The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-10
WALSH TAKES HIS SEAT.
The Senate Crowded When He Took
the Oath.


ming of the Toga-Hill Delivers His
Long-Expected Speech on the Tariff.
The Income Tax Denounced-He Al
ludes to Alleged Blunders in the
Foreign Policy, but Says the Repub-
Hcan Secretary Of State Is Partly
Responsible for Them.
Washington, April 9.-The crowded
condition of the Senate galleries this
morning might be attributed to several
cause.-the sunny weather, the expecta-
ton of hearing Senator Hill, of New York,
speak against the tariff bill, and a desire
to see the newly-appointed senator from
Georgia inducted into office. While Sat
urdays journal was being read, Mr..
Walsh, surrounded by the members of
the Georgia delegation of the House, was
being introduced by his colleague Mr..
Gordon, to his fature associates
on both sides of the chamber and as
soon as the reading was concluded, MIR.
Gordon addressed the Vice President, and
sent to him the credentials by which Mr..
Walsh was appointed (Mr. Gordon said
selected) to fill the vacancy in the Sen
ate caused by the death of the late Sena-
tor Colquitt. The credentials were read,
being addressed, not to the Senate or its
presiding officer, but to the Hon. Patrick
Walsh.
ANNOUNCED BY GORDON.
MIR Gorden announced that the sena-
tor-elect from the state of Georgia"
was present, and he moved that he be
now sworn in.
The Vice President requested the
newly appointed senator to come forward
and take the oath of office.
Thereupou Mr.. Walsh, arm in arm
with Mr. Gordon, and with bunch of
vioets in his buttonhole, walked around
the lobby to the head of the main aisle
and down the aisle to the Presidents
scat, where the oath was read to him by
the Vice President, and taken and sub
scmbed to by him.
As soon as he had performed the func-
tion attention was called by Mr.. Hoar,
Massachusetts, to the peculiar form of
the credentials. He said that it was very
desirable indeed, that the state authori-
ties should conform to the form of creden-
tials which had become the custom and
which had been repeatedly held to be
valid. He had, however, no motion to
make.
HIS DESK LOADED WITH FLOWERS.
few moments before Vice President
Stevenson took the gavel, several baskets
of flowers were placed on the desk which
was to be assigned to the new senator.
The blind champlain asked the divine
blessing on the body and asked that the
senator about to be sworn in be sanctioned
and given divine guidance when In doubt.
Mrs. Walsh was seated in the Presi-
dents bench, and Miss Marie Allen, of
Augusta, Mrs. Gordon, Miss Gordon and
number of their friends occupied the
bench Immediately behind, reserved for
the President.
It is rarely that the diplomatic gallery
is ever filled, but every seat was taken,
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, and M. Palinotre, the French
ambassador, occupying the first rows.
Speaker Crisp could not leave the chair
OF the House, as wrangle began there as
soon as the session opened.
Senator Walsh was assigned to the
desk formerly occupied by Senator Blan-
chard, the recent appointee to succeed
Justice White 1t is in the extreme rear
OF the Senate on the democratic side, i'm
mediately behind Senator Gordon.
Senator Villas will succeed Senator Col
quit as chairman of the committee on
rostoffices and post roads. Senator
Walsh will be made chairman of Senator
Villas committee, the quadro-centennial
His committee room will be in the Maltby
building, on the left of the capitol grounds.
AN AMENDMENT TO TIE RULES.
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment to the
I'D rule, which went over until to-mor-
row. 1t adds to the rule a provision that
when any proposition shall have been con-
sldered by the Senate ten days, and mo-
tlon for the previous question shall have
been made, no other motion shall be in
order, except one motion to adjourn, until
the subject matter on which the previous
question is moved shall be finally dis
posed Of
Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska, offered a
resolution providing that on Monday,
June 4, at 2 p. M, general debate on the
tariff bill shall cease that the Senate
shall then begin the consideration of the
Dill and amendments under the tive-miu-
ute rule, and that on Thursday, June Z,
at2 p. m, the final vote shall be taken.
Mr.. Sherman objected to present con-
sideration of the resolution, and it went
over until tomorrow.
COINAGE OF MEXICAN DOLLARS.
Mr.. Wolcott's resolution requesting the
President to negotiate with Mexico
looking to the coinage by the United
States at its mints of standard Mexican
dollars, with view of encouraging and
extending commercial relations with the
Chinese and other countries" was taken
up and MIR. Woleott addressed the Sen
ate in its advocacy.
Mr. Sherman was inclined to favor Mr..
Wolcott's resolution. and Mr.. Mcpherson
suggested some objections to 1t. No action
was taken upon it and it went over till
tomorrow.
Mr. Harris asked unanimous consent
that after to-day the Senate meet at IL
o'clock instead of l2 O'Clock as al present.
Prompt objections came from Messrs.
quay, Frye and Aldrich.
MIR. Harris said that it was the fact
That it was vitally important for business
men TO have the question determined at
the earliest moment that led him TO make
lhe suggestion. AS unanimous consent
could not be had, he moved that on and
after tomorrow the Senate meet at IL
O'clock daily.
Mr., Lodge, rep, of Massachusetts,, OBJ
lected to immediate action, and the mo-
tlon went over till tomorrow.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr. PETER, instructing the finance COM
mlttee to report a bill repeating all laws
allowing bonds to be issued, was taken
up, advocated by MIR PETER, and was, on
motion of Mr. Morrill,, referred to the
committee on finance by a vote of 30 yeas
TO ID nays.
HILL ON THE TARIFF.
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