The Washington times., 1894-08-19
HARRIS WILL TRY ANYHOW
Wants to Report Those Four Free Raw
Material Bills.
OF COURSE THEY CANNOT PASS
Democrats on the Finance Committee Do Not
Consider Murphy's Resolution Binding
Upon Them-Senator Sherman Calls Atten-
tion to Grave Errors in the Tariff Bill

| resolution that it is the sense of the Senate
| sion any further legislation of q contested
character, ought to put an end to any further
| attempt to push the four free material bills
| The vote was 27 to 16, and had more Senators
been present the majority would probably
have been swelled.
Nevertheless Senator Harris, acting chair
man of the Committee on Finance, has called
a meeting of that committee for 1890 Monday
when it is understood the supplemental tariff
bills will be taken up and an effort made to
have them reported.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee say they do not consider the action oi
the Senate on the Murphy resolution as bind
ing upon the committee. and they will make
an effort to have the bills reported at least.
Some of the Democratic members who voted
for reference are anxious that the committee
should act as such action would justify their
course and they are hopeful that the Re-
publican members will not antagonize them
in this by seeking to secure delay in COM
mittee.
ANY action is Of course unimportant. for the
nently adjourn can easily be carried.
The proceedings in the Senate yesterday
were very brief. The Harris resolution nam
ing Senator White sor the vacancy on the Fl
nance Committee was adopted without ques-
lion, Senators Manderson and Hill both stat
ing that their objections TO the appointment
were only OF a temporary character. Then
Senator German asked that the Murphy reso-
luton go over temporarily.
This brought forward Senator Grays reso-
luton insiructing the Finance Committee to
report the free sugar bill, to which Senator
Manderson offered an amendment. continuing
in force The Mckinley sugar bounty. A par
liamentary wrangle was raised on the ques-
ton OF separating these two questions for
voting. and the chair finally decided in favor
of such course. The vote was therefore
taken on the amendment. and stood u 20 20.
The point of no quorum was raised. and the
resolution by consent went over temporarily.
NURPHY's RESOLUTION PATCHED Up.
Senator Murphy thereupon called up his
resolution, submitting substitute for the one
of yesterday declaring in favor Of deferrins
further tariff legislation in view OF the state
ments made in Secretary Carlisle's letter, and
declaring instead legislation OF contested
character impracticable and fayoring adjourn
ment Senators German and Aidrich had
patched this up for him.
The vote was taken without any debate.
and stood ~ to IL. majority Of II, with just
a quorum voting.
The yeas were Aldrich Allison. Blanchard.
Gallery, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Davis,
DOlph. Gallinger. Gibson, German. Jones
OF Nevada, Kyle, Henderson. Mitchell OF
Oregon. Murphy. Patton. PETER. Pettigrew.
PIatt, Pugh. Quay. Roach, shoup, Smith and
Stewart. Total, q.
The nays were Bate. Berry. Blackburn,
Corkrell. Coke, Faulkner, George, Harris,
Hunton, jarvis, Lindsay. Ransom, Turpie.
Vest. Vilas, aud White. Total. l6.
Senator Lindsay at once presented a reso-
luton declaring it the sense OF the Senate
that Congress should not adjourn until q bill
had been passed striking ont any ditTerential
on refined sugar in favor of the so-called
sugar trust.
Senator Manderson promptly repl.ed with
an amendment to the resolution TO report
back bill that would cut down any in
crease in duty in favor of the whisky trust.
Senator Chandler objectins TO the resolution,
it went over until Monday.
SHERMAN ISDULGEs IN PLAIN TALK.
Senator sherman then got the floor for
what he called some "plain talk" 1t con-
sisted of an attempt to explain the blunders of
the Democrats during the tariff fight. These
consisted in not having the free and full con-
ferences with the Republican conferees which
were usual, and might have avoided some of
the fifty to one hundred errors, including the
mistake in putting alcohol used III the arts on
the free list, which promised to lose the gov
ernment from ten to thirty millions revenue
unless corrected. Regarding this latter. he
said it was proposition which it had never
been intended TO adopt. After further criti-
cisn. he said he was heartily in favor of GO
ing home. Senator Gray followed in brief
speech. defending the bill. and then Senator
Harris brought up the alcohol BILL but Sem
ator Chandler insisted on sending it to the
Finance Committee.
Two District bills were brought up yester-
day in the Senate-that granting right Of
way to the Mount Vernon electric road
through Arlington reservation, and one es
tablishing home for aged and infirm colored
persons in the District
Objections to both bills prevented their
immediate consideration.