The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-18
SENATOR HILL WAS ANGRY,
BAYS HE WILL BRING AMEND
 MENTy TO THE TARIFF BILLS.

Their Judgment There Would Have Been an Adverse Report on tho Tarin Bin-Biundsr Upon Biundor.
 Washington, Aug, T.-Mr. Harris. democrat of Tennessee, acting chair man of the finance committee. moved that the senate fill the vacancy on the finance committee occasioned by the death of Senator Vance. of North Car olina, by the appointment of Senator White, of California.
 MT. Chandler. republican. of New Hampshire, objected to the considera- ton of the motion. It was really resolution. he said. and should go over r,atil tomorrow under the rule.
 L.r. Harris claimed that this was a privileged motion. because 1t looked to the organization of this body.
 Tt is rather late in the day." said Mir. Chandler. sneeringly, ito talk about the organization of this body. The rules require resolutions to go over one day under one objection. The vacancy has existed for months and now as the session is approaching It's close 1t is proposed to fill it."
 Ut is not necessary" MT. Aldrich, republican of Rhode Island. said, "to make any argument in favor of the po- sit,on taken by the senator from New Hampshire. I take 1t for granted that we are not to enter on a revolutionary proceeding on a matter of this kind and I believe there will be resistance to any such revolutionary process But I presume that the rules will be carried out"
 Mr Harris said: "It is with pro- found astonishment that hear such an objection from that side of the cham Der. During the sixteen years that have held a seat on this floor no matter which party was in the majority mem bers on the other side have named at will without objection, criticism or question such committee representa- tives as they were entitled to. And this side, no matter which party was in the majority, has named, without ob- lection, without suggestion and without a word of complaint its representatives body. This is the most revolutionary of all the revolutionary ideas that on the various committees of this have heard suggested on this floor"
 MT. Manderson, republican of Nebras- ka, replied that the senator's amaze ment seemed to be only sequalled by his excitement at a simple appeal to the presiding officer to, enforce the rules. F. ''@s,. - '..
 Mir. Chandler protested against. the phillipic which the senator from Ten nessee had delivered against a senator for simply asking that the rules should be compiled with. MT. Chandler stated that when the resolution came up to- morrow he did not know he should ohiect.
 Mr. Hill. democrat of New York, said he was in favor of the bills to place on the free list coal, iron ore and sugar. He had voted in that way when these questions were up. He was ready to vote again to place those articles on the free list. He was called upon to say whether the pas- sage of the bills without the dotting of an 'i" or the crossing of a "t" was to be test of true democracy. Dur ing the tariff debate some of his as- sociates voted against their best judg- ment on such propositions which he had made to the senate because they felt bound to do so by virtue of a cau- GUS in which they took part.
 If the agreement" MT. Hill con- tinued, with show of passion, lis to be rent in twain, and if new bills are to be passed in sections. desire to bring to the senate's attention certain amendments to these bills. I desire to have a vote upon propositions which were voted down, not because they were disapproved. but because sena- tors felt they could not vote according to their judgment and conscience. I am willing to have these bills taken up and disposed of with a report from the finance committee. If the committee had felt at liberty to vote according to their judgment and conscience there would have been an adverse report to the income tax portion of the tariff bill. You are seeking to-day to pack that committee in order that my proposition for the repeal of the income tax shall come before the senate with an ad- verse report.
 Heretofore, in the appointment to vacancies on the committees the dem ocratic members of this body have been consulted. have heard of no such con- sultation now. I do not know why different course Is sought to be pur- sued in the filling of this important vacancy from that pursued in the filling of those other vacancies. AS represen- tative of a great state I might have been permitted to suggest that it's in terests should have been consulted. I defy gentlemen to point to single provision which says that the filling of . vacancy is a matter of privilege. I regret to see thrown into the senate the idea that the other side should be permitted, substantially, to select democratic member. We should settle 1t.
 "Since the commencement of tariff legis lation there has been blunder upon bIunder. A few days ago the chairman of the committee on ways and means in the house was demanding in the house that there should be free sugar The democrats recognized that voice as the voice of the administration. The day that the conventions in different states were passing resolutions in favor