The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-12
Ten Paragraphs Of Tariff Bill Considered
Without Republican Objection.
SENATOR QUAY RISES TO EXPLAIN
Denies That He Is Interested in Trac-
ton Schemes-A Little Joke Seri-
ously Considered by the Presiding
OfIicer-Jute Is Not Given an Equal
Showing with King Cotton-!naugu-
raj Literature 10 Be Circulated,
WASHINGTON, June IL.
GPHE progross made by the senate
today in the consideration OF the
tariff bill was not Only excep.
WASHINGTON, June II.

today in the consideration or the
tariff bill was not only eXcep.
u tionnllv good, but was ''amnz-
ing" to those senators who mad had no
ihea of what was going to happen.
Schedule ii, the spirits and wines sched
ue. got through in less than three
honrs, with very little discussion and
with no serious friction. Then came
the cotton schedule, which has been
looked forward to as the one around
which the fight would rage longest.
ami tirrcest, hut it was the mex
ptcted that happened. Paragraph af
ter paragraph was put through with
out question and without discussion,
and 1t was not until after the last par
agraph in the schedule was reached
and disposed of, that tho rapidity of
the pace gave chance to Mr. Dolph
iOr) 20 catch his breath and express
his amizement at this legislative rapid
transit. Ten pages of the DILL, he said,
had been rushed through in thirty
minutes, without n single New Eng
land senator opening his mouth in op-
position. This silence, he thought, was
significant
The mystery which puzzled the som
ntor from Georgia was dlssipatcd when
Mr.. Aldrich, Rhode Isani. confessed
that the schedule had been most scien
tliicnly framed, and that the finance
committee deserved the thanks of the
cotton manufacturers for having con-
sentei to an arrangement which, while
the duties were not high enough.
was perfectly satisfactory. The
jutc section, which was next in order,
nnd not such smooth sailing as the
cotton section had, which fact pro.
voked the sarcastic remark Of Mr.. Hale,
Maine, that the finance committee had
not paid SO much attention to the paci-
ication Of the manufacturers OF bur
laps as to that Of the manufacturers OF
cotton
MR.. QUAY's LONG ADDRESS.
There were some amusing and inter-
csting passages in discussion over the
collar and cuffs paragraph. but the
committee amendment was carried
without its opponents being nun rous
enOugh to second call for the yeas
and nays Then tine jute section WIS
finished and the wool section taken up
for tomorrow. which Mr., Quay is to
re open his portfolio and deliver an
other iustal'nent of tho speech begun
by him on April 1G, and of which nu-
merous parts have already been deliv.
cred
Mr. Quay, rising to question of
personal explanation, sent to the clerks
desk and had read 4 newspaper article
connecting his name with syndicate
OF Philadelphia capitalists said to be
trying to obtain possession of street
railroads in Washington. He asserted
that the only connection lie had with
the matter was that lie introduced Mr..
Dolan, OF Philadelphia Supposed to be
the cniee OF the syudicat,), to Sem
ators Mcmillan and Faulkner, of the
District of Columbia committee, and
had asked some friends In the other
house to request some of the Pennsyl.
vania mem bers to be present today in
order to constitute quorum. That
was the extent of his knowledge of or
connection with the matter. He would
not have mentioned it Mt all but for the
fact that Senator Chandler was UNDER
stood to be tho authority for the nrti-
Gle
Mr. Chandler. N. H.. said that he
had heard Of II syndicate for the for
nation of traction company to obtnin
control OF street railways 10 Washing
ton He had never until this moment
heard Mr.. Dolan's name connected
with any such project, and he cer-
tainly had made no remark attributing
any improper motive to the senator
from Pennsylvania, and he had no
reason to doubt the exact truth of Mr..
Quay's statement.
JOKE UNAPPRECIATED.
Mr. Quay suggested facetousIy that
ths subject might ap well be referred to
the select committee investing the
connection of the sugar trust with tie
tariff BILL and the vice president, treat
ing the suggestion seriously. asked
whether there was any objection. and us
there was none, he declared that the
suggestion was agreed to, and that the
matter was referred to the select com
mittee.
Several of the members Of the house
were in an an i'll humor today, so that
requests for consideration Of private
bills by unanimous consent, to which
the first half Of the sessions is usually
devoted. were met by demands for the
usual order, and no bills were passed.
A resolution introduced by Mr..
Bailey dem, Tex } was reported favor.
ably and agreed to, providing for the
printing of 5000 copies of a compild-
tion of the messages, proclnmations and
inaugural addresses of the presidents
of tho United States from 1889 to 1894
inclusive. The rest Of the day was de-
voted to the consideration of bills re-
lating to the interests OF the District
of Columbia.