St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-04
MERELY KILLING Time.
siMLESS PRETsNSE OF Tariff BILL
= DEBATE.
QUAY AND CHANDLER TALK.

The Pennsylvania Statesman OF.
fers to Let tho Senate Clerk
Make His Speech-Mr. Harris
Spoils That Schcme-Frivolous
Motions Lazy Ntzhugh, Fined
Basket OF Champagne.
WASHINGTON, May 8. When the
senate met today, OH motion OF Mr..
Sherman, the house bill to authorize
the commissioner of the general land
office 10 issue patent for Mace Gle
ments Survey 36S. in the Virginia mill
tary district in Ohio. was passed. AT
this point Mr.. Morgan refused to allow
morning business 10 proceed further.
He moved, i'll conformity with the spe-
cial order made ten days aLo, that the
senate go into executive session to con-
slider the Chinese treaty. The motion
was agreed 10.
The executive session lasted less than
half TN hour. The doors were reopened
at - O'Clock, and on motion of Mr.. Har-
riS the tariff bill was taken up immedi-
ately. Mr.. Allison suggested that the
change the date when the bal should 60
into effect from June to. June 500 in
the first line of the bill. which has been
ustensibly the pending subject of dis
cussion for ten days, should he passed
over. The date on which the bill should
take effect, he said. could be fixed best
lkter. Mi. Harris agreed to pass over
the amendIuG ut, In order to make prog
reSS.
Mr.. Quay, who was entitled to the
floor, then yielded to Mr.. Chandler.
Mr.. Chandler gave his idea of what the
tariff bill would have been had the
Democrats teen true to the Chicago
plattoi II, ana criticised the bill in its
present form as long remove from
that declaration of principles. In con-
Guiding. Mr.. Chandler read, with sarcas-
tic comment, the letter of President
Cleveland addressed to President
CEauncey +. Black. OF the League of
Democratic Clubs, inclosing contribI-
tiOn. Mr.. Cleveland, he said, was will
Ing 10 pay for the dissemination of his
noble and lofty sentiments and he
hoped that the Democrats of the senate,
taking counsel of their eminent leader,
would finally put aside their scramble
Tor protection to local OF personal inter.
estS. and make their bill conform to the
Democratic platform.
W hen Mir. Chandler took his scat Mr..
Quay resumed the speech which he has
been delivering i'll serial form for the
last TWO weeks. AT $3.50 p. m. Mr..
Quay asked the clerk TO read portion
of lis speech.
Mr. Harris, who had been alertly
watching, raised point of order against
the clerks reading a senator's speech.
MI Quay said that he was somewhat
fatigued, and thought short respite
Violate the rules.
Mr.. Harris replied rather sharply that
he was glad 10 afford Mr.. Quay any re-
lief III his power, but when the senator
from Pennsylvania Insisted upon a
working speech by day and by week he
would have 10 Insist that he make it
himself
"Oh. very WE'LL" retorted Mr.. Quay,
goou-humu,edly, III will proceed"
D"s t"SAS "iS iiiolO way tllul OllG Vi
obtaining a breathing spell in the SEN
ate. Mr.. Mitchell (Orsl Handy sug-
ges'cd the absence of a quorum. The
bells rang. The senators came in from
the Cloak rooms and coat rooms. and the
roll was called. Furty-six senators re-
sronded. The senators were getting
ready To return to the places whence
they had come when MIR. Quay moved
10 20 into executive session. Most of
them halted at the doors and answered
to their names, and McHugh (Ala.)
stretched himself cut on ole of the sofas
against the wall. When the roll was
caltd ne answered without arising
from his comfortable position.
Here. that wont do" said Senator
Hunton. of Virginia. in a voice loud
enough to be heard in the press gallery.
Every senator who answers to his
name. in recumbent position is subject
10 file of a basket of champagne.
The senators smiled and nodded ap-
provingly.
Mr.. Quay's motion was lost. SO to IL.
The hour of o'clock, the hour set for
the Democratic caucus, having arrived,
the senate at 4:O3, on motion of Mr.
Harris, adjourned until tomorrow at IL
q. III.