The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
SENATOR TELLER's BoMBsHELL.
He Moves 10 Lay the Tariff Bill on the
TabIe-Defeated Rs to IS.


TnbIe-Defeated Rs TO 2S.
When Mr.. Teller arose republicans and
democrats alike thought that some move
was impending. He was interested, Mr..
Teller said TO learn from Mr.. German
that a majority Of the senate would sup
port the compromise bill. He was also
interested in learning that the democratic
party was standing not on the Chicago
platform, but upon Mr.. Cleveland's plat
form. He had known that the party had
abandoned the Chicago platform as far as
silver was concerned at Mr.. Cleveland's
dictation. but he had learned for the
first time today that Mr.. Cleveland's ut
terances took precedence over the plank
of the party platform on the tariff. Still
even after what Mr.. German said he was
in doubt as to the condition of the other
side
The Maryland senator had not said that
all the democrats would support the bill
He said that a majority of the senate
would support it, How many populsts
were counted on by Mr.. German to make
up majority of the senate? Were there
any backsliders among the democrats?
These We're all interesting questions and
in order TO make every senator show his
colors he would move TO lay the tariff
bill on the table.
Mr.. Teller's motion was like a bomb
shell. 1t created CONSERVATION on both
sides. The bells rang and pages were
sent scurrying through che corridors to
drum up every available senator in order
that the full strength might be polled on
the vote. Mr. Butler, who was in the
BARRIERS chair when a messenger found
him, came in with one side of his face
shaved. The roll-call was watched with
intense interest, curiosity being particu-
larly manifested as to how Messrs. Hill.
Irby and PETER would vote. All three
voted against the Teller motion. The
democratic line did not show a single
gap and the three avOwed pOpulists, Al
len, Kyle and PETER voted with them.
The motion was defeated-2S to 3S-as
follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Cameron, Chand-
Ter, Davis. Dolph Dubois. Frye, CAL
linger, Hile, Hansbrough, Hawiey, Hig
gins, Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan, Mander-
son. Mitchell (Ore). Morrill,. Patton.
Pettigrow, Plat, Power, Quay, Sherman,
Shoup, Squire, Teller-2S.
Nays-Allen, Bate, Berry. Blackburn,
Blanchard. Butler. Gallery, Camden.
Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Faulkner, George,
Gibson. Gordon. German, Gray, Harris,
Hill, Hunton, Irby, Jarvis. Jones (Arx),
Kyle, Lindsay, Martin, Mills, Morgan,
Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, PETER, Pugh,
Ransom, Smith, voorhees,, Walsh and
Whites.
The pairs were as follows. democrats
being given first:
Brlce and Wolcott, Call and Proctor,
Mitchell CWis) and Carey, Mcpherson
and Cullom, McLaurin and Dixon, Villas
and Jones New, Roach and Perkins,
Turpie and Wilson. Vest and Washburn.
Stewart was absent and impaired.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The senate
spent eight hours today discussing the
question of free lumber. Not a vote
was taken. The tariff bill places lumber
In the rough on the free list. The de-
bate today was upon Mr.. Hales PROPOSE
ton to transfer lumber to the dutiable
list at the rates fixed IN the Mckinley
law Senator's Frye. Hale and Perkins
OF California and Mitchell and Dolph of
Oregon. whose states are most particu-