Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-05
DEBATE OPENED.
Senator Voorhees, Introduces the
Tariff Bill.
FILIBUSTERIyC N THE HOUSE.
For five Hours Calling the Roll Was Kept
Up, but at No Time Was q quorum
Mustered The O'Noili-Joy
Election case On.

WASHINGTON, April 8.--The principal
interest In the senate yesterday con-
tered in the speech of Senator Noor-
hees, chairman Of the committee on
finance, who launched the tartH queN'
tion upon the sea of senatorial debate.
There was an unusually full attend
ance, both on the floor aud in the gal
leries, and the conclusion OF his speech
was greeted with hearty burst OF APP
plause. lie laudcd the Walker tarih
bill OF 1s4s and regretted exceedingly
that this bill dil not more closely re-
scmble H. he vigorously defended the
income tax feature and free wool clause
and as vigorously condemned the sugar
bounty and reciprocity features Of the
Mckinley bill.
In the morning hour Senator Morgnn
sought to have passed n bill providing
for the carrying into effect Of the
awards Of the Paris tribunal OF arbl'
tration in the Bchring sea matter but
when II was on the eve Of its passage
IL went over until the bill could be
printed.
Then the unfinished business, the
bill OF Senator llansbrnugh FOR the
destruction of the Russian thisstS. was
laid before the senate and imme lately
came into collision with the tariff bill,
which Senator Voorhees, had given no.
tice TO call up at that time
Senator Hansbrough asked that the
unfinished business should be tenn
porarily laid aside In favor Of the open.
ing speech on that matter. without
losing its place as the unfinished busi-
ness. This was met by mot On from
Senator Harris that the tariff bill be
made the unfinished business
While he was opposed 10 the bill of
the senator from North Dakota, he said
II there should be any gap in the con
sideration of the tariff bill he would
have no objection TO the Russian thistle
bill being taken up. llc would be will
ing to give the senator his day in court,
but he could not afforl TO let the great
tariff bill play second fiddle TO the
thistle bill The tariff bill must be
made the unfinished business, he de-
clared, or Il majority of the senators
must declare against H.
The tariff bill cing made the uniin-
ished business Mr., Voorhees, was rccog-
nized.
A few minutes before o'clock. Son.
ntor Voorhees, concluded his speech,
which had lasted nearly two hours.
Owing 10 the latencss Of the hour,
Senator Allison, who had intcudcI to
follow Senator Voorhees,, yielded for
an executive session
AS the bill introduced by senator
Morgan to carry out the awards of th,
Bchring soI tribunal had not come
back from the printer. II went over
temporarily after being called up, and
Senator Morgan consented to the exec
utlve session After being in eNecu-
tive session an hour aud quarter the
doors were reupcnad, aud at 5:!j D. IN
the senate adjourned until to-day TT
IL o'clock.
THE HOUSE
WAsmNGToN, April . For five hour
yesterday roll call followed roll call iu
AN endless attempt to ring the rrpul-
licnn OIL uster against the O'Nciil-Joy
contested elections case To % close, bu
Mt no time were the democrat, able {
muster n quorum and the Hght wa
finally nban toned for the day. Nr
ron. of Tennessee wlo hn
cnurge OF the ct,c, rulu last evening.
This case will be kept before the
house until IL is disposed Of, II IL takes
nll summer II might rs well be- .un-
.derstood now ms ever Those who have
any idea that It will be abandoned will
find they are mistaken"
just uefore the house adjourned, Mr.
Patterson gave notice th Il to-day he
would ask the house to sit In cuntinu.
Gus session until tho case WAS decided.
Yesterday 40 was the high water
mark touched by the democrats on any
roll call This Is nine short of a
quorum About ten democrats nre
voting ON every roll call against
o'Neill, and three from his own state
At 4;35 the house adjourned