Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13


the Progress OF the Bill-The
Jones Amendments Disposed
or Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 12.-The
snail pace in the Senate continues, aud
be "era OF business" is still broken
promise. Thursday, after two days
5ebate, the duty on acetic acid was
greed to; yesterday, after seven hours
work the fate Of boracic acid, chronic
nd citric acids were decided, and to-
2, after Ave hours OF work the rate on
taunic aud tartaric acids and alcoholic
Ueriumery, Qncluding cologne and other
toilet waters), were fixed. The Repub-
,ans made stand on every item, in
,ulgiag, under the leadership Of
Msssrs. Aldrich, Chandler and Hale, in
the pastime Of nagginE and harrassing
sheir political advsrsaries.
The attendance began to thin out to-
ward the middle OF the afternoon, one
by sus the Senators fading out Of the
Senate landscape until the quorum had
entirely disappeared.
The long hours are b.ginning to tell
on the Senators.
At 1855 o'clock Mr.. Harris, finding
things blocked oy the absence OF quo
rum, yielded TO An adjournment
Only four Senators we're In the cham
Der when the Senate met At IL o'clock,
and Senator Harris, who was tempOra-
riiy in the chair, instructed the clerk
To CALL THE ROLL.
The bells brought twenty-eighs Sen
ators into the chamber-tfteen less
than a Quorum-and steps we're im-
mediately taken TO secure the attend
ance of absentees Search Of the cor
rldors and cor nittee rooms of the Cap
itOl was maze, but 10 was twenty-five
mlputes before enough abSentees could
be found 10 make up the quorum.
Mr.. DOlph made a motion TO adjourn,
5ut withdrew - upon the suggestion Of
Nr Chandie hat the motion violated
he agreeme. entered into just before
djourninR last night by which 10 was
acided TO take up she tariff bill al j.
lock each day.
--Gt - o'clock the tariff bill was taken
fpending question bsjng on the
nent 10 increase the duty on
acid, or tanuin from 50 cents 20
Is per pound The Republicans
sling the 70 cent duty yesterday,
Aore than they bargained for as
r. Jones of Arkansas, to-day offered
Substitute for 75c.
The debate was continued in desul-
tory manner, Mr.. Chandler as on yes
terday indulging in some fne Sar-
casm at the expense OF his pOlit-
teal adversaries. The Demo
crates OF the Senate, said be, reminded
him OF some labor agitatOrs up 10 New
England who were trying TO break into
public office. They were arranging for
their campaign when one of them Sug-
Fested that they had not enuuciated
Rpy principles. "Oh, never mind prin-
cipIes," replied the chief agitator, 1--WE
will fix up some principles after we get
.nto office" Mr.. Hale concluded an
1RoNICAL CHARACTERIZATION
the Democratic side with a rather
ensational announcement. IL was time
or few plain words, he said.
IntimationS had been received on the
Republican side Of the chamber, not
5uIy from the other side, but irom the
high priests Of tariff reform ia other
quarters, that the programme involved
In the presentation OF the last Sc
rias OF amendments from the Finance
Committee, making the bill an en-
tl-ely new one, was Tor the pur-
pose OF greaSlug IT'S way through
fbe Senate. Then, after 10
sE p fha
Senate. 10 Is 20 be thrown into a confer
nee committee committee oStenSloly
presenting both House OF Congress,
out In reality, q committee having auto
cratic Dowers. There the intimatiOns
tell ms ia is the scheme TO give away All
the Senate amendments and the Wilson
bIu vim all its incoagruities is 10 be re-
.urned for the approval OF the Senate.
n tbis last bill OF the Finance Com
mittee was 70 DO given up In con-
ference, If the country bad been
encouraged by false evidence OF re-
n Dsntapce. then he notified the Demo
I ,rrats on the other side (Nr. Hale said
(tbts with impressive emphasis the bill
would never 90 through the Senate.
Tbe spirit now exhibited on the RepU0-
lean side would change, he said, and
the minority would find
SOME MEANS To DEFEAT THE BILL
MIR. Aldrich moved 10 substitute IS
a. ants on tannic acid for Mr.. jones'
- rodifed amendment TO reduce the in
crease prop osed originally OF IS cents
10 90 cents per pound.
The motion OF Mr.. Aldrich 70 make
he duty - cents per pound resulted IN
Ieas 10, nays -, no quorum. The roll
call developed a quorum but when the
vote recurred on the motion II had run
down again to yeas -, nays >. Sana-
Tors PETER and Irby both voted nay.
only forty-fve Senators responded to
the roll call, two more than quorum.
The vote was yeas Il, nays IS, Repub-
,aus voting yea, and Democrats nay.
The Jones amendment fixing the duty
tannic acid at sixty cents was then
-sed to, 33-ll.
,o the next Jones amendment incresS-
,the duty on tartaric acid from 10 70
Der cent, the vote fgiled TO develop
Aorum by one vote. The Republi-
ms all voted for the amendment.
A call OF the Senate rallied two more
mana quorum, however, though IL was
evident that the Senate was thinning
- out
AZ Mr.. Platt suggested, as 1t was Satur-
dav afternoon and the Senator'S had had
!. a very hard week, that Mr.. Harris
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