The record-union., 1894-05-24
ceedings.
sneclal to the REcoRp-UNIox.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Cor
mans speech was the feature Of the days
session in the Senate. He and Mr.. Brice
have been credited by the opposition
with the joint authorship of the eompro-
mise amendments which consolidated
the Democratic side, and Mr.. German es-
pecially has been subjected to much
criticism, both in and out Of the Senate
His speech to-day, replying in measure
TO the attacks that had been made upon
him, explaining the necessity for the
compromise and defining the theory
upon which the modified bill now before
the Senate was constructed. attracted IN
tense interest. 1t was regarded as an eX-
ceedingly able exposition OF the position
of the conservatives.
Gorman's speech furnished the texts
for the Republicans for the remainder of
the day. His statement that majority
OF the Senate would support the bill was
put to a test by Teller, whose purpose
was to ''smoke out' any latent opposi-
ton on the Democratic side. Germans
statement was justified by the vote, as
the Colorado Senator's motion TO lay the
tariff bill on the table was met by an un-
broken Democratic 'front.' Both Senator
Hill and Senator Irby, whose positions
have been the subject Of gossip from time
to time, voted with their democratic as
sociates, as did the three Populists, in
Guiding PETER.
The rates fixed to-day were as follows:
Railway bars I rails, ETC., seven-twentl-
eths of a cent per pound; black taggers,
between ten and twenty; wire gauge,
seven-tenths Of cent per pound; be-
tween twenty and twenty five wire
I, TN two ,fxr
i've, one tenth; iron and steel plates,
coated with zinc or other metals except
tin or tin plate, one-fourth more than the
rates in the preceding paragraphs. Sheet
iron or steel polished, one and three
quarters cents per pound.
When the Senate met Kyle introduced
resolution calling for non-interventlOn
in Hawaiian affairs, which went over un-
TIL tomorrow.
German then spoke on the tariff He
claimed that action had not been unusu-
allv DELAYED The Wilson bill had been
reported before its effects upon the exist
ing industries could be properly studied.
II failed TO meet the demands of the
Treasury Department and actually in
creased the deficit created by Republican
prohibitive duties. The Senate always
f9riected such bills, yet no sooner did the
Finance Committee begin its work than
the Democratic Senators were informed
that any change would be set down as
betrayal OF the party's promises" ut
cannot be denied" German added, ''the
demand for prompt action seriously inn
paired the efficiency of the Finance Com
niittee's work and ultimately became so
strong that the revision was hastily COM
pleted and the bill reported to the Senate.
/ ventured the assertion in the course Of
the silver debate that nowhere has the
truth of the old adage, the greater haste
the less speed been better exemplified
than in legislation. So it proved then
and so it viii now"
In answer to the Republicans, German
asserted ''the bill had been constructed
on the Democratic theory of tariff for
revenue, with such incidental protection
as could be given consistently to the in
dustries of the country. 1t followed
strictly the course marked out by Presi-
dent Cleveland in his letter of accept
ance. This was not a free-trade meas
ure. but a longer step for tariff reform
than either the Mills bill or the Tariff
Act of 1888. 1t was Democratic, because
il reduced taxation to the requirements OF
the Government. 1t was not perfect, but
ii was the most logical, the most fair,
the broadcast aud the most timely, and
would prove the most advantageous tar
iii legislation originated since the Re-
publican party spTang into existence"
German denied that any trust had die
taled in any part any schedule. Justice
to Louisiana required tile retention of the
sugar bounty. That the Sugar Trust had
thriven under Republican tariff there
could be no question. Whether it would
prosper under the new bill remained to
be seen."
German deplored fastening an income
tax on the tariff bill, but be said he knew
the majority of his Democratic colleagues
differed from him. and he would vote for
the bill.
German was applauded from the gall
leries, and the Senators gathered about
his desk congratulating him.
Allison spoke at some length IN reply
to German, expressing regret that the
Maryland Senator had not gone more
into detail in the history Of the bill.
Since May 9Th the Republicans had been
trying to ascertain the principle under
living the bill. and now for the first time
learned from German that the bill was TO
make discrimination in favor of Ameri-
can labor and substituting President
Cleveland'S letter of acceptance of 1892,
as interpreted by Gorman's platform of
1892
Teller said he was interested to learn
from German that the majority of the
Senate would support the compromise
bill. He had known the party abandoned
the Chicago platform, so far as silver was
concerned, at Cieveland's dictation, but
he now learned that Cleveland's utter
ances took precedence over the plank III
the party platform on tariff. The Mary
land Senator had not said all the Demo
Gratis supported the bill. How many
Populists were counted on to make up
majority in the Senate? Were there any
backsliders among the Democrats? These
were interesting questions, and in order
to make every Senator show his colors,
he would move TO lay the tariff bill on
the table.
Teller's motion created CONSERVATION.
The bells rang and The pages were sent
to drum up every availab Die Senator.
Butler, who was found in the barber's
chair, came in with one side of his face
shaved.
The roll-eall was watched with intense
interest The Democratic line did not
show single gap, aud three Populists-
Allen. Kyle aud Peffer-voted with them
The motion was defeated, 2s to IS.
The vote in detail on Teller's motion to
lay the tariff bill on the table is as fol-
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Cameron.
Chandler. Davis. Dolph. Dubois, Frye,
Gallinger, Hale, Hansbrough. Hawley.
Higgins, Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan. Man
derson, Mitchell orr, Morrill,, Patton,
Pettigrew, Platt, Power. Quay. Sherman,
Shoup, Squire, Teller-2S.
Nays Allen, Bate, Berry, Black burn,
Blanchard, Butler, Gallery, Camden,
Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Faulkner. Glib
son, George, Gordon. German, Gray
Harris, Hill, Hunton, Irby, JARVIS Jones
Ark. Kyle. Lindsay, Martin, Mills,
Morgan, Murphy. Palmer. Pascoe, Pugh.