The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-20
ADJOURNMENT IN ORDER.
Senate Adopts the Murphy Resolution
by Majority Vote
81 to 16.

Senate Adopts the Murphy Resolution
by Majority Vote
81 to Is.
Telegraphic specials, of Saturday
from Washington D. c., giving ac-
counts of that days session, in the
Senate, announce that the mem
bers of that body have decided that
there shall be no further legislation
over which there is contest at
this session of Congress, by adop-
ting Mr. Mnrphy's resolution to
that effect by a good majority. In
deedit is doubtful if anything could
have been done, even without the
adoption of this resolution, for it
was impossible to secure Il working
quorum on any party division, and
other Senators are about to leave
the city.
The resolution appointing Mr.
White, of California, a member of
the Finance Committee met with
no opposition and was agreed to
unanimously.
Mr.. Gray's resolution instructing
the cOmmitte on Finance to report
the Free Sugar bill Immediately
with an amendment putting fiat"
duty upon sugar did not fare SO
well, and went over without action,
owing to the lack of a quorum.
Another resolution was offered by
Mr.. Lindsay, declaring that it was
the sense of the Senate, Congress
should not adjourn without striking
out of the tariff bill the benefits it
gives the Sugar Trust, which was
amended by including the "Whiskey
Trust and as amended, it went
over under objection At 2;20 the
Senate went into executive session
and at $40 adjourned
When the Senate convened Sena-
tor Murphy called up his resolution
declaring against further tariff
legislation should be considered at
this session and that it was advisa-
BILE to adjourn at the earliest posi-
bic moment. Without a word of
debate the vote was taken on the
resolution as modified. The vote in
detail on the Murphy resolution
was as follows: Yeas-Aldrich, AL
lison, Blanchard Caffery, Carey,
Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Doph,
Gallinger, Gibson, German, Jones
New, Kyle, Henderson, Mitchell
(Ore.), Murphy, Patton, PETER, Pet
tigrew, Platt, Pugh, Quay, Roach,
Shoup, Smith, Stuart. Total, 81;
nays Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Cockrell, Coke, Faulkner, George,
Harris, Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay,
Ransom, Turpie, Vest, Villas and
White Total, IT,
This, of course, was regarded as
the death knell Of all hopes for
further tariff legislation, at this
session, so far at least as the Sen
ate is concerned. But the opposi-
tion,it appears, had ''reckoned with
out their host, " as the tariff leaders
in that body seemed determined to
die, if die they must, in the last
ditch, and with their faces to the
foe, as the following subsequent
special, from the capital city will
show;
Senator Harris, acting Chairman
of the finance committee has called
a meeting Of that committee for
1870 Monday, when, it is under
stood, the supplemental tariff bills
will be taken up and an effort made
to have them reported, notwith-
standing the Senates adoption of
the Murphy resolution declaring
against the practicability of all
efforts at further contested legisla-
ton during the present session.
The Democratic members Of the
committee say they do not consider
the action of the Senate on the
resolution as binding on the COM
mittee and they will make an effort
to have the bills reported at least.
Some of the Democratic members
who voted for reference are anxious
that the committee should act, as
action would Justify their course,
and they are hopeful that the Re
publican members will not antagon-
lie this business, in seeking to Sc
cure delay in committee.
pnTTTO TItcTTCE