Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-11
SLOW PROGRESS MADE IN DEBATE.
The Session Enlivened by a Clash Between Chandler and Voorhees-Dolph's Long Speech Gamblers the Office of the Public Printer.

] Chandler and yoorhees-Dolph's Long Speech Cumbers the Office of the Public Printer.
 WASHINGTON, May 11.-For two hours the senate again discussed the resolution to investigate the alleged police clu ubbing on the occasion of the Coxey demonstra- tion in front of the capitol, but no conclu- sion was reached. MT. Hoar, MT. Gordon, MT. Teller and MT. Harris participated. The remainder of the day was spent upon the tariff bill, the two items on the first page in the chemical. oil and paint sched- ule, fixing the duties on acetic and boracic acid, being under consideration. The amendment offered by MT. Allison to re- store the Mckinley duty on acetic acid was defeated, but similar amendment of MT. Perkins with reference to boracic acid had not been disposed of when the senate ad- journed. s-
 The Republicans still persisted in their obstructive policy, and in spite of the ef- forts of the Democratic managers the progress they have made seems almost imperceptible. Two weeks have already been spent upon the first page of the bill. Mir. Harris, who is in charge of the bill, made g move in the direction of longer ses- sions. He offered resolution to have the senate meet at 10 instead of II o'clock, with the intention of forcing the senate to sit eight hours instead of seven. The Re publicans, however, are not disposed to submit to the personal hardships involved in such programme, and they will prob ably resist it as long as possible.
 Senator Patton Sworn In.
 The dahata wac intorru nta6 in order t0 allow MT. Patton, the new senator from Michigan, to be sworn in. He was escorted ~ to the desk of the presiding officer by MT McMillan and with uplifted hand took the oath of office. He was presented to several senators, and then in company with his colleague he retired to the Republican cloakroom.
 Mir. Chandler again took up the discus sion. He went at length into an argument against ad valorem duties, interlarding his remarks with long extracts from newspa- pers and customs reports against the ad ministration of an ad valorem system. MT. Walker, he declared, stood alone among all the tariff authorities of 100 years against specific duties. The ad valorem system opened the way to wholesale fraud.
 MT. Frye bore personal testimony to the ease with which fraud could be committed under this system. He told of an Ameri- can consul at a German port who sold blank invoice certificates at $2. 50 apiece.
 Are you not mistaken?' asked MT. Chandler quizzically. Are you not think ing of naturalization papers in New York2 That was about the price,"
 "Oh, mo-" replied MT. Frye smiling. "The price of naturalization papers in New York ran down as low as $1.50 and glass of whisky. The certificates I speak of cost s2.50 and no whisky"
 MT. Frye went on to say that he had served on tariff committee with MT. Mills 20 years ago, and it was useless to argue with him. He was an ad valorem crank. He had never seen but one theorist whom he was able to convince. That man was Professor Agassiz. He told the pro lessor on one occasion that he had caught a trout weighing nine pounds. MT. Agassiz informed him of the utter impossibility of such feat and called his attention to one of his recent magazine articles. Some time afterward he sent the professor trout weighing eight bounds, and he received from him note saying that the theory of lifetime had been kicked to death by stubborn fact Many stubborn facts on the subject of specific duties had been pre- sented to the other side, but they had failed to batter down the ad valorem sys- tenn.
 Harris Wants an Eight Hour Day.
 At this point Mir. Harris, who is 1n charge of the tariff bill, attempted to offer resolution that the senate meet at 10 o'clock each morning until otherwise or dered.
 Mir. Hoar objected. "All right" said Mr. Harris. Ut will come up again"
 MT. Dolph then took the floor. He had no intention, he said, of completing the speech he began on the 20th of last month He simply desired to complete the branch of the subject he was on when he last had the floor.
 His speech was in type at the govern ment printing office, he said, and the pub lie printer was complaining that the type locked up in his speech was crippling the work of the office. II want to complete the first half of my speech" said he, ''so that it can be printed, and the public printer can have his type" MT. Dolph proceeded to his desk and took up the his tory of the tariff of 1S46.
 When MT. Dolph completed the section of his speech the public printer desired to print, and after the absentees had been brought back to the chamber by call of the senate, MT. Lodge got the floor and renewed his suggestion, presented earlier Tn the day, that the replies to the circulars of the finance committee should be given to the senate.
 His interrogatores called MT. Voorhees,, chairman of the finance committee, to his feet. The rumor that the printing of these replies had been stopped, he said was in- correct. The work of printing them was going on. MT. Manderson of the printing committee announced that the informa- tion relating to the chemical schedule would be ready today. A short but sharp exchange of personalities occurred at this point between MT. Chandler and MT. Voor- hees The former was indulging in some sarcasm at the expense of the chairman of the finance committee when MT. Voorhees, interrupted him.
 Spat Between Chandler and Voorhees,. q understand" said he in tone of inn patience, 'that the senator from New Hampshire is responsible for this unfound- ed statement about stopping this publica- tion He had better be sure of his facts before he comes in here with statements he cannot substantiate. As to his other statements, they are beneath my con- tempt"
 Mr. Chandler complained with some temper that he was entitled to courteous treatment. up to this time," said he, with emphasis, 'I have always respected the senator from Indiana"
 MT. Voorhees, made no reply. The vote was then taken on MT. Allison's modified amendment. It was lost. It was noticed that MT. Hill, although present, did not vote. Upon the announcement MT. Jones offered the first of the "compromise" amendments-to change the rate on bo- racic acid fromieo per cent tad valorem tos cents per pound. ,.: r-r a,, 4aaa.s 7:1s
 Mr.IPerkins offered an amendment to this amendment to make the duty cents per pound (the present duty). California, he said, was the pioneer state in the de- yelopment of the borax industry. Over 5000 families were supported by the in- dustry. Under protective tariff the price had fallen from 25 to 8 cents per pound. reduction of the duty to cents would paralyze the industry. ,,~ .. -.t 4.,.-
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