Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
TEST VOTE ON TARIFF.
Teller Offers q Resolution to Deter
mine the Feeling ON the
Question.

Teller Offers q Resolution to Deter.
mine the Feeling ON the
Question.
Washington, D. c., May 23-Mr.
Teller moved to lay the tariff bill on the
table Mr.. Teller's motion was made
to test the sense of the Democratic
majority and see if the bill was to be
the bill which the Democratic party
intended to pass. Messrs. Hill, Irby,
Allen, PETER and Kyle voted against
Teller's motion. The motion was de-
feated by strict party votes yeas to
50 nays.
Announcement that Senator German
would speak upon the tariff had the
effect Of bringing out a larger at
tendance than usual. Senator KYLE in
troduced resolution declaring for nom
intervention in Hawaiian affairs, which
went over until to-n., row, and then
the tariff bill was taken u, Senators
Jones and Plat discussed the CIV rail
amendment tor a time after which
Senator German, pale from his recent
illness, took the floor. He spoke
German rehearsed the difficulties that
had confronted the Democratic party in
dealing with the question Of tariff re-
form. He claimed that action by the
present Congress had not been unus
ally delayed. In answer to the chare
by the Republicans, Mr.. Gorm
asserted that the bill had been co
stIucted on the Democratic theory of
tariff for revenue with such incident
protection as could be given consiste1
ly to the Industries of the countr
Senator German denied that any tru,
had dictated any part of any schedule
of this bill.
The most interesting part Of Senat,
Germans speech was his reference
the income tax rider to the tariff bill 9
Upon the subject of the income tax M
German said: "In the matter of il
ternal revenue l will say that persona
ally am in full accord with the sent
ments so ably and 80 eloquently e,
pressed by the senators from Ne,
York and New Jersey T. Hill and Smith "'
regarding the income tax. Like then >.
I consider it served it's purpose as a wan
system in a time of peace. D
could not, say frankly vote conscien7
tiously or consistently with my judaI
ment and convictions to make tn
method of taxation a part Of our seF
tied policy, but, much as | deplore til
fastening of an income tax in any for1s
upon our tariff bill, cannot ignore tn
fact that a large ma ority of my Demo-
cratic colleagues differ from myself i,
this matter and are SO confident Of try
soundness of their position that the.
are willing to subject it to the test off,
few years, thus enabling the people S
see it's actual workings and to pass upt.xss
it directly. kH
When German concluded and TellYmm
arose, Republicans and Democrats all N
felt as he spoke that some move was ilSg
pending. He was interested, Mr.. TellH
said, to learn from Mr.. German that
majority of the Senate would suppo>
the compromise bill. He was also i}i
terested on learning that the Demt "
cratic party was standing not on tE
Chicago platform, but upon Mr.. Clev'
lands platform. He had known thu
the party had abandoned the Chicag I
platform as far as silver was concernei
at Mr.. Cleveland 8 dictation, but he ha
learned for the first time to-day tina
Mr.. Cleveland's utterances took prece
dence over the plank of the partis
platform on the tariff. Still, evekI
after what Mr.. German had said
he was in doubt as to tn
condition of the other side. The Mary
land Senator had not said that all tn
Democrats would support the bill. H.
had said that majority of the Senatt4
would support it. How many Popu
lists were counted on by Mr.. German t.
make up majority of the Senate, an(
were there any backsliders among thk
Democrats were interesting questions
and in order to make every senatol
show his colors he would move to lay
the tariff bill on the table. Mr.. Teller's
motion was like bombshell. It ere
ated CONSERVATION on both sides. The
bells rang and pages were sent scurry4
ing through the corridors to drum up
every available senator in order that
the whole strength might be polled on