The record-union., 1894-04-26
Special to the REcoRD-USroN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Senate
presented an appearance of calm after the
storm to-day. The galleries were only
half filled, while the Democratic Senators
gave evidence OF sense of relief that the
first step in the tariff debate was con-
cluded, coupled with determination to
carry on the work.
Bills were introduced and appropri-
ately referred, the principal one being
bill by Senator PETER and referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia,
entitled bill to provide work for unem-
ployed persons in the District OF Colum-
bia. The bill provides for the improve
ment of the public grounds of Washing
ton by laying out and making walks,
wagon-ways and by the opening up OF
highways wherever needed in the dis
trict, and for the improvement OF those
already provided. The work is to be
done under the supervision of a COM
mission composed Of the Senate and
House Committee on the District of
Columbia, with Senator Harris as its
Chairman. Persons In the district who
have no other employment are to be en-
ployed for the wages of 81 80 a day of
eight hours, and Sl,O00,000 will be ap-
propriated.
A long argument followed Mr.. Harris
request for unanimous consent to con-
tinue the tariff bill from l to o'clock each
day this week. Mr.. Harris being refused
unanimous consent to his proposition,
put it in the form of q motion, and said 1t
could go over until tomorrow.
The tariff bill was then taken up to be
read by paragraphs. The first formal
reading of the bill was dispensed with.
Sentor AIdrich spoke against the bill
when the first amendment was reached,
fixing the date when the bill shall go into
effect. He said no one knew the form in
which the bill would be presented finally
for the vote of the Senate, for the news
papers gave their information that ne
gotiations were In progress on the Demo
cratic side for the purpose of catching
votes for the passage of the bill.
"What is the Senator's authority for
that statement?" inquired Mr.. Vest. II
deny it emphatically and decidedly"
"Does the Senator from Missouri mean
to say that negotiations are not at this
moment going on between the Senators
on that side of the chamber, looking to
the securing of votes to pass the bill?"
Mr.. Vest replied that it was an alb
surdity for anyone to hold any United
States Senator responsible for charges
contained in newspapers. II mean to
assert" he continued, ''that within my
knowing no such negotiations are being
made. The Senator's statements are ab-
solutely incorrect, so far as 1 know and
believe.''
IF the Senator from Missouri" said
Mr.. Aldrich, ''says that no such thing is
going on then it is going on without his
knowledge or connivance or consent. for
l know that changes are being made in
the bill from day to day to secure votes
on the Democratic side. of the chamber.
No one can say what shape the bill will
be in when it is finally put on its passage.
viii the income tax be in it? VIII the
sugar tax be inlt?"
Mr.. Platt (Rep.) of Connecticut fol-
lowed on the same line of argument, en-
larging upon it itsomewhat, however. Dur
ing Platt's speech, the intention of the
Republicans to keep the Democratic Sem
ators in their seats, and incidentally to
delay the bill, was made manifest by the
suggestion of Frye that there was no
quorum present. During the roll-call
which was ordered number of Senators
came in, so the call showed that sixty
Senators were present.
Senator Palmer of Illinois said if all
the harm had already been done, as
asserted by the two preceding Senators,
he QId not see WnaC oDJecLlOu tnere coulQ
be in passing the bill.
he had not claimed that all the harm was
done; on the contrary, he believed it
had barely commenced. He had said
that the country was suffering from
paralysis of trade and business. ''The
term paralysis said Mr.. Palmer,
Indicates condition short of death. l
understood the Senator to say some time
ago if Mr.. Cleveland were elected it would
paralvze this country"
IF the logical result of Mr.. Cleveland's
election is the passage of this bill, he is
right in his premises" replied Aldrich.
Palmer then went into discussion of
the beneficial effects on the agricultural
productions of this country which he
predicted would follow the passage of the
tariff bill. In answer to a charge that he
was free trader. he defined his position
thus: 81 am free trader in this. that if
we don't want revenue | wouldn't levy
taxes for the mere purpose OF protection.
/ would not impose a duty unless the
money was needed for the wants of the
country
Dolph asserted that the Mckinley law
had raised the cost of the farmers pro-
ducts, mentioning ham, lard, bacon and
other articles, even though this was not
declared purpose of the bill.
MI. oIdy dSk0Nl IlOW IuS W lIl6n
were benefited by raising the cost of
bacon, lard, flour ana other things needed
by laborers while the wages to buy them
were decreased.
Mr.. Hawley gave an illustration show
ing how the value of farm lands had in
creased by the increase of manufacturing.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment
striking out the date at which the bill
should take effect and then leave the
date blank. Mr.. Allison after this long
interruption resumed his remarks and
asserted that he had not said the bill
would not be passed by the Both CT June.
He expected to aid its passage, if there
was any way, but the debate here to-day
showed that if it had required an entire
day to discuss an amendment in the first
paragraph. without arriving at any con-
clusion, it would probably require two
days to consider acetic acid, and when it
came to wool, iron and sugar it would
probably require the entire summer.
Mr.. Aldrich suggested an amendment
that the bill should 60 into effect five
months after its passage. to which Mr..
Vest emphatically objected.
The latter part of the day was occupied
with good-natured pantering on both
sides of the chamber and by silver
speech by Stewart, and at O'Clock the
Senate adjourned, on motion OF Harris.
WHEAT AND CORN.