Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-08

Silver Seignlorage bill the right of way
in the Senate. They are impelled to this
course not by their love for the measure,
but by an anxiety to postpone the dis
cussion Of the Wilson Tariff bill. 1t is
only one OF the many moves on the
chessboard of tariff legislation by which
the Republicans propose to kill or
cripple tariff reform,
STEWARDS SUPPORT OF THE BLAND BILL
The first effort put forth TO give the
Bland bill the priority came to-day from
Mr.. stewart of Nevada, the champion
of free silver His motive was honest,
as he believes the coinage of the scirn-
forage TO be more important than the
reform Of the tariff. He has no desire
TO bring up the measure for filibuster.
ing purposes. II his vote could settle
the Bland bill, it is quite certain that it
would be passed tomorrow.
Democratic Senators evidently sus.
pected Mr.. Stewards purpose, and Mr..
Harris was Oh his feet simultaneously
with the silver champion from Nevada.
Inc tennessee Senator was given first
recognition. He moved the second read
ing Of the bill, and that il be placed on
the calendar. He added that he was
friendly to the measure, but that he
considered the tariff of infinite more i'm.
portance to the country. A parliamen.
tary tangle followed, and was finally
unwoven by the Vice. President stating
that Mr.. Harris motion was not parlia.
mentary. Mr.. Stewart was allowed TO
proceed, He reheaised many Of the sill.
yer dogmas which lie faLhered during
the discussion Tor repeal OF the purchas.
ing clause of the Sherman act, denied
that the releal had been panacea Tor
the hard times, and chided the finance
committee for not reporting silver bill.
lie announced his intention to have the
Bland bill remain as unfinished bust
ness from day to day until finally dis.
posed Of He yielded until 3 o'clock,
but when that hour arrived Mr.. Teller
occupied the floor. Mr.. Stewart did not
get an opportunity to press his motion
Tor giving the Bland bill precedence.
such motion will be made Tomorrow.
THE TARIFF BILL NOT READY.
II is stated the majority of Democrats
will interpose no objection ut this time,
as the Tariff bill is not in shape to be
reported to the Senate. II seems likely
tonight several days will elapse before
1t will be laid before the Senate, although
Mr.. Harris, member of the finance
committee, made the significant state
ment on the floor to-day that the bill is
almost ready.
When reported the Tariff bill will
take its position on the calendar, where |
il will remain for 10 days for exumi.
nation by Senators before any discussion
can begin. In the meantime friends of
both the Tariff and Bland bills de-
sire that debate ON the latter should pro.
coed. If the discussion shall not have |
ended when the Tariff bill discussion is |
ready the Senate, by a majority vote, |
can lay 1t aside and take up the tariff. |
This will afford an opportunity for |
Democratic Senators charged with on |
position to the Tariff bill to show by |
their votes on the floor their.exact atti- |
tude in regard to it. Ii they arc on |
posing it, as they ale charged, they can
combine with tho Republicans und con-
tinue the discussion of the Bland bill |
indefinitely, Ii on the other hand they |
intend 10 stand by the Wilson bill they |
have only to join the recognized friends |
of the measure and substitute the Wilson
bill as the order OF the day until dis
posed of.
The Bland bill will also afford an
opportunity for the genuine friends of |
the Wilson bill to join tho far Western |
Republicans in passing the measure,
with hope that those Senators who are
not too much welded 10 the protection
doctrine of their party will aid them in
bringing abouta speedy passage Of the |
Wilson bill, even if their votes for the |
bill cannot be expected. 1t seems prob
able, therefore, that the Wilson and |
Bland bills will be running mates. 1t is
stated that President Cleveland is not |
lnimical to the coinage of the seign-
forage.
DENIED THEY ARE oBsTRuCTIoNIsTs.
The Senate was lively for time to-
day with the first public utterances on |
the iloor bearing on the delay of the |
finance committee in reporting the
Wilson bill. The discussion was pro.
yoked by an article in the New York
Herald of to-day, accompanied BY the |
portraits of nine Democratic Senators
who were alleged to be in the attitude
of obstructing the reporting Of the
Wilson bill, and who were represented
as bringing great influence to bear upon
the finance committee to materially
change II. These arc the Senators so
portrayed; Messrs. German (Md.D,
Murphy IN. ", Smith IN. ~, Faulkner
wv. Va.j, Morgan and Push CAia1, |
McLaurln (Miss.), Call (Fla.), Berry
(Ark.). Copies OF the paper were freely
circulated around the Senate chamber,
until one fell under the eye OF Mr.
Berry, who, on question Of privilege,
not only denied the allegations, but
asserted with much vehemence that he
had pleaded with members OF the finance
committee to report the Wilson bill as
received from the House without a
modification, and that it should be
reported without delay. Other Senators
substantiated Mr. Berrys attitude. Then
Mr.. McLaurin made his maiden speech,
in which he said he was constitutionally |
opposed to protection, except for revenue
purposes.
Mr.. Faulkner was next heard from.
His home Is in the district of Represen-
tatiye Wilson, who played such a
prominent part in framing the bill
which bears his name. Mr.. Faulkner
announced his opposition to many of
its features and said that he had con-
ferred with the finance committee on
those features which he believed would
work injury to the interests of his State,
and more especially had hr taken ex-
ceptiun to the provisions which he be-
liovod were not in conformity with the
national Democratic platform. He be.
lieved these platform promises should
be carried out. lie told the committee,
however, that in the Senate he would
favor their measure in whatever form it
might be presented. Mr.. Faulkner
took occasion TO say that the people
were not SO much interested in the de-
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