Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-19
SENATOR MURPHY'S RESOLUTION


statiag the Sense of tho senate on Con-
tested Legislation, Passes the senate
The Separate Tariff Bills not Likely to
be Considered
| WASHINGTON. d. C.,-August Is
When Senator Harris resolution for
/ the appointment of Senator White, of
California, 10 the vacancy on the
| Finance Committee was laid be-
lore the Senate al 1925, Mr.. Man
| derSon said there would be no OBJ
lection 10 the resolution to-day and eX-
planned that the opposition yesterday
! contained no reflection on the Senator
I from California. Mr.. Hill cOncurred
with Mr. Henderson and expressed the
hope that the resolution would be
/ passed. 10 was then adopted without
| division.
The Murphy resolution declaring
/ against further tariff legislation went
/ over temporarily at the request OF Mr..
| German.
The resolution Of Mr.. Gray instruct
/ Ing the Finance Committee 20 report
I back the Free Sugar bill with
al amendment to strike out
I the diferenual on re-
I fined sugar was LAID before the Senate.
| Mr.. Henderson offered an amendment
instructiug the committee TO report an
amendment providing for the sugar
bounty of the existing law.
Mr.. Gray demanded division Of the
question and some debate occurred on
tue parliamentary situation.
Vice President Stevenson held that
the vote should be first taken on
Mr.. MandersOn's amendment TO In
struct the committee TO report back an
amendment 10 the free sugar Dill pro-
yiding for the Mckinley bounty on raw
domestic sugars. Great interest was
manifested in the result Of the roll-call.
The TWO Louisiana Senators and the
three POpuiiStS voted in favor Of the
Henderson amendment.
The Henderson amendment, provid-
ing for tue Mckinley bounty In the free
sugar oil, was carried-21 10 20. The
polnL OF no quorum was then raised aud
the roll was called.
As soon as the fact OF no quorum ap-
pearsd Mr.. McLaurin announced that
he mad reserved the right to vote aud
would vote NO" Mr.. Palmer made
the same announcement
The Republicans forthwith shifted
their tactics. Mr.. Quay withdrew his
vote and Mr.. Henderson declared that
on an important vote ike this II pairs
were broken on the other side the Re
puO,icans would all withdraw their
votes Mr. Pulmer and Mr.. McLaurin
withdrew their votes aud the result-2l
TO 2O-was announced, and there being
no quorum nothing was left but call
OF the Senate.
The call developed the presence Of |
hity-four Senators, eleven more than a /
quorum.
Al toe request Of Senator German |
the Gray Henderson resolution was |
temporarily laid aside, Senator Aldrich
stating that be thought a voting
quorum would appear IN tsa~
hours u6'-ns resofdtiO1 declaring
against further tariG legislation at
,his session. Mr.. Murphy offered an
a amendment 10 his resolution declaring
In 10 bs the sense OF the Senate that no
further legisla alton concerning which
there is contention, should DO consider
ed AZ tuis session and that 10 was ad-
vfsaDle TO adjourn al the earliest pos
sib,s moment Without word OF de-
hate the vote was taken on the reSolu-
ton as modified aud it was adopted
% to l6. ,r-
The vote 10 detail was as follows:
Ysas-Alisou, Aldrich, Blanchard, |
CafFrey. Carey, Chandler, CuliOm, Davis, |
DoIub, Gauinger, Gibson, German, |
Zones New, Kyle, Henderson, Mitch |
ell. lOregonL Murphy, Patton Peter,
Pertigrew, PaJt. Pugh, Quay, Roach, |
Shoup, Smith, Stewart. NayS-Bate,
Berry, Blackburn, Cockreil, Coke,
Faulkner, George, Harris, Huuton'
Jarvis. Lindsay, Ransom, Turpie
Vest. Villas and White.
At 2:2O the Senate went into executive
session, aud at $40 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, August 1s.-Senator
Harris acting chairman of The Finance
Committee. has called meeting
of that committee for 1890 Monday
when it is understood the
supplemental tariff bills will be taken
mo and an effort made TO have them re-
ported Notwithstanding tue Senate's
adoption Of the Murphy resolution, de-
cIariug against the practicaoi!ity OF all
efforts at further contested legislation
during this session.