The Washington times., 1894-06-10
UNDER FIVE-AlnUTE RULE
The Senate Will Move Merrily Through
the Wine and Spirits Schedule.
TEE REPUBLICANS CENSURED
Agricultural Schedule Disposed Of Yesterday.
Feature Of tho Day Was the Withdrawal
ofa Number of Compromise and Committee
Amendments-Consider Work Done.

The Senate got through the agricultural
schedule yesterday and entered on the discus
sion Of schedule H-spirits, wines, and liquors.
A number OF the Jones compromise"
amendments were withdrawn, and the COM
mittee amendments or the original House
amendments left At the close Of the day the
fve-minute rule was agreed upon In the con-
sideration Of the schedule under discussion,
to continue on Monday.
The feature of the early morning was Wig
orous speech by Senator Vest, OF Missouri, ar
raigning the Republicans for their breach OF
the spirit OF this and preceding agreements
limiting the debate.
1t was agreed that the general debate upon
the bill should last two weeks. 1t Jns pro.
longed five weeks. Yesterday 1t was agreed
to 20 ahead under the five-mnute rule, and
now that arrangement was being defeated by
fraud and humbug under the pretext OF par
hamentary law. The object Of the other side
was to defeat the bill. ''If you are going to
defeat this BILL said he, turning to the Re-
publican side, his words flowing in . perfect
torrent, defeat it like men, not like thieves
in the night, by parliamentary assassination.
] understand that the Senator from New
Hampshire (Mr. Chandler) keeps standing at
the head Of the editorial columns OF his pa
per in black, proud type his slogan that 1t Is
better to kill time than kill industries
At this rate the bill will not be disposed OF
in six months. and you over there (shakfng
his fist menacingiy at the other slde) want 10
kill this bill like an OK in the shambles while
the people are holding up their trembling and
helpless hands praying for action. protest
in the language OF the distinguished chair
man Of the Ways and Means Committee (Mr.
Milis) when his bill was before the House.
III YOU are to defeat this bill strike it down In
open debate don't nibble; it to death like pis-
mires or kicx it to death like grasshoppers." /"
Messrs. Sherman and Allison replied with
vigor to Mr. Vests charges, vindicating the
action OF the minority in insisting upon full
and thorough discussion Of the bill.
After this little moralizing on delay, the
time of the Senate was put to better account
and the paragraphs fixing duties were rapidly
pushed through until the first schedule WAS
reached, when the two California Senators
got in their work. Mr.. White began by dis
trinutinS California Zarte currants which the
Senators on both sides remembered with EVIL
dent relish. Their palates were SO well tickled
that by unanimous consent Mr.. Perkins was
allowed to extend his remarks beyond the FIVE
minute limit.
The distribution OF currants and the speech
did not accomplish much, however, for the
Democrats made no concessions in the para
graph.
Mr.. Lodge then made powerful speech
in behalf of duty on Iceland moss. Mr..
Vest turned his appeal down by the stern sug-
gestio that only 800 worth OF the commod-
ity had been imported during the previous
year
The general plea for special industries soon
brought Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, to his feet.
He wanted duty Of 20 per cent. on hides-a
revenue duty. He did not get it.
Mr. Washburn made a brief speech on an
amendment that he had offered at the close Of
the agricultural schedule providing for retalia-
tory and discriminating duties against such
countries as prohibited or Disseminated
against United Statesl agricultural products.
He complimented the work Senator Vest had
accomplished In securing the admission to
foreign countries OF American meat products,
and claimed that the threat OF discrimination
against foreign countries was the means by
which it was accomplished.
His amendment was defeated.
This completed the agricultural schedule
and also the f1ve-minute rule under which the
Senate was proceeding. Schedule h, "Spirits,
wines, and other beverages" was then taken
up.
No progress with this schedule was made,
however, as Senator Allison suggested an ad-
journment. with the understanding that the
fve-minute rule be continued through the
schedule. 1t was agreed to, but not until
Senator Harris had asked for and been re-
fused the extension OF the fve-minute rule
up to the cotton schedule.
The adjournment was taken after brief
executive session.