The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-12
QUAY AS A TINE KILLER.
He Tries 70 Force The Reading Of 800
Printed Pages.


Decks Finally Cleared for Another
Onslaught on the Tariff Bill and the
Chemical Schedule Given Further
| Consideration.
Washington, May lin the Senate to-
| day a long communication from the
| treasury department showing the difi-
culties of making an accurate statement
! las requested by a Senate resolution) of
the cash value of imports was presented,
and was being read, when a suggestion
was made that the reading be dispensed
with, but objection was made by Mr..
| Quay, rep, of Pennsylvania, and so some
| fifteen minutes time was consumed in
concluding the reading of the document,
which was then referred TO the finance
| committee
After good deal of unimportant morn
ing business. Mr.. Quay introduced a bill
TO establish a municipal code for the dis
| trict, and called for the first reading of
the bill at length.
! The clerk began the reading of the bill,
which contains 320 printed pages, but had
! only read couple of sentences when he
was interrupted by Mr.. Harris, who
asked whether he understood the senator
from Pennsylvania to ask that the bill be
read at length on its first reading
QUAY STANDS BY HIS REQUEST.
THAT was the request of the senator
! from Pennsylvania, " MIR, Quay replied.
| docs the senator think that the day
will be spent in reading this document
at length2" was Mr. Harris's next in
quiry.
Il do not understand the interroga-
tory" said Mr.. Quay.
Al asked the senator" said Mr.. Harris,
emphatically, "if he thought 1t would be
profitable method of spending greater
| part of to-day, under the business
| pressure which is upon US, in reading at
! length bill providing for a code for the
| District of Columbia"
IA much more profitable way" Mr..
! Quay promptly answered, ITO the state OF
! Pennsylvania, and TO the country at large
! than the manner in which the day is
| likely to be spent
| Then the object of the senator from
| Pennsylvania" Mr.. Harris went on, re-
/ gardless of an objection from Mr.. Hoar,
lis simply to consume time"
The Vice President-Without objection
| TO the bills being received il will be read.
THE DEMOCRATS SURPRISED.
Several democratic senator's, appar-
| emily surprised at the decision, rose and
! inquired what the question was, and
were informed by the Vice President that
! the first reading of the bill was demanded.
! Il object" said Mr.. Vest.
| TO what does the senator object" the
! Vice President asked.
| Il obiect,n Mr.. Vest replied, "to the
reading of the bill, because il will con-
! sumo much time, and because the senator
| from Pennsylvania avows his intention 10
consume time"
"The senator from Pennsylvania" Mr..
! Quay put in, has made no such avowal."
That is the inevitable logic of his
statement" said Mr.. Vest
| The Vice President read the rule,
which provides that when bill or Jour
nal resolution shall be offered its intro
duction shall, if objected to be, postponed
! for one day.
! Acting on the cue thus furnished by the
! Vice President, Mr. Harris objected TO
! the Introduction of the bill and the Vice
| President ruled that objection being
made, the resolution went over.
/ A resolution was offered by Mr.. PETER
! for a Joint select committee to investigate
! all the facts and circumstances connected
| with the alleged manufacture of defect
! i've and inferior armor plates, under CON
! tract, by Andrew Carnegie and others
! and II ent over till tomorrow.
A resolution for daily meetings Of the
! Senate at 10 a. m. was offered by Mr..
Harris, and went over till tomorrow
THE COXEY RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Allen asked unanimous consent for
the consideration Of his CoXey resolution,
| but objection was made by Mr.. Hawley
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
| PETER. for a select committee to report on
the condition of the country, with spec
| ial reference TO the present prevailing
| business depression and the large number
of unemployed people, and as to the legis-
| lation necessary to afford relief, was laid
before the Senate and was, after brief re-
marks by Mr.. PETER, referred to the com
mittee on rules
MIR. Harris moved at 10 O'Clock to pro-
ceed to the consideration Of the tariff bill,
Mr. Allen appealed TO him TO have the
Coxey resolution taken up and disposed Of.
II would gladly accommodate the sena-
tor" said Mr.. Harris, 'if could consist
emily do so, but 10 take up that resolution
now would mean to debate 1t until
/ o'clock to-day and cannot give up that
| hour"
The motion was put and agreed to, and
| the tariff bill was taken up, the pending
! question being on the amendments offered
| yesterday to the item of boracic acid, in
the chemical schedule on the first page of
| the bill There was no allusion to the
! question Of boracic acid in the
speech which Mr.. Stewart pro-
ceded TO make, or In the reply
of MIR. Dolph, rep, of Oregon, TO it-both
speeches being on the demonetization of
silver, TO which Mr.. Stewart ascribed the
! business depression, while Mr.. Dolph took
the contrary view
HARRIS MOVES TO TABLE.
After the debate had been brought
back TO boracic acid and had progressed
some time, Mr.. Harris said the discus
sion Of this item had occupied the greater
part of two days, aud he moved 10 lay on
the table MIR. Perkins amendment to make
the rate Of duty cent per pound. This
was agreed sto-yeas 81, nays 2.5 Among
the Affirmative votes were those of Messrs
PETER and White, dem, Of California.
MIR Aldrich moved to amend the amend
ment by making the rate on boracic acid
cents pound, instead of 2 cents, as
proposed in Jones amendment.
This was also tabled on Mr. Harris
motion, by a vote of 81 TO "a, Messrs,
PETER and White, Of California, again
voting yea.
Mr. Hoar moved TO amend the Jones
amendment by making the duty on
boracic acid 40 per cent. equivalent to 2
cents pound.
The amendment was laid on the table
by vote 81 TO / (Mr. Dolph), and the
Jones amendment was agreed to by vote
Of 90 to / (Mr. Mills)s
So the duty on boracic acid was fixed at
2 cents per pound.
The next item was chronic acid, 10 per
cent ad Valorem Mr. Jones amendment