The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-01
SOUABBLES IN THE SENATE.
Members Grow Hot Over the Talk
About the Tariff.


Proceed on the Present Schedules
if New Ones Are to Be Brought in.
Mr.. Harris Replies That Amend
ments Adopted in Committee Will
Be Promptly Laid B efore the Senate.
Mr.. Turpie Gives Mr.. Aldrich a
Vigorous Dressing Down.
Washington, April 3O.-In the Senate
to-day Mr. Wolcott promptly brought on
the tariff discussion in the morning hour
by asking Mr.. Harris IF it is not fair to
us that you should inform US whether or
not this is the bill on which we shall be
called upon to vote2 Here is a bill re-
ported by the finance committee. Every
section must be dependent and inter
dependent on other sections. If you cut
off revenue by changing the duty on one
article, you alter the whole scope and
harmony of your bill If this bill is to be
the bill on which your party is to stand,
II this bill Is to furnish you the revenue
for which alone you constitute tariff,
with a possible incidental protection,
is it not extremely unfair to US
to ask US now to vote on sections
of the bill, having in your
mind the knowledge that committee
amendments will be offered that will en-
tirely change its scope and character2
IL has been widely and openly asserted
that the income tax provision is to be
emasculated or changed, that the sugar
trust is to receive an additional differ
entail, giving it in all about Il of a cent
pound, that specific duties are to be re-
stored for advalorem, that the lead trust
is to receive from II to 2 cents addi-
tional, and, that then, with the
income tax cut out, the bill is to go
through booming. 1t is not fair to us
that we should be called upon to vote upon
section after section, if the knowledge
rests with the head of the finance COM
mittee or any member of it, that there
are changes contemplated. understood
the senator from Tennessee the other day
to deny Indignantly that there are to be
any changes. do think that those of us
who want to help get the question settled
are entitled to know whether or not this
is the bill on which we are to be called
upon to vote"
MR.. HARRIS REPLIES.
Mr. Harris-I stated to the Senate on
Saturday, and l am ready to re-state it
here, and now, and at all times, that | am
ready TO compromise conflicting opinions,
where they are absolutely necessary in
order to pass a tariff reform bill. Exactly
what those amendments are to be | am
not prepared to tell the Senate am now
prepared to tell the senator that
whenever the finance committee shall
have determined on any specific
amendment l shall insist upon its being
reported to the Senate, printed and laid
on the table so that every senator can
scrutinize it and be prepared to express
his judgment upon it.
SIS it fair, then" Mr.. Wolcott asked,
''for the finance committee, with the
knowledge resting in their breast that
there are to be amendments offered, to
present this bill for us to vote on by sec
tionsl Is it not the only fair and the only
upright thing for the committee to take
back this bill and fix it up and then pre-
sent it to u.s."
Mr. Teller Joined in Mr.. Walcott's sug-
gestion and MIR. Aldrich, said that it was
evident that the majority of the finance
committee was as far from an agreement
as to the terms of the bill as it was three
months ago. 1t was due to the country
and to the Senate to know what bill it
was asked to consider.
House bill 1864, ~ said Mr. Harris, sis
tho bill which the Senate is asked to con-
slider" Laughter.
THE CARLISLE INTERVIEW.
Mr. Aldrich was about to read the Car
Isle interview published this morning,
but was cut off by a demand from Mr..
Allen for a vote upon the pending ques-
ton, a motion to take up the tariff bill.
The motion was agreed to and the bill
was taken up.
MIR. Aldrich referred to Mr.. Voorhees,
statement last Saturday, that he (Ald-
rich) had uttered an untruth in saying
that some 300 amendments had been
agreed to in conference between the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and some demo-
cratic members of the finance committee.
Mr.. Voorhees, disclaimed any intention
of personal offense. He had merely
wanted to convey to the Senate and to
the country the fact that the senator was
talking on false information, as he was
now When the senator from Rhode
Island stated the other day that there
were POO or 300 amendments agreed upon,
he (Mr Voorhees, said that the state
ment was not true, and he repeated now
that 1t was not true-not one
word of it. Doubtless Mr.. Voorhees,
added, there were amendments in con
temptation but the statement of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, as published in
the newspapers, was merely conjectIral
as to what might happen. He wished to
make no question of veracity with the
senator from lCnOQ6 lSldDQ, Dub MS In
formant had informed him falsely, and if,
after that, he made the assertion again
he would do 1T on his own responsibility"
ALDRIcH STICKS TO HIS CLAIM.
Mr.. Aldrich-I am informed, and be-
lieve, that at this very moment, in the
neighborhood of 300 amendments have
been practically agreed upon between the
high contracting parties which will
change completely the character of the
pending measure Now, what / desire to
impress upon the Senate and upon the
country is the fact that to-day, three
months after sthe passage of the bill in
the House of Representatives, the official
organs of the majority in this body are
no nearer conclusion as to the charac-
ter of the bill than they were three
months ago.
MIR. Mills characterized the discussion
started by the other side as a pyrotech
meal display from the enemy got up for
the amusement Of the groundlings and of
those in the pit. He declared that the
rules Of the Senate ought to be changed,
and then the bill, which responded to
the wishes of the majority, would pass
promptly
Mr.. Voorhees, quoted from the record
few passages in Sherman's speech of last
Saturday, comprising the sentence, This
bill has never been considered by the
committee on finance" and produced the
journal of the committee, showing that
that the bill had been reported 70 the full