The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-03

WASHINGTON, April 2-The principal
interest in he senate today conferred III
the speech of Senator VOORHEES,, the chair
man of the committee on finance, who
thus launched the tariff question upon the
sea of senatorial debate. While his sppech
was read from manuscript, 1t was deiiV-
cred with all the fiery energy which char-
acterizes his usual eXtemporaneous Efforts.
There was An unusually full attendance
both on the floor and in the galleries and
the conclusion of his speech was greeted
with a hearty burst fapplau use He Landed
the Walker tariff bill of 1854, as blessed
and glorious memory" and regretted
exceedingly that this bill did not more
Closely resemble it. He vigorously de-
Tended the income tax feature and the free
wool clause, and as vigorously condemned
the sugar bounty and reciprocity features
OF the Mckinley bill, the former being
characterized as "a tumble and fraud;
the latter as an unconstltutionai freak.
He called attention to the fact thai TO
day was the l50th anniversary OF the birth
Of Thomas Jefferson. ''that great emanci-
pator of mankind" and quoted exten-
sively from Mr. Biaine's Thirty Years IN
Congress"
Ia the morning hour Senator Morgan
sought TO have passed u bill providing ior
the carrying into effect OF the awards OF
the Paris tribunal of arbitration In the
Beripg sea matter, but when 1t was on the
eve of its passage, it went over until the
bill could be printed.
Then the unfinished business, the bill Of
Senator Hansbrough Tor the destruction
OF the Russian thistle, was laid before the
senate and Immediately came iuto co.llslon
with the tariff bill, which Senator Voor-
hees had given notice OF calling up at the
time.
Senator Hansbrough asked that the un-
finished business should be temporarily
laid aside In favor of the opening speech on
the tariff, without losing It's place as the
unfinished business. This was met by
motion from Senator Harris that the
tariff bill be made the unfinished business
While he was opposed 10 the bill or the
senator from North Dakota, he said II
there should be any gap in the considera-
ton of The tariff bill, he would have no oo-
lection to the Russian thistle bill being
taken up He would be willing TO give
the senator his day in court, but he could
not afford to let the great tariff bill play
second fiddle to the thistle bill. The tarlH
bill must now be made the unfinished bus
mess, he declared, or the majority OF the
senators must declare against IL.
Senator HaDsbrouGh, though defeated,
marched off the field with colors lying
and bands playing. for he announced that
although the thistle bill was aimed Tor
the protection IF agriculture While the
tdTlu Ola irODl HIS pOiHo Vi fioSp "nc Al
tended to destroy it: yet in view OF present
circumstances lie withdrew his PROPOSE
ton.
The tariff bill being made the unfinished
business by the enthusiastic reclamation
of the majority, while only lew scarcely
heard nays came from the Republican
side. Mr.. VOORHEES, was recognized. He
looked around upon a well fiiied cham
Der, whose members accorded him the
closest attention. A number OF REPRESENT
atives came over from the house to follow
the progress of Lhe bill. The galleries
were crowded with AN attentive audience
which paid the sirlctest attention to the
speaker on the floor.
Senator VOORHEES,, as is his usual custom,
read his speech from a convenient desk
made OF large books piled upon his desk:
A few minutes before O'clock, Senator
voorhees, concluded his speech, which bad
lasted nearly TWO hours. AS he look his
seat a wave of applause swept over the gall
lery which the vice president had some
difficulty in quelling. Owing 10 the late
hess of the hour Senator Allison, who had
Intended TO follow Senator Voorhees,,
yielded for an executive session.
As the bill introduced 10y Senator Nor
gan to carry out the awards OF Boring trib-
unal had not come back from the printer,
that, too, went over temporarily al
ter being called up, and Senator
Morgan consented to the executive ses-
SION.
After being in executive session an hour
and q quarter, the doors we're re-opened
and at 5:225 p. m. the senate adjourned M
til II O'Clock tomorrow.