The sun., 1894-04-07
TEST VOTE IN THE SENATE.
IT n nEe<RDEB AZ s8oW1Es ZEE
DIT1sIoE ON THB rzRIFF BILL.


DITIsIoE ON 1HB rzRTFF BTLL.
II We. - = Netion rrsds ~ ss-a,or MN
60 ASio-r- Ustu so-dsy-Au the R.puS-
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ss 20 ss-H-tsrsss,sr Des.t. o. the Reese
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Hi.t. 90 tss Coi-.s. Of mszis.. Ben.r-
Mr.. PsEsr SPEAKS on the Tsri9 BnL
| WASHINGTON. April o.-soon after the Senate
met to-day Mr.. Hill tDem.. N " moved that
when the Senate adiourns II should adjourn
until Msnday next
Mr.. Harris Dem.. Tenn. IL ask the Senator
from New York to withdraw that motion for .
moment go that I may make a statement not
| to occupy more than q minute and quarter.
Mr. Aldrch tRep, r. ID-That brief state
ment will lead to other brief statements
| Mr.. Harris-Possibly.
| Then think We had better have . vote"
| said Mr.. Aldrich.
In view Of the present condition Of the
country" Mr. Harris said. and OF the meas
ure now before the Senate. hope the motion
will be voted down."
II hope not" said Mr.. Aidrich.
The vote was taken. and the motion was de-
feated-Yeas. 20; nays. 20 All the Republican
Senators voted Aye" and so did the two New
York Senators. Messra Hill and Murphy. and
Mr.. Irby Dem.. 8. a.. All the rest Of the Dem
| ocratic Senators voted No." but Mr.. Brice
| Dem. o. was paired with another Democrat
Mr.. Palmer OF Illinois. The Populist Senators,
Allen. Kyle. and PETER voted " No and SenA-
tor Stewart Aye" This was regarded as q
test vote and as having an important bearing
on the fate Of the Tariff bill.
The resolution offered by Mr.. wolcott tRep.
Coll last Monday. requesting the President to
Antar into NJ IN With Mawi0o 60
the coinage by the United Ststes at It's mints
OF STANDARD Mexican dollars. q" with . view to
encouraging and extending com mercial rela-
tions with China and other Asiatlo countries"
was laid before the Senate.
Mr. Teller (Rep.. Coll in the absence Of his
colleague. made an argument In It's favor. He
said that last year the Mexican Government
had coined 28.0OO.0 900 Of silver dollars. and
that OF that sum 20. 0oO. 900 had been exported.
Between q. 900 and 100000 had gone to
China and the Strait settlems snts By way OF the
suez Canal and 100000 by way OF San
Francisco. 1t was claimed. he said. that China
had exported to other portions OF Asia. within
the last ten years, more silver than It had
taken In. In other words. China was losing
silver and had no considerable amount OF sill
YER in circulation. That lack OF silver could
now he thought, be made up i 4 were put in
Mr.. Lodge tEep, MassI advocated the .reso.
and oE Eastern trade; He thought ths. is" the es.
pertinent proposed in the resol lution was worth
that way. But he would go much further. He
would would strike strike her her In In her her eolonial trade: He
Assam and ceylon tea, and her Austr.!isn
wool: and he would thus % force England TO
sss' ss psop. sss sT o 'fs Gn.sS ssses which
isyss .ssss not tho onIs INTEREST Sa aet trade
sSs woPd That ths only W.s t. ds.
with Lngland on the silver question; II there
to "s any NY ssreement. % either by dIscrininstinS %
duties against her. or by opening a wider mar:
the Unltod States that il should beiput IN opeP
alton. lsome applause In the galleries.
4 resolution was offered By Mr.. Gray Dem,
Deli and agreed to. requesting the President
ton G C S saa
communicate copies OF any correspondence
Germany M an that viii throw light on the saGiect.
The Tariff bill was then, at L. NJ. taken up.
sS He Thought Il iontnnas that In eonsdsp- sns
ing that great ne was not hamPsfsS %
Po any ase esa Was 81 not D.psx
There was not line or word In the Populist
plat orm concerning that subject No man
tcular thsory Of customs iegisaton or apa to any
special policy In that direction. except that
along the line OF jnstice-justice to all the
AFRAID that the bill before the senate was not
saIation. M 'Iffe il % were Bill ito to reduce % % taGstos
he would be glad TO give his vote for II,
monwesi @ % as moving BODY ot men. ne IN" satSen- sS
ioS ,spstn a II, Il sSs
still SHOWING tn that There there WAS, WAS trouble brew.
UaA ha hA
Senate had before i . bill to reduce taxation.
and he hoped that Senators would go along
sSInsst ear desire that 10 the end some lsaislatton ON
would 10 given TO the people that would In
not not add anything to their burden. N - '
After Me, PsrsI had sDoEen for two hours #
reading OF the Tariff bill in full should be
sidorasion Of E1ecStiys business % was "a made MAJ % By
Mt Morgsn DEM H. AHnl Hsl, eus Tas withdsswa
s By % Mr.. iidrch. and T the result was snnouneed ss
as yeas 10 pays IL motion to adjourn was
'hSq Sr Rs HSrsiS " rsmaaEed % that he had not sup
pOsseS that SSsn 80 sss
clustering on the Repu blican side but that the |
last vote had disclosed the absence OF a quo |
rum ,. - -
without the yeas and nays. The roll was |
called. and forty-three Senators answered to
NH The Vote was again taken on Mr., Aldrioh's
motion to proceed TO the consideration OF OK
ecutive business. and the vote was. yeas n. |
nays 22-no quorum. many Senators who /
were present being palreI. and. therefore. not
voting.
Then Mr. Harris said: 1T 10 obvious that
there Is no voting quorum here at present; and
there are but two things M r. that We & can DO with
either to direct the ssrEeant-at- t-Arms to re-
quest the attendance of absent Senators or TO
adjourn. move that the Senate do now Ad-
lourn."
The motion WAS agreed to. and the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
TIT Bstwssa Ar. Reed ana the Speaker In
the House.
wAsHISGToN. April 6-In the House to-day
bill was passed authorizing the Secretary OF
an Tntarior IN Ian "a botal aitaa In YslIoustona