The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-08
The Senate Takes Up the Seignior-
age Bill, Despite Sherman's
Protest.
But tho Republican Leader Has
II Put over One Day
More.
Senate Finance Committee and the TarIn
Bni-suEsr Men Are SIN widely
Separated.

WASHINGTON. March I'm the senate
Sherman moved that the Bland asigniorago
bill be referred 70 the finance committee.
This prsoipitatsd a vigorous discussion. in
which shsrman advocated his motion and
Hiil and Cookroll opposed ii.
The house bill appropriatina $4,000 for
the rescue Of ihs armament and wreck Of
the KsaTsarRs was passed. Morgan pre-
ssntsd . resolution calling on the prssi-
dent TO inform the senate whether Great
Britain had occupied Blushslds or any
other part Of Nicaragua. The resolution
was agreed 20.
he house bill Offering Gen. q. o. How
ard permission 10 accept from France the
decoration Of commander Of the legion Of
honor was passed.
Harris, OF Tennessee. then opened tks
silver nght by moving ths second reading
OF ths Bland seignioraRs bill aud gave no.
tice that when ths bill was read the second
time he would take IL up for consideration.
The reason he objected yesterday was 10
bridge over the gap until be could consult
his democratic colleagues
voorhees,. IN she course Of a speech Iassr.
said be had hopes that the taff bill
would be reported 30 the full COMMITTEES
within few hours. IL would remain Ia
the committee at least a week. MoPasrson
and Vest made personal explanations de-
nyina statements In the New York World
this morning charging them with stock
iobbinQ while delaying the tariff bill.
The senate then entered on the consider
alton OF the ssigniorags bill, and sher-
mans motion 10 refer. spoken OF in the
hrst paragraph. was defeated By q vote OF
six to twenty. The Affirmative votes were
Davis, GallinRer, Merrill, Palmer. Sherman
and Villas.
The bill was taken up as unfinished
business and almost before any one was
aware OF what had happened. 10 paased the
third reading and was on the point OF pass
inR the senate. Then its opponsnts reeov-
cred from their surprise and endsavored 10
prevent its passage. and on request OF San
atof sherman IL went over until TO- o-mouow.
just before leaving the capitol thia even
ing. Senator voorhees,, as chairman Of the
senate COMMITTEES on dnance, ordered the
issuance OF call for a meeting OF the full
committee tomorrow - IL O'Clock. He
said the meeting was for the purpose OF
considering the tariff bill which would
then be submitted. He at the same time
reiterated the ntstomsnt made on Abe floor
Of the senate that the COMMITTEES would be
given a few days TO consider the bill as
whole, and that after il should be reported
time Hhsuld be permitted for the pFspara-
tion Of speeches before there would be an
effort TO have the bill taken up in the
senate.
The democratic majority Of ths finance
committee held meetings az irregular In
tervals during the day and a. informal ses-
siona we're generally engaged In conferences
among themselves and with ether senatera.
IL ia gene allF understood that up 20 the
last the contention over sugar prevented
any agreement, and even az the time The
democratic me@bsFs of the finance com
mitteo finally excluded everybody in order
to make their hnal decision, the sugar men,
both producers and rshners we're dissatis-
fed and as vide apart - ever. The con-
cession which the committee will allow 10
the sugar men will provide for sufficient
revenue 20 allow the sax on whisky TO re-
main as 10 passed she house. 81 per gallon,
senator voorhees, said to night the re-
mainder of the week would be allowed for
the consideration Of the tariff bill IN full
committse. but the republican members OF
the committee say that they will ask for
NOT less than two weeks and possibly three.