The record-union., 1894-04-12
A TRUCE IN The SENATE.
Hours Agreed Upon For Consider
alton of the Tariff Bill.
THE LOWER HOUSE AGAIN IN A
DEADLOCK.


Submitted to the Secretary of State
For His Approval-Commano Oh
the Vessels Ordered 60 Report For
Duty.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN-
WASHINGTON, April ia truce en-
tered into between the opposing forces
to-day in the Senate, whereby 1t was
agreed that for the present week the de-
bate on the tariff bill should be confined
to the hours between l and O'Clock each
day and during that time. should there be
no interruption by roll-calls or for any
other cause, was the result OF an under
standing, first among the Democratic
leaders and secondly between the RepuD-
licans. The general impression abou tine
Senate is that the agreement entered into
Will probably continue about fortnight,
but Senator Harris has not agreed to ex-
tend the time above week, Tor the rea-
son that he did not wish to be bound oy
it when it became apparent legitimate
debate was exhausted. I'VE may wish to
extend the hours at any time, at first to
6, then possibly to 7, s and and II
O'Clock, and after that all night. and TO
provide for sitting continually" sald ne.
81 can't say, he added, "when we shall
undertake TO make the changes. W hen
it is evident legitimate debate is con-
Guided we shall press the consideration
with all the means at our command un-
der the rules Of the Senate"
The agreement made between Senators
Harris and Aldrich went into effect to-
day, and from l to the tariff bill was
under discussion, and Senators Hale ana
Peffer spoke against it.
The time of the Senate from II to and
from 3 to P. NJ, when it went into eX-
ecutive session, was taken up in con-
sideration of the urgency deficiency bill,
but without reaching any conclusion IN
regard to 1t.
Senator Hale concluded his speech at
3:I5, and Senator PETER took up his
speech again, which was interrupted last
Thursday When Mr.. PETER began the
second installment of his speech there
was fair attendance of Senators on both
sides OF the chamber, but they gradually
melted away, and at one time there was
only one Democrat, and one Republican
and one Populist visible on the floor.
During Mr.. Peffer's speech, Mr.. Quay
made the point of no quorum, when Mr..
Harris regarded that Senator's question
a violation of the agreement reached
that the tariff bill should be considered
between l and o'clock each day without
any dilatory motions.
Mr. Henderson agreed with Mr.. Harris
on understanding OF the agreement, but
MIR. Quay explained that he did not
understand that there had been any
agreement, and asked leave TO with
draw his suggestion. But the ball had
been started rolling and could not be so
easily checked.
M, .af1 hlafI dor and
that an agreement between Senators Har-
ris and Aldrich bound the rest of the
Senate and he, for one, would move an
adjournment or executive session to OBJ
tain quorum.
Senators Henderson and Harris ex-
planned that according to The universal
usage of the Senate an agreement by
unanimous consent bound all Senators,
whether they were present when the
agreement was reached, so Mr.. Wolcott
subsidized.
Dolph made point of order that the
question of quorum having been raised
could not be withdrawn, and the presd-
ing officer. Allen of Nebraska, sustained
the point, despite Quay's objection.
Enough Senators came in during the
roll-calI to make a quorum.
PETER then resumed his speech and
said the bill Disseminated against the
farmer and that the only thing the agri-
cultural classes asked was that they
should receive protection as the manu-
facturer did. He said it was out of order
TO call the Wilson bill a tariff measure
and he criticised free wool, claiming the
farmer was not benefited, nor was any,
one else. The pending bill was not a bill
for protection nor for revenue, and the
Democracy could take no pride in its
passage.
pended, and the Senate took up the ur-
pency deficiency bill, which was dis
cussed without action until 6 o'clock,
when the Senate went into executive ses-
sion. at the conclusion of which it ad-
journed, at 6:Zo.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, April 1l.-Mr. Reed
held the House at bay for an hour and
half to-day, on motion to discharge the
warrant issued to the Sergeant-at-Arms
during the fight over the contested cleo
tion cases. to arrest absentees. The Re-
publicans, under his leadership, refused
10 vote, and the Democrats being unable
to muster quorum, yielded to an adj
iournment. The Democrats fear this
move on the part of Mr.. Reed is in pur-
suance of a carefully formulated plan to
force the constant attendance of Demo-
cratic quorum hereafter. The Republic
cans deny that any such plan has been
agreed upon.
The business of the House is we'll ad-
vanced, and if such scheme was carried
into effect the Democrats say they will
have ample time to transact their routine
business before the Senate disposes of the
tariff bill.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal to-day the House got into dead
lock over a technical parliamentary ques-
tion. the Republicans not voting and the
Democrats lacking thirty-three of a quo
rum. No business could be transacted,
and at l:40 the House adjourned.
The prospects are not bright, according
to the prominent Democrats in the House.
that voting quorum will be secured to-
morrow on the motion TO vacate the order
to arrest absentees, which was the cause
of to-d3y's trouble. according TO one OF
the leaders who was questioned, it may
be necessary, in order to secure quo
rum TO vacate this order, to renew the
order itself.