The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-20
MURPHY'S s RESOLUTION.
That ii Ii the Senate Idea That There
Be No More Tariff Legislation
This Session Passed.
ADJOURN SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Some Other Resolutions and o aPlain
Talk About Blunders by
\ Senator Sherman.

4 WAsHMGToN. Aug. 2O.-When Sem
ator Harris resolution for. the appoint
ment of Senator White OF california to
the Vacancy ON the finance committee
was laid before the senate at 1915, Mr..
Manderson rep, Neb.) said there
would be no objection to the resolution,
and explained that the opposition Fri
day contained no reflection ON the Cali
fornia senator, Mr.. White.
MIR. Hill concurred with Mr.. Mander-
SON, expressed the hope that the resolu.
tion would be- passed. II was then
adopted without division. The Murphy
resolution declaring against further
tariff Legislation went over temporarily
at the request Of Mr.. Gorman.
A Little Parliamentnry Debate.
The resolution OF Mr.. Gray, (Dem.,
Del. instructing the finance committee
to report back the free sugar bill with
nm amendment to strike out the one
eigth differential ON refined sugar, was
laid before the senate. Mr.. Manderson
offered an amendment instructing the
committee 10 report an amendment pro-
viding for the sugar bounty Of the exist
sng law.
-. Gray demanded q division ON the
question. Some debate occurred ON the
parliamentary situation.
Vice President Stevenson held that
the vote should be first taken ON Mr..
Manderson's amendment to the free
sugar bill, providing for the Mckinley
bounty ON raw domestic sugars. Great
interest was manifested In the result OF
the roll call. The two Louisiana sena-
tors and the three Populists voted In
favor Of the Manderson amendment.
The Manderson amendment providing
for the Mckinley bounty In the free
sugar bill was carried 81 to 30, the point
of no quorum being then raised, and
the ron was again called. -
The call developed the presence Of 64
senators, ii more than quorum.
At the request Of Senator Gorman the
Gray -Manderson resolution was tenn
porarily laid aside. Senator Aldrioh
stating that he thought voting quo-
rum would appear in two hours.
Senator Murphy then called up his
resolution declaring against further
tariff legislation at this session.
Mr.. Murphy offered an amendment
to his resolution declaring Ii 10 be the
sense Of the senate that no further tariff
legislation should be considered at this
session. and that IL was advisable to ad-
iourn at the earliest possible moment.
Without word of debate the vote was
taken on the resolution as modified. 1t
passed by . vote of ~ to 10.
More Resolutions.
A great deal of confusion followed
the announcement, in the midst of
which Mr.. Lindsay (Dem., KY. offered
o resolution expressing it to be the
sense Of the senate that congress should
not adjourn until bill had been passed
relieving and disseminating amy duty ON
refined sugar which would operate for
the benefit Of the sugar trust He asked
for the immediate consideration of the
resolution.
Mr.. Manderson moved TO amend the
resolution 50 - TO instruct the finance
committee to report back the amount Of
profit to be derived BY the whisky trust
from the tariff bill now in the hands Of
the president.
Mr.. sherman rep, o. took the
door to indulge, as he said, In some
4 ssplain talk. !" He reviewed the blunders
made by the Democrats In the general
conduct OF the long tariff fight.
Mr.. Sherman deprecated the contem-
plated interference Of the president
with congress; but he justified Mr.. Car
isles letter as To the effect or the tariff
bill on the revenues. He stated that he
would, il offered opportunity, vote for a
straight duty on raw and refined sugar
without the differential. AS far as the
other popgun bills were concerned he
was opposed to placing iron ore, coal
and barbed wire on the free list.
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Sent 20 Gray Gables.