The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-25

|X MA2HxNGIoN. May 20 -xhe senate pro-
r ooo6inc. were snlivened ~ short debate
"a Hawaii and . very sarcastic speech
1rom Mr. Hale on Mr. Germans speech.
The Maryland senator, Mr.. Hale said,
lad spoken none too soon- The Macedo-
s oian cry had gone up. like the wall OF
lost soul. from the Democracy OF the
oountry for some one to appear as leader
IA the senate.
He read from Democratic papers ar
raienments Of the majority OF the senate
for the ''surrender" OF principle contained
In the "Gorman- Brice bill" /" The senator
from Maryland, Mr.. Hale proceeded, had
come forward with the effort of his life to
reform the broken Democratic ranks
The speech made by the Maryland sem
ator, added Mr.. Hale. was made not TO
the country, but TO his Democratic col
lcacuea. Mr.. Hale continued with vivid
the Democratic side Of the chamber into
s.groups." to which he said Mr.. German
had addressed his remarks.
The "Groups Described.
The first group. he said. comprised the
two senators from New York, Messrs. Hill
and Murphy, Mr.. Smith On. J.) and
Messrs Kyle and Roach. They represented
constituencies opposed to this bill.
Tho second group-a large one--de-
opiscd the bill before the senate, because
81 gave the lie to the convictions and pro-
fessions of q lifetime. 1t contained
Messrs Mills and Coke (Tex.) Vest and
Cockrell (do), Villas (Wis), Gray DeI.).
Palmer QIls3. Lindsay and Blackburn
Kr.) Harris and Bate (Tenn.) and per-
haps one or two others
They were the men who when they
were obliged to vote for protection to coal
and iron ore. to the Sugar trust and Lead
,trust would ask themselves; 'Is thy
servant dog that he should do thisf"
Then they would all vote for these pro-
visions aud answer their own questions.
There was another group to which no
appeal from the senator was necessary.
u included Messrs. Camden and Faulk-
ner (W. Va), Morgan and Pugh (Ala.)
Gallery and Blanchard u.a.), Brice CO...
Gibson (Md). and the great com
promiser himself, Mr.. German, had
given no anxiety TO this group.
Why? Because they had secured all
they wanted. II extended to the confines
Of the earth, but he repeated that they
had got all they wanted.
Mr.. Hale continued to point out in de-
taiI specifically what he termed the
rprice" paid for votes In the latter group.
calling attention to speeches made by
the1e senators In the past
The bill as IL now stood, Mr.. Hale said,
had no responsible parents It was po-
ntical bastard. II was the result OF the
1ntcrcoursc OF those who had abandoned
party principle with the easy virtue of
lew protected industries and the habitual
prostitutes Of the trusts.
e Il mas after o'clock when the senate
Got down TO actual work on the schedules.
Very fair progress was made eight pages
(from paragraph III to 143 inclusive) being
disposed or
~he surprise Of the day was the ac-
Goptance " the finance committee OF an
oSnendment offered by Mr.. Allen. the Ne
&roska Populist. TO place barbed wire on
the free list Several Republicans opposed
a. but did not carry their opposition to
che extent Of demanding record-making
vote upon It. An intimation from Mr..
Hoar that free barbed wire was to be the
price OF Mr.. Aliens vote for the tariff
bfll Was Indignantly denied.
A Weeks Fight Faded
After being under consideration for just
one week, the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill was passed by
che house
The main fight was in the house
ofoer the bill had been reported back
: from the committee of the whole on
the amendment declaring the laws au-
thorixinR the docking OF members sal
orics for abs -nce repealed. and on the
kInendment refusing to provide for the
3ivil service commission. Separate yea
Ind nay votes were demanded on thess
mcndmvntn, when the first was lost by a
bto Of 104 to l2S. and the latter by 50 to
yea aud nay vote was taken Oh the
lendment offered by Mr. Enioe strik-
ont ths appropriation for the salaries
he civil service commissioners and
kn, which the committee OF the whole
)ted BY decisive vote. It resulted:
90; nays, l5S. So the amendment
,xs lost.
.4nother amendment proposed by Mr..
CHruth and agreed to In the committee of
the whole. which was designed to still
further emasc,lIate the civil service COM
miseion, WAS defeated In the house with
out dtvisions as was also the amendment
70 eQualize the salaries of the assistant
doorkeepers of the house.
The only amendments adopted yester-
dhy IN the committee OF the whole and
agreed 60 by the house were TO increase
the appropriation for publishing the postal
guide from els, ,0oo to $3o, 600. and an addi-
tIonal item Of $500 for clerical service for
the Dockery commission
Mr. Terry secured the adoption of an
amendment providing that each circuit
court Of appeals should be entitled to have
appended for its use at least one-half of
such surplus as they had accrued.
nIobbed the Police.
BERLIN. May 25-Ths people of Kassel
have cen excited by reports concerDing
the III treatment OF police prisoners. Yes
terday afternoon 800 persons mobbed a
small force Of police In Market square and
sang che Marsolllsdse The Hussars were
called ont AMI restored order. Many
tern0no were injured
On Three Months Cruise.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, May 25. --Reve-
nue cutter s. p. Chase sailed yesterday
"a three months voyage She has a
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