Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-21
TIRED OF TARIFF TALK.
Republican Senators Propose to
 Stop Further Debate.
DEMOCRATS MAY RALLY QUORUM.

The Supplementary Tariff Bills Reported
 Back and Laid Away-The Porter Nom.
 ination Hangs Fire-The Senate Takes a
 Day on.
 WAsHTNGToN, Aug. 21.-The Republic ans say there will be no more business of importance transacted in the senate this session except perhaps the passage of the bill correcting the alcohol schedule. The Republican leaders say this session is over to all intents and purposes, and they i'm clude in this the making of speeches. us well as the passage of bills. From the time the senate met until 1t went into executive session yesterday Senator Lind say of Kentucky was ready to make a speech. Tho Kentucky senator desires to defend the action of the senate finance committee and the Democratic senators who supported them. It is also under stood that Senator Allison of Iowa was ready to make q speech of some length on the present status of tariff Legislation. It is possible that both of these speeches will be made by the courtesy of the senate, al- though the Republicans say now that no speeches will be made, and that the in- terdict against any more business incnId- ed also speeches.
 Will Recall a Quorum.
 Some of the Democrats assert however, that if any attempt is made to prevent the speeches on the Democratic side n quorum of the senate will be recalled under durcss and by the sergcant-at-arms.
 On the Republican side it is claimed that the tariff debate as well as tariff leg islation is closed. This may lead to some ugly feeling if insisted upon. If Senator Lindsay should get tho floor, he could not be interrupted by points of no quorum, as he could not be taken of the floor with out his consent, but whenever the at- tempt is made to call up the resolution upon which he is to speak the point can be made, and the present indications arc that when the senate meets again there will not be a quorum present, as q mum Der of senators intend leaving before Wednesday.
 Senator Harris has given notice that Immediately after the reading of the jour nal on Wednesday he will move an execu tive session. This is in tho interest of Judge Porter of Tennessee, whom he desires tC | have confirmed. If thero is objection ir the executive session sufficient to cause the point of no quorum to made, it will result in carrying tie nomination oyel until after adjournment There seems l though, to be quasi understanding tha | there shall bo n confirmation or rejection without regard to the presence of quorum | upon the vote which may be cast For 15 or 20 minutes Monday the bust | ness of the senate was suspended whilI the sergeant at- arms was sent in search O m actual quorum. Tho senate was l: short of voting quorum, only 9 sena tors having voted on a nonpolitical mo tion, thus showing that congress is slow | ly disintegrating.
 The four supplemental tariff bills wer all reported from the finance committc and sent to tho calendar. Several bill were passed, among them the bill for tn | speedy prosecution of the claim of tn | United States against the estate of tn late Leland Stanford. The senate nd journed until Wednesday after au execu | tive session lasting 20 minutes