The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-19
IN THE SENATE.
Murphy's Resolution Against Further
Tariff Legislation Adopted.


WAsHISeroS CRY, Aug. 1s.-When
Harms resolution for the appointment of
White to the vacancy on the finance COM
mittse was laid before the senate, at 1915,
Henderson explained that the opposition
yesterday contained no reflection on
White. Hill concurred with Manderson
aud expressed hope that the resolution
would be passed. 1t was then adopted
without division.
The resolution of Gray, instructing the
finance committee 70 report back the free
sugar bill with an amendment to strike
out the = Of cent dif1erential on refined
sugar, was laid before the senate. Man
derson offered an amendment in
structing the committees to report
an amendment providing for the
sugar bounty of the existing law.
Vice President Stevenson held that the
vote should be first taken on Manderson's
amendment to instruct the committee to
report back an amendment to the free
sugar bill providing for the Mckinley
bounty on raw domestic sugar. The two
Louisiana senators and the three Populists
voted in favor of the Manderson amend
ment, which was carried, p 10 20. The
detailed vote was as follows:
Yeas-AIdrich, Allison. blanchard, Cas-
frey, Carey, Chandler, Cnllom, Davis,
Doiph. Galiinger. Jones of Nevada, Kyie,
Msnderson, Mitchell of Oregon, Patton,
Peifer, Pettigrew, P.att. Quay, Shoup and
Stewart--2i.
Nays-Bate. Berry, Blackburn. Cockrell,
Coke, Faulkner, George, German. Gray,
Harris. Hunton. Jarvis, Lindsay, Murphy,
Pugh. Ransom, Turpie. Vest, Villas aud
White-O
The pairs announced were as follows
The frst-named would have voted i'm the
affirmative II present: Allen and Hill,
Woleott and Brice, Proctor and Call
Teller and Camden, Cameron and Butler,
Squire and Daniel Dubois and smith
Dixon and McLaurin, Frye and Mills.
Power and Gibson. Wilson and Gordon,
Hale and Mitchell, Wisconsin; Hans
hrough and Palmer. Hawley and Pasco,
Higgins and Jones. Arkansas; Hoar and
Morgan. Mcmillan and Iroy, Morrill, and
Mcpherson, Washburn and Martin,
Perkins and Roach. Sherman and Voor-
hees. Lodge and Walsh.
The point of no quorum being raised, the
roll vas again called. The cali developed
the presencs of sixty-four senators. eleven
more than q quorum. At the request Of
German and Gray the Manderson resoIu-
tion was temporarily laid aside.
Murphy then called up the resolution
declaring against further tariff Iegisi alton
this season, and offered an amendment 10
the resolution declaring it 10 be the sense
OF the senate that no further tariff legisIa-
ton be considered at this session. and
that IL is advisable to adjourn at the
earliest possible moment The vote in
detail was as follows;
Yeas Allison. Aldrich, blanchard. Caf
ferry, Carey. Chandler, Culom. Davis.
Doiph Galliuger. Gibson German. Jones
Nevada. kFle, Manderson. Mitchell Ore
gon. Murphy. Patton. PETER. Pettigrew,
Platte. pagh, Qaay, Roach. Shoup. Smith.
Stegart-g7.
Naos-Bate. Berry, blackburn, cocKrell.
Coke. Faulkner, George. Harris. Hunton.
Jarvis. Lindsay. Ransom, Turpie Vest aud
Nhitc.--la
Much confusion followed the annon nee
ment in the midst Of which Lindsay
offered a resolution declaring it the sense
Of the senate that congress do not adjourn
until Dill has been passed disseminating
any duty on refined sugar which would
operate for the beneat Of the sugar trust
He asked for immediate consideration.
Henderson moved 10 amend the resolu-
tod 50 IS TO instruct the finance commit
tee 10 report back the amount Of prost 20
be derived by the whisky trust from the
tarl8 bill n0~ IN the hands Of the pvcsl-
deuL
sherman deprecated the interference of
the president wiih congress, out he ins,i-
fiea Mr. Cariisle's letter as 20 she effect Of
the tarif bail on the revsnue. lie stated
that he would, Il opportunity offered.
vote for a straight daty On raw and re.ned
- a
the p0pEun balls Nere conccrned, he Was
opposed 10 placing iron ore. coal and
harbed sire on the free list He reviewed
the bluuders Of the Democrats IN their
general coHdnes OF the tariff fight The
result, he sasd. w@s that atty 70 Iso i'm
YoTiaat errors @o4id ae toand "A the blsi,
ls would be s.gne1 81 tAe president.
Already several os iEaporIancs have been