Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-11
OILED FOR THE TARIFF.
Senatorial Wheels Will Run
 Smoother Now.
FOUR HOURS A DAY FOR DEBATE.

Senator Lodge Delivers Carefully Pre-
 For His ETort-Democratic Caucus and the State Banking Law.
 WAsuINGToN, April 1.-The white wing N1 dove of peace alighted on the senate, and the snarl in which t adjourned late on Monday evening was strengthened out by an amiCable settlement between Sena- tors Harris and Aldrich! It was agreed between them that for the remainder of this week the senate should meet at noon and the tariff bill should ,e then taken up at l o'clock and discussed until o'clock without dilatory tactics, : nile Mr. Harris withdrew his request for t sreading of the bill in full.
 The resolution of Sena or Wolcott pro- viding for the coinage of-AIexican dollars at American hints was agreed to. 4 harmless resolution introduced by Senator Dolph gave rise to sharp discussion and some lively personalities. It provided for the discharge of the committee on public buildings and grounds from the considera- tion of bills for the erection of public build ings in Oregon.
 This called out statement from the chairman of the committee (Mr. Vest) that no discrimination has been shown in the consideration of building bills, but that no bills had been ia rorably reported on account of the depleted condition of the country's eXchequer.
 MT. Lodge the Tariff.
 The main >S.aature of tyle day was the speech on thS tariff by Sc ator Lodge It was a scholarly and finitaed speech, giv- ing evidence of much sts dy and careful consideration.
 Senator HOar sprung Il sensation by stat ing that be wished to maks, d speech which he would have read froil the desk. He thereupon sent up a press fbulletin stating that the New York legislG ure had passed a resolution of thanks to Senator Hill for his speech in opposition t. the tariff bill in the senate. This was g. eted with some applause in the gallery which the vice president quickly checke,
 Mir. Gray of Delaware Nxplained the ac- tion of the New York legislature by say ing that the legislature C New York was overwhelmingly RepublA an.
 "Ies,' replied Mr. A irich smilingly, but not by such majoD ity as shown by the dispatch. There is a r.ajority of 14 on joint ballot, so that at les t 40 Democrats must have voted for the T solution. Sena- tor Harris, in view of the, ,ateness of the hour and the wishes of -everal senators,
 
 into executive session, aft, z which the sen ate adjourned.
 The house devoted the entire day to the postotfice appropriation biAl. The attempt to insert in the bill an amendment de- signed to prevent the bur"au of engraving and printing from manuf lcturing postage stamps under the contract recently award ed to it by the postotfice department was defeated on a point of ccder, Mr. Hatch chairman of the commit, ee of the whole, deciding that it was new,iegislation.
 An amendment to classify as third class mail matter all novels. etc, published periodically on subscription was adopted, and the remainder of the day was occupied discussing the Kyle amendment to cut off the subsidy granted to the fast southern mail. From the tenor of thP debate the in- dications seem to be that the amendment will be defeated when the~S.ate is taken to- day.
 Just before adjournment there was an interesting passage at arms between Mir. Bryan of Nebraska and Mr Reed over the Denver speech of the former, which called forth an open letter from Mir. Reed last Friday.