Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-21
AN EXPECTANT TuRONG Visits the Senate to Hear Tariff
 Discussion.
HILL RIDES HIS OLD HOBBY
Of Free Coal and Iron Ore With Remarkable Regularity.
 Dull House Day.


 the expectation of stormy scenes over the disagreeing conference report on the tariff bill, spectators began to flock into the senate galleries as early as Il o'clock this morning, and when the chaplain's open ing prayer was begun, at noon, the gal leries were we'll filled, though not crowded. . Ladies in light summer costumes, with fans in perpetual motion, gave light and color to the scene. Senators were in at tendance in much larger numbers than at any time since the passage Of the tariff bill. General Sickles and half doz-n members of the house occupied seats in the chamber.
 The reading of yesterdays journal was dispensed with. Many memorials were presented and referred, among them one from the business men of Chicago, asking for immediate action of some character on the tariff bill. In the absence of the vice. president the chair was occupied by Mir. Harris, president pro tenn. of the senate.
 At 1920 the message from the house ask ing further conference on the tariff bill was laid before the senate on motion of Mir. Voorhees,. He coutented himself with these few words: "Mr. President, the con ferees on the part of the senate now await further action on this bill.''
 After saying these words he took his seat and had no further part in the days pro- ceedings, except in slight controversy with MT. Hill. Then MT. Smith of New Jersey made.a speech of nearly an hours duration, favoring further conference and admitting that the country was confronted by the danger of no tariff legislation at this session. He favored saying to the house conferees: "such as the bill is, there it lies, you are at liberty to take it or to leave it.''
 He was followed by Mir. Hill, who pre- faced a long speech with a motion that the senate recede from it's amendments putting coal and iron ore on the dntiable list. He gave partial approval to the presidents letter, and declared that democratic sem ators would have to rally around the presi- dent or else they would go to the wall, while the president would come to the front, and he added that this was the time to yield before further humiliation, further embarrassment and further discord.
 There was great excitement during the delivery of MT. Hills speech, but there whs still more when MT. Vest, in a fervid ard mpassioned burst of eloquence, de- fastded the course of the democratic sena- tors against the sintimation in the presi- ident's letter.
 A motion was made by MT. Villas to re. cede from the differential duty of h of a cent on sugar and this motion provoked long discussion, participated in by Messrs. Villas, Sherman and Palmer in support of the motion, and by the two Louisiana senators, Messrs. Caffery and Blanchard, against it. No vote was taken on any of the propositions.
 the senate adjourned today it be till Mon- day at noon.
 Ills there any special reason?" Mir. Hill asked.
 E "Thera is," MT. Cockrell replied, and be would probably have stated the reason h. ,nfM rric int x7i nnh- lection that the motion was not debatable.
 Mir. Hill demanded the yeas and nays.
 The vote was taken and the motion was agreed to--yeas 30, nays 23, as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bate, ckburn, Blanchard, Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, FanIk- ris, Hunton, Jarvis, Jones of Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay, Martin, Mills, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Pasco, Ransom, Smith, Turpie, Vest, Villas, Voorhees,, Walsh, White-30.
 Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Carey, Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Irby, Mc- Millin, Mauderson, Mitchell of Oregon, Patton, Peffer, Perkins, Platt, Shoup, Squire, Wash burn-23.
 The senate at 5:30, after short executive session, adjourned until Nj Aionday. IN THE HOUSE.
 Very different from that of yesterday
  galleries contained only such persons as could not gain admission to the senate, while on the floor, at least until near the hour of recess, were scarcely sufficient members to do business; certainly not enough for it's transactions. The judiciary committee was called and the house passed the following bills: To pre- vent interference with the collection of taxes assessed by states, counties or mu- nicipalities against railroad companies by yacating jurisdiction Of United States courts over controversies affecting such taxes, even though the debtor corporation is operated by a receiver or receivers ap- pointed by said United States courts. [, House bill increasing the penalty of crime for embezz zlement by directors, of- ficers or agents of national banks. It fixes the term of imprisonment for the em- bezzlement of less than $100, 900 at from five to ten years, and for the embezzlement of more than $100, ,0OO at from ten to twenty years.
 House bill to remove certain restrictions now imposed upon the sale of leaf tobacco by farmers who produce 1t. < The Tucker joint resolution providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people was discussed for three hours.
 Without action the house, at 5:2O, took q recess until 8 o'clock, the evening session to be for the consideration of private pen sion bills.
 SENATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
 The senate has confirmed the following nominations:
 Clifton R. Breckinridge of Arkansas, to be envoy extraordinary and minister pleui- potentiary of the United States to Russia. W. F. Barr, postmaster at Anderson, 8. c.