The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-18

Washington, April 17.-There was a
slight attendance of visitors in the
galleries when the Senate met today.
Senator Hoar asked that all petitions
protesting against the ratification of
the Chinese treaty might be presented
In open session instead Of in executive
session. as is the custom, and his mo-
ton being agreed to, Senators Lodge
and Gallinger presented several such
petitions.
The tariff bill was taken up and
Senator Lodge offered a proposed
amendment to the pending bill, for the
imposition of retaliarory rates of duties
against Great Britain, providing that
not when in contravention of existing
treaty an article not admitted free, if
1t is the manufacture of Great Britain
Or any of its colonies, should pay double
the duty heretofore imposed, except on
wool. which should be admitted under
the duties of the act of go; and that
these retaliatory and discriminating
duties should remain in force until
Great Britain consented to take part
In an agreement with the United States
for the coinage and use of silver, and
when such agreement was made the
discriminating duties should cease.
No Open Session.
Senator Mitchell, of oregon, sought
20 have the Chinese treaty considered
in open session, but objection was
made by Mr.. Sherman.
A long discussion was precipitated by
a statement by Mr.. Harris that the
unanimous consent agreement under
which the Senate operated last week
having expired, a further agreement
had been reached by him and Senator
Aldrieh and he asked unanimous con-
sent for the present week and until
Tuesday next, that the amendment Of
last week should continue.
Senator Aldrich, as spokesman of the
Republicans, said there would be no
objection to the extension of the agree
ment to next Tuesday.
Senator Mills remarked that 1.-The
general debate on the whole feature Of
this bill will terminate on Tuesday"
well it won't" came in a chorus
from the Republican side
The debate continued some time when
Senator Hill asked if the agreement
would preclude the Senate from taking
up the free list for consideration. He
did not wish to be foreclosed in making
6 motion TO consider the free list al
any time. He wanted an understanding
that nothing agreed to should prevent
the Senate from proceeding to the free
list by majority vote. The better way,
in his opinion, was to first consider what
articles should be free and what duti-
able and then what the duty should be.
Senator Harris agreed to Senator
HIS proposition.
Senator Washburn, of Minnesota, gave
notice that on Monday, at 1 o'clock
he would speak on the tariff question.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, asked
leave Of absence until May 8, and then
the Senate went into executive session
at 1:50
Twenty-Five minutes afterward the
doors were re-opened and Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, asl5ed that the reso-
lution to consider the Chinese treaty in
open session be laid aside until May 8
wher Senator Morgan would return.
This was agreed to.
McLaurin's Maiden Speech.
Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi, Their
began his maiden speech, supporting the
tariff bill.
Senator Smith. of New Jersey, fol.
lowed him in an earnest speech which
was devoted entirely to an attack or
the income tax.
At the conclusion of Mr. Smith
speech, the Senate adjourned.