The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-22
MuLTUNI IN PARvo.
Large Number of Matters Con
sfdered in the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 21--The tariff
question came up in quite an unex-
pected way in the Senate, and for two
hours. held the floor to the exclusion of
all other business. The matter was
indirectly alluded to by Voorhees,, who
arose to a question of privilege to deny
the newspaper statement indicating
that the Democratic members of the
finance committee were submitting to
1.-THE presidents directions in matters
relating to the tariff bill
After this denial by Voorhees,, Chan
dler precipitated the discussion by an
inquiry as to the part Mills is per-
forming in consideration of the bill in
committee, and whether he is still act
ing as a proxy Of Mcpherson since the
latter's return to the city.
Voorhees, at first referred Chandler
to the Record for information, but
when the New Hampshire senator in
sisted upon direct answer, Voorhees,
finally declared it was no business of
the senator how the finance committee
considered the bill
This provoked an era of acrimony,
ana for the next hour senatorial cour-
tesy had no place in this diGnified
body. Many senators accused each
lother of unworthy acts and Vest final
fy quoted from the Record, in IN at
tempt to prove that Chandler had
promised to take care Of certain Off
Gals in the southern states in 1875, if
they would decide against Democracy
and in favor OF Hayes for the presi-
dency.
The controversy was finally brought
TO a close by Mcpherson and Mills
both explaining their positions, the
4 former stating that Mills, at his re-
quest, was still acting as a member of
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latter declaring that he was opposed
to public hearings and did not believe
On consulting the tariff beneficiaries in
forming a law solely designed to check
their rapacity and benefit the whole
people.
Allen, OF Nebraska. presented a reso-
luton directing the attorney general
to inform the Senate whether he had
IN his opinion to the secretary of the
treasury, held that silver certificates
are not legal money. If so, to trans
NIT the opinion with all correspond
ence to the Senate. Adopted.
Voorhees, raised question OF privi-
leges, on the publication of the inter-
views published in the Philadelphia
Press, to the effect that Democratic
members of the finance committee had
been receiving suggestions and direc-
tons from the president as to the
course to be pursued in dealing with
there was no truth in the publication
and nothing out of which it could be
manufactured.
This led to a lively tilt as to whether
Mills or Mcpherson vas properly a
member of the finance committee, and
the disc sion took a wide range.
At its conclusion, White of California
took the floor on the Hawaiian resolu-
ton. White made a critical analysis
Of the conduct of Stevens and claimed
that upon undisputed records, ample
proof was found that he plotted
against the government, to which he
was accredited. He sought to show
that without the assistance of the
United States it was impossible for
Dole and his associates to win and
declared that no treaty should be
made because the provisional govern
nsent had not the stability to execute
its engagements, that it was i'll
founded; its endurance problemat teal:
it's right TO contract questionable. He
referred to the circumstances that no
one pretended that Dole would be sus-
1ained as a result of a popular vote
White took up The suggestion Of Sher-
man that the islands be annexed to
= California He much preferred the an
nexafion should be made to Ohio. He
respectfully declined e admit thAS x