The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-20
NO VOTE on WOOL.
The Senate Consumes Another Day i'm
Small Talk.

Small Talk.
Some routine business preceded the re-
sumption of the tariff debate in the sem
ate today. Bills We're passed as follows:
To pay Joseph Redfern, one of the Ford
theater victims. $2.74S; to authorize the
appointment Of women as public school
trustees in the District Of Columbia; for
the development and encouragement of
silk culture in the United States; 10 pay
the heirs of James Bridger $4,000; a bill
Tor the relief Of the heirs of John
Weightman, passed some time ago, was,
on motion of Mr.. Quay, considered and
recommitted
When the tariff bill was laid before the
senate Mr. Lodge took the floor with an
argument against free wool.
Mr.. Teller followed Mr. Lodge with
some remarks in favor of duty on raw
wool. In the course of his speech he
read a statement from the New York
Tribune, to the effect that Senatorial
auctioneers'' in order to save the sugar
schedule and pass their bills, had traded
of prohiDitory duties on cotton and
woolens
Mr.. Vest joined Mr.. AIdrich in an en-
phatic denial tlat there had been any
bargains TO obtain prohibitory duties
Later. while discussing the reduction
of the sales on wOolens, Mr. HawIey in
terrupted Mr.. Teller to remark that these
reductions would result inevitably in
lowering the wages of the operatives 30
or 40 per cent. Either a reduction Of
wages or the manufacturers would quit"
THEY will not quit" replied Mr.. Tel
Ter. They have too much capital in
volved. They will reduce wages, and
operatives. faced with starvation, will
stand the reduction. Men who live by
their labor cannot make a successful
contest against capital"
Mr.. Dolph followed with an argument
against free wool. During the progress
of his speech he remarked that it was
whispered about the senate that the
opposition to the bill had surrendered and
that the bill would pass before the end
of the present month. If he could pre-
vent it, he declared. the bill would not be
voted upon until the people had had a
chance to give an expression of their
opinion at the general elections next fall
When the hour Of s o'clock arrived and
Mr.. Harris showed no sign of moving an
adjournment, Mr.. Quay interrupted Mr..
Dolph and asked him if it would not be
convenient for him to proceed tomorrow
But the senator has not concluded his
remarks" suggested Mr.. Harris.
HE is willing 20 wait until tomorrow ..
said Mr.. Quay. good hUmoredly.
1.-THE senator from Oregon" returned
Mr.. Harris, ssrcastically, has not been
heard from before on this bill and trust
the senator from Pennsylvania will afford
him the fullest opportunity to proceed
with his remarks. Let him go on tonight, Z"
ne dQIels Win an llpeIiOu5 wave OF MS
hand, but Mr.. Quay was not willing. and
after stating that the usual hour Of adj
5ournment had passed. ne moved TO adj
5Ourn. The motion was lost-16 to %
whereupOn Mr.. Quay moved that the sem
ate proceed with the consideration Of exc
cutive business. This motion also was
defeated--10 to 34-but 1t was apparent
that the democratic managers could not
force the hands Of the republicans tonight,
and Mr.. Harris after again calling atten-
ton TO the intermnable delay upon the
bill, then yielded. In doing so he declared
that he had had an understanding with
Mr.. Aldrich whereby. so for as two sena-
tors could bind their respective sides, a
vote should have been taken tonight on
free wool. Both he and l have been
fhwarted.' said he.
Mr.. Aldrich confirmed this statement.
at the same time stating that the debate