The Yellowstone journal., 1894-08-20
The Senate Decides Not to Con
slider the Tariff Bills
at this Session.
An Error in til BiiI Passed that Must
BE Corrected Now-Menbers Are
Going Home.


at this session OF congress, by adopting |
Murphy's resolution to that effect by a
good majority. Indeed. it is doubtful IL !
anything would have been done, even
without the adoption Of this resolution.
as it was impossible to secure working
quorum Saturday, or any party division.
and other senators are about to leave
the city. The resolution appointing
White, Of California. a member OF the
finance committee met with no oppos-
tion. and was agreed TO unanimously.
Grays resolution Instructing the com.
mittee on finance to reporta a free sugar
bill Immediately with an amendment
putting fiat duty upon sugar did not
fare 50 well. and went over without ac-
tion on account Of the lack Of a quorum
When Senator Harris resolution for
the appointment of White, of California.
To the vacancy Of the finances committee
was laid before the senate Saturday con
tain no reflection on White Hill con
Cured with Manderson, and expressed
the hope that the resolution would be
passed. 1t was then adopted without
revision
The resolution Of Gray. instructing
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.
MaudJrson offered an amendment IN.
structIng the committee To report an
amendment proyididg for the sugar
bounty Of the existing law
Vice President Stevenson held a vote
should first be taken on Manderson's
amendment to instruct the committee
to report BACK an amendment to the free
sugar bill providing for the Mckinley
bounty on raw domestic sugars The
two Louisiana senators and the popu-
| lists voted IN favor of the Manderson
amendment and it was carried twenty.
one to twenty. the point Of no quorum
being raised. The roll was then called.
| The first call developed the presence of
nifty four senators. eleven more than
quorum. At the request Of German.
the Gray Manderson resolution wa stem
porarily laid aside. Murphy then called
| up his resolution against further tariff
| legislation this session. Murphy Of
fered an amendment to the resolution
declaring il 10 be the sense OF the senate
that no further tariff legislation should
be considered at this session. and that
il was advisable to adjourn at the ear
liest possible moment. The vote in de
tail was as follows: Yeas-Allison. Aid.
rich. Blanchard, Caffrey. Carey. Chand-
Ter. Cullom, Davis, Dolph. Gallinger,
Gibson. German. Jones. Nevada. Kyle.
Marderson. Mitchell, tOreson), Murphy.
Patton. PETER. Pettigrew, Platt. Pugh,
Quay, Roach, Shoup. Smith. Stewart.
Total -. Nays-Bate. Berry. Black
burn. Cockrell, Coke. Faulkner. George.
Harris. Hunton. Jarvis. Lindsay. Ran
som. Turpie, Vest. Villas and White.
Total 16.
Much confusion followed the an
nouncement of the vote. in the midst OF
which Lindsay offered a resolution de-
claring il to be the sense OF the senate
that congress do not adjourn until a bill
has been passed discontinuing any duty
on refined sugar which would operate
for the benefit of the sugar trust. He
asked for immediate consideration,
Manderson moved to amend the resou.
tion so as to instruct the finance com.
mittee to report back the amount Of pro
fit to be derived by the whiskey trust
from the tariff bill now in the hands Of
the president.
Sherman reviewed the blunders OF the
democrats in their general conduct il
the long tariff fight. The result, he
said. was fifty TO 100 important error,
would be found in the bill as it would
be signed by the president. Alread,
several of great importance had beer
discovered. One provided for the fre,
entry Of alcohol used in the arts, would
IL uncorrected, cost the government
twenty or thirty millions revenue an
nually. Hoar, the author Of the amend
ment. Sherman asserted. had not ex
pected it would be accepted.
As no voting quorum could be oh
tanned, the senate went into executiv,
session without considering tine hous'
bill to repeal the provision of the tarif
law exempting alcohol used in the art
from tax.