The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-18
Provides for No More Tariff
Legislation This Session
A SPAsM OF SENSE.
Resolution Says it is Advisable
TO Adjourn at Once.
POpulists Vote for a Restoration
of Sugar Bounty.

WAsHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-When Senator
Harris resolution for the appointment of
Senator White of California, to the va
otncy on the finance committee, was laid
before the senate at 1915 Mr.. Manderson
rep Neb) said there would be no OBJ
lection to the resolution today, and ex-
piained that the opposition yesterday
contained no reflection on the senator
from California (Mr Whlte-)
AIr. Hill concurred with Mr. Mander-
son, and ex xpressed the hope that the res
olution would be passed 1t was then
adopted without division.
The Murphy resolution declaring
against further tariff legislation. went
over temporarily at the request of Dir.
German.
The resolution of Mr.. Gray dem. Del
insfructing the finance com mmiItee to re-
port back the free sugar bill with
amendment to strike out the One-elghth
dltferential on re1ind sugar, was laid be-
fore The senate.
Mr. Manderson offered an amendment,
instructing the committee to report
amendment providing for the sugar
bounty Of the existing law.
Mr.. Gray demanded division on the
question. Some debate occurred on the
parliamentary situation
Vice President Stevenson held that
the vote should be first taken on Nr
Manderson's amendment to instruct the
TO the free sugar bill providing fCr the
Mckinley bounty on raw domestic sugars.
Great interest was manifested in the
result of the roll call. The two Louis
lana senators and three P0pulists voted ia
favor Of the Henderson amendment The
Henderson amendment providing fer the
Mckinley bounty IN the free sugar bill
waa carried Il to p. The point Of no
quorum being then raised, the roll
was again called
The call developed the presence Of "a
senators. IL more than quorum.
The detailed vote was as follows:
4eas-AldrIch, Allison, Blanchard
Catfery, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Davis,
Dolph. Gallinger, Jones (Nevada) Kyle
Manss@-son. Alltcnell tOre.) Patton, Pef-
fer. Pettigrew, Platts Quay, Shoup and
Stewart-AOtal Zl-
Nays-Bate. Berry, Black burn, Cock
reli, Coke, Faulkner, George, German,
Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay,
Murphy, Pugh, Ransom. Turpie, Vest
Villas and White-Total 90.
The pairs announced were as follows:
The first named would have voted in the
affirmative if present Allen with Hill;
Wolc0tt with Brice; Proctor with Call:
Teller with Camden; Cameron with But
Ter; Squire with Daniels; Dubois with
Smith; Dixon with McLaurln; Frye with
Mills; Powers with Gibson; Wilson with
Gordon; Hale with Mitchell (Wis); Hans
brOugh with Palmer; Hawley with Pas
coe; Higgins with Jones ark; Hoar
with Morgan; AIcMillin with Irby; Nor
rill with MCPHERSON; Washburn with
Martin; Perkins with Roach: Sherman
with Voorhees,; Lodge with Walsh.
At the request of Senator German. the
Gray MandersOn resolution was temper
arily laid aside, Senator Aldrich stating
that he thought voting quorum would
appear i'm two hours
Senator n urphy then called up his
resolution declaring against further tariff
Legislation at this session.
Dir. Murphy offered an amendment to
his resolution declaring it to be the sense
of the senate that no further tariff legis-
lation should be considered AZ this session
and that II was advisable TO adjourn at
the earliest possible moment.
Without = word of de bate the vote was
taken on the resolution as modified and
it was adopted.
The vote in detail on the Murphy res
olution was as follows Yeas-Aldrich,
Allison. Blanchard, Gallery, Carey,
Chandler, Cullom, Davis. Dolphin, Gal
linger, Gibson, German. Jones New,
Kyle, Henderson, Mitchell (Oregonl.
Murphy, Patton, PETER, Pettigrew, Platt,
Pugh, Quay, Roach, ShOup, Smith, Stew
Nays-Bate, Berry. Blackburn. Cock
rell Coke, Faulkner, George Harris,
Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay, Ransom, Tur-
pie. eat, Villas and White-Total 16.
announcement IN the midst of which
Mr. Lindsay Dem ky-) offered a resn-
luton expressing it to be the sense Of
the senate that congress should not ad-
lourn until bill had been passed reliev-
ing and disseminating any duty on re-
lined sugar which would operate for the
benefit Of the sugar trust
he asked for the consideration Of the
resolution.
MI Henderson (Rep- Neh.) moved to
amend the resolution so as to instruct
the finance committee to report back the
amount of profit to be derived by the
whisky trust from the tariff bill now in
the hands OF the president
Mr. Sherman (Rep, O. took the floor
TO indulge, as he said. in some ssplain
talk" lie reviewed the blunders made
BY the Democrats in general conduct of
the long tariff fight The result Of the
blunders in detail, Mr.. Sherman said. was
that from fifty to a hundred very i'm
portant errors would be found in the bill
as It would be signed by the president
Already several Of great i'm Importance
have been discovered One Of them.that
providing for the free entry Of alcohol
used In the arts. would if not corrected
cost the government 20 or 80 millions Of
revenue annually.
All. Hoars the author Of the amend