The sun., 1894-03-07

Ing circumstances
The rroesedirr- IN tho Senate.
wAsHISGroS. March divide the Chief
Clerk was reading the journal OF yesterday
there was q good deal OF dulet consultation
going on between Senators on both aides OF
the chamber presumably over supposed
combination between the protectionist Sena-
tors and the mem bers from the silver States to
precipitate n fight this morning over the Sec
ond reading and reference OF the Seigniorage
bill. Mr.. Aldrich rep. II. H. was noticed as
being remarkably active In consultation with
the Senators from the silver States
Mr.. Hill tDem.. n. " offered the following
and asked that II be laid on the table for the
present:
uh,ra The Secretary Of the treasury has announced
dencit Of s7sOoo.ooo for the current nseaI year
and
HI,r,n. tiou,. bill. known n the Wilson bill
proposes to discard 900 900 from present
taxes and to meet the double deficiency by new inter
nal and direct taxes;
Il.,o,tsi That the senate Finance Committee frame
amendments to the said btu emitting the said in.
tsrnsi and direct taxes newly proposed and instead
thereof max. provision for sufficient revenue by tax
ing ether foreign i'm ports and otherwise revising the
tsrn without creating deficiency
Mr.. Harris Dem. Tenn thereupon moved
the second reading OF the SeignioraRe bill.
which had had its first reading yesterday. He
said that there was no moro earnest advocate
Of silver coinage than himself but he believed
that there was at least one question that
should take precedence OF its consideration.
without any breach OF confidence he was able
to state that the Committee on Finance was on
the very eve Of reporting the Tariff bill He.
therefore objected to further proceedings on
the SeiRnioraGe bill Under that objection he
claimed that the bill would 20 to the calendar.
Mr. Allison rep. la. while recognizing the
authority OF Mr.. Harris on parliamentary
questions. desired to have the ruling OF the
Chair on the question whether It was neces-
sary to mako a motion for the second reading
OF bill He had understood yesterday that It
was tho ruling OF the Chair that the bill would
BE- laid before the Senate to-day as matter OF
course.
that it would have been the duty Of the Chair
in the course OF to-day's proceedings to lay
ing but p he was sV equally we'll vel satisfied that it
was In order for any Senator to move It's
SPn Mp. Hal. tiseS. Me- asked the Chair whether
there was any doubt that tho question was de-
Mr. Mandersop tRep, .Nebl remarked that
anv senator had q right to demand that the
s IG sna at Tns E Sy ss e
The Vice: :Presldent said he had no doubt Of
the correctness Of shat statement He added.
motion was debatable.
Ts
Senate and gave notice that he would moye, at
2 o'clock, to take up the seigniorage bill and
OF. It could not be said that that would be in
terference with the Tarifr bill. There was no
probable that there would be any for many
senator III, 4SSh 4dS 4ssPs. ssp t.G shf. *.
ing for the majority Of the Finance Committee.
hn1 % 1 he did ntena to the
would ask unanim Gus consent that IL be made
the unfinished business at O'Clock to-
Mr. Harris denied that he had, made any
such abatement The bill. he said. would go.
there subject to such action As the majority Of
the Senate might decide upon.
personal privilege. He read the headlines Of
an article In New York newspaper. In which
ssISatipe S1 eoSmsrea H pPospersy ees % Sy delaying
the report on the Tarin bill for the protection
Of % Sy He nSoat sni ni
isisst ia AsEsass.: hs SAID; that Ss had
when he was applied to By iumberme en- for an
increase Of the duty on Lumber he had ahso-
BIZ hs would nave eyery drtiaSle srticle In the
bill placed on the free list. Re had been to
ith.d come from the House He had. urged
rsportns @ Of the bill In order 70 Droseot local
interests. He had said TO every member of
tne tnht no WOulu 70 uno
demand Of these men. but would report the
bill and let them take their stand before the
Tree srad. sSS tRsi comm
should 6e pniettered by any tarfn laws; be
nsWsnsper % attaescsUme maIicIous enn puqpose
for IL wac known to every Democratic Senator
ina ne TO
took to defeat It. for any purpose. he cared not
what. ought to have, and will have. no place
Mr.. Voorhees, Chairman OF the Finance Com
mittee; eorroborated Mr.. BerTy's statement.
an o6structionist. but he had been an eager
helper for speedy and thorough action on the
MI Mr. fErDi Harris rD.m. Tsnn.,. a member OF the
Finance Committee. endorsed the Chairman's
cratic Senator who had been more earnest.
more eager, more anxious. more continuous
ON ths Tnr b and Rf FOR ts om pro%S. % Sna ssrs
consideration and disposition than the Sena-
' Mr h.p% Mefauain. A the new Senator from Mis-.
sissippi whose namS bad been mentioned
hsnds for DELAYING the repYrtiSG Of the TaTiif
bill until he read It in the newspaper. lie
ment. so far as he was concerned. absolutely
.onai expisnation % W was % Mr. FaaIHnsf % q Gps%..
W. VAL and his Appearance In that role
on the Republican side OF the chamber. His
name had been mentioned among the obstrnc-
in relation 10 some OF the provisions Of the
Wilson Tariff hill. that bill. as II came from the
House. did not suit his views. He had
gone before the Finance Committee as
Democratic Senator and had suggested
certain changes which he believed TO Ls for
tine interest OF his people. and also n accord |
anee with the Chicago platform OF his party. |
liz believed in a revenue tariff and II he had
have any free list at all but would put every
thing on the dutiabls list at a revenue rate. |
but for the sake OF revenue. and OF revenue |
only. He had not made any demand which |
did not look toward a simple revenue duty |
to say. smphaticaIly that he had also |
glid TO the Committee on Financs; |
Il Am Democrat. and N that Oill |
Is brought in as a Democratic measure, |
whether as IL came from the House or In any |