The morning call., 1894-04-10

am readv 10 waive all minor reference OF de.
tails which do not involve q question Of princi-
pies.
Mr.. President, this is an important crisis iu
the history of the Democratic party. The
failure of the tariff revision means the defeat
of the Democratic position, If not the revision
and annihilation of our party. Moreover it
means injury to The best interests OF the coun-
try. Let those who insist on injecting into this
bill this odious and undemocratic principle OF
an income tax pause and reflect up0n the posi-
bic consequences of their demands.
They should realize Ii means the loss OF the
control OF this Senate. now nearly equally d.
vided between the two great parties; 1t means
the loss of the next House Of Representatives;
it means the loss of the electoral votes OF New
York. New Jersey, Connecticut and probably
every Northern State, and finally ii means the
loss OF the next Presidency, and all it implies
They should consider whether there is any
thing about an income tax so sacred, so desir-
able, so popular, so just and so defensible that
its maintenance is worth the risk which they
are precipitating. Let them remember 1860
and the ultra demands then made upon the
Democratic party. 10 which 1t could not honor
ably accede-demandS which led to our diviS-
ion ana defeat; let them remember the tri-
umphs OF our opponents, the civil war that fol-
lowed, the devastation. the suffering, the bumil-
the incidents of the terrible years which dark
ened our party's and our countrv's history from
1860 to 1884, when, through wiser counsels,
moderate action and restored confidence We
were Entrusted with power again; and, reflect
ing upon all these feelings, let them say
whether il is the part of wisdom, by the insist
ence upon extreme demands, TO mperil the
success of our party again and thereby tend TO
retard the progress. diminish the glory and en-
danger the best and highest interests of our
common country.
AT 20 P. NJ. Senator Hill concluded his
speech, which was greeted by burst Of
applause.
Mr.. Harris then demanded the full read
ing of the bill. Heretofore, he said, de-
bate has proceeded by unanimous consent
without full reading, and as the bill will
have to be read in full at some time he
was anxious to have it done now.
The question was debated at some
leng tn and was becoming somewhat tire
some when Senator Henderson. remark
ing that the discussion was being drawn
out TO an interminable length. moved that
tie Senate adjourn. The ayes and noes
were demanded. and the Senate re-
fused to adjourn. The Republicans
reading of citations for an hour and ten
minutes, when Mr.. Hale moved TO go into
executive session and on a aye and no
vote, the Republicans, with two excep-
lions. refraining from voting, and no
quorum being present the roll was called,
when fifty Senators answered to their
names. A quorum being shown to be
present, the question REQUIRED on motion
of Senator Hale TO go into executive session.
Pending this colloquy took place between
Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Aldrich, In which
each sharply criticized the other The
ayes and noes were again called on Hale's
motion, and the absence of voting
quorum being again shown. call of the
Senate was ordered. Fifty Senators hav-
Ing answered To the rollcall, the question
again occurred on Hale's motion. The
ayes and noes were again called, and the
absence of voting quorum being again
shown. call of the Senate was ordered.
Fifty Senators having answered to the
rollcall, the question again required on
Hale's motion. The ayes and noes dis
closed no quorum voting, wbereupon Quay
moved an adjournment. The ayes and
noes Oh this question were called for by
the Republicans and, the Senate refusing
TO adjourn, Harris said that, under the
rules, it was not in order to instruct the
Sergeant-at-arms to request the presence
of absent Senators while the rollcall
showed the presence of quorum. and he
moved, at 6:15, that the Senate adjourn.
The motion was agreed to, and the Senate
adjourned until u o'clock tomorrow.