The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-01

WASHINGTON, ID. O., April 3O.-Sena-
tor Harris, who is in charge Of tho tariff
bill, lost patience to-day at tho way in
which progress was impeded by Sena-
tor Halo in the morning hour. AS on
several preceding days, Mr.. Halo OBJ
jectcd to giving way for special meas
ures in the morning hour, Finally Mr..
Harris abruptly moved that the senate
proceed with the consideration OF the
tariff bill.
Mr.. Aldrich said 1t was duo to tho
senate and country that they should
know what bill was to be considered.
House bill 4,S64," interiectod Mr..
Harris sharply.
"Yes." replied Mr.. Aldrich, with the
amendments; but wheE are thoy to be
submittcd?"
when we get ready" said Mr.. Gray
from his seat.
Mr.. Hill submitted On observation or
two which did not secm to please some
Of his Democratic colleagues.
Tho senator from Rhode Island, Mr..
Aldrich, he said, appeared disturbed
about some anticipated amendments.
1t occurred 10 him, he said, that mas
much as the tariff bill had passed from
the Jurisdiction OF the finance commit
tee, amendments reported from that
committee would not be entitled to any
more consideration than individual
amendments and would have no more
preliminary privilege.
Mr.. Aldrich admitted that this was
true in parliamentary seuss, but per.
haps might not be true OF this commit
tee. Then, taking paper from his
desk containing Tho Associated Press
interview with Secretary Carlisle, print.
ed In the morning papers, he said he
thought 1t strange coincidence that
the e1ective officers Of the government.
seemed always in possession OF advance
information regarding the progress OF
tariff reform.
A prsdRAcEFUL ASSAULT.
There was an attempt by tho Demo
Gratis to stop Senator Aldrich, but he
was permitted to 90 on. A lively pas
sage ensued in which Senator Sherman
said the Republican members OF the
finance committee had not had the
usual opportunity to consider the bill.
This Mr.. Voorhees, denied. Then Sena.
tor Aldrich again renewed his charge
that new bill had been constructed.
He asserted the amendments were in
print and said it was bis understanding
that they were to be submitted to tho
senate shortly. Thoy were, he was GER
tain from what he had heard, OF q
nature to completely change the char
acter Of the bill.
a few minutes afterwards an incident
occurred which created profound SEN
sation. All tho Democrats had been
more or less irritated by tho prodding
from tho other side. Mr.. Turpie got
the floor and made q direct assault on
Mr.. Aldrich. tho like OF which has not
been heard in tho senate chamber for
years. Ho declared that three mon.
strous untruths had characterized the
opposition; three gross, palpable lies Of
inconceivablo mendacity.
The first OF those untruths was that a
new bill was being prepared by the Sec
retary Of the treasury; the second that
three or three hundred amendments
Ut did not matter which, wero to DO pre-.
aented, and the third was that the bill
reported from the finance committee
was not the bill that was to be passed.
All these assertions had been catogoric-
ally donied by four Democratic mem.
bers OF the finance committee. And
yet, continued Mr.. Turpie, raising his
hand aloft and stretching it toward Mr..
Aldrich, the senator from Rhode Island
comes in here and says he believes they
arc true. There could bc no sharper is.
sue Of veracity.