The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-19
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
MuTphy'S Resolution Against All
Further Tariff Business Passed.


in Finance Committee Filled-Dis-
cussions and Reference of Various
Resolutions-Barely a Quorum to
Transact Business-The Case of
Judge Porter of Tennessee and
Grounds for His Prospective Re-
lection.
Washington. Aug. 1S.-There was a
very slack attendance Of senators to-day
while the Journal was being read, and
two motions to dispense with its reading
were met with prompt objections from
the republican side of the chamber. The
resolution offered by Mr. Harris for the
appointment Of Mr. White of California
TO fill the vacancy on the finance commit
tee was laid before the Senate Mr..
Henderson stated there would be no OBJ
lection, he thought TO the consideration
of the resolution this morning. He
wished to say for himself and some others
that the stand taken yesterday meant no
measure of disrespect to the senator from
California. Recognizing the ability and
fitness of that senator, there had been no
personal feeling whatever in the matter,
but it had been thought desirable that
that important vacancy should not be
filed without full consideration. Mr..
Hill concurred in the expression of the
hope that the resolution might be adopted
this morning without opposition. The
resolution was agreed to without di-
vision
The resolution offered yesterday by MIR.
Murphy declaring there should be no
further legislation or change in the
revenue laws at this session was laid be-
fore the Senate.
Mr.. German asked that the resolution
be laid aside, as he wished to make
suggestion TO the senator from New
York
The request was complied with and Mr..
German moved over to the seat of Mr..
Murphy. where the two senators had
short conversation.
In the meantime, the Vice President
fdi3 before The Senate the resolution Of
fered yesterday by Mr.. Gray instructing,
the finance committee TO report back the
free sugar bill with an amendment pro-
viding a revenue duty on all sugars with
out any dinerentiaI duty on refined
sugars.
To that resolution a substitute was Of
fered by Mr.. Henderson, instructiug the
committee on finance to report back the
bill making sugar free and re-enacting
the provisions of the Mckinley act for q
sugar bounty A demand for division
on the question of MIR. MandersOn's sub
stitute was made by Mr.. Turpie. and a
long discussion ensued on the parlia-
mentary points involved in it.
The Vice President ruled that the vote
should be taken on Mr.. Henderson s
amendment and that that was not divisi-
bic
The vote was taken and resulted yeas
q, nays 20 as follows
Yeas Messrs. Aldrich. Allison, Blanchard
Caffery, Carey, Chandler Culiom, Davis,
Dolph Gallinger, Jones OF Nevada. Kyle,
Henderson, Mitchell of Oregon, Patton, ef-
fer, Pettigrew, Plat, Quay, Shoup, stewart
Nays Messrs Bate. Berry, Blackburn.
Cockren. o6e, Faulkner George German,
Gray Harris, Hunton Jarvis Lindsay Murphy,
Pugh, Ransom, Turpie, Vest, Villas, White
20.
The following pairs were announced:
Messrs. Hill and Allen, Brice and
Wolcott, Camden and Teller, Butler and
Cameron, Daniel and Squire, Gordon
and Wilson, Jones Of Arkansas and Hig-
gins, McLaurin and Dixon, Mop herson
and Morris, Martin, Of Kansas and Wash
burn, Mills and Frye, Mitchell Of Wis
consin and Hale, Pasco and HawleN
Gibsonand Power, Roach and Perkins,
bois, Walshand Lodge
AS there was no quorum, voting the
roll was called and tifty-four senators
responded. Then MIR German suggested
that as there was evidently no voting
quorum present. the resolution be laid
aside temporarily, and that suggestion
was agreed TO,
Thereupon Mr.. Murphy's resolution
was again taken up and Mr.. Murphy
modified it so as TO read
Resolved That in the opinion of the Sen
ate the enactment Of further legislation on
contested matters in this session is impracti-
cable, and that congress should ad % Irn at
the earliest possible date.
The vote was taken and the resolution
was agreed to-yeas q, nays l6, as fol
lows
Yeas Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Blanchard,
Gallery arey Chandler, Cullom, Davis
Dolph. Gallinger, Gibson, German. Jones OF
Nevada Kyle, Henderson. Mitchell OF ore
Ron Murphy Patton, PETER, Pettigrew,
Plat, Pugh, Quay, Roach, Shoup, smith
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Berry. Blackburn.
Cockrell Coke, Faulkner, George. harris
Hilton Jarvis. Lindsay, Ransom, 1urpie,
Vest. Villas Whitfield.
Mr.. Lindsay o cred a resolution declar-
ing it to be the sense OF the Senate that
congress should not ad ourn till a bill
shall have been passed removing and dis
GOullQullR all lluIOib NubAt5 Oh ECllneQ
sugars that operate directly or indirectly
for the benefit Of the so-called sugar
trust
Mr. Henderson moved to amend the
resolution by adding 10 it the words ''And
that the finance committee report, with
all poss BILE speed the amount of profit to
result from The tariff bill to the whisky
or alcohol trust
MIR Chandler offered an amendment to
Mr.. Lindsay's resolution 10 the eject that
all provisions of the bill by whatever
name known and whenever and wherever
il may befouns which passed the House
of Representatives on Aug. Is, 1894, Are
repealed, annulled, cancelled and made
void and OF no eject Laughter.
At 2 O'Clock p. m. the morning hour
having expired, Mr.. Lindsay's resolution,
with Messrs Chaudlers and Mauder-
son s. amendments, went over till Monday
The House bill repeating laws authoriz-
ing a rebate on alcohol used in the arts
and manufactures and laid before the Sen
was read a second time.
Mr. Henderson inquired Of Mr. Harris
what his purpose was in regard 10 that
bill.
My purpose was, first, Mr. Harris re-
piled, ITO let the bill have its second read
ing, and then 70 ask unanimous consent 10
have the bill now considered"
Objection came promptly from Mr..
Chandler
"lhon the bill, said MIR Harris, "must
lie on the table I'LL Monday