The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-02
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The lecture Senator Aldrich received
from Senator Turpie today pleased most
Of the republicans. Aldrich is considered
rather too fresh by the old republican
leaders, and his bluff last week when
he proposed to vote at once on the
tariff bill came near placing the re-
publicans in a hole. Hereafter no one
will tread on Senator Turpie's toes.
Senator Harris. who is in charge of the
tariff bill, lost patience today at the way
in which progress was impeded by Sena-
tor Hale in the morning hour. AS on sew
eral preceding days Mr. Hale objected to
giving way for special measures in the
morning hour Finally Mr.. Harris alb
ruptly moved that the senate proceed
with the consideration of the tariff bill.
Mr.. Wolcott interposed a question as
to whether the committee intended to re-
port amendments which would change
the whole scope and character of the
bill. He had understood Mr.. Harris to
admit that changes were to be made and
Mr.. VOORHEES, TO deny it, This gentle
prod. however, did not force the hand
of the Tenness e senator, who said he
couldn't say -sactly what amendments
were to be proposed.
Mr. Aldrich said il was due to the sem
ate and country that they should know
what bills should be considered.
"House bill 4,Se4.' interjected Mr.. Har-
ris, sharply. yes" replied Mr. Aldrich,
with the amendments, when they are
to be submitted"
when we get ready" said Mr.. Gray
from his seat.
Mr. Hill submitted an observation or
two which didn't seem to please some
of his democratic colleagues. The sena-
tor from Rhode Island fATr AldTiphl- he
said, appeared disturbed about some an
ticipated amendments. 1t occurred to
him, he said, that inasmUch as the tariff
bill had passed from the jurisdiction Of
the finance committee amendments re-
ported from that committee wouldn't t
be entitled to any more consideration
than individual amendments and would
have no more parliamentary privilege.
Mr.. Aldrich admitted that this was
true in parliamentary sense, but, per
haps, might not be true of this committee
Then, taking a paper from his desk con-
tanning the Associated Press interview
with Secretary Carlisle, printed in the
morning papers, he said he thought it
a strange coincidence that the executive
officers of the government seemed al
ways in possession of advance informa-
ton regarding the progress of tariff re-
form. President Cleveland, in his mes
sage to the country, said in advance
what the Wilson bill was to contain,
and now Secretary Carlisle came for
ward with this advance information
about the harmonizing of democratic dis
cord-information, he volunteered which
was in direct conflict with the recent
statement of the chairman of the finance
committee.
Vest Makes a Point.
Mr.. Vest raised the point of order that
newspaper interviews couldn't be
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Vice-President Stevenson ruled that the
chair was helpless under the rules to lay
the course of any senator in debate. But
there was a means Of stopping matters
temporarily. The debate had been pro-
ceeding by unanimous consent and Mr..
Allen at this point suddenly threw ''sen-
atorial courtesy" to the winds and de-
manded the regular order The tariff
bill was then laid before the senate COM
mittee.
Mr.. Aldrich wanted to continue his
comments on the Carlisle interview.
Then came a controversy as to Mr..
Dolph's right to yield to Mr. Quay and
Mr.. Quay's right to transfer the privilege
to Mr.. Aldrich. 1t ended in Mr. Al
his comments on the Carlisle interview
In reply TO a remark Mr.. Vest said that
Mr.. Aldrich had been falsely informed
concerning the proposed amendments to
the tariff bill and If these statements
We're repeated it must be on his own
responsibility.
Mr. Aldrich accepted the challenge and
rose with the statement on his lips that
he was informed and believed that
amendments had been prepared to the
bill since it had been reported to the
senate, as he had previously stated. He
asserted that the amendments We're in
print and said il was his understanding
that they were to be submitted to the
senate shortly. They were, he was GER
tain, from what he had heard, of a, ma
ture to completely change the character
of the bill. AS a result of this condi-
ton of affairs the senate wasn't nearer
the final consideration Of the bill than
it was three months ago, when the bill
came from the house
Mills Sizes Up the Opposition.
Mr.. Mills followed in brief, sharp
speech characterizing the proceedings of
the day as pyrotechnical on the part of
the republicans, while those of last
Tuesday were in the nature of a military
movement intended to determine the
strength of the democratic forces. He
said that Mr.. Aldrich, when he asserted
that there We're 300 amendments pre-
pared and ready to be offered, displayed
a greater knowledge of what was going
on on the democratic side of the cham
Der than he (Mills) possessed and sug-
gested that the Rhode Island senator
must have underground connection
with the democratic side of the senate.
but suppose there are 800 or S.0O0," he