The Washington times., 1894-05-13
HALE CHARGES TREACHERY
He Declares the Present Senate Bill
Is Only Dummy.
ANOTHER FOR THE CONFERENCE
Chandler's Search for Principle Leads Him
to Suggest collars and Cuffs Basis for
the Tariff -Dreary Day for the Democrats.
Some Amendments Passed.

There were less than half dozen Senators
in the chamber yesterday when the hour OF
| assembling, II o'clock, had arrived, and not
| for twenty-five minutes could the presence OF
quorum be discovered by single vote.
When the discussion of the tariff bill was
| begun at 12 o'clock Senator Jones immedi-
| ately announced that he would withdraw the
rs per cent. on tannic acid proposed by him
and yield to the sarcastic suggestion Of the
Republicans that the duty was too high by
making it 60 per cent.
Senator Voorhees,. in answer to Senator
Henderson, made somewhat lengthy state
ment relative to the printing of the replies re-
ceived by the Finance Committee in regard
to the chemical schedule. He explained that
at the outset of the consideration of the tariff
bill by his committee there was a general
clamor for verbal hearings. At first it was
thought that these requests could be complied
with, but after due consideration it was found
that years time might be consumed in
listening to appeals from industries deeply
interested and the committee reluctantly de-
cided to deny hearings. But it was not the
intention OF the committee to cut of informa-
tion or statements from interested sources.
and so these circulars were addressed to firms
all over the country. He knew the answers
would be mainly in the interest of protection.
The testimony which had poured back on
the committee in response to these circulars
had not surprised him. Yet he wanted to
give them chance to speak; their replies
were welcome; they were received and read
sometimes when the committee had time;
but it was manifestly impossible for one man
to read sift. and master all this mass OF testi
mony. That was why he had replied to Mr..
Hoars lecture on good manners that his ques-
tion the other day was absurd.
III the Senator will pardon me-" inter-
rupted Mr.. Hoar, Il will say that never at
tempted to lecture the Senator from Indiana.
He is too hopeless u subject"
when recall the lecture given the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts by n former member
of this body" replied Mr.. Voorhees,. recalling
the bitter speech of David Davis during the
electoral count contest of 1886, nothing he
can say can disturb me-"
The debate was continued in desultory
manner, Mr.. Chandler. rs on yesterday, in
dulging in some fine sarcasm at the expense
of his political adversaries. The Democrats
of the Senate said he, reminded him of some
labor agitators up in New England who were
trying to break into public Office. They were
arranging for their campaign when one OF
them suggested that they had not enunciared
any principles.
..Oh, never mind principles" replied the
chief agitator 1--WE will fix up some princi-
pies after we get into Office
This appeared to be the condition OF affairs
on the Democratic side, Mr.. Chandler sug-
gested, making the application of the story.
The Democrats just now were trying to urge
through a bill that had no principle al its
base. After they got it through he presumed
their ingenuity would suffice to fix up some
principles that would be about right.
..vha napnnnratia ~ ~ ta1 "
Harris, ''believes in tariff for revenue and
with such incidental protection as revenue
duties afford. The Republican party be-
lieves in a tariff for protection, with such
revenue to the government as is incidental to
protection"
After some further attempts to get the Ten
nessee Senator into colloquy, this gentle
man peremptorily refused to join in ..time-
killing" At last Mr.. Hale concluded an
ironical Characterization Of the Democratic
side with a rather sensational announce
ment.
1t was time for few plain words he said.
Intimations had been received on the Repub-
lican side of the chamber. not only from the
other side. but from the high priests of tariff
reform in other quarters. that the programme
involved in the presentation of the last series OF
amendments from the Finance Committee,
making the bill an entirely new one, was for
the purpose Of greasing its way through the
Senate. Then, after it has gone out of the
supervision OF the Senate, it is to be thrown
into a conference committee-a committee os-
tensibly representing both houses of Congress.
but in reality committee having autocratic
powers.
There the intimations tell US it is the
scheme to give away all the Senate amend
ments. and the Wilson bill with all of its in
congruities is to be returned for the approval
of the Senate.
DC I,.ct nf thn
was to be given up in conference. If the coCn-
try had been encouraged by false evidence of
repentance. then he notified the Democrats on
the other side Mr.. Hale said this with i'm
pressive emphasis) the bill would never go
through the Senate. The spirit now exhibited
on the Republican side would change. he
ssid and the minority would find some means
to defeat the bill.
Senator Aldrlch was promptly on his feet
in mock defense Of the Democrats. Mr.. Hale
ought to krow better than to heed newspaper
stories. Then, calling for the attention OF Mr..
Brice, who was passing out of the chamber,
the Rhode Island Senator. suggesting that
that gentleman knew how very unreliable the
newspapers are could. perhaps. give some in
formation on the subject, as the chief of the
so-called conservatives.
Il know nothing OF anv such understand
ing or agreement" replied Mr.. Brice, laconic-
ally
docs the Senator's reply apply as well to
the inquiry of Mr.. Hale as MYSELF" asked
Mr.. Aldrich.
at does" declared Mr.. Brice "I will say
further that l have no understanding or
agreement with any one concerning this bill
as whole. or any Of the amendments
sir. Chandler was the next Republican actor
and he played his wel-known role of the
past few days. He does his style OF acting
with consummate art that makes it pity
that he did not choose the stage as his occu-
patton, instead Of wasting his efforts in the |
Senate.
The New Hampshire Senator began by |
commencing the high rate of duties allowed |
on collars and cuffs. What we needed was |
the whole bill on a collar and cuff basis. |
This was the principle she Democrats had |
been seeking for and they ought to carry it |
out.
The Republicans then paid dear for their |
temerity in criticising the excessively high rs |
per cent. rate on tannic acid. Mr. Jones' |
making it 60 was passed by n |
vote Of 80 to IL, and the Aldrich amendment |
was Voted down.
On the next amendment, reducing the duty |
IN tartaric acid from 10 per cent. to 20 per
cent. the vote failed to develop quorum. |
Mr.. Plat wanted to adjourn, but the Tennes-
zee Senator declined. The amendment was
agreed to without division, and another
amendment changing duty to cents specific |
vas with difficulty voted down.
The next paragraph, concerning alcoholic
,erfumery, had duty of 80 per gallon, the
House bill being % per cent. and the Jones
amendment so per cent. Mr.. Jones tried to
withdraw this increase. but finally offered to
ct it stand If the Republicans would vote
ahata h,vN IT,