The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-05-02
TURPIE BITTERLY ATTACKS GLDRlCH
The Indiana Senator Declares That the
Gentleman From Rhode Island Is .
Triple Prevaricstor and n Strang-
er to Truth--Most Profound
Sensation In yesrs-on Ac-
count of the Tarlff.

tor Hale IN the morning nOur. AS on
several preceding days, MIR. Hale OBJ
jected to giving way for special
measures in the morning hour. Final
ly Mr.. Harris abruptly moved that
the senate proceed with the consider
alton of the tariff bill.
MIR. Wolcott interposed question
as to whether the committee now in
tended to report amendments which
would change the whole scope and
character of the bill. lie had under
stood Mr.. Harris to admit that changes
were to be made and Mr.. Voorhees, to
deny 1t. This gentle prod, however,
did not force the hand of the Tennes-
see senator, who said he could not say
exactly what amendments were to be
proposed.
MIR. Aldrich said it was due to the
senate and the country that they
should know what bill was to be con-
isidered.
blouse bill 1864" interjected Mr..
Harris, sharply.
YES" replied Mr.. Aldrich, with
the amendments; but when are they
ito be submitted?"
when we get ready saip Mr.
ttiray, from his seat.
Mr.. Hill submitted an observation
cor two, which did not seem to please
his Democratic colleagues. The SEN
.ator from Rhode Island, (Aldrich), he
said, appeared disturbed about some
anticipated amendments. II occurred
to him, he said, that inasnuch as the
tariff bill had passed from the juris-
diction of the finance committee,
amendments reported from that com
mittee would not be entitled to any
more consideration than individual
amendments, and would have no more
preliminary privilege.
Mr. Aldrich admitted this was true
in a sense, but perhaps might not be
true of this committee. Then, taking
a paper from his desk containing the
interview with Secretary Carlisle, he
said he thought it strange coinci-
dence that the executive officers of
the government seemed always in
possession of advance information re-
garding the progress of tariff reform.
President Cleveland, in his message,
told the country in advaace what the
Wilson bill was TO contain, and now
Secretary Carlisle came forward with
this advance information about the
harmonizing of Democratic discord--
information, he volunteered, which
was in conflict with the recent state
,ment of the chairman of the finance
committee.
Mr. Vest raised the point of order
that newspaper interviews could not
be dragged into the senate chamber
but Vice President Stevenson ruled
that the chair was helpless, under the
rules, TO lay the course of any senator
in debate. But there was means of
stopping matters temporarily. The
debate had been proceeding by unani-
mous consent, and Mr.. Allen, Populist,
of Nebraska at this point suddenly
threw senatorial courtesy" to the
winds and demanded the regular
order. The tariff bill was then laid
before the sepate.
Mr.. Aldreh wApted TO continue his
comments on the Carlisle interview.
Then came controversy as to Mr..
Dolph's right TO yield TO Mr.. Qpay, and
Mr. Quay's right to transfer the Briyi-
lege to Mr. Aldrich. 1t ended in Mr,
.Aidrich having the floor, and he reF
,newed his comments on the Carlisle
Mr.. Vest that Mr.. Aidrich had been
posed amendments TO the tariff, and
IL these statements were repeated, it
must be on his responsibility. Mr..
Aldrich accepted the challenge
and rose with the statement
con his lips that he was Uniformed ana
believed thet amendments had been
:added TO the d II since it had been re-
ported to the senate as he had pre-
yyionsly stated" lie asserted the
mendments were in print, and said 1t
was his understanding they were to
be submitted TO the senate shortly.
They were, he was certain from what
he had heard, of a nature to COM
pletely change the character OF the
bin. AS result of this condition of
affairs, the senate was no nearer the
final consideration of the bill than
three months ago when the bill came
from the house.
Mr.. Mills followed, in brief, sharp
speech, characterizing the proceed
ings of the day as pyrotechnical on
the part of the Republicans
Senator Voorhees,, slightly pale and
not quite steady in his moves, from
recent illness. took the floor for the
purpose of replying to the speech
made by Senator Sherman last Satur-
day, and denied the statement OF MIR.
sherman that the full finance com
mittee had not had opportunity to
consider the pending tariff bill in the
usual way.
Mr.. Voorhees, insisted that the
record showed that the bill had been
considered in every detail, from end
to end, and that the minority had am
pie opportunity to offer amendments
lie called particular attention to Mr.
.Aldrich's motion made in COMMITTEES
to strike out the income tax feature
Il desire to say right here" he said
commenting on this motion, mo mat
ter what rumors may be floating In
the air, that the income tax will stay
in this bill"
Messrs. Allison, Teller and Hawley
then took hand in the discussion
while MIR. Hale returned TO the Car
Isle interview, declaring that it Dor,
all the ear-marks of authenticity
Then Mr.. Palmer took turn and Mr.
Carey and Mr.. Chandler joined in the
ecolloquy, which Mr.. Harris vainly en-
deavored TO bring to close.
Turpie Creates a Sensation.
A few minutes afterward an Incl
dent occurred which created a pro
found sensation. All the Democrats
had been more or less irritated by the
prodding from the other side, directed
principally against Mr.. Aldrich who
was maneuvering the opposition Mr.
Turpie, who got the floor when MI