Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-12
HILLS RESOLUTION.
Il Is Defeated Only BY the Vote Of the
Yice-PreSident.
MALONE DISAPPOINTED.
House Declines TO Accept tho Senate
Proposition Regarding Ills Printing.
Ofice site--Icmocratic Caucus.

House Declines TO Accept tho Senate
proposition Regarding Ills Printing.
Omce site--Democratic Caucus.
WASHINGTON. August il.--SENATE.-
To-day's proceedings In the Senate were
OF most interesting and exciting char
acter, involving as they did the success
or defeat OF all the tariff work OF the
session.; and II was only by the casting
vote OF the Vice-President that the Demo-
cratic party was saved from a bad re-
pulse, II not a complete overthrow
The day began with a debate upon the
resolution offered on Friday by Mr.. Hill.
ins,ructing the Senate conferrees on the
tariff bill TO report whether the confer
recs OF the two houses were likely
70 agree. and II not 20 report a disagree
ment. Mr. Hill modified his resolution
by inserting an addit onal clause requir-
ing the bin 10 be handed to the Secretary
of the Senate for such action as the SEN
ate might desire to take upon IL. Inc
significance OF this clause was that II the
bill were so delivered to the Senate the
has been rumorcd as one Of the POSSIBLE
ties OF the occasi0nD to agree 20 all the
Senate amendments. and thus have the
bin sent to the President without any
further action on the part OF the SEN
ate.
The debate for nearly two hours was d.
rected TO that phase OF the question. Al
last action was precipitated by motion
made by Mr. Cockrell 20 proceed TO the
consideration OF executive business. ~ ~
motion was justly regarded by MT nm
as hostile 10 his propo8itlon' anu
nromDtlv demanded the yeas ana nay
,,,h,'.a ,,.ore ,alnn and were watched with
tho most intense interest and excitement
nv senator's Of all parties. ana by an
immense crowd Of spectators In the eai-
leries. The result was announcer ny 'ne
Xtce-Prosident as yeas 70, nays 61-aiiu
ba nromptly gave his vote In the aiIlrilla-
live thus defeating the Hill resolution
for the time being. IT has now gone W
the calendar. whence II can ohIy De l"nen
bv a ma jority vote. although s'Hii'"'
resolution may be offered at any time
Resides the seventy senator's VINO No'eu
tbere were fourteen paired-the only sena-
tor left unaccounted for being Mr.. stewart
fponullst, of Nevada, who was present.
b,t maintained a position or strict heu-
tralitv. The three other Populst senator y
Ann KYLE. and Pener-with the two
Democratic senator's, Hi and MURPHY
voted with the Republicans All lhe otnet
Democratic senator's remained true 10
their party fealty. The most intense IN
terest and excitement prevailed on INC
floor and in the galleries as the Notc pio
crossed.
POSITION OF IRBY.
When n pair was announced between
Mr. Irby and Mr. Wilson Repnbncan)'
of Iowa, MIR Hill appeared 10 DOUBT the
detection of his supposed ally. ana de-
manded the authority for pairing MN
with Republican. The authority was
soon forthcoming. Mr.. Jones NemocraO,
Of Arkansas. produced and read two tele-
Grams which he had received from Mr..
Irhv one saving: please arrange a
noir FOR me in favor Of the bill" and the
other saving, "Pair me In favor OF the
free-sugar proposition, IL that comes up
In the Senate"
The roll-cau was finally completed. and
tho result figured up II was announced
| Nv the Vice President In these words: "On
| agreeing TO the motion to proceed 10 the
| consideration Of executive business the
yeas are 50 and the nays are %. The
| Senate is equally divided. Inc VICE
President votes aye
| treme tension which had seized upon
| senator's and spectators. The Vlce-Presi-
don't directed the galleries to be cleared
| and the doors 10 be closed, and thus end
| cd an incident which had threatened TO
| bring to naught the whole tariff work or
| the session.
The following is the vote IN detail:
| Yeas-Mossrs. Bate. Berry, Blackburn
| blanchard. Rrice Caffery, Call, Camden,
|
! son. Gordon. German. Gray. Harris, Jar
| Wis. Jones OF Arkansas. Lindsay, McIAu-
| rim, Martin, Mills, Mitchell OF Wiscon-
| sin. Palmer. Pasco, Pugh, Ransom,
| Roach. Smith. Turpie. Vest Villas. Walsh,
| and White-@5.
| Nays-Mcssrs. Aldrich. Allen. Allison,
| Carey. Chandler, Cullom Davis, Dixon.
| Dolph. Dubois. Frye. Gallinger. Hale,
| Hansbrough Hawley. Higgins. Hill, Hoar.
! Jones of Nevada. Kyle. Lodge, Mcmillan.
| Henderson. Mitchell OF Oregon, Murphy.
Patton. PETER. Perkins. Pettigrcw. Power.
| Proctor Sherman, Shoup, Teller, and
| Washhurn-35
The following senator's were paired: But
Ter and Cameron. Irby and Wilson. Hun
ton and Plat. Morgan and Quay. Nc
Phorson and Morrill,. Voorhees, and Vol
colt Daniel and Squire. Mr.. Stewart sat
mute.
The executive session was brief. and the
Senate, at 2l0. adjourned until Monday.
Mr.. HIS resolution, after its final
modification, reads as oliws: THAT the
conferrees on the part OF the Senate. who
are now considering the differences be
tween the two houses on the tarln bill
report TO the Senate If they are likely tc
come to an agreement, ana, If not, 70
report the principal items Of disagreement
delivering said bill to the Secretary OF th'
Senate for the further action of the sen
ate thereupon"
ALABAMA INVESTIGATION.
| Before going into the tariff matter. the
| Vice-Prcsilcnt laid before the Senate the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Chand
| Ter for an inquiry into the fairness OF th'
recent election in Alabama.
Mr.. Chandler remarked hat the count
Inc Of the votes I'm Alabama was not yF'
| finished. and that the senior senator from
that State had not returned 10 the city
lie. therefore, proposed To ask mat tfi'
! resolution might 70 over, retaining ~
position. lie expressed The hope that tn
resolution would be ultimately agreed 10
as he fear that otherwise there mieh
b. two legislatures. two Governors. anC
| three United States senators from Ala
bama. lie believed that WIKI a close ~
Vestigation Of the question by the com
mittce ou Privileges ana Elections, tina
great calamity 10 the state Cf NlabaHI'
would hp aVcriol.
AR Pugh said that there had been ~
Official report 81 the result Of last Mon
DAYS election In any county in Alabama
The returns involving members of IN
LEGISLATURE would he sent a. the J.. eisla
ture ne,l November; and the Legislature
would have the exclusive power TO dca
with the rights of members 10 their seats
There was 10 authority in organic o
statute Law for the proposed inVes igdfion
And. if there should he an investigation
h. was sure that nothing whatever would
be discovered TO authorize. justify, or sup
port H.
! Mr. Gray Objected TO Mr.. Chambers re
quest that ms resolution should lie owe
and retain its place. such an investiga
ton as II proposed would be long steI
in the direction Of Capitalization.
Mr.. Chandler thcreupon withdrew tn
resolution, and Immediately afierward
offered it anew. and IL n, under the rule
II went over TN MONDAY thus getting tn
better OF Mr. Gray's obi rtlon
The request % the fiousa for a con