St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-07

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Wilson bill as 1t came from the house.
Il have urged them TO defy the men
who are delaying the reporting of this
bill OH account of local interests" con-
tinued Mr.. Berry.
Every member of the finance com.
mittee will bear me out in that. / have
never asked, either in caucus or out of
II, for tax on any article"
MI voorhees,, as chairman of the
finance committee. youched for Mr..
berry's constancy and earnest desire
for the passage of the bill. "It may not
be necessary" said he, '.but it is with
pleasure that l bear witness to the truth
OF every word the senator from Arkan-
sas has uttered. He has not been an
o5structionist, but has been an eager
helper on every subject bearing on the
tariff
Mr.. Harris, of Tennessee. also bore
testimony TO Mr.. Berry's suppo TT of the
wilson bill. Mr.. McLaurin Dem,
Miss, who was one Of those named by
the article. denied that he was obstruct-
ing the passage OF the Wilson bill for
PROTECTION PURPOSES.
He had never heard of any coalition
read il i'll Washington paper.
Il am not In favor of protection" he
declared, but only for revenue
Amid the laughter of the senate. Mr..
Faulkner. of West Virginia, another of
the alleged oostructionistS, rose TO a
personal explanation. He had not in
tended 10 notice the newspaper article,
but as his name had been read by Mr..
Berry and would appear in the Record.
he felt iInpeiled to make an explana-
ton. Some of the items OF the Wilson
bill, as II came back from the house, did
not suit ms views, and as Democrat
he had gone before the finance commit
tee and made statements in the interest
OF his people, and in accordance with
the Chicago platform. He favored a
tariff for revenue, and was not in favor
OF putting any article on the free list,
but he would put everything on the
duUable list, not for protection, but for
revenue only. He announced: - am
Democrat. ana If you bring that bill
In as Demoerotic measure, it will re-
ceive my support"
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, caused some
amusement BY falling into line with the
other "consplrators" mentioned in the
newspaper article 1.-The senator from
west Virginia" said he, ''is not guilty
as charged, but / am not nearly as bad
as he and, therefore, | am not guilty.
Mr. Call, of Florida, said that this
statement made in the newspaper was
absolutely false, so far as he was con-
cerDed. and he believed it was as far as
other senators were concerned.
MR.. ALLISON, OF IOWA,
referring to Mr.. Berry's statement that
ne had not asked any member of the
finance committee TO favor an increase
OF duty on any article, humorously said
that he could Youch for the truth of Mr..
Berry statement as far as he (Allison)
was concerned. Mr.. Berry had never
asked him to favor an increase on
any article. Becoming more serious,
Mr. Allison said: Has it come TO this
in the history of tariff Legislation, that
the senate is obliged % take a bill as it
comes from our coordinate branch
without the dotting Of an i or the
crossing of 1? The tariff bill is the
most Important which has engaged the
attention of The two houses OF congress
In many years, for il not only affects
the revenue, bpt it affects whether or
no every Industry in the United States.
The house III representatives had this
bill under consideration six months be-
fore II came to US, and has it come to
this, that because the finance commit
tee has had it for three weeks five
weeks, corrected a Republican senator),
We are TO have ii rushed through?
Speaking as a senator OH this fioor.I
for one. intend to have all opportunity
To consider this bill IN every paragraph
and IN every Item. We may as well Law
aside the idea that this important bill
Is TO be rairoaded through the senate.''
Senator Teller, in whose time and by
whose courtesy these explanations had
been maGe, then spoke on the question
BEFORE THE SENATE,
with reference TO the Bland seigniorage
bill. He urged that the bill be immedi-
ately taken up and kept before the
senate until disposed of. Referring to
the question of the tariff, he said The
senator from Iowa (Allison) had called
the tariff the great question, but it was
not. 1t was comparatively the little
question; the monetary question was
the great question. The morning hour
having expired, Senator Stewart had
the right TO the floor, by virtue Of his
previous announcement that he would
move TO take up the Bland bill, but
some of the silver senators having told
MI. Stewart that they were not ready to
proceed with discussion of the bill.
Mr.. Stewart waived his right, and
asked that the bill go over until tomor-
row, Wnen. al the same hour, he would
move to take il up for consideration.
The presiding officer laid before the
senate the report Of the conference
committee on the urgency deficiency
bill. Mr.. Cockrell moved that the sem
ate disagree to the house amendments
and agree TO conference, and this was
ordered. Some other routine business
was transacted. and at sos p. IN, on
motion Of Mr.. Harris, the senate pro-
ceeded TO the consideration of executive
business, and at 500 adjourned.
Burlington Election.