The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-14
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WASHINGTON. April 12-After some routine
morning business the Senate to-day resumed
the consideration Of the Further Urgent Def
cheney bill Mr.. Coekrsll offered an amend
ment, which was agreed to. sppropristinR
10000 TO cover deficiency In the wages OF
workmen and sdiustsrs Of the Mint at Phlls-
delphls caused By the large coinage OF gold
to meet the demands Of the Treasury. Mr..
Cockrell read . letter from Mr.. Preston,
Director Of the Mint, saying that the deficiency
II due solely to the large coinage OF geld re-
duired 10 meet the demands Of the Treasury.
He gives the amount OF gold coinage At
the Philadelphia Mint since July 1 at
f61. SIT. 483 in subsidiary silver, ST.
$4,000. and In minor coins s704. 800
Mr.. Preston also says that there II now on
hand at the Philadelphia Mint and At the New
York Assay ONCE about nifty millions Of gold
bullion. OF which not less than twenty millions
should be coined before the 1st Of July NEXT
which would make the aggregate gold coinage
OF the Philadelphia Mint for the year about
$40. 0O0. 900. the largest coinage ever executed
at any Mint in any one year.
The discussion Of the Deficiency bill went on
till o'clock. when the Tariff bill was taken no
and Mr.. PETER Pop. Ksn.l continued his
speech on the subject. the fourth installmsnt
He concluded his speech In about three-auar-
ters OF an hour. and. In closing. defined the
platform on which he stood as regarded the
Tariff bill. He was utterly opposed. he de-
clsred, to the modern system Of protection. OF
which the Mckinley bill was an example. He
would have favored the Wilson bill as IL came
from the House. either with the immediate or
gradual wiplng out Of the sugar bounty.
Il am ready for free trade" he said. IF the
nN hVrN tnaw alwhh
claim protection for manufacturer. 1 shall
claim protection for the products Of the farm.
I am opposed TO the bill now before u.s. be-
cause IL discriminatss against the people I
represent: because IL removes the duty from
the farmers wool while retaining It on the
manufacturers cloth. and because. while I
favor the income tar ss q good step In that
direction. this bill does not go far enough The
bill taken as whole. do not regard as any
Improvement on the law now In force, and a.
the best sam pie OF . tariff bill that the Demo
Gratis can give us. viii wait until the Popu;
depend on what changes are made In the mean
Mr.. Mitchell tRep. orr next addressed the
Senate In opposition to the bill In his opin.
l pon Dbl the ef Of ilss ,fsds
mercllessly sssailed capital and labor alike:
nor projection. and yet it was both; II was
ssnaea that :. P sss a I've
ss and clos. 81 70 II oGIn
coetreIi moved TO proceed 10 the eonsidera: IA.
ton OF the Further Urgent Deficiency bill. but
Mr. e sp s4 Ss s.s Tn ana
,s r,s sSP PSaSS 9S. Pns. there Is
members-exactly quorum,
and was inform ed that the number OF pairs
was nine. SO that" said he. II these pairs
~Sai Sf Sav. Ss.n aesua ns PteseRt quorum
object to discussion" Mr.. Chandler inter-
posed; there is no debatable question before
Eysryth,pPs h dsos..bls in thi,; Senate"
voting and nine pairs announced By Senators
present that made quorum actually present
other bodies and ought 20 prevail here"
Hoar hss rs% Hs pa1 , snS n e.
the saeacity Of the late Speaker OF the House
OF TSs polSs Uf ord. a.s aided Mr. Butler
Dem, S. c. calls attention to the additional
fact that our friends on the other side are fili,
we will take the responsibility Of that"
desire to inquire Of the senator from New
York" said Mr.. Quay rep. Pal whether he
wishes to suggest that the Heed rule be en-
III Do not Tec9esnizS the fact" Mr.; HIN re-
simple. plain ruis ike this. which can be
adopted 81 any body. and which can be reeog.
nized as existing on the ordinary principles Of
= Does the senator from New York" Mr..
Chandler asked. tauntingly claim the rule
II decline to answer the question" Mr.. Hill
good humoredly replied.
dent was ABOUT to rule on ths psrliSS
point, when Mr. Coekrell tnterposed with q
%S0n Was ssssSa TO- snS Hssg snort ne
eeutiye session the senate adjourned until to-
Mr., Morgan, Chairman Of the Committs. on
that the consideration OF the Chinese treaty |
OF that request Mr., Quay will take the door
and address the Senate tomorrow, on the |
the Dem ocrats on the floor. when asked what
course would be pursued next week. replied |
thst s wn. too ssTy to tell bI. added that the
BILE. RePublicans say that the present agree |
msnt will be continued throuehout next week. |
few miaStss' The nomin alton. sent to ' sss
lions COMMITTEES. and such com mittsss as were
prepared TO report upon nomtnations did So |
batch Of nomin stions against which no
objeetions had been made were read. |
IL 10 customary In executive session not to |
take the vote on conhrma alton on any name |
az ainst which no objection has been pending. |
and in this way business that would otherwise
consume considerable time Is tran sActed In q
very few minutes. This afternoon. however. OBJ
sction was offered By Republican In q speech |
that slgnined the intention OF the minority |
10 insist that there should be somewhere
pear I, Quorum e transact business I IN eIseu;
attention TO the fact that the aiority insisted
upon steady debate on the Tariff bill until /
sought 10 consume the time to within q few
minutes Of o'clock on miscellaneous busi-
ness with the intention then OF rushing
through a great deal Of executive session
business 10 the short time remaining. II Dam
lcrAts insisted that the open session should be
20 zealously mployed this Senator warned
he majority that the members OF that PARTY
n ust stay and take care OF executive businssA
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