St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-14

continued until o'clock. when the
urgent deficiency bill was displaced by
the tariff bill, and Mr.. PETER resumed
his speech at its conclusion.
Senator Mitchell. of Oregon. was then
recognized, and in the beginning of his
speech described the events and policies
which produced the Republican party.
and on which that party still stood.
While discussing the question of duties
Oh live stock and agricultural articles
in general. Mr.. Mitchell was interrupted
by Mr.. Gray, who asserted that farmers
were not affected beneficially by a pro-
tective tariff, and that the duties on
agricultural articles in the Mckinley
bill were put in as sop to the farmers
who did not know that they could not
be benefited by protective tariff. Mr..
Mitchell inquired why the Democratic
party had put duty of sc per cent on
Iice if a protective duty Oh farm pre-
ducts did not protect.
The Democratic party had not done
so. replied Mr.. Gray.
"WelI, why did the committee put
duty of So per cent Oh rice?" persisted
Mr.. Mitchell.
PPM not OIL the committee, and there
fore cannot answer" was Mr. Gray'S
reply, who then went OH to say that
when you take all artificial euifice like
the Mckinley bill, which was founded
OH avarice and fraud, various devices
had 10 be resorted to to pacate the
avarice Of the protected individuals.
Senator Aldrich expressed The hope
that Senator Gray would cndeayor to
remove the eXcreSenceS on the bill as 1t
came from the house.
Senator Mitchell resumed his speech,
dwelling on the agricultural features of
the bill, and arraigned the Democratic
party for placing so many farm prod
ucts on the free list.
AT the conclusion of MIR. MitchclPs
speech, a few minutes after O'clock.
Senator Chandler moved that the senate
adjourn, and demanded the yeas aud
nays. Pending this the vice president
laid before the senate a message fruin
the president. transmitting some Ha-
waiian correspondence. The motion of
Mr.. Chandler was lost, but, no quorum
having voted, the vote being 9-27. seven
less than quorum, e call Of the senate
was ordered, which showed the pres
ence Of exactly a quorum.
Senator Hill inquired how many pairs
were announced, and, being told there
were nine pairs, !nau6 Inc point or
order that the record showed the names
Of quorum, for SO had voted and 9 nure
had answered 10 their names and an
nounced their pairs, thus showing the
presence OF 45. Or two more thau q
quorum. -
Some amusement was awakened by
this effort 10 apply the counting Of, Il
quorum 10 the senate, and Senator H0ar
Inquired whether Mr.. Hill had made the
polnt simply to pay Il tIibute to the WIS
dom OF the late speaker or the house
(Mr. Reed).
Senator Quay also inquired whether
he wished 10 suggest the adoption OF
'Reed rules" :
Il don't admit that Mr.. Reed has any
monopoly OF such a simple rule as This,
anu which may be applied in any parlia
mentary body" replied Mr.. Hill.
does hot the senator trom New
York claim the prior right OF discuv-
ety"' inquired Mr.. Chandler. ILaugil-
ter.
The vice president was about to rule
Oh the question as to whether. or not a
quorum had been shown to be present
Dy the last vote, but recognized Mr..
-ufll, who, as soon as he had obtained
the floor, yielded it to Mr.. Cockrell. who
moved that, as it was too late to do any
business, the senate should go into eX-
ecutive session.
This was agreed to, and the senate
accordingly did not learn whether the
vice president held that quorum was
present.
After short executive session the
senate adjourned.