Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-07
Willy TARIFF TACTICS.
The Senate Party Leaders Eye
Each Other Closely.
A TEST ON A MOTION TO ADJOURN
Republicans Deny That They Are Filibus-
tering and Suspect an Attempt to Force
the Bill to Vote without Debate-Pef-
fer's Speech Must BE Taken In Sections.

WASHINGTON. April 7.-Thepolicy of the
Republicans as regards the tariff bill was
made plainly manifest. " theisenate from
the reading of the journal to adjournment
for lack of quorum. On motion of
Senator Hill to adjourn over today the
Democrats succeeded in defeating the mo-
ton by one vote, Senators Hill, Murphy
and Irby of South Carolina voting with
the Republicans, while Senator Brice was
paired in favor of the motion with Senator
Palmer.
In the morning hour the resolution of
Senator Wolcott, which proposes that
Mexican dollars shall be coined at the
minis of the United states for the China
trade, was before the senate. Favorable
speeches were made by Senators Teller,
Dubois and Lodge the speech of the latter
arousing much interest.
PETERS Wearisome Speech.
When the tariff bill was laid before the
senate. Mr.. PETER began a long speech in
criticism of the bill. Senator PETER had
proceeded for two hours when Senator
Gallinger, remarking that they all knew
the senator from Kansas possessed great
endurance, said he thought it nevertheless
probable that after speaking for two hours
he must feel fatigued, and he therefore
suggested that he be allowed to suspend
his remarks and conclude at the next meet
ing of the senate.
Senator PETER assented to this, but as
serted chat he was not speaking against
time and did not desire to have his speech
extend over two or three weeks.
Senator Harris, while unwilling to have
the debate protraCted desired to consult
the convenience of Senator PETER Mr..
PETER then expressed his desire to suspend
his speech, when Mr.. Morgan moved that
the senate proceed to the consideration of
executive business At the request of Sen
ator Harris he subsequently withdrew the
motion, and Mr.. Harris, stating that the
tariff bill had never been read in full and
that the senate had refused to dispense
with it's formal reading, asked that it be
then read, hoping to fill the interim until
Mr.. PETER should be ready to proceed
The Republicans thereupon began dila-
tory tactics, Mr.. Aldrich moving that the
senate go into executive session and Mr..
Harris demanded the yeas and nays, which
showed the absence of quo"i n.
Mr.. Aldrich then moved that the senate
adjourn, and, this being voted down. there
was Il roll call, which disclosed the pres
ence of a quorum.
The question recurring on Mr. Aldrich's
motion to go into executive session, the
lack of quorum was again manifested,
when Mr.. Harris said there remained only
two things to be done at that late hour
either to direct the sergeant-at-arms to re-
quest the attendance of absent senators or
to ad journ, and he would choose the latter
alternative, so on motion of Mr. Harris
the senate adjourned.
Senators Voorhees,, Jones, Harris and
Mcpherson, Democratic members of the
> finance committee, were in whispered con-
versation a considerable part of the after
noon after the close vote on Senator Hills
motion to adjourn, and the Repu blican
leaders were on the qui vive to discover
the import of the conference. They at last,
whether through inference or information,
concluded that the Democratic leaders
were preparing IL scheme for the reading
of the tariff bill, which was afterward prov
ed to be correct. and this the Repu blicans
resolved to antagonize.
ReputScans Fear Coup.
They do not want the bill read at length,
for if this should be done it would afford
an opportunity for a parliamentary coup
like that which occurred on the seigniorage
bill. Whether the plans of the Democrats
were correctly OWNED or not, the senate
adjourned amid a confusion of fruitless eff
forts to obtain quorum an hour and
half in advance of the usual time, Mr.. Har-
ris having asked Mr.. Morgan to withdraw
a motion for executive session in order
that the bill might be read just before the
lack of quorum was developed.
The close vote upon Senator Hills mo-
ton to jourA until Monday, and the fact
that he, Democrat whose position with
reference to the bill is doubtful offered
the motion, and the additional fact that he
was joined in the vote in his support of the
motion by two other Democrats and that
there were other Democrats absent and
either paired for the motion or not paired
at all, all combined to render the proceed
ing significant, and some of the Democratic
members of the finance committee evident
ly looked upon it as ominous. The Repub-
licans present voted solidly for the motion
to adjourn over OF the four Populists,
Senator Stewart alone voted in the affirma-
tive.
The Republicans concluded from the
days proceedings that it was the purpose
of the Democrats to press the bill from this
time forward, while the Democrats profess
to see an intention on the part of the Re
publicans to delay consideration as long as
possible and to even resort to filibustering
if necessary to accomplish that result. j.,
The Republicans deny the impeachment
against themselves. The Democrats con-:
fess that they will crowd the bill along as
rapidly as possible and not permit, any,
delay which is aDSOIuUSly necessary
In the House 49, e..
Very little progress was made with the
postoffice appropriation bill in the house.
deal of discussion and has been the sub
ject of innumerable petitions to congress
was finally adopted.
1t provides for admission to the mails as
second class matter all the periodicals is
sued more than four times a year under
the auspices of benevolent or fraternal
society or order, or organized under the
lodge system, or of a regularly incorporat-
ed institution of learning, or by or under
the auspices of trades union, and all pub
locations of strictly professional, literary,
historical or scientific societies, including
bulletins issued by state boards of health.
The remainder of the day was spent in
the discussion of point of order against
an amendment offered by Mr.. Dunphy of
New York to prevent the bureau of en-
craving and printing from manufacturing
postage stamps under the contract recent
ly awarded it by Secretary Carlisle and
Postmaster General Bissell. Some routine
business was transacted before the post
office appropriation bill was taken up.
A lively tilt occurred between Mr..
O'Neill of Missouri, who was seated last
Tuesday, and his Democratic colleague,
Mr.. Morgan of Missouri. Mr.. O'Neill rose
70 a question of privilege and read from a
newspaper an interview with Mr.. Morgan,
in which the latter explained as his reason
for voting against O'Neill that there had
been an agreement between the contestant
and contestee in that case to let the plain
intent of the voter count.
''Mr. O'Neill could not break that agree
Hent," Mr.. Morgan was quoted as saying,
"without dishonOr and he asks too much
when he asks us to join him in dishonor."
Mr.. ONeill denied that he had entered
into such an agreement with Mr.. Joy as
was represented in the interview.
He made statement pnd concluded it
with a protest against Che treatment he
had received. Mr.. Morgan replied. II had
hoped said he Chat we had had enough.