The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATOR WASHBURNE SPEAKS
AGAINST THE TARIFF BILL.
Senator Dolph Gives Another INSTALL
ment of His Speech-The House
Spent the Day on District of
Columbia Matters.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Washburne of Minnesota consumed
almost the entire afternoon in a speech
against the tariff bill, which was
mainly protest against abrogation of
the reciprocity clause of the Mckinley
law. He expressed the belief that the
Wilson bill in some form would be en-
acted into law. In the few minutes
that remained between the time SEN
ator Washburne concluded his speech
and the hour of o'clock Senator
Dolph gave an installment of his
speech. During the morning session a
bill was introduced by request by
Senator PETER to dispose of idle LABOR
and discourage idle wealth in the Dis
trict of Columbia. He also sought to
take from the calendar his resolution
for the appointment of committee
on communications, his Coxey CONS
mittee, but the motion was lost.
The house bill for the protection of
animals in the Yellowstone Park,
which was under consideration in the
opening hour of last Saturday, was
again called up by Senator Carey and
after some amendments were made
the bill was passed.
The morning hour having eXpil ed,
the tariff bill was laid before the SEN
ate and Senator Washburn of Mime.
sofa addressed the senate in opposition
to the bill.
Senator Washburn spoke three and
half hours. At the conclusion of his
speech Senator Dolph delivered an
other installment of his speech He
was interrupted in his opening sen.
tence by Senator Call from the COM
mittee on appropriations, who gave
notice that tomorrow after the open
ing hour he would move to take up
the Notifications bill.
Senator Mcpherson reminded him
that Senator Mills had given notice of
a speech tomorrow on the tariff bill.
Senator Dolph remarked that while he
might be familiar with the provisions
of the Notifications bill for years he
had given some attention to fortifica.
tions and he would want to say someS
Senator Chandler also gave notice OF
a desire to speak ON the Notifications
bill, and suggested that some agree
ment should be made by which an en-.
tire day could be given to considera-
tion of the bill.
A reminder was thrown out by Sen
ator Quay that it had been agreed tc
go into executive session tomorrow
morning on the Florida nominations
'Well," " said Senator Call. ~ have
given the notice and will let it take
its course"
Senator Dolph then resumed hi
speech and the few minutes remaining
before B o'clock were devoted to read
ing a comment on an interview with
Senator Brice. in which the Ohio sena-
tor had made some criticisms on the
plan of tariff reform.
| Promptly at o'clock Senator QUAY
called attention to the fact that the
hour for closing tariff debate had ar.
rived, and some discussion as to the in
tent of the agreement ensued, severa
of the Democrats maintaining that il
was not intended to shut off tariff de
bate at ) o'clock, but to prevent any
other business from coming between
and 5 o'clock The Republicans de.
clined to go on, and at 500, on motion
of Senator Harris, the senate went into
executive session and at $50 the doors
were re opened and the senate ad
journed.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 90 The hous,
devoted the entire day to business OF
the committee from the District o
Columbia The house at o'clock ad
journed.