Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-28

| why asked MT. Lindsay, "cxclude
the amendments reported by the Finance
| Committec?"
you say" replied Mr. Aldrich. that
the Wilson bill Is a Democratic measure.
| II il IL. will the other side submit II 20
a vote OF the Senator
! cit Is a Democratic measure" Dir.
Lindsay answered. Tin the same sense
! that the Mckinley act. when IL came
1 from the House. was a Republican meas-
uro. IL came from the House without
reciprocity, and the great leader OF the
Republican rarity (NIr. Blaine) declared
| that Il was an outrage"
A REPUBLICAN CHALLENGE.
| 81 will make another proposition" Mr.
! Allrlch persisted WIN you agree TO
take vote at o'clock on the bin as
/ Il now stands
II Will agree to that" Mr.. Lindsay
replied.
| "Rut VIII the whole Of the other side
! Of tho chamber agree 10 it?' Mr. Aldrich
! demanded.
without consultation. ! cannot speak,
was Mr. LinGsays answer.
| II would bc very glad TO hear from the
Senator from Tennessee. who has charge
/ Of tho bill. whether he Will consent 10
/ az" SAID Mir Aldrich.
Mr. Aldrich stated that his proposition
/ and the only one he had made. was to
! take vote upon the bill as 1t came from
the House lie had asked the senators
on Tho other side II they were ready 10
vote al 3 p. ". to-day but that had
been a question, not proposition.
Mr.. Aldrich was here Informed from
the Democratic side that his question was
now answered aiiirmatvely.
REPUBLICAN, "CRAW-F1sHING."
Il ri, not plead the statute OF limita-
fone" Mr.. Aidrich ad>ed. but | have
lecu foI. on what / believe 20 be good
authority since ! asked that question,
that last night the Democratic members
81 tho Finance Committee agreed to more
than 80 amendments 10 the pending mea-
sure. | have every reason 10 believe that
before the hour of o'clock shall b.
reached to-day more than l0j more amend
mr.ts viii b. made to the pending bin.
"Now. j don't intend to commit myself.
or anybody else, 10 voting on a measure
about whose provisions l know nothing.
II fhe senators on the other side viii
submit O. pr1r0eition % the Senate 10
vote ON the House bill at some hour 10
Lo fixed carly next week, ! believe, al
tb,ggh 1 cannot speak positively, that
TINT proposition viii be accepted
Afr Teller objected to MIR. Hauis's re-
,.a4t for unanimous cons Mt, basinG his
,ii,.t,,u ON the argument that no mat
tor ip what shape the Tin might be passed
lv trc senate. IL would BE- modified in
conference u meet the objections OF Dem
ocraf.c -.uators who are now dissatisfied
"If we are told an untruth,' he s9id IN
tho clurse Of his remarks, "a biii VIII
conn. here in "a few days that VIII meet
The yieys of the Executive, ana mat
viii %. "a protective bin ana not feVe-
nue i.l AT an
Az voorhees, broke in with the declara-
ti,n inai SO far as he knew there was
not q particlr Of authority for the state
usnt ar word Of truth in II; that
I.r lN was i'm proc ss Of preparation,
or v.rH De- offered I'm a few days or
weeks or months "rhis bill" ne added
with much emphasis, win take the usual
course az measures Of legislation. III VIII
d.. stfi.et fo amendment. doubtless, but
beyond that. all this talk ia without iOun-
dalton. / VIII state another thing ne
added "The statement made By the
senator from Rhode Island a Whiie ago
tnat last night 21J or 800 or two amend
mcnts or one amendment were agreed
upon by lhc Finance Committee is utterly
without foundation"
"Th,rc is 10 use denying the fact"
Mr.. Teller declared. with equal emphasis,
"that outside of this chamber and outside
az the Finance Committee there is an
mort beng made TO secure Il bill. not
new bill. of course, but amendments
that viii materially change the features
Of this bin and modify II in various par
ticularo. Whatever others may do, a OBJ
jcct."
81 do know" said Mr.. Aldrich. "from
sources outside OF the committee and out
siI. of the chamber. that numerous
amendments 80 the bill have been sub
mitted and agreed 10. and i'm confirmation
I will await the events of the next few
days"
ALDEICI BROUGHT TO BOOK.
- say here" exclaimed Mr. VOORHEES,.
with some little show Of excitement.
chat the statement from The Senator
from Rhode Island ---'
what statement" Mr.. Aldrich asked
'Ihc statement that amendments have
been agreed upon 10 the pending bill"
said Mr. Voorhees,. "The effort here Is
To make the implication that a new deal
is being prepared. The Senator from
Rhode Island taxes the Senator from
NoW jersey as beng destitute of nOWl-
edge of what is going on in the
Finance Committee. The Senator from
Rhode Island IS a striking example Of n
man talking without any knowledge on
the subject of which he speaks" uaUgh-
ter on the Democratic sideD Il say this
without intention To- give personal offence.
but | repeat with all emphasis that the
statement made by the Senator from
Rhode Island directly or indirectly, j.
without truth"
THE Chairman Of the Finance Commit
tee" said MI. Aldrich. says IL is not true
that certain amendments have been agreed
q. / do not know what he means 10y
that l. Is undoubtedly true. Of course.
that they have not been formally con-
-.Icred by the committee; but IL IS true
that amendments have been considered,
and have been practically agreed 10 by
parties interested in the formation or
reformation Of the measure now before
the Senate"
THAT is wide Of the truth, Mr. \ooi-
hccs exclaimed.
"a win leave that question to be de-
cile1 10y events
This closed an episode which might have
l,i w TO a prompt disposition of the
iarin bin. but which had no such result.
Mr.. Lindsay then proceeded with his
speech
REPUBLICAN CHALLENGE AC-
CEPTED.
As soon as Mr.. Lindsay took his seat
MIR. Harris rose holding in his hand some
pages containing the official report OF the
collouuv between Mcssrs. Lindsay ana
Alirich. including Aidrich's challenge to
tho Democratic side Of the chamber TO
talk. "a vote at o'clock on the bill as re-
portod by the Finance Committee. Having
read the report Mr.. Harris said, in his
usual emphatic manner: while l have
NOT the vanity to assume that represent
ANYBODY but myself ON TINS moor peg
"a assure the senator from Rhode Island
that SO far as | am concerned, or 50 idr
AS can control 1t. l accept his prop
lion. ana We will proceed at o'clock to
vote ON The amendments reported by the
committee on Finance and on the final
passage Of the hill.'
4 chorus OF Democratic senators: we
viii all agree 10 IL.
Mr.. Harris continuing; This thing can
only be done 10y unanimous consent ana
/ 40 one step farther ANA now ask uhAhI-
nous consent that this proposition be ac-
ccptcd and acted on.
Tho presiding officer, Mr. Turpie OF
Il b. fnF