The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-17
FULL OF BLUNDERS.
Hill Gets In Few More Raps at
the Tariff Bill.
AS Usual He Wants the Income
Tax Repealed.
HAD NO CONSCIENCE.
AID NO CONSCIENCE.
Some Insinuati0ns as to the
Finance Committee.
Democratic Conventions Every
where for Free Sugar.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-At the open
ing of the session Of the senate today a
breeze occurred over the attempt of the
Democratic majority to I'll the vacancy
on the finance committee, necessary 10
act on the free coal, iron ore, barbed wire
and sugar bills. As soon as the reading
of the journal was completed, Mr.. Har-
ris Dem. Tenn on behalf Of the DEM
ocratic steering committee, moved that
the senator from California Mr.. Whitley
be appointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Vance Of North
Carolina.
Mr. Chandler, (Rep. n. H. jumped to
his feet and interposed an objection. The
objection if sustained would carry the
motion over until tomorrow.
Mr. Harris made the point Of order
that his motion was privileged because
it looked to the organization Of the SEN
ate
A long and lively debate followed on
the point of order.
Mr. Chandler contested the question
with Mr.. Harris. He remarked sarcasti-
cally that it was a little late to begin the
organization of the senate. The
rule he maintained. was plain.
He called attention TO the fact that the
vacancy on the finance committee had
existed for months. and that it was pro-
posed now tn ill it at the very close Of
the session
Mr.. Harris declared hotly that it was
with profound establishment he had
heard an objection from the other side.
In the eighteen years he had been
what party was in power, the
majority has named at Will, the
members OF the several committees of
the senate and no voice was heard in OBJ
jectiOn- The course of Mr. Chandler he
condemned the most revolution ary
of revolutionary suggestions and it was
received by him with such astonishmsnr
that he confessed be could hardly re-
strain himself.
Mir. Henderson rep, Neb.) remarked
good naturedly that the senator from
Tennessee did not appear to have re-
strained himself successfully.
Mr.. Chandler declared that It came
with illgrace from Mr. Harris to
der the rules of which he fHarris)
was such a master. He resented Mr.
Harris imputation as uncalled for and
warned him that he would have to be
older than he was now before he could
override the rules he had helped to
frame.
Then Mr. Hill got the floor and
plunged Immediately into a criticism Of
the legislation which the filling of the
vacancy was designed to expedite.
So far as the bills placing coal, iron
ore and sugar on the free list were con-
when they were legitimately before the
senate and he was not trying to escape
from his record.
Senator Hill said be stood ready to vote
again to place them on the free list.
None of his Democratic associates had
opposed placing these articles on the
free list when the tariff bill was before
the senate because they had been bound
by caucus agreement, but if that agree
ment was now rent in twain, he had GER
tain amendments to offer. He wanted
the income tax provision repealed.
If the finance committee had been
governed by liberty Of judgment and
conscience before it would have report
ed adversely on the income tax and now
there was an attempt to pack the com
mittee to secure an adverse report on
this amendment Heretofore in filing
vacancies the steering committee first
consulted the caucus with their Demo-
cratic colleagues. Why was a different
course to be pursued now? He sug-
gested that the resolution 60 over until
the Democrats consult on the subject
There had been u series Of blunders
throughout the tariff controversy. When
Mr.. Wilson had delivered ring
ing speech for free sugar the dem
ocratic sentiment Of the country had
accepted il as ex cathedral: had
recognized in his voice the voice of the
administration. ''DemOcratic c0nven-
ticns," said Dir. Hill, sail over the coun-
try are adopting resolutions in favor of
free sugar, and upon the heels of the al
most unanimous vote of the Democrats
Of the house came the letter of the sec
retary of the treasury saying that the
placing of sugar on the free list would
be suicidal.
If it was necessary TO have the duty
on sugar retained there ought to have
been consultation before an attempt was
made to place it on the free list. In the
spirit of harmony, he would suggest a
conference and that this matter would be
allowed to go over SO that a Democratic
conference might he held TO determine
what was best to do
Mr.. Harris then put his motion in the
the form of resolution and asked that
il be allowed to 60 over.
Mr.. Quay objected to its Introduction
until other morning business was dispos-
ed of.
Mr. Harris resolution finally went
over under the rules.
MIR Murphy Dem, n. W presented
a resolution, which being object
ed to also went over, declar
ing that IN view of Secretary
Carlisle's letter it is the sense Of the sen
ate that further tariff legislation
should be attempted IT this session
The resolution of Mr.. Gray, dem.
DeL,) directing the finance committee