The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
FOUR HOUR TARIFF TALKS.
The Two Parties in The Senate
Make a Deal for the Week.

The Bill to Be Taken Up Daily at
Without Interruption-The Coxey
Bill Reported Back Adversely.
Aliens Closure Resolution Re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules.
Lodge Then Talks Tariff.
Washington, April 10.-In the Senate
to-day the bill heretofore introduced by
Mr.. PETER, pop, of Kansas, and referred
70 the committee on education and labor,
for the improvement of high roads, gener-
ally known as the Coxey bill, was re-
ported back by Mr.. Kyle, pop, of South
Dakota, adversely.
Mr.. Quay, rep, of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolution that the Senate shall hold
session on Saturday, April 2l, from ~
noon, to hear a committee of the organ
lied workingmen of the United States in
opposition to the tariff bill.
The Vice President asked whether
there was any objection to the present
consideration of the resolution.
Mr., Cockrell-Let it lie over
The resolution went over without ac-
tion.
The resolution offered on Monday,
April 2, by Mr.. Wolcott, looking to nego-
tiations for the coinage of Mexican stand
ard dollars in the United States mints,
was agreed to after brief explanatory
debate. 1t reads as follows:
Resolved That the President Of the United
States with view to encouraging and ex
tending our commercial relations with China
and other Asiatic countries, be requested, II
not incompatible with the public interests, to
enter into negotiations with the republic OF
Mexico, looking TO the coinage by the United
states at its mtnts OF standard Mexican dol
lars. under some proper agreement with the
said republic Of Mexico as 10 the seigniorage
method and amount Of said coinage and that
he be further requested TO report the result OF
his negotiations 10 the Senate.
AN AGREEMENT ON THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Aldrich, rep, of Rhode Island, de-
sired to make suggestion as to the or
der of business, and no objection being
made, he went on. "The senators on this
side" he said, ''are very anxious to pro-
ceed with the discussion on the tariff
bill In an orderly manner-in a manner
that will consult the convenience of the
senator's. We, on this side of the cham
ber, are willing, for the present at least
for a week. that the Senate shall
meet at ~ o'clock, the regular
hour; that at ! O'Clock the tariff bill shall
be taken up and shall remain before the
Senate until o'clock each day; and
that there shall be no dilatory motions
and no vote of any kind within those
hours. In view of this suggestion, hope
that the senator from Tennessee (Har-
ris), in charge of the bill will not call up
his motion for meeting at ii a. M, and
will also withdraw his demand for the
reading of the bill in the hope and be-
lief that when the matter comes up again
there will be some arrangement made
between the two sides on this subject"
MIR. Harris assented to this proposition,
limiting its operation to the present week
Mr.. Dolph, of Oregon, inquired whether
the agreement would exclude executive
sessions, and was informed that 1t would
exclude them except before l O'Clock or
after O'Clock.
Mr.. Aldrich's proposition was then
agreed TO by unanimous consent, and it is
to be In force until Monday next.
ALIENS CLOSURE RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Allen, pop, of Nebraska, that the debate
on the tariff bill shall close on June 4,
and that the final vote shall be taken on
June Z, was laid before the Senate, and
was discussed at some length.
Mr.. Allen accepted an amendment sug-
gested by Mr. Cockrell changing the dates
to April 30 and May ID.
Mr.. Chandler offered an amendment to
fix the day for the final vote as Nov. %.
SIS that" asked Mr.. Harris, ''Novem-
ber of this year or next year"
~ was proposing 1894" Mr.. Chandler
answered, "but / am entirely willing to
make il 1895 IL the senator from Tennessee
desires it," Laughter.
'My DESIRE" said Mr.. Harris, Impress
sively, "has been to understand the sena-
tor from New Hampshire, If possible (em-
phasiZing the last two words). | do not
desire the postponement to either days.
The resolution with Mr.. Chambers
amendment, was referred TO the commit
tee on rules.
LODGE ON THE TARIFF.
The tariff bill was then q p m) taken
up, and Mr. Lodge, rep, of Massachu-
setts, addressed the Senate in antagon-
ism to it. Mr.. Lodge brought his speech
to q close at 4:30 O'Clock. 1t was deliv-
cred with very fine effect, and had very
attentive, though not large audience on
both sides Of the chamber Its perora-
tion received some applause from the
galleries.
Mr.. Hoar said that he had speech to
make which would not occupy more than
three seconds; and he asked to have IL
read from the clerks desk The speech
COuSlSbSu Ol d bblcRfdH lTOul Albany, say
ing that the New York legislature by q
vote of 102 to had adopted a resolution
thanking Senator Hill for his appropriate
address on the Wilson bill
Mr. Gray remarked that the New York
assembly was overwhelmingly repUbli-
can.
''But not" interposed Mr.. Hale, "by
any such majority as these figures show -
''To be historically accurate" said Mr..
Aldrich, "there is republican majority
of IA in the New York assembly. and this
resolution must have had about 40 demo
cratic votes"
Tho further urge mt deficiency bill was
reported from the committee on appro-
priatons.
The Senate thereupon, proceeded 10 ex-
ecutivc business, and at 6 10 o'clock ad-
journed until tomorrow at noon.
SAvANNAH's PoSToFFICE.