The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-09
TARIFF BILL
TO Be SUGARED
SChems That viii Arouse Emnlty Of The
Louisiana Senators.
C0MHITTEE IS EQUALLY DIVIDED
Democrats Who Do Not Wish to Tax
the Poor Mans Breakfast Table
Will Be Given a Nut to Crack Sixth
lnstallment Of Senator QuaY's
Speech Delivered - Appropriation
Bills.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mny s

WASHINGTON, May 8
m CONDITION almost unprecelent-
IAN ed in the history Of the senate ia
Il( found today in tina finance com
II u mittee of thet body Owing to
tuc death Of Mr.. Vance the political
complexion OF that committee il
equally divided. and it would be i'm
possible 90 make report upon any
political question such "a the tariff bill
Is undoubtedly considered 20 b.. Under
the circumstance, therefore, the
amendments to the tariff bill reported
Yesterday BY Mr.. lo1es win not be re-
ferred to the committee on finance
Now that these amendments have been
reported and the Democrats believe
they have united their party. what the
order Of procedure will be becomes an
iutersstIng query
II ls an open secret that the Rcruh-
licans will vote as unit TO put sugar
ON the irse list, sud IN 20 voting they
hope 20 have the assistance OF some NJ
tho Democrats who have declared their
opposition 90 taxing 'tro poor mans
breakfast taJlr. Should tnls boz done,
10 h. said that the Lou ana senators
will Absolu,rly vote against the bill
hen. too. }. the senate aul house.
agroe to the proposition now advanced
ia toe shape %, A TIer 60 the ,e.l..a-
i've bill, rrpe1liug the bounty on sugar,
the situation will b' male only tNa
more complicated Some Democrats
claim tuey have sufficient votes tocury
Ga. bill through without the aid of the
votes from Louisiana AMI az rule
Democrats were pugllua this morn
lns oi speedy rasnl-.
TaWFF TAIN IE rHE Senate
The debate on the urI uill was
taken up iu The senate early and con
lrurl throughout tue d.y S'ualor
Aliens resolution ~ 90 the police ss
.sult uuou tuxsy and ui't two nllutauis
having gone over without discussion or
action t,l tomorrow senator Hoar
spoke 'ar iwo and hall huurz iu go
position 90 the t.r.I mil, sud Mr. Ql1y
delivered the sixth iustti.mrut OF uis
speech against b. SIR Hoar'- speech
was made up largely o.. iuvrct.Yas
against tuo chairman OF ihe senate
finance committee Hul against "thn
three doctors who bal prepared thu
sanpte ti..-~ens,1rs Mills. Vest ami
Jones
Ho toi an anacloie ot Sir Walter
scott who ourr. travelling near the
nmaus battlefield ol ti1ll.H. required
tho services ~ q physician, and rruog
ulzal iu lim Scotch b.arNmitu of
his acquaintance. This old borse doc
tor tod him that be treated hs pa.
'ieuts with two specifics .laul1uum and
cs,umo. and that although whilst
th.y llrl, and while not. 10 would ba q
long time before they made up for
Fiol3~D." Making an application of
the anoclo'e. Mr.. Ho,r said that 'the
three doctors ~ the finance commit
toe had ais, two specifics -'rce trade
and al vslorsm-aui that although
"wuilst' American industries would
i.a under ,His regime. and "wh,BI
not. 10 would be lon. vm, before they
would max" up for Arp1msttoE
SIR H1ar also held up &, yidicuIe the
position OF the senator from Tennessee
Mr.. Hnrrisl who mad %, bis protor-
uou Tor Tennessee marble, q duty OF so
cent. per cubic foot Ia the rough and
1i cents per cubic foot when sawed and
dressed, and vet favored "a tariff Tor
revenue only" Alter other debate the
senate adjourned
WORK IN TUE HOUSE
Tho bill to purchase site for the
government printing office was recon-.
United to ths COMMITTEES on public
bindings aul grounds today with in
s,rucuons to report a bill providing for
the erection oil = printing Office on
ground already in the possession OF the
United States. This was agreed to by
a vote OF li9 to 80 after a long discus
sion OF the policy which it forcshad.
owed, or erecting buildings upon the
public reservations Of the city.
The naval appropriation bill for the
year ending June 30. 1895, was taken
up In committee OF the whole and made
the unfinished business on the calen.
dar. AS reported the bill carries a
total appropriation OF $2j ESQ, 9j5 g. on
estimates bv the navy department, Of
scr 9jL9i9 70. The appropriations for
the current year amounted to S22 l0i. 20
OGl 3S At 10 the house adjourned
until tNmnrr,v