Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-08-25
THE FREE bills.
Vacancy on the Senate Committee Causes
Delay In Taking Action.

Delay In Taking Action.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S The senate
finance committee met Friday to
further consider the free sugar and
other separate tariff bills referred
to it Thursday. The republican nem-
bers of the committee said they could
not take the responsibility of reporting
these bills and If the democrats desired
to have them reported they must do it
with their majority; that the republic
ans had four members of the finance
committee here, and as the democrats
had but the same number, the former
did not propose to have the democrats
counted as five. The committee imme-
| diately adjourned.
The democratic steering committee
met in Senator Cockrelrs committee
| room Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the finance committee. The
| committee was not long in deciding
upon Senator White (Cal.), and Sena-
| tor Harris was instructed to present
his name to the senate.
| As soon as it became known on the
republican side that Senator White
had been selected by the democratic
steering committee for the vacancy
| on the committee they at once deter
mined to make a strong fight against
| Whites election. The plan they de-
cided upon was to propose the name
of Senator Murphy IN. W, in place of
White, the republicans to vote solidly
for him with the belief that they
could secure enough democratic votes
to defeat White. They counted upon
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ators Blanchard, Caffery and others
for Murphy.
The battle came up in the senate
shortly after that body met. The ball
was started rolling by Senator Harris,
who secured the floor and moved that
Senator White be appointed to fill the
vacancy upon the committee. Sen
ator Chandler objected, demand
ing that the motion go over until
Saturday Then Senator Harris made
hot speech in favor of his PROPOSE
tion. He denounced the republican
senators for endeavoring to secure de-
lay. There was long wrangle over
the parliamentary status of the mo-
tion. Senator Manderson asserted
that the resolution should go over.
Senator Chandler returned Senator
Harris fire in brief but sarcastic
speech.
Then Senator Hill came to the front.
He began abruptly by stating that he
favored the bill providing for free
sugar, iron ore, coal and barbed wire.
He reiterated his well-known asser-
tions of the past that he had favored
these articles on the free list.
| Al 1. Il.
discussion he voted for them
all. Other senator's, he said, had
not voted their individual opin-
ions on these lines because they were
dominated by caucus action. He was
not bound by any caucus action and
had voted as he thought right If the
present attempt was carried through
to break this caucus action he would
be compelled to insist upon amend
! ments he had offered to these bills.
The principal one was his amendment
to repeal the income tax.
All Senator Hills arguments were
/ directed against the plan TO fill the
present vacancy on the finance com
mittee. He discussed the parliament
ary phase and asserted that the mo-
tion was not privileged one. He re
} cited recent incidents in the senate tc
back up his assertion. He went
D on to declare that it was not a privi
Q legged question, and he believed it was
not. it could not be acted upon by the
senate at once, as desired by Senator
a Harris and others. He pleaded that i
G would be better that the resolution
should go over.
Then Senator Hill switched off ane
d criticised the action of the democrat
: in the senate and house and the ad
d ministration officials ever since th'
: great tariff battle had begun nearly
year ago. In closing he suggested ,
p democratic caucus to dispose of th
d matter.
= Senator Harris motion was thel
n withdrawn, and Senator Harris late
N put his motion in the form of resolu
d ton, and il will go over until Satur
). day.
Il Senator Murphy offered resolution
designed to quiet the tariff uncer
" tainty. 1t sets forth that as the secre
u cary of the treasury estimates that tn
s surplus revenue will not exceed SIS
1t 600, 900, therefore, in the judgment O
the senate, it would be unwise to en-
: act further legislation at this sessio
l. affecting the tariff. Senator Cockrel
l. objected to the resolution and it wen
N over.
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