Evening journal., 1894-02-22
TARIFF IN TIE SENATE.
Hot Discussion Was Unexpect-
edly Provoked.
BLAND STILL LACKS A QUORUM.
Many Congrosmon Face the Bar OF tho
House To-day TO Answer to Charges OF
Being Absent without Leave-Arrests
Made on the Floor.

Being Absent without Leave--Arrests
Made on the Floor.
WASHINGTON, Feb 22-The tariff ques-
ton came Up in quite an unexpected way
In the senate, and for two hours il held the
floor to the exclusion Of all other business.
The matter was indirectly alluded to by
Senator Voorhees,, who arose to a question
Of privilege todeny newspaper statement
attributing TO President Cleveland the en-
tire management Of the tariff question and
indicating that the Democratic members
Of the finance committee were submitting
TO his directions in all matters relating TO
the tariff bill.
After this denial By Senator Voorhees,,
Senator Chandler Of New Hampshire pre-
cipitated the discussion of the day by an
inquiry as to the part that Senator Mills
is performing in the consideration of tie
bill in committee and whether he is still
acting rs the proxy Of Senator Mcpherson
since the latter's return to the city.
Senator Voorhees, at first referred Sena-
tor Chandler 60 The Record for his infor-
nation, but when the New Hampshire
senator insisted upon "A direct answer SEN
ator VOORHEES, finally declared that il was
mo- business of the senator how The finance
comm tee considered the bill.
This provoked an era Of acrimony, and
for the next hour senatorial courtesy had
no place in this diRnified body. Many sen
ators accused each other of unworthy acts,
and Senator Vest finally quoted from a
record In an attempt to prove that Senator
Chandler had promised to take care of GER
tain officials in the southern states in 1876
If they would decide against the Democracy
and in favor Of Hayes for the presidency
The controversy was finally brought to
a close by Senator Mcpherson and Sen
ator Mills, both explaining their positions
The former stated that Senator Mills at
his request was still acting as a member of
the finance subcommittee, and the latter
declared that he was opposed to public
hearings and did not believe in consulting
the tariff benedciaries in framing a law
solely designed TO check their rapacty and
benefit the whole people.
Senator White made a vigorous speech
on the Hawaiian question, in which he
supported the policy of President Cleve-
land His speech closed with an interest
ing debate between Senator Teller and
himself
Congressman Arrested on the Floor.
Mr. Bland again failed to get a quorum
on his motion, and after four hours Of
frutless roll calls the house adjourned.
The highest number Of votes polled was
170-nine short of a quorum. The mem
bers who have been arrested-about 20 in
number-were paroled until today and
will be arraigned as soon as the house
meets.
An effort was made to adjourn over
Washington's birthday, but Mr.. Bland in
sisted that If the Democrats of the house
could not do business il was not proper to
fritter away time on holidays, and his sup
porters sustained him.
Sergeant-Rt-arms Snow Of the house ar
rested seven members of congress on the
floor Of the house for having absented
themselves from the sessions. Deputy
Sergeant-at-arms Hill made eight or ten
arrests on the floor. The arrests were
made by merely touching the members
and then taking their parole to appear at
the bar of the house today at noon. The
arrest Of members on the floor is almost
without precedent.
Speaker Crisp has directed the sergeant
alarms to execute the warrants of arrest
without reference to the place where mem
bers are. and this has led 70 the unusual
step of arresting members already on the
floor of the house. When brought before
the bar of the house, they will be called
upon TO explain their absence at the time
the warrants were issued Monday night.
The names of the members now under at
rest are being withheld, owing to the dis
credit attaching to such apprehension.
Deputy Hill continued to make arrests
throughout the city wherever a member
could be found, so that there promises to
be a large delegation of arrested congress
men brought to the bar of the house today.