St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-28


!" WASHINGTON. April 27.-This was a
held day in the senate. There was,
man@avering, marching. ciasliing and
rapid firing. The bugl. notes OF defiance
mad sounded OH both sides. Hustiiities
did not actually begin. but it was
apparent that there was no intention
'that THEY should begin.. There was
e0unter-nlareling, retreats and u.,ick
reforming Of lines, leaving the comeim-
ing armies within the SAME Notifications
ahu camping OH the same grounds as
before.
/. when Mr.. Aldrich demanded that
Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, speak for The
Democratic side and say whether or
! not the Democrats would vote Oh the
tafit biil as it now stood at O'Clock,
the interest of the senators and specta-
tors i'll the galleries became intense.
All eyes conferred upon the sturdy.
whlte-haired senator from Ten
nessee, but he did not reply.
There were hurried consultations. and
1t was soon Known that the defiance of
tn" Republicans would he hurled back,
nd there was an air Df expectancy
wnen Mr.. Lindsay neared the end of
his speech. When he finished, MIR.
harris was OF his feet immediately and,
altlnugh Others sought tile floor. he was
recognized. In an intense and dra-
InatIc manner he read the verbatim re-
port OF the coiloquy between the Rhode
Island and Kentucky senators and
himself, and at its conclusion be
accepted the proposition to vote on the
senate bill, and followed it up with a
request for unanimous consent for such
vote at 8 O'clock. 1t was at once ap-
parent that MIR. Aldrich did not intend
To accept this offer. Several Republic
caas objec,ed to the unanimous con-
sent. and MIR. Aldrich with some diff.
Guilty, received recognition. He ex-
plaihed that while he had offered to
vote OH the house bill, he had only
asked the Democratic senators If thev
would
VOTE ON THE SENATE BILL.
Further than this, he made the propo
sition TO the senate, and not to Demo-
cratic caucus. which he minated had
been held since his proposition had been
made. He was accused of backing
down and quib5ling, and Senator White.
or California, intinated that he had
been DluffEg and had been
"called. ," and also said that
the senator from. Rhode Island
would probably understand the term.
Inc senate aud spectators knew, and
anulole demonstration followed the
sally. Mr Aldricll evidently knew
hat was meant. and replied by saying
ehat IL was uot common IN places where
the words were applicable to al
low the adversary two hours to look
over his hand before making the
call and that was what the DEM
0cratlc senators had done. Senator
Ieiier stated his objections to vote i'm
vigorous terms, and in an allusion to
tue compromise tariff bill brought out a
vigorous denial by Senator Voorhees,
mat any such bill was in existence. But
the interest in the battle had disap-
peared, the bugle sounded retreat and
the most drama C incident of the senate
tarlh debate ended.
1t was hot untn 1l:l7 that enough
senators were in their seats to make up
quorum. Mr. Allen endeavored to
Gall up hiS jCoXey resolution as unfin-.
lshed business, but Mr.. Harris objected.
Ine chair sustained the objection. Mr..
Harris motion to take up the tariff bill
was agreed tO-26 to l6. Mr.. Dolph
yielding to Mr. Lindsay his right to the
floor, the Kentucky senator then spoke
LII support of the tariff bill.
When the controversy between Sena-
tors Harris and AidrIch had ended Mr..
CujIom was recognized and spoke in
opposition to the bill. Mr.. Cuilom spoke
1or Two hours and twenty minutes and
was followed by MIR. Dolph, who gave
the fifth lnstallmeut of his speech, but
sank into the background to allow Mr..
McPnerSon to get into a controversy
with Senators Frye and Aldrich. At
500 the senate adjourned