The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-12
IN TIE SENATE.
Senator quay Dcnouncss n slandor-Tho
PrO.rOsS OF the Tariff Dill.

NAAAh IhNAI
PrO.TOsS OF the Tariff Dill.
WAsuISGroN, D.. O., June ll.-Thc
senate today outarod on tho eleventh
week Of tho taril debate. Shortly attos
tho opening, Mr.. Quay created a 0liGht
diversion by ri,iug to u question oil
privilege and sending to tho clorks desk
what he characterized "a "a lying state.
mont for which Senator Chandler is
given "a authority"
1t proved to DO q Washington die
patch to Il New York paper alleging
that IA Philadelphia syndicate, OF
which Mr.. Quay was tho active agent"
WA seeking 10 got control OF tho surface
roads OF Washington, through Congrcss.
ionul Liquidation. Tho dispatch stated
that the scheme was as malodorous as
the sugar trust scandal.
Dir. Quay made n personal oSplnna-
tlon after tho clork had road tho urtt-
clio Tho statements contained In II, hc
said, were absolutely false.
Tho facts worG," hU said. that cor
tain citizens OF philadelphia, Of whom
Thomas Dolan was one. (who the others
were he know mott had corporate inter-
| csts In certain railroads In tho District
OF Columbia, and were seeking an en-
largcmont OF tho scope Of their iran.
ChisUs, In what way he knew not. AT
the,rcoucst Of Mr.. Dolan he Quay had
done Tor the Philadelphia gentleman
what he would do Tor my other citi.
zen OF Pennsylvania. He had intro
duced him 10 Mcmillan and Faulkner,
OF the District OF Columbia committee,
10 that they could present their case.
lie had not talked with either OF those
~sonators since. Last Friday, being in
formed that tho bill affecting tho inter-
cats Of this corporation will be under
consideration in tho house to-day, he'
had asked some OF tho members OF the
delegation from Pennsylvania to BIO
present to help constitute q quorum.
That was the whole OF bis connection
with tho matter. Mr.. Quay said that in
making this explanation he had depart
ed FROM his usual custom OF treating
with silent contempt the newspaper
lies mado about him for two reasons:
First, because the article was evidently
written with tho purpose OF affecting
legislation to-day, and secoud, BECAUSE
MIR. Chandler had been given as author.
ity for the statements contained therein.
Mr.. Chandler made Il statement when
Nr. Quay took his seat to the effect
he had heard Of this syndicate. had per.
haps discussed the matter with news
paper men, but he knew little about it
He had novcr heard oil Mr.. Dolan
until this moment. Certainly be had
made no romarks %attributing motives
Of solaiions to any senators.
MIR. Quay suggested with n broad
smile that this newspaper fabrication
be referred to tho ''scaUdlo committee"
OF which Mr.. Quay was chairman. and
with the easy going senatorial way,
there being no objection beyond n
slight frown on Senator Lindsay's face,
it was SO referred.
Tho tariff bill was taken up. The
agricultural schedule was completed on
Saturday. and to-day schedule II,
spirits, wines and other beverages, wag
under consideration. BY an agreement
reached Just before adjournment on
Saturday, this schedule was considered
under the tiye-minuie rule. Mr.. ALI
sons. amendment to increase the rate
on brandy and other spirits distilled
from grain from 81 50 per gallon in the
bill to g so, the present rate, was first
taken up.
Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Allison sup
ported tho amendment and Mr.. Jones
opposed it
Three scheduled, spirits and wines,
cotton aud flax, juto aud hemp manu-.
features, FROM paragraph 2S7 to 277 in.
elusive. comprising nineteen pages OF
the bill, were finally disposed Of. The
entiro cotton schedule, OF ten pages OF
the bill, was finished in thirty minutos.
The Republicans made no opposition to
the amendments proposed to this sched-
ule, maintaining that tho rates though
reduced, we're so arranged as to make
tho cotton schedule tho most "scientifc"
ever prepared. Tomorrow the wooden
schedule will be taken up.