The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-01
senators were when there was Republi-
can aecretarY Of the treasury.


senator's speech, in which he said that
the finance committee had not had an
opportunity to consider the pending
tariff bill in the usual way. He took
especial exception to q sentence in Sher-
mans speech, saying: "This bill has
mover been considered by the finance
committee"
He asserted that the tariff bill had
been reported to the full finance COM
mittee on March 9Th, and had not been
reported by the committee to the senate
until March Goth.
Sherman, In reply, said the bill was
never read in detail to permit changes.
Ii it had been, and votes had been
taken, more satisfactory measure
might have been presented.
Harris interjected question. He
wanted to know If Sherman and other
Republican members OF the committee
had not had opportunity to offer amend
ments in committee.
Not the usual opportunity" replied
Sherman; sit was idle to doso when the
six Democratic members had agreed on
amendments, and they had been sub
mitted to the Democratic CAUCUS"
Mr.. Harris-The senator says he did
not have the usual opportunity. l want
him to answer distinctly or definitely If
he chose to deny explicitly that he did
net have the same opportunity the DEM
ocratic senators had when the Mckinley
bill was before the committee.
Sherman repeated that there was no
opportunity for consideration until the
Democratic majority had agreed upon
charges.
Mr.. Morrill, made brief speech con-
frmatory OF what Sherman had said,
after which Harris, taking the floor for
a moment, said with much em mphasis:
''If the senator from Ohio and the
senator from Vermont desire TO be un-
derstood as asserting that the Repub-
licans were not permitted to shape the
bill in committee, they are within the
limits OF the exact truth and they are
within the limits when they infer that
they will not be allowed to shape it,"
Mr.. Sherman-That's all right.
Mr.. Harris-Of course it's all right.
But II they say they were not permitted
opportunity to offer amendments they
do injustice to themselves and gross in
justice to other members Of the commit
tee.
Voorhees, insisted that the record
showed that the bill had been cons dered
in every detail, from end to end, and
that the minority had ample opportunity
to offer amendments. He called partic-
ulsr attention to Aldrich's motion in
committee to strike out the income tax
feature. II desire to say they fought
here" said he. commenting on this mo-
tion. mo matter what rumors may be
floating in the air, the income tax will
stay in this BILL"
Messrs. Allison, Teller and Hawley
then took part in the discussion, wtile
Hale returned to the Carlisle interview.
declaring it bore all the marks OF au-
thenticity.
Then Palmer took turn, and Carey
and Chandler joined the colloquv,
which Harris vainly endeavored to
bring to close.
A few minute afterward an incident
occurred which created profound sem
sation. All the Democrats had been
more or less irritated by the prodding
from the other side, and this feeling was
directed principally against Aldrich,
who was maneuvering the opposition.
Mr.. Turpie. who got the floor when
Palmer sat down, made q direct assault
on Aldrich, the like of which has not
appeared in the senate chamber for
years. He declared that three mon
, strous uptruths had characterized the
opposition three gross, palpable lies OF
inconceivable mendacity. The first OF
those untruths was that new bill WAS
being prepared by the secretary of the
treasury; the second, that three or 300
amendments it did not matter which,
were to be presented. and the third WAS
that the bill reported from the finance
committee was not the bill to be passed.
All these assertions had been cetegorc-
ally denied by four Democratic members
of the finance committee, and
yet (said Turpie, raising his hand
aloft, and stretching it towards
Aldrich) "the senator from Rhode Island
comes in here and says he believe they
are true. In such an issue OF veracity
prefer to believe and do believe the
senators on this side, and disbelieve the
senator-no, l will not cay senator-I dis
believe what the diminutive unit on the
other side asserts to the contrary. Who
is the author OF these reports that are
being circulated here and in tine news-
papers? Who claima the paternity
The senator from Rhode Island.
81 recollect the predecessor of the
honorable senator from Rhode Island"
he continued, with biting and venom
ous irony, referring to the Senator Aid.
rich of 1890 as a different individual
from the Senator Aldrich OF today "but
even he could not then have been the
author OF ali three OF these untruths.
He might have been the author OF
one, but three would have driv-
en- him fron the field. He
had been a drug clerk and
was familiar with that line of business
and other lines as Wholesale grocer.
We, who were hare then will never for
get the writhing of his distinguished
countenance, his enormous development
OF cheek that extended from ear to ear
and from chin to forehead. We will
never forget his auricular appsndages
that sorapsd the dome of the capitol.
How can the present senator hope to
rival his predecessor in the hate of truth
and in the love of falsehood that has
always characterized the cheats of pro-
lection ?"
When Mr.. Turpie sat down there was
q hush upon the chamber. Every one
was amazed at the personal character of
the attack upon Senator Aldrich. Then
all eyes were turned on the Rhode
Island senator. He arose slowly.
I'm the position the senator from In
diana now takes" he said, slowly and
deliberately, she speaks for no one but
himself. Under other circumstances
and conditions, do not believe he
would have made the speech he has
made"
Mr.. Aldrich took his seat. The Incl.
dant closad without au0thar ~yord end