Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-18

have this done. and It was ordered.
Senator Lodge offered a proposed
amendment to the pesdlng tariff bill
for tho imposition OF retaiiatory rates
OF duty aguiust Great Britain provid-
ing that when in oontroventlon OF ok
istlng treaty any article not admitted |
free. II It is the manufacture OF Great
Britain or OF It's colonies, should pny
double the duty heretofore imposed
and Il admitted free a duty OF So per
cent be imposed. except on wool, which |
should be admitted under the duties cf |
the act OF 1880 and that there rctalin-
tory and discriminating duties should |
remain in force until Great Britain |
consented to take part IN an agree
ment with the United States FOR the
such agreement was made the diH-
eliminating duties should cease.
Senator Mitchell OF oregon sought
to have the Chinese treaty considered
IN open session, but objection was
made by MIR. sherman.
A long discussion was precipltated
by statement by Mr. Harris that the
unanimous consent agreement under
which the senate operated last week
had been reached by him ana senator
Aldrioh and he asked unanimous con-
sent that for the present week until
Tuesday next the agreement OF last
week should continue, namely, that the
scnute should meet each day at ~
o'clock, take up the tariir bin prompt
~ at / o'clock and continue with II
until O'Clock without Interruption, and
that on Tuesday al O'Clock general
debate should cease. and the bill after
that be taken up ana considered by
paragraphs FOR amendments. the COM
mlttee amendments 10 be considered
first He also HuEgegtod that before
the close OF general debate one Demo-
cratic senator should speak in favor
| OF the bill. making such reply TO those
who had spoken against II as he chose.
senator Adrlch. as spokesman Of
| the Republicans. said there would be
no objection to tho extension OF the
agreement to next Tuesday nor to
anyone speaking In defense OF the bill
| on that day for two hours, or Che added
| parentheucaily) FOR two weeks II he
chose.
senator Mills remarked that gen
crnl debate on tho whole features OF
this bill terminates on Tuesday"
"well, 1t won't" came IN chorus
from the Republican side The debate
continued FOR some time, when sena-
tor nm asked II the agreement would
preclude the senate from taking up tho
free list for consideration, lie did not
wish 10 be foreclosed in milking u moe
ton to consider the free list at any
time. He wanted an understanding
that nothing agreed 10 should prevent
the senate from proceeding 60 the free
list by a majority vote, The better
way In his opinion, was 10 first con-
slider what articlea should be free and
what dutlable and then what the duty
should be.
Senator Harris agreed to senator
Mills proposition.
senator washburn Of Minnesota
gave notice that next Monday ut
O'clock he would speak on the tarlf
question.
Senator Morgan Of Alabama asked
leave Of absence until May 3. and then
the senate went into executive session
at 1880
Twenty-Five minutes afterwards the
doors were reopened and SenatorMitch-
ell OF Oregon asked that the resolu-
ton to consider the Chinese treaty In
open session be laid aGlde until May
3, when Senator Morgan win return
TO the senate. This was agreed to.
Senator McLaurin OF Mississippi
then began his maiden speech In the
senate, supporting the tarin bill
senator Smith OF New Jersey fol-
lowed In nm earnest speech, which was
devoted entirely to an attack on the
income tax. lie touched upon the
charge OF treason by Minnesota Dem.
ocrats. when he said party ties grow
weak when they made diAregard Of
ones own convictions and dialoyalty
to ones people the test Of feaity.
And do not hesitate 10 add that
even the mlaruie of the Republican
party Is to be preferred to the COM
munism Of the PopulIsts and SOCIALISM,
II that be treason then the aelf-pp-
pointed censors Of Minnesota do right
to lay the charge at my door"
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Smiths
speech the senate adjourned.
nEBHINo SEA bill.