Evening journal., 1894-08-21
TIRED OF TARIFF TALK.
Republican Senators Propose to
Stop Further Debate.
DEMOCRATS MAY RALLY AQUORUM.

The supplementary Tarin Bills Reported
Back and Laid Away-The Porter Nom.
ination Hangs Tre-The senate Takes
Day on.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2l.-Tho Republic
ans say there will ho no more business OF
importance transacted in the senate this
session except perhaps the passage Of tho
bill correcting the alcohol schedule. Tho
Republican leaders say this session is over
to all intonfs and purposes, and they in.
clude In this the making Of speeches. as
well as the passage Of bills. From the
time tho senate met until it went into
executive session yesterday Senator Lind
say Of kentucky was ready to make o
speech. Tho Kentucky senator desires tc
defend the action Of the senate finance
committee and the Democratic senators
who supported them. 1t is also under.
stood that Senator Allison Of Iowa was
ready to make a speech Of some length on
the present status Of tariff legislation. II
is possible that both Of these speeches will
be made by the courtesy of the senate, al.
though the Republicans say now that no
speeches will be made, and that the in
terdict against any more business includ.
cd also speeches.
WIN Recall a Quorum.
Some of tho Democrats assert. however,
that If any attempt Is made to prevent the
speeches on the Democratic side quorum
of the senate will be recalled under duress
and by the sergeant-at-arms.
On the Republican side it IS claimed
that tho tariff debate as well Us tariff leg
islation IS closed. This may lead to some
ugly feeling il insisted upon. y Senator
Lindsay should get the floor, he could not
be interrupted by points OF no quorum,
as he could not DO taken off the floor with
out his consent, but whenever the at
tempt is made tl call up the resolution
upon which he Is to speak the point can
be mado, and tho present indications arc
that when the senate meets again there
will not be n quorum present, as a num-
Der Of senators intend leaving before
Wednesday.
Senator Harris has given notice that
Immediately after the reading Of the jour
nal on Wednesday he will move an execu-
tive session. This is in the interest of Judge
Porter Of Tennessee, whom he desires tC
have confirmed. II there is objection in
the executive session sufficient to cause
the point Of no quorum to made, it will
result in carrying tho nomination over
until after adjournment There sosms
though, to be quasi understanding that
there shall DO a confirmation OF rejection
without regard TO the presence Of aquorun
upon the vote which may be cast
For 10 or 90 minutes Monday the busi
ness of the senate was suspended while
the sergeant alarms was sent in search o
an actual quorum. The senate was lS
short OF voting quorum, only 20 sena
tors having voted on a nonpolitical mo
tion, thus showing that congress is slow
ly dlsintograting.
The four supplemental tariff bills wor,
all reported from the finance committe,
and sont to the calendar. Several bill.
wore passed, among them the bill for thC
speedy prosecution of the claim Of Tn,
United States against tho estate Of tn,
lato Leland Stanford. The senate ad
iourned until Wednesday after an execu
tive session lasting 20 minutes.
Alcohol Bill May Pass.
IL Is possible that tho bill correctin,
the error in relation to tho tax on alcoho
may pass tho senate on Wednesday, al
though it would have TO be done by unan
imous consent Senators Aldrich ant
Allison Republican members Of the
finance committee say they are willin,
the bill should pass, and under their ad
vice perhaps no objection will be made b.
the Republicans.
The session of the house lasted less thar
an hour. A few unimportant bills wer
| passed by unanimous consent The hous
managers have decided not to permit an,
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