The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-26
THE LONG BLOW ENDS
General Debate on the Tariff
Finished.
A Fusillade of Speeches on Par
agraphs to Follow.
INSIST UPON QUORUM.
Republicans Will Demand That
One be Present.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The senate
presented an appearance of calm after
a storm when the vice president took
the chair yesterday. The galleries
were half filed, while the Democratic
senators gave evidence of a sense of
relief that the first step in the tariff
debate was concluded, coupled with
determination to carry on the work.
Other bills were introduced and APP
propriately referred, the principal one
being bill by Senator Peffer and re-
ferred to the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, entitled "A bill to
provide work for unemployed persons
in the District of Columbia"
House bill to ratify the reservation
of certain lands made for the benefit
of Oklahoma territory was passed;
also house bill to authorize the St.
Louis River Bridge company and the
Duluth Transfer Railroad company to
construct a bridge over the St Louis
river.
ris' request for unanimous consent to
consider the tariff bill from l to
o'clock each this day this week.
Mr. Harris, being refused unanimous
consent to his proposition, put it in
the form of a motion and said it could
go over until to-day. The tariff bill
was then taken up to be read by para
graphs The first formal reading Of
the bill was dispensed with.
Senator Aldrich spoke against the
bill when the first amendment was
reached, that fixing the date when it
should 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 newspapers gave the information
that negotiations were in progress on
the Democratic side for the purpose of
catching votes for the passage of the
bill
What is the senator's auth o-ity for
that statement inquired Mr. Vest Il
deny it emphaIically and decidedly"
docs 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 bil1?'' asked Mr.. A1drich-
Mr. Vest replied it was an absurdity
for any one to hold any United States
senator responsible for charges con-
tanned in newspapers.
II mean to assert :" he continued
that within my knowledge no such
negotiations are going on The sena-
tors statements are absolutely incor-
rect so far as I know and believe"
If the senator from Missouri said
Mr.. Aldrich, says that no such thing
is going on, then it is going on with
out his knowledge, or connivance or
being made III 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. Will the
income tax be in it? Win the sugar
tax be in it?''
Mr. Platt, Republican, Conn, fol-
lowed upon the same line of argu-
ment, enlarging upon it somewhat,
however.
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tions of the Republicans to keep the
Democratic senators in their seats,
aud incidentally to delay the bill, was
made manifest by the suggestion of
Mr. Frye that there was no quorum
present
During the roll call, which was or
dered, a number of senators came in,
so the call showed that sixty senators
were present.
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, said that
if all the harm had already been done,
as asserted by the two preceding
speakers, he did not see what obiec-
ton there could be in passing this
bill
Mr.. Aldrich interrupted him to as
sert that he had not claimed that all
the harm was done; on the contrary,
he believed it had barely commenced.
lie had said that the country was suf-
fering from paralysis of trade and
business
1.-THE term paralysis said Mr..
Palmer, Indicates a condition short
of death l understood the senator TO
say some time ago if Mr.. Cleveland
was elected it would paralyze the
country
IF the logical result of Mr. Cleve-
lands election is the passage of this
bill he is right in his premises" re
piled Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr.. Dolph asserted the Mckinley
law had raised the cost of the farm
ers' products, mentioning ham, lard,
bacon and other articles, even though
this was not a declared purpose of the
bill
The latter part of the day was occu-
pied with good natured bantering on
both sides of the cham Der and by a
silver speech by Mr. Stewart, and at
o'clock the senate adjourned on mo-
ton of Mr.. Harris.