The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-19
Rontine PROCEEDINGS.


Harris resolution for the appointment
of Mr. White, of California, to the va
cancy in the Finance committee was
laid before the Senate at 12:15, Mr..
Henderson explained that the opposi-
sition yesterday contained no reflection
on Mr. White.
Mr.. Hill concurred with Mr.. Mander
son, and expressed the hope that the
resolution would be passed.
1t was then adopted without division.
Mr.. Murphy's resolution declaring
against further tariff legislation went
over temporarily at the request OF Mr.,
German.
The resolution of Mr. Gray, instruct
ing the Finance committee to report
back the free sugar bill, with an
amendment to strike out the eighth
differential on refined sugar, was laid
before the Senate.
Mr. Henderson offered an amend
ment instructing the committee to re-
port an amendment providing for the
sugar bounty of the existing law.
Vice President Stevenson held that
the vote should be first taken on Mr..
Manderson's amendment instructing
the committee to report back the
amendment to the free sugar bill, pro-
viding for the Mckinley bounty on raw
domestic sugars. The two Louisiana
senators and three Populists voted in
favor Of the Henderson amendment. 1t
was GARFIELD to 20.
The detailed vote is as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Blanchard,
Caffrey, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Da-
Wis, Dolph. Gallinger, Jones CNevD,
Kyle, Henderson. Mitchell (Or.), Pat
ton. PETER, Pettigrew, Platt, Quay,
Shoup and Stewart-21.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Cock
rell. Coke, Faulkner, George, German,
Gray. Harris, Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay,
Murphy, Pugh, Ransom, Turpie, Vest,
Villas and White-2O.
The pairs announced were as fol-
lows:
The first named would have voted in
the affirmative if present: Allen, Hill;
Wolcott, Brice; Proctor Call; Teller,
Camden; Cameron, Butler; Squire,
rim; Frye, Mills; Power, Gibson; Will
son, Gordon; Hale, Mitchell OTisD;
Ransbrough, Palmer; Hawley, Pascoe;
Higgins, Jones (Ark.); Hoar, Morgan;
McMillin. Irby; Morrill,, Mcpherson;
Washburn, Martin; Perkins, Roach;
Sherman, Voorhees,; Lodge, Walsh.
Mr. Sherman deprecated the contem-
plated conference of the President with
Congress, but he justified Mr.. Carlisle's
letter as to the effect Of the tariff bill
on the revenues. He stated that he
would IL opportunity offered, vote for
gar without the differential. AS far
as the other ''pop-gun" bills were con-
cerned he was opposed to placing iron
ore coal and barbed wire on the free
list
MIR Gray followed Mr. Sherman. He
thought no matter what the result of
the coming election might be there
would not be another Mckinley law.
The people were tired of the scenes of
east winter which resulted from the
Mckinley law.
MIR Plat Republican), of Connecti-
cut, also submitted some remarks, and
at 2 o'clock, the expiration of the
morning hour, the resolution went
over.
Mr.. Harris Democrat, of Tennes-
see then called up the House bill to
repeal the clause in the tariff exempt
ing the tax used on alcohol used in
the arts. He asked unanimous consent
to consider it, but Mr.. Chandler OBJ
jected and moved to refer it to the
Finance committee. The motion was
lost-14 to 25 no quorum voting.
The clerk then proceeded to call the
roll.
1t showed that two more than a quo
rum were present 1t being apparent
that with this small margin no voting
quorum could be obtained, Mr.. Harris
moved that the Senate go into execu-
tive session.
No Iore Tariff.
Murphy then called up the resolution
declaring against further tariff legisla-
tion this session Mr. Murphy offered
an amendment to the resolution declar-
ing 1t to be the sense of the Senate that
no further tariff legislation should be
considered this session. and that II was
advisable to adjaurn at the earliest
possible moment.
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Aldrich, Dlaachard, CAT
frey. Carey. Chandler, Culiom, Davis,
Doinn. Gallinger, Gibson, German,
Zones (Nevada), Kyle, Henderson,
Mitchell (Oregonl, Murphy. Patton, PEI
fer Pettigrew, Platt, puSh, Quay,
Roach, Shoup, Smith, Stewart Total
Navs-Bate, Berry, Blackburn. Cock
rell. Coke, Faulkner, George, Harris,
Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay. Ransom, Tur-
ME Vest. Villas White. Total, IT,
Much confusion followed the an
nouncement. in the midst of which Mr.
Lindsay offered a resolution declaring
II the sense of the Senate that Con-
gress do not adjourn until bill has
been passed disseminating any duty on
refined sugar which would operate fer
the benefit of the Sugar trust. He
asked for Immediate consideration.
Mr.. Henderson moved to amend the
resolution SO as to instruct the Finance
committee to report back the amount
of profit to be derived by the whisky
trust from the tariff bill now IN the
hands of the president.
Mr. Sherman reviewed the "olun-
ders' of the Democrats in the general
conduct OF the long tariff fight The
result he said. was that from fifty to