New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-01

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Vaiorern that the Lead Trust is % raoo,,o So -,
~ cents additional. and that then with the income
tN cut out the bin is to go through booming II
" "ot ia'r 10 US that We should be called upon 10
Vo'e Tor section after section if the knowledge rests
"'ii 'he heart or the Finance Committee or any
member or 1t that there are changes contaminated
iuefs'ood the senator from Tennessee the other
Jay 10 deny Indignantly that there were 70 ba any
changes do think that those of US who want to
help get the question settled are entitled 70 know
whether or not this is the bin on which we are 10
De called upon to vote"
MR.. HARRIS DOESN'T EXPLAIN
Mr.. Harris-I stated TO the Senate on Saturday
and am ready 70 restate II here and now that
am ready TO compromise conflicting opinions. and
am willing to make notifications where they are
absolutely necessary in order pass a tariff reforms
bill Exactly what those amendments are to be
am not prepared to tell the Senate | am now pre-
pared to tell the Senator that whenever the Finance
Committee shall have determined any specific
amendment shall insist upon its being reported to
the Senate. printed and laid on the table. that
every Senator scrutnize Il and be prepared to
express his judgment upon 1t.
rs Il fair. then" Mr.. Wolcott asked for the
Finance Committee. with the knowledge resting Ia
ther breast that there TO be amendments offered
to present this bill for vote by sections? IL
1t not the only fair and the only upright thing for
the committee 10 take back this bill and fix II up
and then present II us?
THE Senator from Colorado" Mr.. Harris replied.
| would by his suggestion revolut Onze the method
| by which every large and important bill has ever
been considered in the Senate or in any deberativ-
body. Neither the Senator from Colorado nor my
self. any other Senator, tell to-day what
| amendments Will have upon. to every
! paragraph OF the bill. before complete its COLI
sheraton"
Mr. Teller Gep.. Col)-It is not a question to
what the Senator from Tennessee IS willing to do.
but as to what he expects to be done. Does the
Senator expect amendments Of the radical character
that we told Of to be offered?
Mr. HarrisAs to "the radical character that we
are told off, cannot answer. l do not know what
the Senato has been told. Nor do | know 10 what
extent those changes are resting on newspaper eX-
tracts, newspaper speculations and newspaper alb
Mr.. Teller-Does the Senator expect the Finance
CStmmittee to brng up amendments to the various
Mr. Harris am not prepared to say what the
own views and my own position. And I will say to
the Senators from Colorado and to the other side OF
| and Improbable debate and let get down to the
practical question on yea-and-nay record. we Will
THREE MONTHS OF INACTIVITY
Mr.. Aldrich Q2ep r. ~ said that It evident
that the majority of the Finance Committee was
as far from agreement as 10 the terms OF the bill
az II three months I. WAS due 10 the coun-
try and TO the Senate to know what bill the Senate
House bill 1854 said Mr. Harris, us the bin
which the Senate is asked TO consider" daughter
that are to be suggested by the Democratic
general scnee wheh is to be- proposeG to VS. there
can be no intelligent discussion"
mentary question the Finance Committee having
reported the bin to the Senate. had no more title TO
me presentation OF amendments TO IL IMAM every
Mr.. Alirich admitted that as parliamentary
question. that true but he did not think that
was true as political question 49,, ~.
o The pamm hl proper vas taken up and "a, Mr. r.
take up bin FOR bridge across the Monongahela
The motion wa rejected
Mr. Adrch retsrrea to Mr. XSorheess stateinen;
an untruth in saying that some 800 amendmsents
rotary OF me Treasury anl some democratic mem
bcrs Of the Finance Conmittee.
sonal offence. He had merely wanted 20 convey TO
the Senate and 10 The country the fact that The
wan now Dda aHs On Mr. r" vooThe~. "d here
wT. an sh IN of Inn TreasrT G as Ilbhed
In the newspapers was merely conje-tural as 10
ton OF veracity with the Senator from Rhode ISL
and 6ut MS informant had Informed MN ia,Seiy,
would DO It on his own responsibility ,,o.o cha, o.,
this very moment in the neighborho.-l OF ~
amendments have been practically aired upon d.,
Grange Completely the charac;e- Of me pending
and TG p,n ~9 a coanry h1 fac, " ha to-
day. three months after the passage OF the bl IN
OF the majority in this body are no nearer a CON
ciusion as TO The character % the bin than they
were three months ago.
MIR. MILLS WANTS TIE RULES CHANGED.
Mr.. Mills Dem. Tex characterized the discus
sion started By the other side a pyrotechncal
display from the enemy got up for the amusement
Of groundlngs and OF those IN the pit. and de-
ciared IN conclusion that the rules Of the Senate
ought 10 ~ changed. and then the bill which re-
sIondc1 10 the wishes OF the majority would pass
promptly. ~
nance Committee. quoted from The Record few
passages in Mr.. Shermans speech Of last Satur,
| ar.yiC
AMI prodnc the Journal o. The comm,tee showing
Mite on March s. Mr. Sherman being present that
e rg nn Marc % II hat vas Actual consderd
by the full comnittee for ten DAYS ana ina amend
ments had been offered by Senators sherman ana
Morrill,. discussed and some OF them hgreei 10
senator from Onto prevented him from characteriz
ing as the circumstances would warrant the reck
lessness and car"iessnesS evinced IN that senator
Sir Sherman insisted that his statement was cub
had been agreed upon In advance by me ma1orly
mn I sond have decined 70 present any amend
mrnts al ali The fact remained he said. that
ba T b been ' r ted It had no, been read in m
mittcc. sentence 10y sentence. with an opportunity
Mr NORM CRep. VI. another minority member
of the Finance Committee, made "A statement 70
the Ike effec;
A PROTEST FROM MIR VOORHEES,
M Voorhees, read the Journal Of the Finance
Committee from the Sth to the 9th Of March to
prove the correctness Of his assertion In contra
djction to Mr. Shcrnans statement. and added. with
e,ron., EMPHASIS: "Whatevor may be floating In
the air. the income tax VIII stay In this bill
have made all the concession TO trusts and 10 great
protected Industries that shall make"
Mr. Allison O'ep.. Iowa., a minority member or
the Finance Committee. declared that to say that
the bill had been considered In the commttee-room
Cas usual with all such great measures) was to say
what could not he supported
Mr. Teller HIcy.. COLI stated that he was not In
favor OF the blll 1t stood nor was he In
favor Of the bill II came from the House. IT he
he not mistaken, the next bill, when IL came or
the same bin with the amendments promised. ana
which he had every reason 10 believe would come.
would be "A stu better bill than the present one.
SIN he did suppose that IT would be such
tul "a would his vote. He did not believe