that in many particulars he thought
! the rates proposed in the bill afforded am
pie protection. He thought revenue duty
n wisely laid would be adequate on four
ffths of the articles touched by the tariff
He confessed that this was better bill
than he had hoped for from the other side
after the declaration of the Chicago plat
form.
Without chiding the other side for its in
consistency, he said, turning to his Repub-
lican colleagues, it was their duty, like
men charged with the duty Of making a
bill for 7O,OOO,OoO people, to do the best they
L could toward modifying it, and if unsuc
D cessful go to the people and ask them to vote
back into power the party which. though
frequently derelict nevertheless had prov
ed its devotion to the interests of those who
blistered their hands with labor and ate
. their bread by the sweat of their brow.
5 There was some applause in the galleries
{ when Mr.. Teller took his seat, Mr.. Hill
) joining in the demonstration. The vote
was then taken on Mr.. Quay's substitute
s and it was adopted-55 to9
When the vote was taken, seven Demo
Gratis and two Populists refused to support
the Jones substitute. The rates fixed were
o as follows;
Iron ore, 40 cents per ton.
n Pig iron. scrap iron, etc. 81 per ton.
Round iron IN coils, $40 cent per pound.
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