The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-14

which was agreed 70. .approprlatiag 1850
sary by the unprecedented coinage OF gold
at that mint.
and reports prepared for the census was
again taken up and discussed by Air. Man
III O'Clock, when the urgent denciency
bill was displaced by the tariff bill. and
o Mr.; PsfIer resumed his speech; Al its
speech he described the EVENTS and poll
cies which produced the Republican party
and on which that party still stood.
While discussing the question OF duties
on live stock and agricultural articles IN
Mr.. Gray. who asserted that farmers were
not affected beneficially by a protective
articles in the Mckinley bill were put in
as sop 10 the farmers. who did not know
that they could not DE benefited by pro-
Mr.. Mitchell inquired why the Demo-
cratic party had put duty OF s. per cent
on rice, II protective duty on farm prod
ucts did not protect
THE Democratic party had not done So"
I've wen. why did the committee put a
Mr. Mitchell.
fore cannot answer" was Mr.. Gray's re-
ply, who then went on 10 say thu when
like the Mckinley bill, which was founded
on avarlce and fraud, various devices had
to be resorted to to placate the avarice or
the protected individuals.
Senator Aldrich expressed the hope that
Senator Gray would endeavor 10 remove
the excrescences the bill IL came
Senator Mitchell resumed his speech,
dwelling the agricultural features OF the
bill and arraigned the Democratic party for
placing so many farm products on the free
list. In conclusion Mr.. Mitchell quoted
| in 1881 to show that he was once a pro-
| tectionist. He then gave startling list or
| calamities and disasters which had aiiilct-
| ed the country since Clevelands inaug-
uration, describing In glowing terms the
prosperity of the country under the pro-
| tective system, and wound up as follows:
no definite. well-recogniZed principle or pol
Icy of customs taxation. IL Is neither free
| trade nor protection, and yet IL Is Doth.
| But one consideration seems TO have been
| uppermoSt in the minds OF its makers, ana
that is. how shall We frame this bill, where
in shall we make IL free trade and where
| in protection, TO assure US OF enough
| votes TO secure its passage? This, Mr..
President, is craftsmanship OF the highest
order. The bill is sectional in the extreme
| in its general makeup, giving protection 70
the products ana industries OF one secti9n
! word the pending bill is a legislative
monstrosity, with the head of a man, the
| arms of a dragon, the tail of a fish and
the claws of bear 1t is un-American, I'M
democratic, unrepublican. IL is a danger
| Gus menace to the prosperity and general
| walfare of the people OF the United states,
| and hence 1t is that the voice OF patriot
ISM of Americanism, OF republicanism, and
| of real Democracy demands that il be
| strangled in the legislative womb and never
be permitted to be born"
At the conclusion of Mr.. MitchelFs speech.
a few minutes after o'clock. Senator
and demanded the yeas and nays. Pend
| ing this the Vice President laid before the
Senate message from the President trans
| hitting some Hawaiian correspondence.
| The motion of Mr.. Chandler was lost. but.
| no quorum having voted, the vote being y
4 a -
| the Senate was ordered, which showed the
| presence of exactly quorum.
| Senator Hill inquired how many pairs
| were announced, and being told that there
| that the records showed the names OF a
| quorum, for thirty-si1 had voted and nine
| more had answered TO their names and an
nounced their pairs, thus showing the pres
| ence Of forty-five, or two more than a
: quorum.
Some amusement was awakened by this
| to the Senate, and Senator Hoar inquired
whether Mr.. Hill had made the point
| simply to pay a tribute TO the wisdom OF
| the late Speaker OF the House CAir. Reed.)
| Senator Quay also inquired whether he
wished to suggest the adoption Of Reed
II do not admit that Mr. Reed has any
| monopoly Of such a simple rule as this,
and which may be. applied in any parlia-
Does not the Senator from New York
claim the prior right of discovery in
GpIred M, Mr. Shandler- daughter9 -
the question as 10 whether or not quorum
had been shown to be present by the last
vote nS ad ar adn w ila as soon
Mr.. CoclIrell. who moved that as il was
then too late TO do any bushes the Sen
was agreed to and the Senate according
| ly did not learn whether the Vice President
| held that a quorum was present. After a
short executive session the Senate ad-