Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-11
FIFTY-THlRD CONCRE SIS.
BombsheIi from Hill on the Tariff Bill
Matter-Atlanta Exposition.

WASHINGTON, August l0--SENATE.-
A resolution was offered by Mr. Chandler
Republican), New Hampshire. and went
over until tomorrow. proposing an In
yestigation. by the Committee on Priv
,eges and Elections. of the recent cleo
ton in Alabama. as TO whether IL was
full, free. fair ana honest, and whether
IL resulted I'm the choice Of legislature
entitled to elect a United States senator
with mower 60 send for persons and pa
pers.
Mr.. Gray. in pursuance or the notce
given by him yesterday. moved, at XIV
10 proceed to executive business MT
Hill demanded the yeas and nays. 1hey
were ordered, and the motion was de-
feated-yeas. q; nays. -. as follows;
Yeas-Messrs Bate. Ferry, BLACKBURN
Brice. Call. Coke, Faulkner, George, Gray
Jarvis. Lindsay, Martin, Mills, Pasco'
Ransom, Roach. Smith, Vest, Was
Walsh. and White-H.
Nays-Messrs Aldrich. Allen. Allison.
Blanchard. Chandler. Cullom, Dolph. Du-
bois. Frye. Gallinger. Gibson, Hale. Hans
trough. Hawley. Hill, uoar. Lodge Nc
MILAN Henderson, Mitchell of Oregon,
Murphy, Palmer, Patton, PETER. PERKINS
Power Proctor. Pugh. Quay. Shoup. Tel
er, and Washburn-S2
The Significance of the vote applied TO
the tariff bill rather than eXecutive-ses-
Won matters.
TARIFF-BILL CONFERENCE.
Then MIR. Hill rose and offered reso-
ntion directing the cOnferrees On the
art Of the senate now considering the
differences between the two houses on
he tariff bin 10 report 10 the Senate
b.x lsgtV IL
nent. and II not TO report TO the SEN
tie the principal items Of disagreement.
80 that the Senate may take acton
hereOn.
The Vice Presidcnt announced the ques-
iCn 10 Toe on agreeing TO the resotu-
.lon Then Mr.. Harris, one or the con-
terreos. rose and said
1T Is perhaps proper that | should say,
as one OF the conferrees on the part OF
the senate. that the representatives of
tire majority party in the two houses nave
for many DAYS conferred. We have en-
c0untcred serious difficulties, and no 10
this moment We have reached no agree
mtni There are serious dilIerences OF
opinion I'm regard 10 at least three items
IN the bill Possibly, II agreement could
b. reached as TO these. the other items
might bc agreed TO. The items OF sugar
coal. and irOn-Ore are the three Items IN
relation 20 which serious differences OF
opiaion have been entertained. Various
propositions have been made. pro ana
con. but no one Of them has yet prov d
quite acceptable TO the conferrees. We
are SIN al variance. no agreement having
been made This much II is perhaps due
to The Senate that / should say;
LAS TO the various other items OF DIFF
ference I need not perhaps refer TO them.
They are somewhat numerous. But al
l said before | should indulge sironS
hope that II these three things which
have mentioned were agreed upon. we
might reach an agreement on all the
other matters. But my associates on the
Conference Committee know quite as much
As ] do on the subject, and l would be
GLAD that they should state TO the Senate
anything they may desire"
Mr.. Harris was asked by Mr.. Sherman,
one % the Republican conferrees. whether
the bin was in possession of the Senate.
and replied most positively. that IL was
not. On that statement. Mr. Sherman
said tina, he would object 10 the present
consideration OF Mr. Hilrs resolution. but
he was warned not 10 do SO by chorus
OF mo. no." from Republican senators.
and he withheld the objection. IL was
renewed. however, by Mr.. Gray Demo
craO. OF Delaware. and. after long.
desultory argument on points OF order.
the Vice Pre- silent admitted the objection.
and the resolution went over. under the
rule. till tomorrow.
OBJECTION FROM SHERMAN.
In the course OF the debate Mr. Vest
arose and said; 80 far as l am concern
"a. / am heartily IN favor OF The resolu-
fIon. I desire 10 turn calcium.ilght on
the differences between the two houses.
and 70 remove the false Issues which