The morning call., 1894-04-14

nounced the lumber and coal schedules.
and asked how Maryland's Senators could
vote to halve the duty on coal and close
their eyes TO the magnificent development
of mining in their Safe. He asserted
| that the Wilson bill finally destroyed the
silver mining interests by reducing the
duty on lead contained in silver-lead ores.
Coming to a conclusion Mitchell quoted
from speech made by Senator Voorhees,
in 1881 to show that he was once pro-
tsctionist; then gave startling list of
calamities and disasters which had al
ficted our country since Clevsland's ad-
ministra'oD. described in glowing terms
the prosperity of the country under the
protective system. and wound up as fol
lows:
''The bill as il stands to-day is based on
DO definite well-rec0gniZed principle or
policy of customs taxation. 1t is neither
free trade nor protection. and yet is both.
But one consideration seems to have been
uppermost in the minds of it's makers, and
that is. How shall we frame this bill,
wherein shall we make it free trade and
wherein protection in its policy, so as to
assure US of enough votes to secure Its
passage?
This. Mr.. President. is craftsmanship
of the highest order. In its general ch ar
acteristics this bill reminds one of the lines
of Wordsworth:
The swan sdIl St Mary's Lake
FLOATS double, swan and shadow.
1.-THE bill is sectional in the extreme in
its general makeup. giving protection to
the products aud industries of one section
and denying that protection to another. In
Il word. the pending bill is a legislative
monstrosity with the.head of man. the
arms of dragon, the tail of a fish and the
claws of a bear. 1t is un-American. un-
Democratic, un-Republcan. 1t is a danger
Gus menace to the prosperity and general
welfare of the people Of the United States.
and hence it is that the voice of the pa
triotsm of Americanism, of Republican,
ism and of real Democracy demands that
ii be strangled in the legislative womb and
never permitted TO be bOrn."
When he concluded his speech a few
minutes after o'clock Senator Chandler
moved that the Senate adjourn and de-
maDded the ayes and noes. Pending this
the Vice-PTesident laid before the Senate
a message from President Cleveland trans
The motion Of Chandler was lost, but 40
quorum having appeared. the vote being 9
60 27. seven less than quorum, call OF
the Senate was Ordsred, which showed the
presence of a quorum. Senator Hill in
Quired how many pairs were announced
and, being told there were nine, made the
point of order that the record showed the
names of a quorum. for thirty-six had
voted and nine more had answered to their
names and announced their pairs, thus
showing the presence Of forty-nine, or two
more than quorum.
Some amusement was caused by this
effort to apply the counting of quorum to
the Senate and Senat II Hoar inquired
whether Hill had made the point simply
to pay tribute to the wisdom Of the late
Speaker of the House, Mr.. Reed.
Senator Quay also inquired whether he
wished suggestion of Reeds rules"
81 do not admit that Mr.. Reed has any
monopoly of such simple rule as this.
and which may be applied to any parla-
mentary body" replied Hill.
The Vice-President was about to rule on
the question as to whether quorum had
been shown to be present by the last vote,
but recognized Hill, who after he had OBJ
tanned the floor yielded it to Cockrell. who
moved that as it was too late to do any
business the Senate go into executive ses-
sion.
This was agreed 10, and they according
ly did not learn whether the Vice Presi-
dent held that a quorum was present or
not. After short executive session the
Senate adjourned.
Ex-senator Mcpherson Of the Finance CON-
mittee intends to offer an amendment to
tue sugar schedule OF the tariff bill.
He says that the provision in the first
bill as prepared by the subcommittee
came nearer what he wanted than any,
thing else that has been proposed.