The morning call., 1894-05-27

Senators in the chamber Aldrich suggest
ed the absence of a quorum. He wanted
a full Senate to witness the New York
Senator's arraignment of his party asso-
ciates. The electric bells brought fifty
five Senators to the chamber.
Hill said he realized as keenly as any
other Senator the necessity for early ac-
ton on the bill. The country was anxious
and eager. While the bill was not salts
factory TO him, and had not been satisfac-
tory to him since it was reported, he was
now and always had been In favor of its
prompt disposition. He had favored a
change of the rules in order to facilitats
action. None of the responsibility Tor de-
lay rested upon him. He regretted that a
lew Senators on his side--a very few, he
was glad TO say-were opposed to adopting
the direct method. But he was OF dis
posed to criticize them. He thought it was
idle for his party associates TO criticize
their friends on the other side for eXer-
cIslng their privileges under the liberal
rules of the Senate when they refused to
apply the remedy that was open to them.
They 0he Republicans were pursuing the
same course the Democrats did in 1890 iD
the fight against the force bill. The rem
edy for this condition Of affairs lay in pro-
ceeding in a prompt, plain, manly fashion
to rearTange the rules. AS he had said be-
fore, he continued, the bill was not salts
factory to him.
It. was not satisfactory to other gem
tlemen on this side of the chamber and If
the Senator from Mary Land (GOrmau) the
other day intended 10 infer that there was
Democratic unity on the bill, he had eX-
ceeded his authority. The bill will not be
satisfactory to him as long as it contained
one remnant of the popnlistic income tax.
Still, he thought it the duty of the Demo-
Gratis not 10 defeat il. but TO modify and
pass it.
Hill proceeded to explain that he had
voted against Te!ler's motion to table The
bill because he did not desire 10 Kill the
measure before it was fully considered and
an honest effort was being made to modify
il. He had voted the Other day to place
iron ore on the free list. The vote stood
solitary and alone as far as Democratic
votes were concerned. 1t did not antici-
pate the motion he now made, but it
ought not TO require any argument to con
vince the Senate that lead ores should 60
on the free list. The Dem cratic party
olUUu EiCQSCO W lAs AtGQ VIC WAS IL raw
material, and the party was committed to
free raw materials.
Vest replied TO Hill. The duty proposed
in this bill, he said, was "a Of a cent per
POUND. 1t was the rate fixed IN the Mills
bill that had received so much commenda-
ton. 1t was proper, he thought, that he
should make few words of explanation.
The Mckinley bill placed a duty of ~
cents on lead and lead-slver bearing ore
Stewart made brief speech complaining
OF the discrimination shown In the bill be-
tween labor in the East and the West, as
illustrated in this instance.
Dubois followed with a sharp thrust at
Senator Hill for his attack on the Finance
Committees amendment He had not be-
lIeyed any Senator would stand on the
floor OF the Senate championng the smell
ing combine and the white lead trust.
which this action amounted to. as these
would be the only interests in the entire
country which would be benefited by ad-
hitting lead ore free of duty.
Rwer criticized the rate provided and
claimed that the committee had discrim-
mated against lead as in favor of lead
manufacturers. He also presented figures
TO show the operations OF the lead trust
and went into details as TO the difficulties
in the way Of lead ore mining.
ShOup then offered an amendment max
ing the rate of duty on lead ore one cent
per pound instead OF q of cent, provided
by the committee amendment This was
defeated-25 to 80.
Special interest was conferred in the vote
on HIPS amendment. upon which ayes
and noes were called. As the vote pro-
ceeded and it was seen that Senators Irby
and Mills were to cast the only votes ex-
ceDt Hill in favor Of the motion, a smile
spread over the Senate which was appar-
emily at the New York Senator's expense.
He did not, however, seem disconnected
and took the result gOOd-naturedly. When
the result was announced showing that
the amendment had been lost by vote of
3 to 81, Hill arose. as if DESTROYS of max
ing an extended speech, but conteDted him
self by remarking that he desired to con-
graduate the distinguished Senator from
Maryland upon the fact that he was now
leading both sides Of the Senate chamber
with great unanimity.
Senator German, at whom this was
aimed was absent from the chamber, and
nothing was said in response to it, save by
p6udLOI AluIlCil, WIZ Ieplleu InaL lie naQ
never had anv doubt that upon a test the
Maryland Senator would be found stand
ing for protection.
The committee amendment fixing the
lead ore at q of a cent per pound was
then agreed to without division.
A new paragraph fixing the duty on
nickel and alloys Of nickel at cents per
pouud was agreed to. Aldrch gave notice
that he would continue this contest
The duty on zinc in block or pig was, on
motion Of Vest. changed from 30 per cent
ad valorem to q of cent per pound; on
sheet zinc from % per cent to IL cents
per pound, anu on old zinc, fit onv TO be
manufactured. from 10 per cent to q of a
cent per pound. This finished the sched-
ule, and at o'clock the Senate went into
executive session, and at $40 adjourned.
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