The herald., 1894-04-28

seeks now rather ingloriously to retire. F"
! TGreat Democratic laughter.
81 made no proposition" replied Aid
rich, II simply asked a question"
| Democratic cries OF Oh Ohll ~ did
not cay for myself OF for any others on
this side of the house that We would &C.
cept the measure. NV proposition was
to take vote on the bill as it came from
the house, and | renew that PROPOSE
tion."
TELLER TAKES HAND.
"As understand this controversy" +"
said Teller, entering the discussion, "ths
senator from Rhode Island rendered an
inquiry to the other side OF the cham.
per. After consultation they answered
the query. No senator on that side OF
the chamber dares to assert that the
bill as 1t came from the house, or as 1t
came from the finance committee, is to
be that which is to pass the senate"
Were willing to vote on it" de-
clsred Gray.
"Oh," paid Teller, ''the senator
knowE the trick of the conference COM
mittees. He knows that in conference
it can be fixed By that 1t can be
made palatable to those on the Demo
cratic side TO whom It is now unssvory."
Cullom again rose to address the sen-
ate, when Harris asked what had be-
come of his request for unanimous con-
sent to accept the proposition OF the
senator from Rhode Island.
81 objected" ;" said Cullom.
"Oh," said Harris. in his drawling,
significant way.
VOORHEES, SHES HIS CASTOR.
Voorhees, again entered the debate
and declared that the statement made
by the senator from Rhode Island was
not true.
what statement :" asked Aldrich.
"The statement that amendments
have been agreed to on the pending
BILL" replied Voorhees,; 'the efforts
here to create the impression that a new
deal is being made. The senator from
Rhode Island taxes the senator from
New Jersey with being destitute OF
knowledge. Tine senator from Rhode
Island is a striking example of a man
speaking without any knowledge OF what
he is talking about. The statement
made by the senator from Rhode Island
is without truth, direct or implied"
II do not know what the senator
means by 'by having been agreed to-, ,"
said Aldrich. THAT is a subject which
he can put his own construction on.
That amendments have been agreed to
may not be true; but that they have
been considered in the majority OF the
committee, is true"
THAT is wide of the truth and is not
correct" declared Voorhees,.
II will leave that to be decided In the
course OF the events in the next few
days." replied Aldrich, and rested the
case on that.
cULLoM OPPOSES THE BILL.
Cullom was recognized and spoke in
opposition to the bill He said the
Democratic assumption that q tariff for
protection was unconstitutional, is in
effect an assumption that the constitu-
tlon may forbid the enactment of laws
necessary to the very existence of the
government. Cullom pronounced the
income tax Hand-bAgging proposition.
DoLPH's FIFTH INsrALLMENT.
Cullom spoke two hours and 20 min.
utes, and was followed by Dolph, who
gave the fifth installment of his speech,
but soon sank into the BACKGROUND to
allow Mcpherson to get into u contro-
versy with Frye and Aldrich.
At :25 the senate adjourned.
ALDKIUn oIIDu iI@DurSu.
After the incident on the floor, SEN
ator Aldrich said his reason for making
q proposition for a vote was that he
wanted to demonstrate that if a vote
could be reached on the house bill it
could not pass. II made the PROPOSE
tion," he added, with view of dem
onstrating by an actual test on the floor
Of the senate how idle the Democratic
platform is, and how impossible 1t is for
the party to pass such a measure as WAS
promised in the Chicago convention"
He said he would have the senate
know he was entirely willing that vote
ehould be taken upon his proposition to
vote upon the house bill as such, bat
that when it came to amending it, that
was another matter. my purpose" he
remarked, twas to show the Democrats
that they could pass no other than
protective bill, and | am sure they can
not,