The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-12
SENATOR MORGAN EXPLAINS.
Doesn't Like a Mugwump's
Comment Upon His Action.
Halo Humorously Inquiries IT There arc
others Who Want to Go to the Con-
fessional-Pefrer Resumes His Speech,
But Fails to End It-Says He Favors
an Income Tax


took sp the pending urgent deficiency
Dill and discussed it without action
upon any proposition until / o'clock
when the tariff bill was taken up.
Hale took the floor, but yielded to
Morgan who said that he desired to
make an explanation or statement
which might be called personal or
political. He read an extract from an
article from New York event ng paper
or recent date commenting upon the
manifesto of the Minnesota Democracy
against certain Democratic Ser ators
for their supposed opposition to the
tariff bill.
That" said Morgan. lis the French
method OF trying a man in his absence
and W thous serving copy Of the in.
dictment upon him. have the oppor.
tunity now, however, and think it my
duty to enter plea of not guilty to
the accusation from Minnesota, which
doubtless was manufactured here and
sent to Minnesota. am satisfied with
the bill now before the Senate as it
came from tho finance committee, and !
propose to vote for it; and If my friends
on the other side want to delay action
on it. in the line OF fiji 'ustering, and If
they notify me of that, l will take occa.
sion to do what l have done before-sit
up for several nights consecutively in
order to accommodate them.
II was tariff rcformer before the gen.
tlemen were born who have issued that
dfatirbs against me, and have not in
the least degree relaxed my purpose and
desire to have in the United States q
ialr, equitable and Just system of tariff
taxation that shall boar equally on all
persons so far as l can make il do so.
and that shall not contain one single
item Of bounty to any person in the
country; that is what | have to say
III any other senator who is on the
Minnesota list" said Halo, desires 20
state his position on this i'm portant bill,
l will yield with pleasure, even though
IL shall consume considerable limo aud
be open probably to tho suggestion that
those senators may be flibustering. !
am not anxious to go on if anything of
that Kind is sought to be brought be-
fore the senate"
Jones Dem, Ark.), will tho Senator
yield to mo for morning business?"
For personal explanation?" asked
Hale humorously.
"For morning business" Jones re-
peated Harris objected to anything
that will interfere with the tariff bill
while proceeding under consent rule.
Tho Senator would not of course ex-
clude the confessional" said Hale.
Exclude WHAT" Harris inquired with
puzzled expression.
The confessional" Hale repeated.
If any Senator desires to go to it,"
when tho Senator yielded to the
Senator from Alabama it was in the
nature OF debate on the tariff bill and
not violation OF the rules, said
Harris"
II so considered it," said Hale. He
then proceeded with his speech.
Hale finished his speech at ais and
then PETER resumed che speech which
he had commenced last Thursday. He
repeated the statement which he had
then made that the PopulistS had no
tariff plank in the platform. But they
believed in graduated income tax and
regarded it as the most equitable system
of taxation. Personally he favored :.
graduated income tax on large landed
estates. Peiler had been speaking
about three quarters OF an hour whom
the absence or a quorum was called to
the attention of tho presiding officer
by Quay who said that during part OF
tho speech there were in the chamber
ono Democratic Senator and three Re.
publican Senators.
When he was reminded that the sug-
gestlon of an absence of quorum was
violation OF unanimous consent that
the debate should go on daily from to
without dilatory motions, he offered
to withdraw it, but it was held that
the rule was imperative, and that the
roll OF Senators must be called.
The roll was called-43 Senators
just quorum. Peifer went on with his
speech. He argued that the bill dis.
crininated against farmers. Ats D. M,
according so the agreement, the tariff
bill went over, PETER not bsvinQ
finished his speech, and tho considera-
ton Of the further urgent deficiency
bill was begun.
Without disposing of the bill the Sen
ate held short executive session, and
at G:20 adjourned until tomorrow.
BUSINESS BLOCKED IN THE ROUSE.
No Quorum Would Vote on Springer's
Motion to Discharge the Order of Ar
rest.
WAsHINGToN, April 1l.-After the
reading Of the j)urnal the matter that
was passsd yesterday until to- day-the
disposition OF the motion TO discharge
tho order of arrest of March 26-was
brought up by Reed, who called the at.
tentiOn OF tho chair to the fact that the
question had already been decided by
the presiding officer
The question was as to the right Of
Springer to withdraw his motion to
discharge tho order OF arrest, vote by
yeas and nays having been taken upon
1T, which disclosed no quorum.
the Speaker said his opinion was that