Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-18
THE SGD CONGRESS.
A QuOrum-Counting Rule Reported
aid Adopted.
r REPUBLICANS JUBILANT.
Their Leader, Reed, Presented With Com
gratuIations and Ilowers-senate Tarih
BiiI Agreement Extended.


voiuminous manuscript with the title
Changes In Text and Rates OF Duty
Provided Under the Act OF 1880 and Under
the Administrative Act Of June, 1880.
Made by the Tariff Bill as it Passed the
House and also az Reported to the Sen
ate, Together with Statistics Relating
Thereto, and the Rates Of Duty Proposed
by the Mills Bill in 1855" He asked that
the report be printed for the use Of the
Senate
Mr.. Hi inquired whether the Mills bill
was to be printed with that document.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he did not know-the
report merely gave the rates Of duty.
Mr.. HHI said he should like to have the
Mills bill printed entirely. Mr. Cockrell
suggested that 1t might be printed as
separate document. and Mr.. Hill express
cd himself as satisfied with that arrange
mcnt
Mr.. Mitchell offered "A resolution pro-
viding that the Chinese treaty shall be
considered in open session. Lea the reso-
luton go over under the rules" said Mr.
Sherman. and the resolution went over
Till tomorrow.
TARIFF-BILL AGREEMENT.
Mr. Harris sail: "Thc unanmous-con-
sent agreement under which the Senate
acted during the past week expired with
yesterday by its own terms The Senator
from Rhode Island CAlr. Aldrich). and my
SELF recognizing the fact that 1t would
expire at that time. have conferred WIN
respect to the matter. and have agreed
10 ask unanimous consent Of the senate
that for the present week and until next
Tuesday the agreement Of last week be
continued-that Is, that the Senate meet
at J.. take up the tariff bill promptly at
]. and proceed with its consideration until
) O'Clock. without an intermission We
ask that on Tuesday next, al o'clock.
what is called general debate shall cease
and after that the bill shall he taken
up and read paragraph by paragraph for
amendment committee amendments
being first dealt with. | desire 10 reserve
however, the right for a senator on this
side To be heard in the nature Of general
debate after what H. called general de-
bate shall have closed. / propose that
on Wednesday Of next week senator on
this side shall have a couple Of hours
10 address the Senate"
Mr.. Aldrich: / think there will be- no
or Wednesday next some one representing
the Finance Committee or the friends of
the bin shall have two hours or what
ever time ne pl.ases (''TwO g. cks." Mr.
Henderson suggested in an uadcrton.J
or he can have two weeks il he de-
sires. or course this agreement does not
imply that any other senator shall have
the right 10 speak at any time and as
long as he Pledsos on the bin or any
amendment.
Mr.. Harris: There is no dinernce BE-
tween the Senator from Rhode Island
and myself as to the meaning Of the
agreement. The object ] have in view
is 10 reach consideration Of the biz and
dist 0sitiOn Of II at as ear a day as posi-
bic. OF course. under the rules debate on
any amendment is just rs unlimited as
debate on the bill. C'That IS right"
from Republican senatorsJ There can be
n0 dispste about that.
From this point on several senator's
took part in the discussion-none making
any objection 10 the proposed agreement.
but all wanting TO have it explicitly un-
derstood. II was explained by Mr.. Har-
ris that his object was to have Civ n
number Of hours devoted each day 70 the
consiieration Of the bill ana that he did
not seek To change or modify the opera
ton Of the rules Of the Senate
MILLS AROUSES INTEREST.
There has been" said Mr.. Mills. gen
eral debate on an the features Of tn bill
tolerated 10y the Senate" osome Rcpuhli-
can senators were heard TO except 10 the
word 'toleratcdD "and now it is proposed
that general debate on the whole SUBJ
ject is TO terminate al a given time"
Il want TO know what that means"
intorpOsed Mr.. CUllom.
Hold on, and viii tell YOU" said Mr.
Mills. General debate on all the fea-
lures of the bill is 10 terminat- on Tues
day next"
Not with my consent" said Mr.. Cul-
ION.
Just hold on. till I make my state
ment. AMI then you can say what you
please" said Mr. Mills. "And then after
that the particular debate may 90 on
upon amendments, and may cover the
whole bill and the whole universe"
daughter. and the remarks. THAT j. all
right" from the Republican sideJ "If /
undertake." Mr.. Cullom asked, TO make
"A speech next Wednesday or Thursday
discussing the different parts Of the bnl
and giving my views generally on the
whole question. am 10 be called to order
as not applying my remarks TO a specific
amcndment2'
"I'nder the rules Of the Senate" Mr.
Harris replied. such a thing IS abso-
Mtcly impossible"
THE FREE LIST.
Mr.. Iiil asked Mr.. Harris whether
motion to proceed 10 the consideration OF
the free list would be inconsistent with
the proposed agreement.
."The free list" Mr. Harris replied rs
4 part of the pending bill, ani like any
l.. ta,f. on
motion If a majority desire II.
"'rbat Is not the question" Mr. HiIl per-
sisted. rs there anything In the agree
rncut TO prevent motion being made AMI
entertained that the Senate proceed 10 the
consideration Of that portion of the bili
known as the free list? 1t has struck me
that it might be well enough, before dis
cussng the question as 10 what the duty
should be on a particular article. TO deter
mine the question whether there should
be any duty at all on it. / do not wish
10 he forecosed in the making Of that
motion. Does this agreement imply that
the bin must be proceeded with exactly
in the order i'm which 1t is readE'
1T must be read in its exact order"
Mr.. Harris answered.
And must be considered in that Order" I
Mr. Hill persisted.
THAT would be the parliamentary
method" said Mr.. Harris, entirely out /.
side Of the agreement"
THAT would be the rule" Mr. Sherman /
interposed. "in regard to any bill"
MIR. HILLS OPINION.
81 do not think it a wise procedure" !
said Mr. Hill. to discuss the question of !
rates before discussing the question as /
to whether an article shall be placed on /
the free list or not. In my judgment. |
the best way 20 act on the bin is 10 deter /
mine. in the first instance. what articles /
shall be dutiabe and what articles shall |
he nut on the free list"
After further discussion. Mr.. Harris's |
propositlon was agreed to. Mr.. Hlll re-
serving the right to make a motion to
proceed TO the consideration of the free
list.
Mr.. Morgan asked and obtained leave
of absence until the 3d Of May.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Morgan.
proceeded 10 the consideration OF execu-
tive business. Soon afterwards the doors
were reOpened.
The tariff bill was then taken up, and |
Mr.. McLaurin OemocraD. Mississippi |
,,oda bie first sDeech I'm tho Seuata cham