Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
AT The NATIONAL CAPITAL
White Named to Succeed Vance
\ on the Finance Committee.
Republicans Insist That the Matter Go
Over Until Tomorrow--The Com
mittcc a Tie--Hin Comes to
the Front Again.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Shortly after
che senate met this morning Senator
Harris offered a resolution that the va
cancy on the finance committee be
filled by the selection of White of Cali
fornia. Mr.. Chandler, rep, objected TO
the resolution and said that under the
rules it must go over until tomorrow.
Harris claimed the resolution was
privileged as 1t pertained to the organ
ization of the senate.
Aldrich, rep, called attention TO the
fact that when a resolution was prop
erly made to appoint Mills, dem,
Texas, it was laid over. The republi-
cans would, he said, resist any revolu-
tionary proceedings.
Harris said he was profoundly aston
ished. During the eighteen years he
had been in the senate the majority
had always controlled its committees
and no voice against it was heard on
the minority side. The suggestion of
Aldrich was the most revolutionary of
ali revolutionary proceedings.
Henderson, rep, Nebraska, re-
tlui hth lIldb ~ lilVbk "ho
only exceeded by his excitement. The
resolution was nothing more or less
thar n resolution and should be treated
as any other resolution. Republican s
had n right to appeal 70 the rules.
rHarris insisted that he had not OF
fercd a resolution, but had made q
simple motion and it could not 60 over,
Henderson asserted thai the filing OF
n vacancy could be required to be done
by ballot, under the rules. Hill said
he had voted TO put oo the free list ar
ticles contained in the tariff bills now
before the committee, when they were
l~egitimately before the senate, and he
was not now trying TO stpaighten on
his record. He would vote for then
again, but was not prepared TO say that
it would be done without further
amendments. Some of the senators
had voted for the tariff bal under
agreement made in caucus. IL tina
agreement was cleft In twain then hi
proposed again to bring before the sen
ate those questions which had beer
supposed to have been settled in eau
Gus. Hill reminded the senate that
when the the bill was before tn,
finance committee before, 1t was agains'
the income tax and was compelled To
adopts it against its judgment. The senate
was now attempting to pack the com
mittee so that any income tax amend
ments should be stifled. Hill also
called attention to the fact that hereto
fore when vacancies were filled in com
mittee democrats were consulted II
caucus. There was nothing in thu
rules that indicated thai the filing o.
n vacancy In committee vas n priv
legged question. lie doubted the wis
dom of a policy that sought to fl
q vacancy with a view of immediate
legislation. There would be other ant
more important legislation than tn,
four bills now before the committee OF
finance. They belonged, he said, 4
the democrats alone, and he regretted
the condition Of affairs hat enabled
republicans to practically settle tn
question. 1t was wiser hat democrat
should consult. From the commence
ment of tariff legislation up to thi
hour II had been followed by blunde
upon blunder. On tho very day tn
democratic secretary of the treasur,
was sonding TO the senate Il protes
against free sugar, state democrati
conventions were meeting and pledg
my the party to free sugar.
Harris, after HIS speech, put hi
motion in TO form of u resolution a.
asked that it be printed and go owe
until tomorrow. 1t was SO ORDERS
and the resolution to fill the vacanc
went over until tomorrow. Harris thel
offered n resolution which goes owe
until tomorrow, that there shall be n
further tariff legislation this session
After Harris motion to fill the va
cancy went owe the confer
Cnce repor: on the defcienc,
bill recommending concurrenc
in the amendment reducing the appro
priation for the Southern Pacific com
pnny to 81, 27i, 246 was presented an,
agreed to, thus disposing of the bill.
The vice president announced hi
signature to the sundry civil bill.
Murphy, dem New York, OF
cred n resolution declaring tina
in view of Secretary Carlisle
statement that the estimate,
surplus evcnue for the year wonid no
exceed els, 0o0, 900 1t 10 the judgment o
the senate that no further Legislation
or change of revenue laws should b
made at this session.
Let that resolution Pie over" sal,
Cockrell, dem. Miss and the resolu
ton went over until tomorrow.