The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-28

caucus and also what the Senator from
Ohio (Brice) may understand better than
would the Senator from Tennessee l
would not give an option of thirty days to
answer. [Laughter.] have been told on
credible authority since | asked that
question that last night the members of
the Finance Committee representing that
side of the chamber agreed to more than
800 amendments to the pending measure.
"Name your authority" exclaimed Vest.
81 think the Senator from Missouri
found out the day before yesterday he was
not well posted as to what was going on In
the Democratic side of the chamber" con-
tinued Aldricn. "He may be as ignorant
of what is now going on and before the
hour Of o'clock more than. 100 more
amendments may be made to the bill. Now
1 don't intend to commit myself to bill
know nothin G about. If the Senator Will
state a prop ositiOn to vote on the House
bill at an early hour next week | believe
that proposition will be accepted"
"WilI the acce tance of such proposition
exclude any offering of amendments by the
Finance Committee?" asked White of
California.
"Certainly." replied Aldrich.
'Does the Senator think that candid
proposition ?" asked White.
81 think it is perfectly candid" replied
Aldrich.
"The whole thing seems curious" per-
sisted White. Here it is half-past and
a proposition to vote on the bill at o'clock
is made and he (Aldricb) Is called on that
proposition-that is phrase which per-
haps he will understand [great laughter],
and now he proposes to fix on some day
next week to vote on the bill as it came
from the House without amendments, and
he thinks that a candid proposition. do
not"
1T is we'll understood that in the game
to which the Senator from California re-
fers." asserted Aldrich. "a man could
easily decide to call hand the next day.
always" TLaughter.]
'But few minutes have transpired." !"
replied White, land in view of the digni-
fed dilatoriness manifesto ed on that side of
the chamber, there can be no claim of un-
due expenditure of time on this"
Sufficient time has transpired to hold a
Democratic caucus" said Aldrich.
Gray remarked the proposition OF Al
drich was agreed to by the Senator from
Tennessee (Harris).
''As soon as the Senator from Rhode
Island chooses to back out of it let him do
it like a little man." said Harris. You
proposed to the Senator from Kentucky to
vote on the bill at o'clock. | have your
| language here tapping the official report.
which he had obtained from the official
reportsl. The very moment the Senator
from Kentucky took his seat l addressed
the chair. was recognized. and accepted in
good faith the proposition from the Sen
ator from Rhode Island. from which he
seeks now rather ipgloriously to retire"
| [Great Democratic laughter
Il made no proposition" replied Aid
rich. II simply asked question. Dem
ocratic cries of "Oh. Oh."] did not say
| for myself or for any others on this side
| Of the House that we would accept the
measure. My propostion was to take a
vote on the bill as 1t came from the Aouse.
and renew that proposition"
'As j understand this controversy" I"
| said Teller, entering the discussion, "the
| Senator from Rhode island rendered an
inquiry to the other side of the chamber.
After a consultation they answered the
query. No Senator on that side of the
chamber dare to assert that the bill as it
came from the House, or as 1t came from
the Finance Committee, is to be that which
is to pass the Senate"
"We are willing to vote on It," declared
Gray.
"Oh." said Teller. ''the Senator knows
the trick of conference committees. He
knows that in conference it can be fixed
BY that it can be made palatable to those
on the Democratic side to whom it is now
unsavory."
Cullom again arose to address the Sem
ate, when Harris asked what Lad become
of his request for unanimous con sent to
accept the proposition of the Senator from
Rock Island.
II objected" said Cullom.
"Oh," said Harris in his drawllng sig
nifcant way.
Voorhees, again entered the debate, and
declared that the statement made by the
Senator from Rhode Island was not true.
"What statement" asked Aldrich.
1.-THE statement that amendments have
been agreed on to the pending bil," re-
piled Voorhees,. "The efforts here are TO
CTedt0 tUo pToSSiOu ludL u6 Nv ueal Is
being made. The Senator from Rhode
Island taxes the Senator from New Jersey
with being destitute of knowledge. The
Senator from Rhode Island is himself
striking example of man speaking with
out any knowledge Of what he is talking
about The statement made by the Sena-
tor from Rhode Island is without truth,
direct or implied"
81 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 the
amendments have been agreed to may not
be true, but that they have been consid-
cred In the majority Of the committee is
true"
"That is wide Of the truth and is not
correct" declared Voorhees,.
Il will leave that to be decided In the
course of events in the next few days."
replied Aldricb. and rested the case on
that.
Cullom was recognized, and spoke in
opposition to the bill. He prom ounced the
,