The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-18

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b modified 30 - 70 give the committee
jurisdiction NOS only Of charges in connec-
ton sitA the tarsfl bill. bus Of oil isgisia-
faon. THIS suggestion failed 70 secure
approval
a. no rssponss had bssn made 70 Aliens
insinustiou about senator's specuiasing in
sugar stock daring the consideration Of
tns tar16 bill he prsssnted At this point .
formal amsndment 70 include the charges
II the inquiry. II uas accepted By Lodge
and then, without division. iust - the
morning hour expired. the resolution vas
adopted.
As amended the resolution IL ~ foslows:
WHERKAa Ii has been ssased in the
SAN. newspaper published In New York.
snat ortoee have been offered to certain
senatofs to induce them to vote againss
sne pending tariff bill; and
WHxRxAs, IL has also been stated in .
similar article in the Press. : nswsrsper
puoilshed in Phtiadeiphsa. that the sugar
scneoule has been made mp - is stands in
the proposed amendment in consideration
OF large sum Of money paid for the cam.
paixn purposes of the Democratic party;
therefore, b it
At1usS<Us AneS > commflfoo OF 0ye sem
ators be appointed to investigate these
charges and to inquire. further. whether
any contributions have been made by tho
sugar trust or any person connected there
wstn 20 any political party tor campaign
oreicction purposes or 20 secure or defeat
legislation. ana whether any senator has
been or y specuIating in what are known
q sugar stocks during the consideration
OF the tariff bill now before the senate.
Ia fxs a
papers and TO administor 0aths.
kfsotrcd. Further. that said committee
D authorised to investigate and report
upon any charge or charges which may b
hisd before IL. alleging that the action Of
any senator has been corrnptiy or inn
properly indusncsd in the consideration OF
said bill, or that any attempt has been
made 70 influence legislation"
The bribery question being disposed Of
Tor the time being. the tariff bti Wos taken
up and Gaiiinger for An hour and Q
quarter continued his review Of general
tariff legislation. He then yielded 70 Hig-
gins. who spoke 1t length on the effect Of
protection pricea
On Jones' motion cents per pound on
ultramarine blue was substituted for 20
per cent, the rate liked when the bill was
hrst reported to the senate.
The Jones amendment to change the
rate OF cents per pound on vsrmiIlion red
made of lead to 25 per cent Was agreed to;
also tho amendments fixing the rate on
Paris white. dry, at u Of cent. ground in
oil At 1 cent and on oxide Of zinc and
white zinc paint at cent per pound.
The Jones amendment TO substitute Is
cents per pound for 10 per cent on hydri-
odats and iodide Of potash was agreed to.
The Jones amendment Increasing the
rate on red and yellow prussiate from 20
to Is per cent was agreed "a.
At $50 the vice president announced
the appointment Of the following COM
mittss In accordance with the tsrms Of the
Lodge resolution: Gray. Lindsay, Lodes.
Allen and Davis.
At6 o'clock Harris. the door manager
Of the tariff bill. moved that the senate
take recess until tomorrow, with the
intsntion Of continuing the legislative
day. and for the consideration OF the
tariff bill TO the exclusion OF all leRisla-
tive businsss. This meant the beginning
q tho poIisy Of dursso that has
uiN0U famous ~ ttruxeio over
the Federal election bTlt, the bill
TO repeal the Sherman Law and
all other big legislative contests In the
senate. The Republicans, under the lead
srship Of Mandsrson, resisted, vainly aYRu.
ing that they did not ssek to delay action
on the tariff bill. They used the usual
filibustsring methods Of breaking quorum
by refusing to vote. although certain Of
their Western colleagues declined 70 Join
In the fiiibustsr. At 7:3O motion 70 ad.
journ was votsd down by the Democratic
side.
Both sides by this time had evidently
concluded to 'ssit Il ont" They prepared
for . siegs. They smoked in cloak rooms
and chstted on the door. Palmer regaled
those who gathered about him with his
inimitable stories. Occasionally several
senators would cluster about Harris and
listen TO his crisp pointed and sometimes
very caustic Characterization Of the situa-
tion.
About 3 o'clock Chandler disturbed this
manner Of things By inquiring whether he
could proceed with some remarks he de-
sired to make on the pending bill. White
replied sarcastically that he could il ne
would confins his remarks to castor oil.
Faulkner, in the chair. ruled that no re-
marks we're In order pending the absence
Of . q uorum.
his report, which showed that Of the
abssptsss on the roll call ten senators
we're absent from the city, twenty-five
could not b. found. one, Morrill,, had de-
ciined 70 attend and ninstssn were either
present now or had reported that they
would Immediately respond. This did
not satisfy Mr.. Harris. He Was In favor
of adopting more heroic measures. He
sentees.
At 1870 o'clock. after sitt ing eleven and
. half hours. and after some very sharp
and plain talk on both sides, the Repub-
licans succeeded In forcing an adjourn
ment, although the battle Vas in reality .
drawn one.