The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
ALDRICH MAKES A BLUFF.
The Democrats Call Him Down and
He Takes Water.

| to Permit a Vote to Be Taken on the
Passage of the Wilson Bill and It's
| Amendments Yesterday Afternoon,
When Mr.. Harris Called for Unani-
nous Consent to Accept the PROPOSE
tton Mr.. Cullom Objected.
| Washington, April Ex-senator Lind
say, of Kentucky, to day smoked Senator
! Aldrich, the leader of the anti-tariff re-
! formers, out on an exceeding high limb,
| Senator Harris then proceeded to saw the
| limb of, and the republicans refused even
TO spread the blanket to break the fall Of
the Rhode Island leader. it was the
hardest thump that gentleman ever got,
and it has about shaken him out Of the
| leadership of the republicans in this
| fight. His side of the chamber repudiated
| the bluff he made when he chal-
| lenged the democrats to vote
and chagrinned and mortified the
erstwhile champion of protection
skunk away before the taunts of the
Kentucky mastiff, and the jeers Of the
-boned Tennesseean. The debate to-
day proved what was stated in these dis
I patches recently; that the democrats
! have gotten together and are ready TO
vote, and that all the delay comes from
the republican camp. At the close Of
the session Senator Aldrich said to
Senator Smith, who it was expected
would refuse to vote on the bill at the
call, and who made no objection to the
vote being taken at 3 o'clock: ''Look
| here, Smith, what does this meant"
at means, " said the New Jersey sena-
tor that peace reigns and the demo
Gratis stand ready 10 vote
1t is now only a matter of how long the
| republicans can hold out and talk. Lots
! of wind was taken from their sails to-
! day, and il they can keep afoat for an
other fifteen days il will be by faulty
steering and tactics of the democrats.
DETAILS OF THE DEBATE.
BY the Southern Associated Press.
Washington, April 27.-The Senate met
under its new rule at II o'clock, but it
was l:l5 o'clock when a quorum was
present, and the reading of the journal
was concluded. Immediately afterward
a motion to proceed to the consideration
of the tariff bill was made by Mr.. Harris.
An inquiry was put to the presiding
officer by Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska,
do W W htbiltI IlH ltcOlnNlDil dbOub lllb
right of Coxey and his followers to
assemble in Washington was not the un-
finished business in the morning hour.
He was informed by the Vice President
that there was no such thing known to
the rules as unfinished business in the
morning hour, and that his resolution
had been displaced yesterday by the
tariff bill and had gone 10 the calendar.
Mr. Dolph called for the yeas and nays
on MIR. Harris motion TO take up the
tariff bill, The vote resulted: Yeas 70 ;
| nays 16, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry. Black
burn, Blanchard, Cahery, Coke George, Cor
| man, Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jones, OF Arkan-
sas, Kyle; Lindsay, Mcpherson, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell, OF Wis onsin, Murphy,
Palmer, Paseo Pugh, Roach, Smith, Vest,
| Voorhees,, Walsh and White-g0.
Nays-Messrs Cameron. Cullom, Dolph
| Dubois. Frye, Gallinger, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hawley, morrill,, Perkins, Platt, sherman,
Shoup, Teller and Washburn-l6.
LINDSAY GETS THE FLOOR.
Mr. Dolph took the floor to continue his
tariff speech but yielded TO MIR. Lindsay,
of Kentucky, who addressed the Senate
in favor of the pending tariff bill Mr.
Lindsay was soon drawn into a colloquy
with Mr.. Aldrich, in the course of which
Mr. Aldrich asserted his disbelief that
'ieither the senator from Kentucky or the
senator from Texas can tell US at this
moment what the Democratic party is in
favor Of" Laughter on the republican
side and In the galleries.. "If the re-
publican side of the chamber" Mr.. Lind
say replied, will give US the oppcrtu-
nifty of calling the yeas and nays
on the passage of this pill this afternoon,
the vote will disclose exactly what the
Democratic party is in favor of" Ap-
plause on the democratic side.
This side of the chamber will CON
sent" said Mr.. Aldrich, Ia acceptance of
the challenge, ito take the vote at 3
o'clock this afternoon on the bill as it
came from the House of Representatives .
Renewed applause on the republican
side and in the galleries.
why" asked Mr.. Lindsay, "exclude
the amendments reported by the finance
committeeP
.'You say" replied Mr. Aldrich, "that
the Wilson bill is a democratic measure.
If il is will the other side submit it TO the
vote Of the Senate"
LINDSAY EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
.It is a democratic measure" " Mr.. Lind
say answered, sin the same sense that the
Mckinley act, when IL came from the
House was a republican measure. IL came
from the House, without reciprocity, and
! Nilb RICdb ANuh1i VI btiE ANPNDAANhA party ,
Mr.. Blaine, declared that it was an out
rage"
Il will make another proposition, " Mr..
Aldrich persisted "Will you agree to
take vote at o'clock on the bill as II
now standsi'
Il will agree to that" Mr.. Lindsay re.
piled
But will the whole of the other side of
the chamber agree to it3" Mr.. Aldrich
demanded.
i without consultation cannot speak, ,"
was Lindsays S answer.
Il would be very glad to hear from the
senator from Tennessee, who has charge
of the bill. whether he will consent to
it," said Mr.. Aldrich persistently This
closed an episode which might have led
up TO n prompt disposition of the tariff
bill, but which had no such result.
Mr. Lindsay then proceeded with his
speech,
HARRIS MEETS THE CHALLENGE.
AS soon as Mr.. Lindsay took his seat
Mr.. Harris arose, holding in his hand
some pages containing the official report
of the colloquy between Messrs Lindsay
and Aldrich, including Mr.. Aldrich s
challenge TO the democratic side Of the
chamber TO take vote at Bo'ciock on the
bill as reported by the finance commit
tee. Having read the report Mr. Harris
said in his usual emphatic manner
while have not the vanity 70 assume
! thar ranresput an vbOdv hut myself on