The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-26

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"if the Senator from Missouri" Mr..
Aldrich said. insists that no such thing
IL going on. then II Is going on without
his knowledge, apr roval or consent; be-
cause / know 81 to be a fact. No sena-
tor can get up and deny Il with even an
appearance OF truth.
DAILY CHANGES BEiSG MADE.
Changes are being proposed to this
bill from day TO day in order 10 secure
the votes OF senators on that side of the
chamber. And j say that no man now
lives who can tell what condition or
shape the bill Will be in when the senate
Is asked TO vote upon II. VIII the income
tax be in IL? Will the duty on sugar be
in It? VIII any of It's provisions remain
as they are? Who can answer those
| questions? Is there any senator on that
side of the chamber-the Senator from
Missouri or any other-who will rise in
his place n say that he Will oppose an
| amendment offered to this bill hereafter
by the Finance Committee
II have already said" Mr.. Vest remark
ed. that the bill "a here for the action
| of the Senate. and that we are bound 70
stand by II. AS 10 what the Senate Will
do. neither the Senator from Rhode Island
nor myself WIN undertake 10 gay. Here IA
the bill. and let the Senator take II up
without entering into conjecture or I'M
agination."
Il ask the Senator from Missouri MI
Aldrich persisted. IF he does not expect
the Finance Committee to report other
| ara t,nnortant amendments to this meas
| ure before 1t Is acted upon by the Sen
ate?"
u know of none" Mr.. Vest replied.
.Wel. I know OF several" said MI.
Aldrich. Il know that representatives. o.
| several interests and industries In Varl-
- ~ ~n.fnfrr have h0En as
| sured by senator's on the other sue oi
the chamber that changes would o. MADE
in the BILL"
Mr.. HARRIS CALLS FOR A Noif-
After the discussion on the pehdlhs
amendment appeared to have closed II
WAS suggested by Mr.. Harris that TIE
vote he taken. but Mr.. Alison. a mem
her Of the Committee on Finance, moved
TO amend by striking out the 5Oth Oh
June. 1894. and leaving the date plank.
He argued that that was the more ue-
sirable course. and said that ne hai heNe,
known a day 10 be hxed Tor "a tarli pAi
going into effect until the iast fno"nen',
o,d ina, there should be an interval oil
several months between the GATE Vi .He
passage OF the bill and the GATE Oh ltS
becoming lucrative, in Order that puSi~
nees might nave time 10, In a measure
adjust itself 10 the new condillo IL
r. further course Of discussion reference
was made ty Mr.. Mitchell tore) 10 d
nevyspaper interview with senator bii'e,
in which hat Senator was repIe'a Ia
as saying that the bih va" na,t o
in en- as TO be acceptable 10 Democrats
senators and that the changes hau peeh
a~oun M practically, by the secretary
of the Treasury. ,hat
Mr.. Vest remarked, disdainfully' that
he did not know anything about such
I newspaper articles.
Mr. Squire asked him whether a ma
ioritv Of the Finance Comnnttee mao
rea1lv had an agreement as 10 me tafil
hf1 ,ntu a very recent period, ana
whether the differences of views between
Democratic senators had not taken Il long
time to settle.
Mr.. Vest Gronicaliy); no the bemO~
cratic senators went into the committee
80, lire ANGELS and agreed at once.
Tbev had no differences Of opinion at all.
They fell into each others arms and en-
braced like bride and groom. without
rerard 10 sex. Laughter) ! hope mat
The Senator from Washington does not
believe any OF these idle stories? We are
readv 10 net on the bill now. We stand
united. solid. without one ripple on the
surface. (Laughter)
After some further discussion the Vice
President announced the question 10 be
on Mr.. Allison's amendment, 10 leave
the date when the bin is 10 80 into effect
blank.
A BIT or FILIBrsTrRING.
Before the vote could be taken Mr..
Dolph moved an adjournment, and the
yeas and navs were about TO be taken on
that motion when Mr.. Dolph changed his
mind. withdrew the motion. and sfarted
out with another installmcat Of his
sneech. This gave rise 20 variou Inter.
ruptions and a series Of short speeches,
the oniy notable matter brought 40 be
ing a newspaper interview with Senator
Jones Dem. Ark, a member OF the
Finance Committee. in which he is repre-
scented as saying that there had been nu-
merous conferences among Democratic
senator's with a view Of adjusting diff
ferences in the bin, and that there could
be no agreement until all persons in
terested IN the proposed changes as
scented 90 them.
II was evident, Mr.. Aldrich said. that
the senator from Missouri West), did not
hold the position in the councils Of his
party that he (Aldrich) had supposed. as
he had not been consulted in those move
ments.
Mr.. Vests reply was that he did not
know anything about the reported move
ments. and did not believe = WORD of
the story.
Without action on the amendment as to
the time at which the bill shall take eff
feet. the Senate, at 6 p. NJ, adjourned
until tomorrow.
House of representative.
WASHINGTON. y. c.. April o5.-Mr.
Hepburn Rep., Ind. objected 10 the
approval pro forma Of the Journal of the
proceedings in the House yesterday. and
Mr.. Dockery called for the yeas and
nays on the question OF approving il.
The vote resulted. yeas. 243; nays. 0. mem
bers answering to their names. but not
voting, being seven. SO the journal was
approved.
After the committees had been called
for reports the House went into COM
mittee Of the whole Bailey. Dem. Tex,
i'm the chain. for the further considera-
ton Of the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill. When the paragraph
covering what is known as the ''conhden-
tial fund committed 10 the President
for the use in unforeseen emergencies in
the diplomatic consular service. Mr.. Can
non Rep. Ill. endeavored TO get some
information from Chairman McCreary.
He stated that II wes out OF this fund
that Paramount" Blount was paid and
various other persons, and asked how
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