The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-04
KILLING TIME.
Mr. Quay Delivers Another InstaiI-
ment of His Tnrin speech.


WASHINGTON, May 3.--During the dis
cussion of the tariff bill in the Senate to-
dey Mr.. Allison suggested that the amend
ment under consideration Oo change the
date when the bill should go into effect
from June 1 to June 30 in the first line
of the bilD, which has been ostensibly the
pending subject Of discussion for ten days,
should be passed over. The date on which
the bill should take effect. he said, could
be fixed best later. Mr.. Harris agreed to
pass over the amendment in order to make
progress.
Mr. Quay, who was entitled to the floor,
then yielded TO Mr.. Chandler, who gave
his idea of what the tariff bill would have
been had the Democrats been true TO the
C.lscago platform, and criticised the bill
In it's present form as a long remove from
that declaration of principles. In conciud-
ing, Mr. Chandler read, with sarcastic COM
ment, the letter of President Cleveland ad-
dressed 10 President Chauncey F. Black.
of the League of Democratic Clubs, inclos-
ing a contribution. Mr.. Cleveland, he said,
was willing TO pay for the dissemination
of his noble and lofty sentiments, and he
hoped that the Democrats Of the Senate,
taking counsel of their eminent leader,
would finally put aside their scramble for
protection to local or personal interests
and make their bill conform to the Demo-
cratic platform.
When Mr.. Chandler took his seat. Mr..
Quay resumed tn. speech he has been de-
livering in serial form for the last two
weeks At $50 p. m. Mr.. Quay asked the
clerk to read a portion of his speech. Mr..
Harris who had been alertly watching
raised a point of order against the clerk
reading a Senator's speech Mr.. Quay said
%LnN hot fnt rAA
thought short respite would relieve him.
He had no desire to violate the rules Mr.
Harris replied sharply that he was glad
but when the Senator from Pennsylvania
insisted upon speaking for a week he would
have to insist that he make It himself !,
humoredly Il will proceed"
But there are more ways than one Of
Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, biandly suggested
the appearance Of a quorum. The bells
rang until the Senators came into the
rooms, and the roll was called. Forty-six
Senators responded. The Senators were
getting ready to return to the place whence
go into executive session. Most Of them
halted at the doors and answered to their
names, and Mr.: Pugh stretched himself
out on one of the sofas against the hall.
When the roll was called he answered with
out rising from his comfortable position.
Here M that won't ont do said Senator m or. Hun,
the press gallery opposite. Every Senator
who answers to his name in a recumbent
position is subject TO fine Oh a basket OF
champagne The Senator smiled and
nodded approvingly.
Mr.. Ouay's motion was lost-32 to r.
The hour of 4 O'Clock, the hour set fol
the Democratic caucus, having arrived, the
Senate, at 4OS, on motion of Mr.. Harris,
adjourned until tomorrow at IL a. m
DcreIicts I'm the North Atlantic.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The growing i'm
portance of the subject OF derencts, or
abandoned vessels, In the North Atlantic,
the interest manifested by the press and
the probability of early arrangement
with the British government for concerted
action in reporting and destroying these
menaces TO navigation has caused the pub
| lication by Commander c. d. Sigsbe, the
naval photographer, of a pamphlet giving
| history and much valuable information OF
| these wrecks and derelicts in the North
| Atlantic from 1887 TO 1893. Some OF the
| figures are startling, showing as they dc
| the great number of the wrecks that are
| floating in the course of ocean traffic con.
stituting perils sometimes impossible ts
| avoid. In seven years there were seen as
| many as 162s Of these derelicts Durins
| the past five years the number has beer
constantly increasing, and, while in 1Ss,
| they numbered 81, last year they reached
| the number of 3l2 The average period Of
| drift is about thirty days, SO there Is ar
| average OF nineteen dereiicts constantly