Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-25
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 25.
SENATE.

dents letter to Chairman Wilson. In
terest had apparently Jagged when the
Senate was called to order for there
was not that attendance of spectators
which marked the sessions of Monday
and yesterday. but later seats filled one
by one, and the scenes of the preceding
days were repeated. The chaplain in
his opening prayer, cautioned the Sen
ators to be guided in their actions by a
remembrance of that final day when all
men shall be compelled to give an &C
count of themselves at the judgment
seat. 1t was unfortunate for the good
intentions of the chaplain that a mass
of routine business interviewed between
the prayer and the beginning Of the in
teresting part of the day for the advice
given was probable lost to mind when
the conference report on the tariff bill
was called up.
The morning business was over short
" after one o'clock and hush came
over the Senate Eyes turned to the
democratic side to see who would be
to-day's champion or opponent of Pres
ident Cleveland Mr.. Gallery arose,
and the spectators, intent on the e1pec.
tation of something sensational, settled
back i'll tLeir seats with 8 sigh. Mr.
Gallery was speaking yesterday when
he was rudely cut short by the success
full motion to adjourn in order that the
democratic Senators might have a con-
ference on the situation.
When Mr.. Gallery ceased speaking
Yesterday he was telling the Senate
why duty should be placed on sugar
and how a democrat could advocate
that duty without being protectionst.
To-day Mr.. Gallery began just where
he had left off, and, calmly, dispassion-
ately, without attempt at dramatic
flourish, continued his argument, tell
ing the Senate how the sugar schedule
OF the tariff bill might be arranged to
suit all parties concerned.
Mr.. Caffery appealed 10 the Senate
for the protection OF sugar, and predict
ed that if protection were extended fol
decade, the sugar planters would be
able to make their way without assist
ance from the general government
Louisiana did not desire, ne said, to
stand in the way OF tariff reform. She
stood with her sister democratic States
who were trying to bring it about. But
he asked his democratic friends to pause
in their march towards the goal o.
tariff reform, and not to march over
the body OF his State. 1t would have
been better to traverse again the old
beaten track over which the democratic
party had gone many times to victory
But he yielded his views to the MAORI
ty Of his colleagues and was willing to
vote for the Wilson bill in silence un.
less that bill destroyed his State.
Mr. Gallery protested against the ad-
mission of Hawaiian cigars free. He
hoped tariff bill would pass. All
democrats desired that, and even the
republicans did. He hoped this uncer-
tainity would be ended.
When Mr.. Gallery finished Senator
Daniel made an appeal for the passage
of the tariff bill. He said he had read
press dispatch in two Richmond pa
pers which quoted Senator German as
saying in his speech on Monday that
the Virginia representatives, among
others, had been prepared to vote
against the tariff bill. This, Mr.. Cor
man had denied to the speaker, and he
wished to correct any impression that
might have grown out of the erroneous
publication, Mr.. Daniel told the Sen
ate that the failure of the tariff bill
would be disastrous to the party in
power.
Then Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas sug-
gested that as quorum was apparent
ly not present, it would be well to cali
the roll. When a quorum appeared,
Mr.. Hunton said he had not heard Mr..
German mention the Virginia repre-
sentatives among those who had been
prepared to vote against the tariff BILL
Mr.. Hunton took occasion to explain
how he stood on the tariff. He had
voted for things which he did not
favor, expecting that others would help
him by voting his way on articles in
which he was interested. He believed
in revenue duty on every thing which
we produced, particularly on coal and
iron but he was willing to make any
sacrifice to secure the passage of the
bill.
At 2:33 the Senate went into execu-
tive session on motion OF Mr.. Jones.
HOUSE.