Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-15
STILL TALKING OF WOOL
Senator Harris Says He Will In.
sist on a Vote Today.
QUAY AND DOLPH WERE oBJEOTORs.

They Blocked Vote on the Free Wool
Higgins and Harris Clash
Lively Debate In the House over the In.
dian Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Again in the
senate eight hours were spent in general
debate upon the proposition to place raw
wool ON the free list without reaching q
vote. Those who participated were Messrs.
Lodge and Hoar (Mass.) }, Platt Conn. },
Higgins (Del.) Chandler IN. H and
Dolph (Or). There were no unusual in
cidcnts.
During the day Mr.. Harris, the flooI
manager of the tariff bin, reached an
agreement with Senator Aldrich, who is
managing the opposition for the Repub,
licans to take a vote on the wool PROPOSE
ton before adjournment, but when 6
O'Clock came Mr.. Quay and Mr.. Dolph re,
fused to acquiesce in the agreement, and
after slight attempt at tilibuStering Mr..
Harris concluded to yield to an adjourn
ment, it being the general opinion cx-
pressed by the Republican leaders that n
vote could be reached today although no
formal agreement was made In case a
vote is not had before 6 o'clock Mr.. Har-
ris insisted that he would hold the senate
tonight until vote was obtained.
Mr.. Higgins talked for over two hours,
and whilo he was discussing something
with reference to the issues of the war,
Mr.. Harris (Dem., Tenn, who had grown
impatient over the seemingly intermina-
bic debate, suddenly interrupted the Della
ware senator to ask him what answer he
(Higgins) had given to the issues of the
war.
The same am giving now" replied
Mr.. Higgins.
What answer is that" asked Mr. Har-
ris.
Higgins War Record In Question.
Tho senator from Delaware has left tho
discussion of the wool schedule to debate
the issues of the late war. l ask him what
he did during the progress of that war;"
Il did not go to Mexico, - rctorted Mr.
Higgins, referring to the fact that Mr..
Harris went to Mexico to join Maximilian
after the downfall of the Confcderacy.
Quite number of good men from tho
north, said Mr.. Harris, whose temper
had been aroused by the thrust of the Del.
aware senator, ''shouldercd muskots and
went south. What did the senator do?"
he asked contcmptuously.
Il shouldered n muskct for a very short
time"
1t was very short time, judge re-
turned Mr. Harris, and can only hope"
he added, that the senator will be as
brief in the discussion of this bill as he
was in his service for the Union 80 years
ago."
\ few minutes after this exchange Mr..
Higgins finished, and Mr. Chandler (Rcp,
n. h took the floor and talked for an
hour in favor of ample protection to wool
and woolcns
Mr.. Dolph followed with an argument
against free wool During the progress of
his speech he remarked that it was whis-
pered about the senate that the opposition
to the bill had surrendered, and that the
bill would pass before the end of the pres
ent month. If he could prevent it, he de
clarcd, the bill would not be voted upon
until the people had n chance to give an
expression of their opinion at the general
elections next fall. When the hour Of 6
o'clock arrived and Mr.. Harris showed no
sign of moving an adjournment, Mr.. Quay
interrupted Mr. Dolph and asked him if it
would not be convenient for him to pro
coed on the next day.
But the senator has not concluded his
remarks, suggested Mr. Harris.
He is willing to wait until tomorrow"
said Mr. Quay good naturcdly.
Tho senator from Oregon, returned
Mr.. Harris sarCastically, has not been
heard from before on this bill, and l trust
the senator from Pennsylvania will afford
him the fullest opportunity to proceed
with his remarks. Let him go on tonight
he added with an imperious wave of his
hand But Mr.. Quay was not willing
and after stating that the usual hour of
adjournment had passed he moved to ad-
journ The motion was loSt-16 to 22-
whercupon Mr.. Quay moved that the sen
ate proceed with the consideration of OK
ecutive business. This motion also was
defeated-l0 to 34-but it was apparent
that the Democratic managers could not
force the hands of the Republicans, and
Mr.. Harris, after again calling attention
to the intCrminahlC delay upon the bill
then yielded.
In doing ST. he declared that he had had
an understanding with Mr., Aldrich where
by, so far us two senators could bind their
respective sides, vote should have been
taken before adjournment on free wool
q Both he and have been thwarted, said
he. Mr.. Aldrich confirmed this state
ment, at the same time stating that the
debate on this paragraph of the wool SEIZED
ule was about exhausted, and he had no
doubt vote would be had upon it today
Mr.. Harris said he would yield to the in
evitable, but he held out the dire threat
of night session unless vote was had
today. Then on his motion the senate adj
journcd.
In the House.
The day was one of excitement in the
house. Less than seven pages of the In
dian bill were covered, but there was n
great amount of discussion. The sensation