The sun., 1894-05-12
GREAT FUN IN THE SENATE.
LIVELY TURN GIVEN TO THE
DREARF TARIFF DEBIIE.

Rspunueaus IsuN US WIN
as..douise Thsir TsriE fer Revsnus
s.n.-. ana Adopti-s ths Rsp-biiesu
rr,,.,.i. OF Proteetios-Mr. Chandler n
s.rc,.us Speech weieorss Then "a
,n, R.pubIicSs Foid-Au Aasry CoIIoquy
p.,veen Senators HoHr ard Miis-Cor,-
n,oui.e Amendments n- to BorseIe Ae' q,
c,,om,o Acid, and CItris Asid Adopted.
v,sutSaroS. May 11.-senator Harris OF
1.nnessee. the great psrliam entary strategist
and would.be dictator OF the Senate. did not
,n,ucur,te his ERA Of business" on the
T.rtr bin to-day. as he had announced. He is
IA +. mood to do anything that is rash. but the
R.publiean Senators managed to cool him
aovn before he had accom- pllshed anything In
the way OF Fastening the progress Of the
Tariff bill.
Yesterday. after long session, the Senators
IN charge VI the bill managed TO get vote
anon 40 amendment fixing the rate OF duty
anon ace;!c acid. To-day. after q seven hours
ss..ion. the fate OF Dorado acid. chronic
acid, and citrc acid was settled. as far as the
R.nate can settle IL. The session was very
amusing. and. In some respects. an important
and significant one. Soon after the Senate m ct
senator Harris bohbed up again with his reso-
lution providing for meetings at 10 o'clock in
the morning. but his attempt to get considera-
ton Of it WAS quietly blocked by Senator Quay.
vho sent up a bill as long as the moral law.
s'o.IJinu for n recodincation oi that re.
s.t.rIa macs oi Legal lore known a.
~. I.ws ., tho nistric, n, CoInmbis
TS... ,ro,a .ovorsl burdrod cIo..Iv rrIn,sd
.rd vb.n Mr. QUAY in bis bivh- ni,cbad
.s,,I,oonis, voice asL od ina, tho biII ha road
:. t..,,h Sonat,r uarr,s fotriv 0as,ad for
h,..th INT senator Duav told him that bs
-, a,,o,Iv via, Ia soId and vhan ,ha
p."nora,. raoii,od ,ha, ha vas In oorro.,
,r"xob,.y,.J 20 ,ks introduc,ion q, Tho b,ll
"a NJ tuov withdrsv n v,th The rsnarr
a., ha ron,d sond {, nm o.n,orrow 7, "a sv,.
s".,,v ,ha d.,arn,,n.,ion ~ tna p.nuhIic.n
se. .. sns,,. ,h. ,sa.ais, -. ~
oena'oIS W eoH'uuo ,"o inoi n'ns aout uss"
day with matters OF this Kind. so that IL Will be
Impossible for Senator Harris to get consider
~, ,.t - =, L,.i,.. ., ..L,.to
hlon OF MS cru Vi BUSINESS Iesoiution'
Mr.. Harris gave vent TO his feelings by in-
dating in thunder tones on An .diats
I.., - MS .S,i
eonhluefatioh o tne lar'i oiii' ana tnls closed
all other business for the day. The fun then
hse,n and continual fast and furioua until
~ ~U.seu 90 A. .,, " u",l
adjournment Mr. Manderson began It by
.snt ,o.callsd "businasa men,a m.at,ngn -
10 New YORK held Tor the purpose OF urR-
ing i'm eda.e action on the Wilson Tar
m Mn Mr. Nondarson .nIiob,.n.d th.
20 20 - ''0
nenNe anu tne country htue on
s.r,,sn,sr who We nronin.n, ~ ,h,. 80. @
.m.s s,., ,,s ~ u s.,
ing oil so-caled business men. ana showed
that the great majority o. them are foreigners,
ar er,mnorter. Who ran,as.nt ,or.Jgn hnsinnss
houses. and who. moreover. are the same gen
temen who a few years ago were besiegng
tho Finance Committee rooms protesting
against the passage OF the Mckinley Dill Mr.
Henderson had evidently studied the question
quite thoroughly. Tor he gave the Senate much
information upon It. ana MS speech was
greatly enjoyed on both sides of the chamber.
u II. isSt so@n.nesd over n. Isns.E.SI. u
fssenting the Finunce Committees to increase
Pie duty on boracic acid aud make 1t specific
instead OF ad valorem. senator Hogr was on his
Arkan sas TO give the Senate u word OF explana-
tian on this complete change Of Democratic
policy, but the Arkansas senator was not TO bs
proudly. he declined 70 make any explanation n
or defence Of his motion beyond the statement
that the Finance Committee were willing to
take what they could get. and as this was the
best thing olIered, they had decided to take it
In the chair. quickly ordered the vote taken. in
spite OF the fact that Senator Chandler was on
his ieet and addressing the Chair, The he
publicans would not stand this arbitrary ac-
ton. however. and IN ade II 50 clear to Mr.. Pasco
that he naf violated the rules that he was
glad to reverse his decision. and gave the loor
10 Mr. Chandler.
The New Hampshire Senator has not hereto
fore been regarded as a. particularly eloquent
rank mong those OF the keenrst satirists in
the Senate 1t was q speech born entirely OF
the circumstances OF the moment. and for
good-humored satire and sarcasm has not had
ns equal IN lonsress Tor many years. Mr.:
ChAndler In spite of his husky \ aud ua ple as mt
voice, soon had the entire Senate and the gal
, Nfiss laughing at his sallies OF wit as he well
eomed senator Jones ana his fellow Demo-
Gratis into he party OF Protection and into the
ranks OF the advocates OF spe inc duties. MIR.
Than Her announced ut the outset OF his speech
,hat he and his Rspuhlican colleagues would
w. glad 10 vote with the Finance Com
mites TO Increase the rate OF duty
90 boraric acid. and he kept his word.
ief when the vote was taken every
ssna'or except one. Eeppblicans and Demo-
nAnce Committee. That one exception was
NnatoI Mils In MS speech the other day ne
tAs Amr nd ments offered by the Finance Com.
nittse. anu he evidently means to keep his
Egd
nj, polph broke away from his Republican
associates to-day and voted against tabling
senator hoars motion TO restore the al VA
,Gssm .a ior tue sneellic rate OF duty. This mo-