The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-22
REPUBLICANS UNEASY.
SaEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT rs BE-
ING DONE TO THE TARIFF.
rersonncI OF the Senate Finance Committee
sohjecs Of a Coiloqaisl Debste-No Quo
rum for Bland In a o House.

ate, IA which the petition Of remon-
etranccs against the Wilson bill was
the only thing noticeable, Mr.. Allen pop.
Neb) offered a resolution calling on the
Attorney General for a statement as 10
whether he had recently given TO the
Secretary Of the Treasury an official
opinion that silver certificates were not
the lawful money, and for copy Of
such opinion, and all correspondence on
the subject. With a slight verbal modih-
cation the resolution was agreed TO.
Newspaper Eeport Denied.
Nr. Voorhees,, chairman OF the Finance
Committee rose TO "a question OF persona,
privilege. and sent 20 the clerk desN anu
had read a Washington dispatoh 10 .N0
ph{ladciphia Press. containing STATE
mont ae 10 Democratic members on 'he
..,,,,,,fs.e. waiting on President 'leFe-
- ~ fhe White House, and receiving
tse,,,,@ti,ns as TO his desires on the sub
let of certain portions OF the bih'
Affer the dispatch was read Ai. V"t
- eaf1. The value Of that dispatch
49, tsre "a one OF the leading news
-.srere OF the United States, consists in the
80 mat there is not the slightest faint
81. trace of truth in a single word or
syllable IN il. Nothing OF the kind look
place. and nothing out OF which II could
BE- manufactured. ,,., ..,u
thread
fabric .of falsehood could have been
woven. But. so we so. And how are
we 10 help Il? | rise this morning to the
homeless task OF steaming current or
fnisstatenent. believing. however that II
will go on just the same. But the cir
cumstautlality Of this statement, lnVol-
Wing the President Of the United states,
was such and the circulation mat IL VIII
receive IS so extensive. that ! thought
IL nv duty 10 lay It before the public
and 10 start truth in its tardy race.
Things Of this kind lead me TO reflect
how much of falsehOod we beheve IN
history. I doubt If seven-tenths Of hui
man history is not untrue as written.
The correspondent Of this paper says that
De asked me a question and that 1
made an evasive answer. but that he was
in n position 20 state the facts, and then
he makes a statement which has no
foundation at an. j can only say IN
anticipation Of some question being asked
mo that we are doing our work pretty
rapidly and pretty well.
Mills or McPherson-which9
Mr.. Chandler asked Mr.. VOORHEES, 70
inform him and the Senate whether the
senator from Texas (Alr. Mils) or the
senator from New Jersey Air. McPher-
SOM was member Of the Finance Com
mittee
Mr. Voorhees, replied that the record
would show who constituted the COM
rniffce and that the senator
should look AT the record rather
than 20 ''speerlng' on with such
question, as 10 who were at work and
who were not at work. They were pretty
much an at work The senator from
Texas had done q magnificent work. and
was one Of the mainstays Of the com
faittee He voorhees, did no, know what
the senator from New Hampshire was
.lter, or what he was after half the
time.
Sir. Chandler said he thought his in
uuiry a perfectly proper one.
Mr. Voorhees,: 1 have no disposition 10
give a curt answer TO the senator from
New Hampshire but L viii say TO him
that We are doing our business IN our
own way, and that it is none of his
business Qauehter) lie is not a mem
Der OF the committee and has no duties
connected with it, We are hard at work
and doing the best We can.
Nr. Chandler: / beg 20 say that il IS
my business 10 know what the Finance
Committee i9 doing. lt has o bill before
81 which Is utterly destructive OF the
Industries OF New Hampshire
Mr.. Voorhees, said he was not TO be
betrayed into any loss of temper by any
thing which the senator from New Hamp-
shire might say.
SIT. Manderson (Rep, Neb) called at
tention 10 the newspaper statement that
air. Mcpherson had been somewhat dis
gruntled by the fact that ne had been
left OFF the subcommittee in charge Of
the bill and had a bin sent himself
from The Senate Chamber and from the
committee room. leaving the senator from
Texas 10 act ia his place.
Mr.. sherman Talks Sense.
Mr.. Sherman, one Of the Republican
members Of the Finance Committee. de-
c.ared that the tariff had not been con-
sIdered at all before the committee prop
er Tie had been informed that IL was
the custom 10 refer such bills. in the
first place. 10 subcommittee Of those
in favor of them, and he had no fault
90 md with the Finance Committee for
doing SO IN this instance
10 IS a matter OF family arrangcment
~ the other side desired to secure the
services Of the senator from Texas who
IS familiar with the tarin question. we
have no right TO groW or object NJ is
sufficient FOR me 20 say now that the tarin
bin has never yet been considered by the
Finance Committee. but H. no doubt Will
be in due time.
"Do YOU know who are. al this moment
members Of the Finance Committee Mr..
Chandler asked.
OF do" Mr.. sherman replied.
~ want TO know" said Alr Chandler.
whether the senator from New Jersey or
from Texas IS a member, or whether both
O. them are members"
Both OF them cannot be members"
said Mr.. Sherman. IL suppose that the
senator from Texas is now perfecting the
duty which had been performed by the
senator from New Jersey
SIR Platt rep. Comm interDosed with
remark that senators were entitled TO
know whether Mr.. Mills or Mr. McPher-
son WAS member Of the subcommittee
that was considering the tariff bill.
Senator Vest Explains.
Nr Vest. a member Of the Finance
Committee. asserted that there was no
such thing as q subcommittee on the
tariff bin. That statement. he said had
grown out OF the active and prolific imagi-
nation which characterized the modern
newspaper reporter What had been done
by the three senators tmeaning himself.
SIR Mills. and Mr. Jones, Of ArS) had
not been done under any appointment as
subcommittee. but because they ap-
lrceiatc1 the public necessity which
required the bill TO be- reported as speedily
as possible.
Let our friends on the other side
Ar Vest added. reserve their ordnance
nnhl that bill comes TO the Senate. 10
not DO them put their gigantic Intellect
at work OH this leather and pruncllu