St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-13

Mr.. Hoar, returning to the question
OF hearings, said that during his long
career at both ends OF the capitol, he
had never known time, tariff changes
being under discussion, when hearings
had not been given by both the ways and
means committee and the finance com.
mlttee. Messrs. Aldrich. Allison and
Sherman look the same view of the
case. While the debate was proceed.
Ing,
MR.. VOORHEES, INTERRUPTED
to say that the proofs Of another volume
OF the replies on the chemical schedule
had just been laid upon his desk. He
presented it and it was ordered printed
for the use of the senate. Mr.. Lodge
then took up the consideration OF the
proposed duty on fannie acid, and sup
ported 1t with the replies of mauufact.
uring chemists contained In the d0cu-
ment laid before the senate today.
The debate was continued In a de-
sultory manner, Mr.. Chandler, az on
yesterday, INDUCING in some fine sar-
casm at the expense Uf his political ad.
versaries. The Democrats OF the SEN
ate, said be-, reminded him of some
labor agitatOrs up in New England who
| were trying 10 break into public office.
They were arranging for their cam
paign when one of them suggested that
they had not enunciated any principles.
"oh: never mind principles" replied
the CHIEF agitatOr, tive will fix up some
principles after we get into Office"
Mr.. Hale concluded an ironical char
acterizatiOn Of the Democratic side
with a rather sensational announce
ment. 1t was time for few plain words,
said he.
Intimati0ns had been received on the
Republican side of the chamber, not
only from the other side, but from the
high priests of tariff reform in other
quarters, that the programme involved
| Ill the presentation of the last series of
amendments from the finance commit
tee. making the bill an entirely new
one. was for the purpose Of greasing its
way through the senate. Then, after 1t
has gone out of the
SUPERVISION OF THE SENATE,
1t Is TO be thrown into a conference con-
Mlttee-a committee ostensibly repre-
senting both houses of congress-, but In
| reality committee having autocratic
powers. There the intimatiOns tell us
| it is their scheme to give away all the
| amendments. and the Wilson bill, with
adj its lneungruities, Is to be returu6d
for the approval Of the senate. If tits
last bill OF Shs finance committee was
to he gwen Ifp q conference, il the
| country had been encouraged by false
/ EVIDENCE of repentance. tien he notified
the Democrats OH ths orher side (Mr.
Hale Saiu this with IMPRESSIVE empha-
| sislthe bill would never 20 through the
SEM te. The spirit now exhibited ON
the Republican side would change, and,
he said. the minority would find some
| means TO defeat the bill.
MIR. Aldrich moved TO substitute rs
| cents on the tannic acid for Mr.. jones'
modified amendment to reduce the in
| crease proposed originally of rs cents
to 80 cents per pound.
The motion of Mr.. Aldrlch to make
the duty 70 cents per pound resulted in
yeas 10, nays rs. no quarum. The roll
cali developed a quorum, but when the
vote required on the motion it had run
down again to yeas 10, nays %. Sem
ators PETER and lrby voted nav. Only
forty-hve senators responded to the roll
call. two more than quorum. The
vote was yeas II. nays IS Republicans
yea and Democrats nay. The Jones
amendment liking the duty on tannic
acid at go cents was then agreed to.
33-11.
On the next Jones' amendment in
creasing the duty on tartaric acid from
10 to 20 per cent. the vote failed to de-
velop quorum by one vote. Tho Re-
publicans all voted for the amendment.
A call OF the senate rallied two more
than a quorum. although it was evident
that the senate was thinning out.
MIR. PLATT SUGGESTED
as it was Saturday afternoon and the
senators had hada very hard week, that
Mr.. Harris should yield to an adjourn
ment, but the Tennessee senator in
charge of the bill said he thought it was
his duty tospersevere owing to the slow
progress that was making, and try to
dispose of some few amendments at
least. The Jones amendment was agreed
to without division. but or the next
vote, to change the duty from 20 per
cent to specific duty Of seven cents,
the quorum again failed. A quorum
was with difficulty secured on the
aud it was defeated, l6 to
%. The next paragraph was alcoholic
including toilet waters, on
which the duty was placed at 20 per
house bill. The Jones amendment in
creased the ad valorem duty to SO per
cent.
Mr.. Jones withdrew the increase, say
ing it was unnecessary. Mr.. AIdrlch
insisted that it was, whereupon Mr..
Jones declared that he would grant the
Is per cent increase if the Republicans
would agree to it without debate.
Mr.. Aldrich was dispose to accept,
but MIR. Chandler declined to do so.
Such action on the part of MIR. Jones,
he declared. was absolutely inexplica-
BILE. He presumed the senator from
Arkansas had reasons for presenting
his amendment originally. Today he
suddenly withdrew it, and moment
later offered to give it back to the Re-
publicans as bride if they wonld not
debate. He was opposed to such meth
DDS. Nevertheless. he offered no Objec-
ton to taking vote, and the SO per
cent was agreed to without division.
Mr.. Jones presented new amendment
to the next paragraph to change the
duty Oh alumina in its various chemical
forms from 80 per cent ad yalorem to
specific duty Of four-tenths of cent
per pound.
MIR. Aldrich moved an amendment to
make it six-tenths.
The quorum again failed on Mr..
Aldrich's motion, and MIR. Harris de-
cIded to make no further effort to secure
one today. SO at 1855 p. m, upon his
motion, the senate adjourned.
THIS Is REFORM.
One Hundred and Fifty Treasury
Clerks to Be Discharged.
WASHINGTON May 12.-Practical eff
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