Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-04
Sc NATE AND HOUSE
Mr.. Quay Again Takes up His Speech
Against the Tariff Bill
The Confederation Of the River and
HarbOr Bill Continued in
the House.

AhSAS was a SOOo ucdl VI dCllNlly OIL Tie
democratic side Of the aisle when the Sem
ate met today. Senator German, chair
nan Of the democratic caucus, calm, suave
and tmperturable,' was the center of one
group and Senator Jones of Arkansas of an
other. The action Of the caucus last night
" as evidently the subject under discussion.
Before any business could be transacted
Mr.. Allison Qowa) suggested that perhaps
1t might be well to ascertain officially the
presence Of a quorum. and the roll was
called, developing the presence of forty
eight Senator's
Mr.. Harris, who hal charge of the tariff
bill, was not in triiing humor, and at the
outset he announced in emphatic tones
that II business We're to be done by unani-
nous consent it must be without debate, or
he would interpose an objection.
Mr.. Hunton Wa.) then asked unanimous
consent to consider the bill to remit the
penalties on the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius.
Mr.. Chandler. who was formerly Secre-
history in connection with the inception of
these dynamite cruisers. when Mr.. Harris
rose ominously in his place ana warned the
Senator that there mrst be no debate
Mr.. Chandler protested in half joking
tcne against being cut OF in the middle of
a sentence, and was inclined to make game
of the Senate martinez, whereupon Mr..
Harris interjected an objection and abrupt
~ HlONeu tndt the senate proceed Win the
consideration of the tariff bill.
Senator Quay Resumed His Speech.
The motion was agreed to- and Mr.. Quay
took the floor and resumed his speech be-
gun three weeks ago today. His subject
today wss still sugar, its production and
manufacture.
An Executive Session.
few minutes before o'clock. after Mr..
Quay had held the ficor two and a half
hours. Mr.. Squire CWash.y blandly suggest
ed the absence of a quorum. The roll was
called and flfty-one Senators responded.
Immediately upon the announcement Mr..
Harris, In accordance with the understand
ing reached. moved to go into executive
session. The motion was carried without
division. and at 1 :5S the doors were closed.
THE HOUSE.
Promptly after the reading Of yesterdays
Journal the Speaker laid some bills from the
Senate before the House. among them House
bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating
liquors In the District of Columbia. Mr..
Heard. chairman OF the committee on the
District OF Columbia, moved that the Sen
ate amendments be non-concurred in and a
conference requested. which was agreed to
and a conference ordered.
There was some misunderstanding in the
administration Of the new quorum-counting
rule this morning. The Speaker told Mr..
by tellers yesterday as being present and
not voting and his name had been called
again to give him another opportunity to
vote.
Mr.. Hepburn stated that he had come into
the House after his name was called ard
did not know he could vote.
River and HarbOr Bill Again.
At 1920 o'clock the House went into COM
mittee Of the whole, on motion of Mr.
Catchings. for the purpose of considering
the river and harbor bill (Mr. Hatch in the
chair. The clerk began reading the bill by
paragraphs for amendment. and several
committee amendments were offered by Mr..
Catchings and adopted most of them simply
setting aside certain sums of the amounts
appropriated for specific improvements, with
out increasing the amount appropriated.
The amount to be appropriated for Os-
wego n. Y, harbor was increased from
$21.UO to $3I 200, $4,000 to be used in re-
pairing the breach in the breakwater.
Mr.. Mallory (F'la.) sought to have the an
preparation for Apalachicola bay and river
raised from $4,000 to $4,000. but 1t was
not agreed to.
The appropriation for the outer harbor
at Michigan City, Mich, was reduced from
$4,000 to $1,000. and the sum taken from
that appropriation was added to the appro-
priation for inner harbor at the same point
making 1t $4,000.
Mr.. Boen (AIinn.) offerd an amendment
approprfatfng the sum of $4,000 for a sur
vey of the Red river of the North which
was defeated.
Mr.. Quay read from manuscript In a low
voice, an account of the sugar refining pro-
cesses In various countries, going into the
most minute detcils. Those Senators who
remained In the Chamber busted themselves
with their correspondence. From time to
time, as on yesterday, Mr. Gallinger of
New Hampshire relieved him by reading
long extracts from volumes bearing on