The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-01
TARIFF DEBATED FOR I HOURS.
Walcott and Harris Become iRs
voIved in a Discussion.
Turpie Accuses Aldrioh, "Three Lies
Gross. Palpable"-Quay Continues His
Debate But Speaks Only n Short Time
The Amendments Which VIII BIS Made
to tho aleasure.

WASHINGTON, April 30.- In the Senate
to-day Wolcott promptly brought on
tho tariff discussion In the morning
hour by asking Harris 'if 1t is not faia
to us that he should inform us whether
or not this is the bill on which we shall
be called upon to vote. It is not fair to
us that we should be called upon to vote
for section after section if the knowl.
edge rests within the heart of the
finance committee, or any member of It,
that there are changes contemplated.
~ understood tho Senator from Ten.
nessee tho other day to deny indig-
nantly that there were to be any
changes. do think that those OF uS
who want TO help get the question sets
tied are entitled to know whether or
not this is the bill on which we are to be
called upon Co vote"
Mr.. Harris-"I stated to the Senate
recently, and l am ready to restate 10
here and nov, and at all times, that T
am ready to compromise conflicting
opinions, and am willing to make mod
ihcations where they are absolutely necs
essary in order to pass the bill. Ex-
actly what those amendments are to be
am not prepared to tell the Senate"
Teller joined in WoAcott's suggestion
ohu 1Aiu'iSu Sdlu tuAI IL WAS SVIueuG GQa6
the majority of the finance CON mittee
was as far from agreement as to the
terms OF the bill as it WAS three months
ago. 1t was due to the country and to
the Senate to know what bill the Sens
ate vas to be asked to consider.
House bill 4,s64," said Harris, 'is the
bill which the Senate Is asked to CON
slider" (Laughter.)
Aldrich was about to read the Carlisle
n n r a mn lichn cd &c,
vas cut off by L demand from Allen for
vote upon the pending question, mo-
ton to take up the tariff bill. The mo-
ton WAS agreed to and the bill WAS
| taken up.
Aldrich referred to Voorhees, states
ment last Saturday that he (Aldrich)
had uttered an untruth in saying thai
some 900 amendments had been agreed
to in conference between the Secretary
OF the Treasury and some Democratic
Nom bers OF the finance committee.
voorhees, dtsclaimed any intention of
| personal otfensa. He had merely wanted
to convey to the Senate and to the
country the fact that the Senator was
talking on false information.
After some further discussion Turpie
rose and in voice quivering with pas
sion, attacked Aldrich, charging him
with having put forward "Three lies,
gross, palpable; thres lies basely born;
three slies of conceivable mendacity;
that there were 800 amendments to be-
offered by the finance committee, the
bill has mover been considered by the
committee, and that IL was not the bill
which would be finally presented for
action"
The only notice which Mr.. Aldrich
took OF this bitter attack upon him was
quiet remark that he did not suppose
that the Senator from Indiana repre-
sented anybody but himself, and that
under other circumstances and other
conditions that Senator would not have
made the speech ho had just made
Quay then took the floor and deliv-
cred the third instalment of his speech
against the tariff bill, assisted by
Gallinger in the reading OF statistics.
He was asked by Mitchell, of Oregon,
at p. M, whether he would conclude
to-day and he replied that he would
not.
Mitchell thereupon moved to adj
journ and that motion was voted down.
Yeas, 10; nays, SO.
Quay went on for few minutes
longer and then yielded for motion
to go into executive session. Finally,
at $50, the Senate adjourned till noon
tomorrow, that hour being fixed to
allow Senators to attend the funeral of
the wife of Senator Morgan, of Alas
bama. The tariff bill occupied nearly
seven hours Of the time Of the Senate
to-day.
House Passes the Army Appropriation
The House, Immediately after the
formal routine proceedings of the open
ing OF tho session, took up the army
appropriation bill and passed. it without
any Important amendment, either of
appropriation or legislation
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then reported from the committee
on agriculture, and the House then adj
Journed until tomorrow.
Big Strike of Masons and Brichlayers In
Vienna.
VIENNA, April 3O.-Thirty THOUSAND
masons and bricklayers are on strike
in this city, and they have boon Joined
by tho carpenters. Tho police have
thus far succeeded in preventing disor-
der.
large number OF socialists who were
connected with tho riots at Hold Mezo
VasarhelY have bsen arrested and will
be prosecuted
Miners In Wheeling Dintriot Go Out.
WHEELING, w. Va. April 80 ALL the
men employed at tho FL Grove coal
works, the only mines holween Wheel
ing and Pittsburg that have been run
ming, quit this morning and joined tho
strikers union here Not mine Is
now al work in this district
Tho American Bell Telephone Company,