St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-13
CLOTURE ALSO GETS A SNUB.
Senate Refusing to Replace
the Nicaragua Bill With
Either Measure.
INCOME TAX INDORSED.
Motion to Strike Out the Au-
preparation for It's Col
lection Defeated.

WASHINGTON, Dee. IL. 2.-Senator Gray
made an unsuccessful attempt TO have
considered in the senate today the bill
reported from the finance committee
striking out all the differential duties in
favor OF refined sugar. and leaving all
sugar dutiable at 40 per cent ad valore m.
Ihere were great many abSenteeS, so
that the defeat was not so decisive as to
discourage further efforts of the same
kind. The majority vote of ten against
taking up the closure resolution which
followed indicates. it is believed, that
there is no probability of changing the
rules at this session. Mr.. Morgan again
addressed the senate on the Nicaraguan
bill, and in concluding expressed his
Intention of soon asking that unani-
nous consent be given liking time for
a vote on the bill.
After acting on several bills OF only
local interest the senate then proceeded
TO the consideration Uf pension bills on
the calendar. Among those passed were
bills granting pensions of 500 per
month to Mary Palmer Banks, widow of
Maj. Gen. Nathaniel p. Banks. Mrs
Katherine Todd Crittenden and to Maj.
Gen. A. McClernand.
A senate bill was passed to authorize
the construction of bridge across the
Red River of the North at Drayton,
n. d.
There was general air of expect
ancy about the senate when the hour of
o'clock arrived on account of the pre-
vailing impression that there would be
an effort to dIspIace the unfinished busi-
ness, which was the Nicaragua canal
bill. with the bill changing the duty on
sugar TO 40 per cent ad valorem fat.
This expectation was realized when Mr..
Gray (Dem., DELI took the floor and
stated that he had no desire to delay
consideration of the canal bill, but he
considered the tariff bills of greater i'm
portance. aud he thought the senate
should have an opportunity to say
whether these bills should be consid-
cred. He had hoped that vote would
be reached OIL these bills without OBJ
struction.
Against the Sugar Bill.
it was the duty of the senate to meet
the challenge implied to these bills. He
did not think the discussion OF the bills
would occasion any great delay. He,
therefore, moved TO dispace the MIC
aragua canal bill with the sugar bill.
Senator Morgan stated that, while he
favored the sugar bill, he should be-
compelled to vote against the consid-
Grafton OF 1t at the present time. owing
to the fact that he had been placed in
charge of the Nicaragua cana! bill. The
bill as it came from the house and as it
was amended by the senate finance
committee was then read, after which
Senator Berry Oem., Ark.) demanded
the yeas and nays on the question Of
consideration. Senator Harris Dem.,
Tenn.), in an effort to enlighten the
senate, stated that the pending question
would be on the committee amend
ments. in case the vote on consideration
should result in the affirmative. Sem
atOr Aldrich objected to debate, saying,
The pending question may be some
thing else"
There was much shifting of pairs
while the vote was proceeding, and no
little delay in the announcement of the
result. When the announcement did
come it showed the defeat of Mr.. Gray's
motion by vote of % to 81, the vote
being as follows:
Yeas-Bate, Berry. Blackburn. Caf-
= Z.
Gray, Harris, Hill, Hunton. Jarvis, Nc
Laurin, Mcpherson, Mills, Palmer.
Pasco, Pugh. Vest, Villas, Voorhees, and
Walsh-total, %.
Nays-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Blanch-
ard, Cullom, Dolph, Dubois, Gallinger,
Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins,
Hoar, Kyle, Lodge, Mcmillan, Mander-
son. Martin, Mitchell of Oregon, Nor
rill, PETER, Perkins, Platt, Power, Quay,
Roach and Teller-tOtal, q.
ClOture Gets a Snub.
Mr.. Vest (Dem., Mo- then took the
floor to move 10 take up his resolution
for an amendment of the senate rules
with modification instructing the
OIL rules to report by the 18th
inst. He asked for the yeas and nays
on the motion. Mr.. Vest asked leave
to say word, but Mr.. Aldrich objected
to debate. Mr.. Vest found opportunity
to say, however, that il the motion
should be agreed to he would be willing
that his resolution should be Temporal
rily laid aside to permit consideration
of the canal bill. He asked if that
could not be done by unanimous con-
sent, Whereupon Mr.. Faulkner, who
was in the chair, replied that the senate |
could do almost anything by unanimous |
MIR. Harris announced that a meeting !
OF the committee on rules had been |
called for tomorrow morning to consider |
the various resolutions for the amend |
ment of the rules. With remork by !
Mr.. Vest to the effect that the commit, |
tee had been considering the rules for |
the past eight months, the voting on |
the Vest motion to take up his resolu- |
tion was proceeded with and the mo- |
tlon lost, "a yeas TO "a nays.
Mr.. Harris said he voted against the |
closure resolution, first, because the |
committee on rules would meet tomor-
row for the purpose of considering the /
subject matter Of the resolution, and in
view of this he could not see the neceS~
sity OF passing it. AS member of the |
on rules he announced that |
he favored an amendment that would
give the majority, under a careful aud |
Well-prepared rule, the power to close |
debate upon appropriation bills as well
IS revenue, the passing of which was
absolutely necessary.
The senate then resumed the con-
slderation of the Nicaragua canal bill,
ana Mr.. Morgan (Dem., Ala.) addressed
the senate. Mr.. Morgan devoted con-
siderable time TO discussion of the
questions that represent-
I'd themselves III connection with this
natter and of the right OF the govern.
Dent to participate In the construction
If the canal in view of the existence of |
treaties. etc, He declared thara was M |