St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-18

cent be imposed, except on wool, which
should be admitted under tise duties of
me act oI 1880, ard that these retalia-
tory and discriminating duties should
remain in force. until Great Britain con-
sented 10 take part in an agreement
With the United States for the coinage
and use or silver, and when such agree
ment was, made. the discriminating du-
ties should cease.
Senator biitcneli. OF Oregon. sought
to have the Chinese treaty considered
in open session. bit objection was made
by Mr.. Sherman.
\ long discussion was precipitated by
4 statement by Mr.. Harris that the
unaEiluous consent arrangement under
which the senate operated last week
having expired. further agreement
had been reached ny t,inls ana Senator
Aidrich, and he asked unanimous con-
sent for The present week aad until
Tuesday, that the agreement of last
week should continue, namely: That
the senate should meet each day at l
O'clock, take I'D the tariff bill promptly
at O'Clock and continue with it until 5
o'clock without interruption, and that
on Tuesday next at 3 O'Clock general
DEBATE should cease. and the bill after
that be taken up and considered by
paragraphs for amendments, the COM
mittee amendments 10 be considered
first. He aiso suggested that before the
close or the general debate one Demo
cratic senator should speak in favor OF
the bill, making such reply 10 those
who had spoken against ii as he chose.
t Senator Aldricfi, as spokesman of The
Republicans. said there would be no
objection 10 the extension of the agree
ment 10 next Tuesday. nor TO any one
speaking in defense OF the bill on that
day for two hours (or, he added, par
enthetically, for two weeks if he chose).
Senator Nils remarked tnat gen
eral debate on the whole features OF
this bill terminates on Tuesday"
well. it WORT" came in chorus
from the Republican side.
! The debate continued for some time,
when Senator Hall asked if the agree
| ment would preclude the senate from
! taking up the free list for considera-
ton. lie did not wish to De foreclosed
! in making 4 motion TO consider the free
! list at any time. He wanted an un-
! derstandIng that nothing agreed TO
/ should prevent the senate from proceed
/ ing to the free list by majority vote.
| The better way, III his opinion, was to
first consider what articles should be
| free and what dutiable. and then what
| the duty should be.
Senator Harris agreed to Senator
HIPS proposition.
Senator Washburn. of Minnesota,
! gave notice that next Monday, at l
| o'clock, he would speak on the tariff
! question.
Senator Morgan. of Alabama, asked
leave of absence until May ). anu then
the senate went into executive session
atI:50. Twenty-Five minutes afterward
the doors were reopened and Senator
Mitchell, OF Oregon, asked that the
resolution 10 consider the Chinese treaty
i'll open session be laid aside until May
s. when Senator Morgan Will return TO
the senate. This was agreed 10.
Senator Mcl1aurin, OF Mississippi,
then began his maiden speech in the
senate. supporting the tariff bill.
Senator Smith, of New Jersey, fol-
lowed in an earnest speech. which was
devoted entirely to an attack on the in
come tax. He touched upon the charge
OF treason by Minnesota Democrats
when he said:
Party ties grow weak when they
make disregard of ones own convictions
and dlsIoyalty to ones own people the
test of fealty And do not hesitate 10
add that even the misrule of the Re
publican party is to be preferred to the
communism of the PopuliSts and Social
lists. If that be treason. then self
appointed censors of Minnesota do right
to lay the charge at my door,"
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Smiths
speech the seDate adjourned.