The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-18

a similar article in the Press, a news
paper published in Philadelphia, that
the sugar schedule has been made up
as it stands in the proposed amend
ment in consideration of large sum
of money paid for campaign purposes
of the Democratic party; therefore, be
it
Resolved, that a committee of five
senators be appointed to investigate
these charges and to inquire, further,
whether any contributions have Leen
made by the sugar trust, or any per-
son connected Herewith, to any po-
litical party for campaign or election
purposes or to secure or defeat legis-
lation and whether any senator has
been or is specializing in what are
known as sugar stocks during the con-
sideration of the tariff bill now before
the Senate; and with power to send
for persons and papers and to admin
lister oaths.
Resolved, further, that said COM
mittee be authorized to investigate and
report upon any charge or charges
which may be filed before it, alleging
the action of any senator has been
corruptly or improperly Influenced in
the consideration of said bill, or that
any attempt has been made to inf1u-
ence legislation
GaIlinger's Serial Story.
The bribery question was disposed of
for the time being, the tariff bill was
taken up and Mr.. Gallinger, for an
hour and a quarter, continued his re-
view of general tariff legislation.
He then yielded to Mr.. Higgins. who
spoke at length on the effect of pro-
lection prices.
On Mr.. Jones' motion, three cents per
pound on ultramarine blue was substi-
tuted for 20 per cent, the rate fixed
when the bill was first reported to
the Senate.
The Jones amendment to change the
rate of cents per pound on vermilion
red, made of lead, to rs per cent, was
agreed to; also the amendments fixing
the rate on Paris white, dry, at a
quarter of one cent; ground in oil, at
half of one cent, and on oxide of zinc
and white zinc paint at 1 cent per
pound.
The Jones amendment to substitute
% cents per pound for 10 per cent. on
hydrodate and iodine of potash was
agreed to.
The Jones amendment increasing the
rate on red and yellow prussiate from
20 to % per cent. was agreed to.
At $50 the vice-president announced
the appointment of the following COM
mittee in accordance with the terms of
the resolution: Messrs, Gray, Lindsay,
Lodge, Allen and Davis.
Recess Refused.
At o'clock Mr. Harris, the floor
manager of the tariff BILL moved the
Senate take a recess until tomorrow
morning, with the intention of contin-
uing the legislative day and for the
consideration of the tariff bill to the
exclusion of all legislative, business.
This meant the Inauguration of the
policy of duress that made famous the
struggle over the federal election bill,
the bill to repeal the Sherman law
and all other big legislative contests
in the Senate.
The Republicans, under the leader
ship of Mr.. Henderson, resisted, vainly
arguing that they did not seek to delay
action on the tariff bill. They used
the usual f1libustering methods,
breaking a quorum by refusing to
vote, although certain of their west
ern colleagues declined to join in the
filibuster.
Prepared to "sit 1t Out"
At 1880, a motion to- adjourn was
voted down by he Democratic side
Both sides, by this time, had evidently
concluded to sit it OUT They pre-
pared for siege. They smoked in the
cloak rooms and chatted on the floor.
Mr. Palmer RECALLED those who gath
cred about him with his inimitable
stories.
Occasionally several senators would
cluster about Mr.. Harris and listen to
his crisp, pointed and sometimes very
oh ra of -izo on Of cit
ton.
About o'clock, Mr.. Chandler dis
turbed this manner of things by in
quiring whether he could proceed with
some remarks he desired to make on
the pending bill.
Mr.. White OemocraD, California, re-
piled, sarcastically, that he could if
he would confine his remarks to castor
Oil.
Mr. Faulkner, in the chair ruled that
no remarks were in order pending the
absence of a quorum.
At 500 the sergeant-at-arms submit
ted his report, which showed that of
the absentees on the roll call ten sena-
tors were absent from the city, twenty
two could not be found, one, Mr.. Nor
rill, CRepublican), had declined to at
tend, and nineteen were either pres
ent now or had reported they would
Immediately respond to the request.
This did not satisfy Mr.. Harris. He
was in favor of adopting more heroic
measures. He moved to compel the at
tendance of the albsentees.
An Adjournment Forced.
At 1890 o'clock, after sitting eleven
and half hours, and after some very
sharp and plain talk on both sides, the
Republicans succeeded in forcing an
adjournment, although the battle was
in reality a drawn one.
A compromise had been practically
agreed upon before the adjournment by
which the sessions of the Senate are to
begin at 10 o'clock after Monday.
Senators on both sides Of the cham
Der regard the work of this evening as
the real beginning of the siege of night
sessions and roll calls, test of physi-
cal endurance on one side, and of re-
sistence on the other, which fact all
have understood from the beginning
would be resorted to before the end OF
the tariff debate should be reached
| The Republicans generally assert
| they will object to unusual hours OF
extraordinary proceedings, and the
Democrats say it has become evident
| from the long speeches made today
and on other days recently, that unless
the hours are extended, the disposal
of the bill will be Indefinitely delayed
LOOKS LIKE WAR.