The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-09
AiIvELY SQUABBLE.
Prominent Senators Join tn-The
House Transactions OF But Little
Moment.


WA6HNGToS, June s-Ah skheeen'
was reached yesterday In the senate to
proceed with the agricultural schedule,
lowering about 10 pages Of the tarin bill,
under the fivs-minute rule. but the prog
eess was almost as slow as before the ar
tangement was made. Eight para
wrsphs, No-i i9s, comprising about page
and half Of the bill. was disposed OF.
Before the tariff was taken up, Mr..
Hoar's resolution 10 inquire into the ad-
visibility Of releasing the claim of the
government against the Leland Stanford
estate was laid on the table.
Mr.. Aldrich (Rep., r. l. took occasion,
early In the debate, to make an explana-
tion concerning newspaper reports
printed about a quarrel alleged TO have
Ssken place between himself and Senator
Pettigrew. relative 10 his (Aldrich's)
failure 70 vote for the Pettigrew amend
ment to wipe out the discriminating duty
ON refined sugar in favor of the Sugar
trust, while the sugar schedule was up
Few days ago.
II he had been present. he would have
voted for the amendment, and would so
vote when the bill was reported to the
senate from the committee of the whole.
Before taking his seat, however, Mr..
Aldrich announced that as protectionist
ne would, IL opportunity afforded in the
consideration of the bill, vote for any rate
Of duty he thought just and reasonably
protective in its character.
Mr.. Hale called attention to the fact
that when 1t was proposed by exactly the
same reciprocity provisions to deliver the
northern farmer into the hands of his
Canadian rival. all the Democrats had
{. voted aye, but when it came to the south
ern article Of rice they voted no. The
Republicans believed in the protection Of
both sections, and had voted against both
provisions. He denounced the bill as sec
eional.
Mr.. Mills Excited.
Mr.. Mills said. rather hotly, that when
ever he heard the cry of sectionalism it
Was to him the cry OF 'Stop thief" 1t
was always the cry of the man flying be-
Gore the police, with the stolen plunder
uuder his shirt. Why had the Repub-
3icans not cried out when the rate on
Bumatra tobacco was fixed at 80 per cent?
That duty as well as duty on rice had
been yielded by the Democratic majority
as . protective duty. because it was
forced upon them. Not a pound of Sum
airs tobacco was grrwn in the south.
A rather heated debate grew out Of an
attempt on the part OF Mr.. Hoar, at this
point, to induce Mr.. Mills to tell the SEN
ate who IL was that had applied so much
pressure TO the Democratic majority that
Ahey were forced to break their platform
pledges. Who was it. he asked, who
would not vote for the bill if it contained
nree coal. free iron ore or free sugari
Who was it forced this high duty on
- - sl "a.
had declared, ON the floor of the senate,
that they would have voted for the bill,
GFss coal or not.
Mr. Mills replied that observations like
0r. Hoar's were Ia the nature Of special
Dloadipg. He recalled the fact that when
oho Mckinley bill was considered, the
then senator from Vermont (Mr. Ed
munds) had insisted on and had obtained
= duty on maple sugar and maple syrup
- the price of his support OF the measure.
The power OF organization was greater
On the Republican side than the Demo
tratio side, yet the Republicans had lately
oxpresssd surprise at the evidence of or
napization on his side. He admitted they
Had made concessions. They intended to
stand together and pass this bill in spite
pf Republican filibustering Bad as it
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present law.
Mr.. Hoar thought Mr. Mills reply to
Ais question no reply at all. 1t was cry
of agony. He recalled that few days
ago Mr.. Mills had described himself as
between the devil and the deep sea. Al
oer this cry of rage, he thought there was
no trouble in locating him. He was not
!. IN the sea or in danger of drowning.
Everyone knew who had him. With
much sarcasm, Mr.. Hoar proceeded to try
- goad Mr. Mills into direct reply to
che question as to who had forced the
main concessions in the bill
Mr Hale Joins In.
Mr. Hale joined forces with him, and
when he sat down Mr.. Mills sought an
opportunity to reply.
Here Mr.. Berry demonstrated in an un-
0ertone, and Mr.. Mills left the cham ber
with some indications of irritation. Mr.
Berry then stated that he had remon-
otrated because he did not want TO see a
Democratic senator follow the example Of
Repub blicsn senator in course he con.
oidered violation Of good faith, under a
unanimous agreement
Mr. Hoar replied very deliberately that
= man who took this view OF the case
0ssplaJeu Rross iBnorance, anu hr. berry
asserted that the Massachusetts, senator
Had wilfully and knowingly done that
which no honorable man could afford to
do. and he expressed his surprise that the
senator from Massachusetts, should have
done such a thing, which he had never
known him to do before. Mr.. Hoar
briefly defended his action, and the
opisode closed
The Day In the House.
The days proceedings in the house were
onlivened by Mr.. Walkers (Rep., Mass J,
complaint of the poor ventilation of the
house and the incapacty OF the architect
Of the Capitol, and by Mr. weadock's
Oem., Mich.) reply to the attack of Mr.
Linton on the Catholic church.
The business transacted in the morning
hour was the passage of bill for the
registry or enrolment of the Bark
Bkudenaes. and of bill TO define the
present units of electrical measurements
The conference report on the Pennsyl
Sanis and New Jersey railway bridg,
bill was adopted, and resolution au
ohorixing the Maryland state courts to oc