The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-02-23
TARIFF IN THE SENATE.
The Wilson Tariff Bill Comes Up in
the Senate in an Unex-
pected Manner.


the Senate, in an Unex-
pected Manner.
The question of Democratic tarif
reform came up for discussion ii
the United States Senate, on yes
terday, in a very unexpected and
unlocked for manner, and for two
hours held the undivided attention
of that body to the exclusion of all
other subjects.
The matter was indirectly alluded
to by Senator Voorhees,, who arose
to question of privilege to deny a
newspaper statement indicating
that the Democratic members of
the finance committee were submit
ting to the Presidents directions
in matters relating to the tariff
bill. After this denial by Senator
Voorhees, Senator Chandler Of New
Hampshire precipitated the discus
sion of the day by an inquiry as to
the part that Senator Mills is per-
forming in the consideration of the
bill in the sommittee and whether
he is still acting as the proxy of
Senator Mcpherson till the latter's
return to the city, Senator Voor-
hees at first referred Senator
Chandler to the record for his in
formation, but when the New
Hampshire senator insisted upon a
direct answer. Senator Voorhees,
finally declared that it was no bus
mess of the senator how the finance
committee considered the bill This
provoked an era of acrimony and
for the next hour senatorial cour-
tesy had no place in this dignifed
body, Many senators accused each
other of unworthy acts, and Sena-
tor Vest finally quoted from rec
ord in an attempt to prove that
Senator Chandler had promised to
take care of certain officials in the
southern states in 1876 if they
would decide against the Democra-
cy and in favor of Hayes for the
presidency. The controversy was
finally brought to close by Sena
tor Mcpherson and Senator Mills,
both explaining their positions, the
former stating that Senator Mills
at his request was still acting as a
member of the finance subcommit-
tee, and the latter declaring that
he was opposed to public hearings
and did not believe in consulting
the tariff beneficiaries in framing a
law that designed to check their
repacity and benefit the whole peo-
pie.
There was sharp discussion fol-
lowing question of privilege rails
ed by Senator Voorhees, in regard
to publication in the Philadelphia
Press to the effect that the Demo-
cratic members of the finance COM
mittee had been receiving sugges-
tions and directions from the presi-
dent as to the course to be observ-
ed in dealing with the new tar
if bill, The paper reported with
some detail an interview yesterday
between Senators on the tariff
framing committee and the ,presi-
dent Senator Voorhees, denied the
accuracy of the statements made.
He declared that nothing Of the
kind took place and nothing out of
which it could be manufactured.
''The circumstantiality Of the state
ment," " said he, Involving the pres
ident Of the United States was such
and the circulation it would receive
so extensive that ] thought it my
duty to lay it before the public and
start the truth on it's tardy way af-
terwards. OF course the truth will
never overtake it, When Isee these
things | sometimes think that sew
en- tenths of the human history are
untrue"