The sun., 1894-04-26


presldent bT the tins ixsd unless ths y suTs sIS
III % & sPpsyeny SS f RstGr sRsf rGS n.
DsmoefAtic side Of the chamber was to DO
sarnrIIsssdd ont snd d, REVOLUTIONARY psssgrss
one knew. he said. what the Sasl form Of me
on between the Finance COMMITTEES and Dem.
ocfatic senators and the representatives Of In
iooiing to . thorough revision oi IT. '"' O"''
for ths. ststementf Idsny IL absolutely and
:, M. Aidrich-Does the Senator mean TO cay
that negoliatlons are not this minute going on
looking TO such changes in the frsmework Of
tns oil ss MI allow to secure the votes
:, Mr.. Vest. propose 20 make the assertion
that no such negotiations are. within my
EsprSTSl,11idEe Ere S,1i Goiins on. Nothins Of The sort
Ator's statements are without any foundation.
so Jar as kpoy and believe. ...--.--,
in.l.a thai no sueh hing !. going % or, tien /
is aoina on yIlhout hIs knowledge, approval
sT can OsssSs sst ss ana s6oS Sest With sSsn s
appesrance Of ttnth Changes are being pro-
posed d e this btu from day to day IN 9tder TO
whS ssu tell %hat COZ Rn &S shape S H9 if si
upon say that tSla s'i SIl l. % 70 Secops 90 s'S
law, at least stx months should be given within
range theif affairs 80 az 10 meet the radical
changes proposed IN the bill
.ho5d S sSd thst e.. the bill
the part Of the merchants OF the country, who
could not dispose OF their stock atexiating
dollars: and he had q OF supposed that the tar
IN reiormers desired to punish merchants
Piatt said that there was no such army before
the threat Of tariff legislation. Then the army. :.
D ne1se Ssysr Eas .nthS az 9rsnn so,s nJ 81
more contented than the workinRtnen OF any
ShGT oT,a nS,ion a. any previous time Wa. 3St
the SSFh9s YSSp' TS now s'SS q. pGsy .iy
b6'A bl had q cRsnagG Hs Gf''sE' g. the The hS'naSs %es
who we're coming to the Capitol to present pe.
WofR az good WaseS on ana Ike Sres
the passage Of the pending bill had wrought
these dire results and reduced laboring men
delssiop which aPposed that Il the Siil passed
prosperity would follow was only equal to the
that the people we're in favor OF the bill. Ali
over the land. whenever the. people had bad
had SCI the seal Of emphatic condemnstion
NJ r.lms5 Dem NJ sspisd tS d,psS :G%e .Si q
Platt, particularly as to the harm already done
BY the threat Of the pending legislation. He
Mr. Palmer Yielded in q good .humored man
HepSbiiesn side of the g. cha ham N Der. and nswered
their various INQUIRIES and suggestions as TO
tnrai i pSod%ess taxing az the the p position n that the
prizes r Si afiemnltKniIS M mK protuets had not gone
" Alter TI The o." dseussoe % on the pending amend.
By Mr. Harris that the vote be taken upon It.
sSi Sa 'H ssn ,Ss
date blank. He argued that that was the more
Known dsS % 10 :. Axe Hed d Tor s tsrir RI Bill iii going going
INTO effect; until the last M moment
s on hs other 'e5S
ma dss,I mat az b. Ss
and now Il was urged that that uneertalnty
must be Increased, that the date shopid be
course could not take eject until aftor its sp.
proyal by the Senate. and was not that notice
.i Mr. Allison said that in the nature o,
thinEs. he Old not see how the bill would PASS
he could In the progress Of 1t. He did not be-
| lieve Il could be gone over In the Senate cham
be! n less than six weeks althouEh I, might
there would be difficulties between the two
HSuses and considerable delay.
ore.l e "a nswspeper interview with MIR; Brico:
be acceptable to Democratic Senators. and
that the changes had peen drawn up practi-
% H. Y Vest ps Se%srsed that he did n ct now any
thing about such newspaper articles. and he
did not believe a word OF the story.
Mr. Squire asked him whether n majority OF
the Finance Committee had really had an
agreement as to the Tariff bill until a very re-
cent period and whether the differences OF
view between Democratic Senators had not
taken n long time to settle.
MIR. Vest Iironicaily)-No. Tho Democrats
Senators won't into the committee room like
angels and agreed at once. They had no d!f-
ference OF opinion at all They fell into each
others arms and embraced like bride and
groom, without regard to sex, lLAug ghterl I
hope that tho Senator from Washington does
not believe any Of theae idle stories. We are
ready to act on the bill now. We stand united
[Laughterl
After some further discussion, the Vice.
President announced the question TO be on
Mr.. Allisons amendmen to leave the date
when the bill is to go into effect blank. With
out action on the amendment the Senate ad-
ionrnad