The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-15
CANNOT HEAR WORKINGMEN.
The Senate Decides that The Tariff Debate
Must lot be Interrupted.
QUAY SPEAKS on lHE IAHIPP BILL.
Another Day Wasted In the House for the
Want of a 0uorum-Abssns Men,
bers Afraid OF Being Fined.


to-days proceedings was the venerable,
but always active and attentive senator
from Vermont. whose eighty-fcurth birth
day to-day is. Mr. Morrill, was congratu-
lated by several senator's Messrs. Hin
(N. W. Walsh (GaD. and Gibson CNid)
crossing over togetber from the Demo-
cratic to the Republican side OF the
chamber to present their congratulations,
and at the game ume Mr.. Walsh was
Introduced to Senators Morrill, and Sher-
man.
subsequently, Nir. Morrill, gave notice
that on Wednesday next he would ad-
dress the Senate on the tariff bill and
the income tax, ard Mir. Turpie gave a
like notice-his speech TO follow Mr.. Nor
iirs.
The resolutions heretofore offered by
Mr.. Quay. to give hearing i'm the Senate
chamber next Saturday 10 a committee
OF the Workingmen's Association Of the
United States i'm opposition TO the tariff
BILL was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. QUAY EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Quay explained his purpose in of
fering the resolution. which he thought
had better be disposed OF to-day. \ COM
mittee Of the association had failed in
obtaining a hearns before the Finance
Committee, and monster convention OF
some 1000 delegates was TO be held in
Washington next friday at which a
memorial and resolutions were TO be
adopted. II was proposed that next day
this memorial and resolution should be
presented to the Senate by a committee
Of u hundred. These gentlemen seemed
10 be very much IN earnest He believed
they were going to DO what they pro-
posed and the question was what was
the Genate going TO do about it, He had.
he said. discouraged them. He had told
them that they might as well attempt
to whistle back pack of hounds In full
chase after driven deer as to expostu-
late with the majority In the Senate
chamber. and try TO deter them IN their
mad chase against the productive In
dustries Of the country and against the
wages Of the workingmen. But they had
told him that then arrangements had
proceeded so far that 1t was too late TO
change them. When he first offered the
resolution ne supposed that the senator
from Tennessee GIarris). who seemed to
be master of all he surveyed, would, in
his benevolence, allow the Senate TO con-
clude its weekly session on Friday, so
that the committee OF the Workingmen's
Association might be heard on Saturday.
Mr. Galinger Rep.. n. H., offered a
substitute for the resolution (Which Mr..
Quay accepted), providing for recess
Of the Senate next Saturday from l
until y. A., to heor . committee OF
the w0rkingmen5 organization OF the
United States on the tariff bill.
Me. HARRIS has SAY.
Mr.. Harris disclaimed the ability 10
control any vote I'm the Senate, except
his own. and he was not sure that he
could always control that.
He suggested that the memorial and
resolution referred 10 might be laid be-
fore the Senate in the ordinary way, but
the idea of a mass meeting assembling
i'm the Senate chamber struck him as
novel and unprecedented.
Alr. Quay explained that the committee
Of the workingmen's association did
not propose 10 cOnfine itself TO the pre-
sentation of memorial or resolutions,
but would also accompany that with an
oral presentation of their views.
mo precedent / imagine" said Mr..
Harris. "can be found. from the day
that the Constitution OF the United States
WIS lAllll'u anu llllH hVfNi ilAH|nA VI rtil-
lied. for any such action as is proposed
by this resolution. and | think that the
time Of the Senate can be very much
more prontably employed in an earnest
consideration Of the subject matter, in
its legislative capacity, than by opening
its doors to "A general discussion by a
mass meeting OF the question pending
before MS. ! move that the resolution be
referred TO the Finance Committee"
"The proposition said Mr.. Quay. "has
been already before the Finance Commit
tee / want 10 have decisive action by
the Senate. What l ask Is not the judg-
ment of the Finance Committee but OF
the Senate as a whole
NOTION TO LAY oN THE TABLE,.
"Then / withdraw the notion cald
Mr.. Harris, "and move, In order TO bring
the Senate to a direct vote, to lay the
resolution on the table,
Mr.. Butler asked MIR. Harris TO with
draw the motion-an unbeatable one.
at the request Of the Senator fiom
South Carolina" said Mr.. Harris, II feel
constrained To withdraw the motion ana
to open the fiood-gates OF debate on this
great question"
81 do not want TO debate it, Mr. But
Ter was beginning TO explain, when Mr..
PETER broke in with statement tnat ne
desired to be heard briefly on the sub
ject
Mr.. Ganinger also expressed desire 20
join the discussion, and then Mir. Har-
ris asked whether Mr. Butler still de-
sired TO have the motion Withdrawn.
"No, sir" Mr.. Butler replied. in view
of what has transplred since / made the
request l will not persist
AnopTtn
Mr. Gallinger demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion. The vote vas taken.
and the resolution was laid on The table
yeas, "a; nays, 9-as Follows:
Neas-Allen, Bate. Blackburn, Blanch-
ard, Camery, Call. Carey, Cockrell, Coke,
Daniel, George, Gibson, German, Harris,
Hawley, Hoar. Irby, Jones tArk), Kyle,
Lindsay, Lodge. Mcmillan, Manderson,
Morgan, Morrill,. Palmer. Pasco. Proctor.
Pugh. Sherman. Smith. Turpie, Vest. and
Walsh-3i
Nays-Davis. Dolph. Dubois, Frye, Gal
linger Hansbrough, PETER, Power, and
Quay-9
The further urgent deficiency bill was
taken up. and after some more discus
sion as TO the censorship Of papers pre-
pared by special agreement by the Con-
sul's Bureau. the bill was passed with
many amendments.
The bill, as passed by the House. ap-
propriated about si.2is,OOo and the amend
ments Of the Senate increase that amount
to S,75 900.
The tariff bill was taken up at p. NJ,
and Mr.. Quay addressed the Senate In
opposition to it. Mr.. quay speech com
prised very voluminous statistical tables
extracted from the census reports giv-
Ing details as to the capl'a' invested,
emnloyed. and wages paid. in
varinnn A.--.h.. nf manufactures. The