Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-18
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

The chaplain in his opening prayer
this morning alluded very feellngly to
the sad aflliction of Senator Cullom, of
Illinois, in the death yesterday of his
daughter.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Morgan calling on the attorney
general for information as to civil or
criminal suits against the sugar trust
was taken up and agreed to-.
Also the resolution offered last night
by Mr. Harris for the daily meetings of
the Senate, on and after Monday next,
at 10 q. m.
After the adoption of the latter reso-
luton, without question or division,
question was asked about it by Mr..
Sherman, who was not in the chamber
when II was offered. When the cir
cumstances were explained to him he
said he would not interpose any objec-
ton, although he thought it was vio-
lation of the rules to pass an order of
that kind without reference to the COM
mittee on rules.
you are entirely mistaken" said
Mr.. Harris, and Mr.. Cockrell added,
grossly mistaken"
Mr.. Sherman, however, while dis
claiming any desire to interfere with
the resolution, fortified his position by
quotation from the rules.
Mr.. Frye explained the cause of his
absence from the Senate chamber last
evening He had gone down the
river" at 2 o'clock after being assured
that there was no possibility of any
change in the agreement as to adjourn
ment at o'clock. He would not have
been absent on any account where
there was q serious contest going on,
for he was very fond of contests, and
liked to see fights going on. He had
had but one opinion in relation to the
tariff bill, and that was that it was the
duty of the republican side to de-
feat tin any way by resort to
any and all parliamentary methods. He
was rather glad that the Senator
from Tennessee had seen fit, last night,
to spring his motion on the Senate. If
the Senator would do that frequently
ne might succeed in consolidating the
republican side and there might he an
earnest fight to defeat the bill. If, on
the contrary, the Senator from Tennes-
see obeyed the courtesy which general
ly prompted and controlled him, he
(AIr. Frye was inclined to think, that,
after fair and reasonable discussion
of the various items of the bill, it would
be permitted to come to vote without
any dilatory proceedings whatever.
Mr.. Dolph declared himself ready to
unite with Mr. Frye in any course which
ne thought proper to pursue to defeat
the bill; because so far as the State of
Oregon and her chief industries-lum-
Der and hops-were concerned, the bill
YVES free-tradc measure.
Mr.. Allison declined to commit him
self to a statement as to what he would,
or would not, do. He was glad to
know from Senators Frye and Dolph
what they would do. So far as he
knew, it had not been proposed, in any
place, or under any contingency, to
adopt any particular method in the dis
cussion of the tariff bill The bill could
not be considered, as it should be, within
two weeks, or three weeks, or four
weeks; and he had no doubt that point
would be reached when it would be
considered as fully debated.
Mr.. Henderson moved to amend the
resolution so as to allow one hour in
stead of half an hour, for the morning
business. Rejected-yeas %, nays 80.
Mr. Chandler, said that, if Mr.. Frye
meant that proposition to defeat the
bill by o resort to parliamentary
methods had been made to republican
Senators and declined, he (A1r. Chand
ler) knew nothing of it. He had felt,
as every republican Senator had felt,
that there would be two or three
months of legitimate debate on the
bill, and he could not understand on
what theory two or three months in
advance of the close of legitimate de-
BATE there should be a proposition to
defeat the bill by filibustering and OBJ
structive methods. The question was
an open one. 1t had not been decided
and it was not likely to be decided I'M
til after there had been the fullest
possible debate on the bill.
The resolution was again formally
voted on and agreed to. Under it the
Senate will, on and after Monday next,
meet at 10 a. M and half an hour after
wards take up the tariff bill.
The tariff bill was then, at 1915,
taken up, Mr.. Gallinger being entitled
to the floor to proc led with the third
portion of his speech.
Mr.. Hale asked him whether it would
suit him to 90 on with his speech to-
morrow or Monday.
Mr.. Gallinger said that it would, and
he added that his speech had not been
made in the line of filibustering. He
had spent much time in its preparation
and thought it of some interest to some
people.
The progress on items of the tariff
bill is rather slow to day. On the item
of cosmetics Mr.. Aldrich moved an
amendment to increase the rates of
duty proposed and made an argument
to show that the finance committee was
reducing duties on luxuries and increas-
ing them on the necessaries of life. Mr..
Vest characterized his argument as
"humbug and rot" and the amen dment
was rejected.
HOUSE.
The committee on accounts reported |
back a resolution pro viding for the APP
pointment of a clerk TO the committee
on railways and canals, recommending
the passage of the resolution.
A humorous colloquy ensued between