The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-19
MORRILL, ON THE TARIFF.
He Charges the Democrats With Incon-
sistenoY In Framing the Bill.

He Charges the Democrats With Incon-
sistenoy In Framing the Bill.
Washington, April 1S.-The resolution
offered last Saturday by Mr. PETER for
the appointment of a select committee of
nine senators to provide for full and
respectful hearing of the persons and or
CARNATIONS now on their way to Wash
ington to present their remonstrances to
congress, was laid before the Senate to-
| day, and MIR. Cockrell moved to refer il
to the committee on rules
MIR. PETER demanded the yeas and nays
on the motion to refer, but, ubefore the
vote could be taken, the hour Of o'clock
p. m. arrived; and, under the arrange
ment, the tariff bill was taken up
Notice was given by Mr.. Gallinger rep,
or New hampshire, that he would adj
dress the Senate on Friday next: and by
Mr. Palmer, dem, of Illinois, that he
would do so on Tuesday next.
Mr.. Morrill,, rep, Of Vermont, ad.
dressed the Senate, Mr.. Morrill, began
his speech by a promise that he would
not weary the unoccupied mahogany
chairs of the senator's, (" but would OBJ
serve comparative senatorial brevity. "
He knew how vain it would be for him TO
seek 10 deprive the cigar symposium OF
its usual quorum In the coat room" His
speech was one Of sarcastic ridlcule Of the
attitude of the Democratic party toward
protection and free trade, as eKemplitied
in the pending tariff bill.
INCONSISTENCY CHARGED.
The democracy, he said, had the elite
habit OF shaking hands with free trade,
with its elbow on a level with the top OF
its head, but dropped limp and lowswhen
80 per cent. protection was demanded and
yielded on rice. II embraced revenue
reform" like lover, and. presto, saw "rev-
enue only IN 50 per cent. protection on
cuffs and collars. FREQ trade swore eternal
fealty TO the democratic goddess of free
raw Materials but forthwith the god
dess was dethroned by the democratic
provisional government on the tariff and
protection on coal, coke, and iron ore,
graciouslY reinstated, was no longer a
'culminating atrocity." The ferocity of
free trade against a $4,000, 900 bounty on
sugar could not be muzzed, but a tariff of
S4l, 100000 for the protection of sugar
cane, verltable white elephant, was
welcomed with smile, slightly puck
cred.
PHILOSOPHY OF THE BILL.
The philosophy Of the present tariff
bill, as confessed by the chairman, was
found in the dogma that concessions had
to be made to pass the bill, that "all gov
eminent and every prudent act is founded
on compromise and barter" by which il
would be explained how, one by one, the
foregoing capr icious favors crawled hur.
riedly into the tariff bill when some dem
ocratic Roman appealed otherwise unto
Caesar. If any republican begged for
favors they were piously pitied and then
piteOusly crucifed.
At the close of Mr.. Morrill's speech,
which he read from printed slips, notice
was given Mr.. by Mills of his intention 70
address the Senate on the tariff bill next
Tuesday.
Mr.. Turpie, dem, OF Indiana, spoke in
favor Of the bill
MIR. Cameron followed, in a prepared
speech, in opposition TO the tariff bill
Mr.. Cameron concluded utheareading Of
his speech at 3 80 o'clock y. m, and as no
other senator sought the floor, Mr.. Quay,
rep, of Pennsylvania, resumed the
speech which he had begun last Saturday
against the bill. At B o'clock Mr.. Quay
finished the second instalment of his
speech, which is to be concluded on a
subsequent day The Senate then went
into executive session, and when the
doors were re-opened adjourned until to-
morrow