Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-28

liable authority. that last night the
members OF the finance committee rep
resen;ing that side OF the chamber
agreed TO more than 800 amendments to
the measure"
Mr. Vest; Name your authority"
Many Amendments.
Mr. Aldrich replied Il think thai
the senator from Missouri found out the
day before yesterday he was Wen od
vised as TO what was going on on the
Democratic side Of the chRmber. He
may be as ignorant OF what Is now 60
ing on, and before the hour OF o'clock
more than a hundred more amendments
may be made to the bill, Now, do not
intend 10 commit myself or anyone else
to a bill 1 know nothing about. II the
senator will state proposition TO vote
on the house bill az an early hour next
week believe that proposition will be
accepted"
"Wlll the acceptance Of such a prop
osition exclude the ofering OF any
amendments by the finance commit
tee2" asked Senator White OF Cali
fornla.
Certainly" said Mr. Aldrioh
Does the senator think that can
did propositon2" asked Mr. white,
81 think It is perfectly candid" said
Mr.. Aldrich
lie Was Called.
1.-THE whole thing seems curious" per.
sisted Mr.. White. Here It is half past
one and a proposition TO vote on the
bin at O'Clock Is made and the aena.
tor CAldrlch) is called on that PROPOSE
tion-that Is a phrase which perhaps
he will understand great iaughter)-
and he has declined to respond great
laughter, and now he proposes 70 az
on some day next week 10 vote ON the
bin AS It came from the house without
amendments. and he thinks that cam
did proposition. do not"
ut Is wen Understood that In the
game the senator from California re-
fers." asserted Mr.. Aldrloh, "a man
could easily decide 10 call a hand the
next day always" G.auEhter)
"But a few minutes have transpircd."
said Mr.. White, land In view OF the
that side OF the chamber there can be
no claim OF undue expenditure Of time
on this"
"suHlcient time has transplred to
hold a Democratic caucus" said Mr..
Aldrich
Mr.. Gray remarked that the propo-
sition OF Mr.. Aldrich was agreed to by
tho senator from Tennessee Ont. Har-
ris) as soon as the senator from Ken
lucky had taken his sent.
"If the senator from Rhode Island
chooses to back out of It let him DO II
like a man." said Mr. Harris delib-
erately. you directly proposed TO the
senator from Kentucky to vote on the
bill at 8 o'clock have your language
here" tapping the official report which
he had obtained from the Official re-
porters. THE very moment the SEN
ator from Kentucky took ms scat
addressed the chair, wan recosniheu'
and accepted in good faith. the propo-
sitlon Of the senator from Rhode Island
from which he seeks rather ingiorionsly
to retire" Great Democratic laughter0
81 made no proposiuon' de'lareo
Mr.. Aldrich. u simply asked a ques-
ton" democratic cries Of Oh, oh)
II ala not say for myself or for others
on this side OF the chamber that we
would accept the measure, My propo-
sitlon was to take a vote on the bin as
It came from the house and ! renew
that proposition"
AS understand this controversy
said Mr.. Teller. entering the discus
sion, "the senator from Rhode Island
rendered an inquiry to the other side
of the chamber. After consultation
they answered the query. No senator
on that side OF the chamber dare TO
assert that the bill as 1t came from the
house. or as 1t came from the finance
committee is the bill that is to pass the
senate"
I'VE are willing to vote on It now"
declared Mr.. Gray.
"oh." said Mr.. Teller. 1.-THE senator
knows the tricks OF conference COM
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