The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
SURPRISE IN THE SENATE.
Jones Proposes Part Of the Mckinley
Iron Schedule and IL Passes.


WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Senate dis
posed of seven paragraphs Of the metal
schedule, to-day, after eight horrs of de-
bate. The debate was marked by quite
number of interesting clashes between the
Republicans and Democrats The sensation
al feature of the day was caused by the
unexpected presentation by Mr.. Jones OF
an amendment substituting the Mckinley
bill classification and specific rates on round
iron in coils, blooms and charcoal iron.
somewhat higher than those already pro-
posed. This amendment was a surprise to
some Senators on both sides, although evil
dently anticipated by Mr.. Quay and few
other of his colleagues. Mr. Hale tried to
use it as a text for taunting the Democratic
side, and Mr.. Teller read him a very plain
lecture on the duty of the Republicans to
accept such increases as the Democrats
were willing to grant, without continually
chiding their adversarfes with inconsistent
cies. When the vote was taken seven DEM
ocrats and two Populists refused to sup
port the Jones substitute namely, AIlen'
Berry, Blackburn, Jarvis, Kyle, Mills, Pas-
Lindsay and PETER
The rates fixed to-day were follows:
Iron ore, 40 cents per ton; pig iron, scrap
iron, etc, 81 per ton; round iron In coils,
$40 cent per pound; slab blooms, less fin,
ished than bar, IS cent per pound charcoal
blooms $l2 per ton beams, girders and
other structural iron or steel, 6-10 cent per
pound; boiler plate, from 5-lO to per cent;
ad valorem; forg1ngs or iron or steel, Ia
cents; hoop or band iron or steel cotton
ties), so per cent. ad valorem.
Just before the tariff bill was taken up
Mr. Walsh, the new Senator from Georgia,
arose to a personal explanation in connec-
tfon with a newspaper paragraph from st
Paul. stating that the Brotherhood OF Lo-
comotive Engineers had yesterday adopted
resolutions condemning him for introducing
a bill making the retarding or the United
States mail punishable by Imprisonment for
twenty years. Mr.. Walsh explained that the
bill aimed at heavier penalties Tor train
robbers; they had construed IL as an at
tempt to punish trainmen who should tie
that he had served his apprenticeship at
the printers trade, and had never known
a day or an hour when he did not sympa-
thize with labor, but he also recognized the
fact that capital had rights as well as Ia
Dor. Labor organizations had perfect right
to direct their members to discontinue work,
IT, by doing so, they believed they could
accomplish their purposes, but they had no
right to interfere with other laborers who
sought to go to work. They had the right
to work or not TO work; their rights ex-
tended no further. This was land OF Ib-
erty: il was also a land OF law and order.
AS long as labor sought a redress OF It's
grievances and, under the cover Of law.
sought to work out its problem In law
full way he was with labor TO that extent
and no further. The bill he had introduced
was loosely worded, and possibly liable TO
the construction the locomotive engineers
had placed upon IL, but IL was not intended
directly or Indirectly to be subject TO such
construction. In conclusion. Mr.. Walsh re-
introduced his bail in modified form, SO
as TO leave no doubt OF its purpose
The Senate, on motion OF Mr.. Harris,
went into executive session, and shortly
afterwards adjourned.