The evening world., 1894-05-23
WOULD VOTE TO-DAY.
So German Says of Democratic
Senators on the Tariff.
Teller Tries for a Test Vote, Moving
to Table the Bill.
The Motion Lost by II Party Vote
Hm With the Majority.
my Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The pros
pect OF a speech to-day from Senator
Gorman. the political tactician of the
Democratic side OF the chamber. was
the subject OF n good deal OF gossip
when the Senate met Mt 10 o'clock to-
day.
After reading OF the journal. MIR.
Kyle pop, y. ID offered a resolution
declaring 1t to he the sense OF the Senate
that the Government OF the United
States shout not aid In an attempt
to restore Queen Liliuokalani To- the
Hawaiian throne. and that interference
with the political affairs OF the Ha-
watian Islands by any nation would be
regarded as an act u~nfriendly to the
United States.
At MIR. Kyle's suggestion the resolu-
ton went over until tomorrow, when
ne gave notice, he would submit some
remarks upon II.
At 1913 the Tariff bill was taken up.
the pending psragraph lQlO relating to
the duty on railway cars. L rails. &c.
Inc House rate was 20 per cent. The
Senate Finance Committee amendment
increased this to % l-2 per cent. The
Jones amendment changes this latter
rate to a specific duty OF seven
twentieths OF one cent q pound.
entered the chamber during the debate
on Trails. arose at his place near the
centre OF the Democratic side. His re-
cent Illness had told upon him and he
Ing. The Senators In the chamber
wheeled their chai,s around and faced
been %lounging in the cloak-rooms hur-
ried in. The galleries, owing to the
early hour. were but thinly. occupied.
followed him with Intense interest
throughout the delivery of his speech.
In the course of his speech. MIR. Cor
man said:
or dement's of either the original Wilson
Til or the measure first reported by the
Finance Cor mittee. 1t Is suf1cient to
say that there mas never been a IN
OF the votes OF this Chamber. We might
deplore such n condition. and others
might and did rail against those In a
measure r, sponsible for It. But the fact
remained that we could not pass the
bill.
such was the situation the Demo
cratic senators had to meet, and they
met 1t by the Introduction of a Aemo-
cratic measure of tariff reform, which
merits and, l believe, will receive every
Democratic vote in this body, the in
signature of n Democratic President
and the approval of the Democratic
party"
As to alleged influences upon those
Wv go cf' -.
dlstassd any part Of m schedule Si
thise bill Mncb b =pr9n9 Seso .s Isau IA sa,i.
icism of the sugar duty, The Demo
Gratis were bound to strike down the
paterna ! bounty system; YET; h h
Louisiana to deprive them OF their yer,
means Of livelihood n give nothing
in return?. Louisiana stood on the ga m,
] and New Jersey. and WAS entitled Il
the same consideration. But II there
were no such State as Louisiana II
beet sugar production in Nebraska anc
California fully warranted the incidental
protection afforded by this revenu,
MIR. German frankly expressed his OBJ
lection to the income tax as a ssttlet
policy. but said that, In view OF the ne
cessity OF obtaining additional revenue
so tnat the customs taxation might b.
reduced without increasing our debt OF
disavowing the frightful financial OBJ
legations heaped up by Republican legis
lation. he could not, as n Democrat
bound in honor to let no ordinary preju
dice or difference prevent the passage o.
a tariff measure. refuse to vote Tor, I'M
income tax amendments, simply AM
AS to lack Of, progress with the bill
he said: The blame for any further de
lay in the settlement OF this question
chamber. We are ready for a final vot'
to-day, now, at once. Every hour occu
pied by useless debate from this mo
ment must be charged up to the Repub
lican party. II the representatives, o
that party are sincere in their expires
sions of belief that a return Of pros
perity car only be achieved by the def
mite action OF Congress. the remedy Il
in their own hands.
"If they are honest in their expires
sions Of confidence that the passage o
this bill will drive the Democratic part,
ont Of newer. their opportunity la her,
now. We are more than willing to le
the country Judge between the revenue
measure. which we shall pass. and thu
existing protection law"
At 1920 L. NJ. Mr.. Teller moved. to lay
the Tariff bill on the table. Teller's mo
tion was made to test the sense OF tn
Democrats. and to see II the bill %as Il
be the bill which the Democratic part!
: intended to pass.
The motion was lost, yeas %, nays as
II was a strict party vote. Popullsts vot
| Ing with the Democrats. Hill vote,
! against the motion. The vote in detail
was ms follows:
Yeas-Aidrich. Allison. Cameron
l Chandler. Davis. Dolph. Dubois. Frye
= Gallinger, Hale. Hasbrough. Hawley
Higgins, Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan. Man
derson. Mitchell CQregon). Morrill,, Pat
ton. Pettigrew, Plat. Power. Quay
Sherman, Shoup. Squire. Teller-E'
N~ayS-Allen. Bate, Berry. Blackburn
r blanchard. Butler. Cafrery Camden
r Cockrell, Coke. Daniel. Faulkner
I George, Gibson, Gordon, German. Gray
Harris, I'm. Hnnton. .1rhy. Jarvis
Jones tArk), Kyle, Lindsay, Martin
Mills. Morgan. Murphy Palmer. Pascc
ID.,-A r.Iah n