New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19
peocF,EDINGS IN THE SENATE.

-. SHERMAN POINTS OUT DEMOCRATIC MIS-
rAKEs-DETAILs OF THE VOTING
u..h,neton Aug. lS-There slack attend
-. NJ senators to-day while yesterdays journal
' ,s,ns read and two motions 10 dispense with
=. ,ead,ng were met with prompt objections from
-. psnublIcan side of the chamber
W. resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Harris
nm Tenn FOR the appointment Of Mr. White
', california to fill the vacancy on the Finance
.s,,,,,es was laid before the Senate. Mr.. Man.
Leon Csep.. Neb) stated that there would be no
,,..,,,n he thought. to the consideration of the
,,,,,on this morning. He wished TO say for him.
,, and some others that the stand taken yester-
,,v meant no measure Of d!srespect TO the senator
.-nr california But Ii had been thought desirable
.h., that important vacancy should not be filed
x,,hout full consideration
The r>soluon was agreed 10 without a division.
IN, resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Murphy
nam ~ " declaring that there should be no
s,-,hsr legislation or change in revenue laws at
h. session was then laid before the Senate
Mr. German Dem. Md asked that the resou-
ao. be laid aside temporarily. as he wished TO make
suggestion 10 the Senator from New-iork The
,.,yest was complied with. and Mr.. German moved
over TO the seat Of Mr.. Murphy. where the two
senator's had a short conversation.
4, the mean time the Vice President laid before
~. Senate the resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
cr,v Dem I'D. instructing the Finance Com
nit,ae TO report back the Free Sugar bill. with
an amendment providing a revenue duty on all
sucrs; without any differential duty on renned
,uurs To that resolution substitute was onered
ny Mr. Henderson (Rep., Neb) instructing the
Committee on Finance TO report back the bill leav-
nr sugar free. and re-enacting the provisions OF
the Mckinley act for sugar bounty
The vote was taken Mr.. Manderson's amend
ment and resuted-yeas q. nays 20. as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Aldrch. Allison, blanchard car
fsry Carey. Chandler. Cullom. Davis. Dolph Gal
inser, Jones, of Nevada; Kyle Manderson'
Mitchell. OF oregon: Patton. PETER Pettigrew
Plat Quay. Shoup. Stewart-2 c..-ou
Bate r Berry gray
Hunton, Jarvis Lindsay. Murphy. Pugh. RANSOM
Turpie Vest Villas. White-0
As there was no quorum voting. the roll Of Sen
s,ors WAS called and ffty-four responded. Then
Mr. German dem Md suggested that. as there
was evidently no voting quorum present. the reso-
luton be lad aside temporarily and that suggestion
was agreed 10.
Thereupon Mr.. Murphys resolution was again
Resolved That in the opinion OF the Senate the
enactment Of further legislation contested mat
tiers in this session is mpracticable and that Con-
gress should adjourn at the earliest possible date
The vote taken and the resolution was agreed
to-yeas 81. nays l6. as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Aldricn. Allison Blanchard. CAT
inser. Gibson German, Jones OF Nevada: Kyle,
Msnderson. Mitchell. Of Oregon Murphy. Patton,
PETER. Pe;tigrew. Plat, Pugh Quay Roach shoup'
Nsys-Messrs Bate. Berry. Blackburn. Cockreli.
lindsay. Ransom. Turpe. Vest Villas. White-l6.
N Lindsay Dem, KY offered a resolution de-
ex1g it to be the sense of the Senate that Con-
IT'S should not adjourn until bill should have
ksa assed removing and disseminating al import
duhes on refined or discoored sugars that operate
directly or indirectly for the benefit OF the so-called
Sugar Trust Mr.. Henderson Rep.. Neb) moved to
amend the resolution by adding to II land that the
Finance Committee report. with all possible speed.
The amount Of profit to result from the Iar1H Dill
TO the Whiskey or Alcohol Trust.
Mr. Sherman (Rep.. Ohio, addressed to the Senate
what h. called little pain talk" He recognized
he great ability OF the Democratic members OF
the Finance Committee but said that they had been
guilty Of three essential and fatal mistakes The
first was that they had undertaken TO pass Tarin
bill through the Senate without any conference with
the Finance Committee whole. Another mis-
take that the Republican members OF the Con-
ference Committee had not been consulted Ihere
had been co. amendments adopted In the SEN
a,e. and there had been examination OF them
Of the Democratic party II the Republican con-
ierrees had been consulted there would have been
ks discord and less contention; and many MISTAKES
would not have been left in the bill as passed
These mistakes were calculated 10 create great
rady four or five bills Introduced 10 amend a bill
aai had not yet been signed by me pres, nS
a
would moi have occurred now had II not been for
he manner of conducting business 10 which he had
referred. -,
Mr. Sherman instanced the provision In the new
Tasif bill TO allow a rebate on the tax on aicoho,
used In the arts. and said that the aInendneht lau
ben Offered in the first instance ny Mi. ma Ia
Rep. Mass tentatively and only with the idea
cn the attention of the Conference CoH anntt1
sn r sherman asserted had ever been devs SEQ
ncarry that idea. and IT opened 50 Wius rnd
tfs 10 fraud that very little tax would De derived
nom alcohol. He instanced the case OF tne RIOS HOS
letters and said that the rebate IN ther , Sase
vouc amount 10 SI5S 600 a year. That provision
saosh be struck out of the bill. a., d.. ~
Would not be better, Mr.. Chandler NteP,, y: -;
H. suggested ito repeal or change the whcie Dill!
I'VE cannot do that" Mr.. Shermans re-
rponse
Il think that a majority of the Senate today
sa.d Mr. Chandler lis in favor OF repeating me
Whole bill. Why not pass bill repeating II anu
send It 10 the House Of Representative
! am OF that majority" Mr. sherman saad
=, Other blunders in the bill. az passed ~eIe az
mded to by Mr. Sherman. who also spoke OF the