The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-28

present and the reading of the journal
was concluded.
Immediately afterwards a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the
tariff bill was made by Harris. An in
quiry was put to the presiding officer by
Allen Pop, Neb.) as TO whether his
resolution about the righs Of Coxey and
his followers to assemble in Washington
was not the unfinished business in the
morning hour.
He was informed by the Vice-Presi-
cent that there was no such thing
known TO the rules as unfinished busl-
ness in the morning hour and that his
resolution had been displaced yesterday
by the tariff bill and had gone to the
calendar
Dolph called for the yeas and nays on
Harris motion to take up the tariff bill,
and the vote was yeas 30, nays 1G. Mr..
Dolph then took the floor to continue
his tariff speech, but yielded to Lindsay,
of kentucky. who addressed the Senate
in favor Of the pending tariff bill.
Lindsay was soon drawn into a colloquy
with Aldrich, in the course Of which
Aldrich asserted his disbelief that
"either the Senator from Kentucky or
the Senator from Texas can tell us at
this moment what the Democratic party
is in favor Of" (L.ughter on the Re-
publican side and in the gallories)
IF the Republican side of the cham
Dor" Lindsay replied, will give us the
opportunity OF calling the yeas and
will disclose exactly what the Domo-
cratic party Is In favor Of" (Applanse
on the Democratic side.)
This side OF the chamber will con-
sent," said Aldricn, In acceptance of tho
challenge, Ito take tho vo,e ava O'Clock
this afternoon On the bill as 1t came
from the House of Representatives"
(Rene~ed applause on .he Republican
side and in the galleries.)
Why" asked Lindsay, "exclude the
amendments reported by the finance
commit.ee?"
You say" replied Aldrich, THAT tho
Wilson bill is Democratic measure. II
1t ia the other side Will submit it to the
vote Of the Senate"
sit is a Democratic measure" Lind
say ans wered, sin the same sense that
the Mckinley acs, when 1t came from
the House was q Republican measure
1t came from the House without reel.
procity, and the great leader OF tho Re-
publican party (Blaine). declared that
1t was an outrage"
~ will mako another proposition"
Aldrich persisted.
"Will you agree to take vote at
O'Clock on the bill as 1t now stands?"
~ will agree to that" Lindsay re.
piled
But will tho whole Of the other side
OF the chamber agree to it?" Mr.. AL
drich demanded.
without consultation cannot
speak" was Lindsay's answer
81 would be very glad to hear from
the Senator from Tennessee whether be
will consent 20 it," said Aldrich per.
sistently
have led up to prompt disposition of
the tariff bill, but which had no such
result, Lindsay then proceeded with
his speech.
AS soon as Lindsay took his seat Har.
ris arose, holding in his hand some
pages containing the official report OF
the colloquy between Lindsay and Al
DIR .ch, including Aldrich's challenge to
the Democratic side of the chamber to
take vote at 8 o'clock on the bill as
reported by the finance committee.
Having read the report, Harris said,
in his usual emphatic manner:
while I have not the vanity to a.
sumo that I represent anybody but
myself on this floor, beg to assure the
Senator from Rhode Island that, so far
as l am CONCERNED or so far as / can
control 1t. accept his proposition, and
we will proceed at 3 o'clock to vote on
the amendments reported by the com
mittee on finance and then on the dnal
passage of tho bill"
A chorus of Democratic Senstors-we
will agree to It,
Harris (continuiDg) this thing can
only be done by unanimous consent and
/ go one step farther and nov ask
unanimous consens that this PROPOSE
ton be accepted and acted on.
The presiding officer (Turpie, Ind y
the question is the request for unani-
nous consent. Is there an objection?
Cullom (Rep., Ill III object.
Aldrich stated that his proposition,
and the only one he made, was to take
vote upon the bill as it came from the
House. He had asked the Senators on
the other side II they were ready to vote
at p. m. to- day, but that had been a
question, not a proposition. Aldrich
was here informed from the Democra tic
side that his question was now answered
affi sm ative.y.
81 do not plead the statute OF limita-
tions," Aldrich added, but have been
told, on what 1 believe to be good
authority, since 1 asked that question,
that last night the Democratic Nom
bers OF tho finance committee agreed
to more than 800 amendments to the
pending measure.
II have every reason to believe that
bsfore tho hour of o'clock will be
reached today more than a hundred
other amendments will be made to the
pending bill
10 irfa 20 a.