The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-17
The Free Sugar, Coal, Iron Ore and
Barbed Wire Measures Referred
to the Finance Committee.
CLEVELAND HURRIES AWAY
He Takes a Copy Of the New Tar
lift Bill to Gray Gables.
No IntimatiOn as to His IntentiOns-All
Schedules to Take Effect at Once, Ex-
cept the WOOlen-AnOther Blunder.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.--The contest
over the sugar bill was resumed in the
Senate to-day.
At the opening session Mr.. Hill received
unanimous consent for consideration of his
bill to provide for the exclusion and de-
portation of alien Anarchists. 1t was
passed without division.
Mr.. Dolph gave notice of an amendment
he should offer to the free sugar bill to re-
store the Mckinley duties on wool.
Mr.. Kyle called up his resolution to pro-
hibit the sale Of intoxicating liquors in the
Senate wing of the Capitol building during
the recess. He admitted there now
rule prohibiting the sale at any time He
acquitted Senators of drinking, but said
liquor was sold to strangers and employees
of the Senate
Mr.. German moved to refer the resolution
to the committee on rules. He said he had
never tasted whisky, but could deal with
the question without prejudice, and pro-
ceeded to score sham reformers who made
a public display of their virtues. The reso-
luton went TO the committee.
At 2:10 the Vice President laid before the
Senate the unfinished business-the House
bill TO place sugar, raw and refined, on the
free list. The pending motion that of
finance. Mr.. Aldrich gave notice of an
amendment he would offer to the bill to re-
peal the tariff bill now in the hands of the
President. Mr.. Manderson gave notice of
an amendment to continue in force until
1905 the bounty provision Of the Mckinley
law. Then the unexpected happened. With
out word of debate, the vote was taken
on the motion to refer the bill TO the COM
mittee ON finance. The motion was carried
The vote on the motion to refer the
free sugar bill was as follows: NJ
Butler But Ciaffery Camden Chandler CnI
Jones of Arkansas. Kyle, Manderson, Muir
ply, Patton. PETER. Perkins. Pettigrew,
r'.att.. Pugh: Quay. Roch. Sherman. Shoupe
Nays-Bate, Berry Blackburn, Call.
Gockrel. Coke. George, Gray, Hunton,
Wisconsin, Palmer. Ransom, Vest Villas
and White.
In quick succession the other three bills
On the motion to refer the free coal bill
the vote was 30 TO II; on the free iron ore
bill, 81 to II. The free barbed wire bill was
referred without division.
There is a prospect that if the Republican
members of the Senate finance committee
insist that the Democrats shall fill the va
cancy on the committee before action is
taken upon the supplemental tariff bills the
Democratic Senators will have trouble in
reaching IL utClslOU vi ltIdl pOlll w iIilt
the question has not been taken up for
mally by the Democratic steering commit
tee there is a general understanding that
a majority of the Democratic Senator's have
united upon Senator White for the place.
Mr. White is advocate of the free coin
age of silver. but will probably be opposed
by Senators who do not agree with him on
the subject There are also indications that
the Democratic Senators who opposed
TO the supplemental bills will oppose any
action at this time, on the ground that the
place is too important to be filled in any
emergency like the present. Democratic
members of the finance committee who
voted for reference to the committee find
themselves in a somewhat awkward posi-
tion. They say they would not have voted
that way if they thought this question
would have been raised.