The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-31

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Washington, Aug. 20.-Senator Har.
~, acting chairman Of the finance
committee, has called q meeting Of
that committee for to-day, when It Ia
understood the supplemental tariff bills
Will be taken up and an effort made to
have them reported, notwithstandtn
the senate's adoption Of the Murphy
resolution declaring against the practl.
cability Of all efforts at further con.
tested leRislation during this session.
The Democratic members Of the com.
lnittee say they do not consider the ac-
ton OF the senate on the resolution as
binding upon the committee, and they
VIII make an effort to have the bills
reported at least. Some Of the Demo
cratic members who voted for refer.
ence are anxious that the committee
should act, a. action would Justify
their course. and they are hopeful that
the Republican members win not an.
tagonize this business in seeking to &c.
cure delay In committee.
In the senate Saturday Mr.. Murphy's
resolution declaring that there shall be
no further legislation over which there
q Q contest was adopted after Mr..
Murphy had amended It to leave out
reference t. Mr.. Carlisle's letter. The
vote was AZ follows:
Ayes - Messs. Aldrich, Allison.
Blanchard, Caffrey, Carey, Chandler,
Cullom. Davis, Dolph, Gallinger, Glib.
son, German, Jones New, Kyle, Man.
derson, Mitchell (Or), Murphy, Patton.
PETER, Pettlgrew, Platt. Pugh. Quay,
Roach, Shoup. Smith, Stewart-27.
Noes-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Black.
burn, Cockrell, Coke, Faulkner, George,
Harris, Hunton, jarvis, Lindsay, Ran.
som, Turpie. Vest, Villas. White-18.
A great deal Of confusion followed
the announcement, In the midst of
which Mr.. Lindsay Oem., KyJ offered
q resolution expressing 1t to be the
sense Of the senate that congress shouli
not adjourn until bill had been
passed relieving and disseminating any
duty ON refined sugar which would
operate for the benefit of the sugar
trust. He asked for the immediate
consideration OF the resolution. Mr..
Manderson moved to amend the reso-
tuition 30 as to instruct the finance COM
mittee to report back the amount of
profit to be derived by the whisky trust
from the tariff bill now In the hands
OF the president.
After discussion the resolution went
over.
The resolution Of Mr.. Gray, instruct
ing the finance committee to report
back the free sugar bill with an amend
mcnt to strike out the one-eighth diff
ferential on refined sugar, was laid be.
fore the senate. Mr.. Manderson Of
fered an amendment instructing the
committee to report an amendment
providing for the sugar bounty Of the
existing law. Mr.. Gray demanded a
division on the question. Some de-
bate occurred on the parliamentary
situation. Vice President Stevenson
held that the vote should be first taken
on Mr.. Manderscn's amendment. Great
interest was manifested In the result
Of the roll call. The two Louisiana SEN
ators and the three Populists voted in
favor of the Manderson amendment
The amendment was carried, 21 to 20.
as follows:
Ayes-Aldrich, Allison, Blanchard,
Caffery, Carey, Chandler, CullOm, Da-
Wis, DOlph, Gallinger, Jones (Ncv.),
Kyle, Manderson, Mitchell (Or.), Pat
ton, PETER. Pettigrew, Platt, Quay,
Shoup. Stewart-21.
N0es-Batc, Berry, Blackburn, Cock
rell, Coke, Faulkner, George, German,
Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay,
Murphy, Pugh, Ransom, Turpie, Vest,
Villas, White-2O.
The point Of no quorum was raised
and the resolution went over.
Washington. AUG. 21.-But little brs,.
ness was transacted in the senate to.
day owing to lack Of n quorum, and
an adjournment was soon taken, Mr..
Harris reported the amended sugar bill,
and the coal, iron ore and barbed wire
bills. Tho sugar bill is amended SO
straight ON sugar without any diiferen-
'tial on refined sugar, or any extra duty
on sugar imported from countries pay.
ing bounty. In other words, 1t is the
new tariff bill rate minus the differcn.
tial, Democratic members of the com.
lnittee think that this rate will furnish
g,:fficient revenue without giving tha
snoar tr,st any advantage Tho coal
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