Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-23
MORE TARIFF BILLS.
HE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
STILL AT WORK.
IL VIII Make an Effort to Report the
supplemental Bills, Notwithstand-
ins the sennte's Adoption Of Sem
ntor Murphy's Resolution,

washington, Aug. Ex-senator Har-
us, acting chairman Of the finance
committee, has called a meeting of
'hat committee for to-day, when it is
understood the supplemental tariff bills
VIII De taken up and an effort made to
nave them reported, Notwithstanding
the senate's adoption Of the Murphy
resolution declaring against the practi-
cabihty Of all efforts at further con-
tested legislation during this session.
Inc democratic members Of the COM
Illttee say they do not consider the &C
tol OF the senate on the resolution as
binding upon the committee, and they
Will make an effort to have the bills
reported at least. Some Of the Demo-
cratic members who voted for refer
ence are anxious that the committee
should act, as action would justify
their course. and they are hopeful that
the Republican members will not an
tagonize this business in seeking to Sc
cure delay in committee.
In the senate Saturday Mr.. Murphy's
resolution declaring that there shall be
10 further legislation over which there
Is a contest was adopted after Mr..
Murphy had amended it to leave out
reference to Mr.. Carlisle's letter. The
vote was as follows:
Ayes - Messrs. Aldrich, Allison,
Blanchard, Caffrey, Carey, Chandler,
Cullom, Davis, Dolph, Gallinger, Glib
son, German, Jones (Nev.), Kyle, Man.
derson, Mitchell (Or), Murphy, Patton,
PETER, Pettigrew, Plat, Pugh, Quay,
Roach, Shoup, Smith, Stewart-27.
Noes-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Cockrell, Coke, Faulkner, George,
Harris, Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay, Ran
som, Turpie, Vest, Villas, White-16.
A great deal Of confusion followed
the announcement, in the midst Of
which Mr.. Lindsay Dem, KY offered
n resolution expressing it to be the
sense Of the senate that congress shoul1
not adjourn until q bill had been
passed relieving and disseminating any
duty on refined sugar which would
| operate for the benefit of the sugar
trust. He asked for the immediate
consideration of the resolution. Mr..
Henderson moved to amend the reso-
luton so as TO instruct the nance ON
mittee to report back the amount of
profit to be derived by the whisky trust
from the tariff bill now in the hands
Of the president.
After discussion the resolution went
over
The resolution Of Mr.. Gray, instruct
ing the finance committee to report
back the free sugar bill with an amend
mCnt to strike out the one-eighth diff
! ferential on refined sugar, was laid be-
fore the senate. Mr.. Henderson Of
fered an amendment ~inStructing the
| committee to report an amendment
providing for the sugar bounty OF the
! existing law. Mr.. Gray demanded 4
| division on the question. Some de-
bate occurred on the parliamentary
situation. Vice President Stevenson
held that the vote should be first taken
on Mr.. MandersCn's amendment. Great
interest was manifested in the result
| of the roll call. The two Louisiana SEN
ators and the three Populists voted in
favor of the Henderson amendment.
| The amendment was carried, p to 20,
as follows:
Ayes-Aldrich, Allison, Blanchard.
Gallery, Carey, Chandler, Cu,lom, Da-
| Wis, Dolph, Gallinger, Jones (Nev.),
| KYLE, Henderson. Mitchell or, Pat
| ton, Pnffer. PettiGrew, Platt, Quay,
| Shoup, Stewart-21.
Noes-Batc, Berry, Blackburn, Cock
rell, Coke, Faulkner, George, German,
| Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay.
Murphy, Pugh, Ransom, Turpie, Vest,
Villas, White-2O.
The point of no quorum was raised
| and the resolution went over.