The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-17
Even Senator Sherman Says Legislation on
The Subject Is An lmpOSsihiIilY.
TARIFF AND FRAUDS IN THE SENATE.
s. Spirited Debate Involving Election
Corruption nnd the Customs Law
Others sParticipntc-Thc House De.
votes the Day TO Appropriations.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 16.-(Senate)
"A very Interesting and important dis
cussion upon Mr. Aliens Popullst. of
Nebraska) resolution to take up the
Dingley bill for consideration in the
Senate was started to-day by Mr..
Vest. and was participated In by Sena
tors Allen. Chandler. Gallinger. Frye,
Hale. Aldrich. Sherman, Teller Mills
and German. In the course of the de-
bate more than one allusion was made
to frauds and corruption at the late
Presidential election. and MIR. Teller re-
marked pointedly that he was not cer-
tain that his candidate (Mr. Bryan)
had been defeated
Mr. Allen questioned whether any diff
ference could be pointed out between the
political principles Of the Republican
party ah1 OF Mr.. Cleveland. and said
joou.arlv. that the President and the
Republican party would have to be
tagged ir order TO enable n person to
distinguish the cne rrori the other.
NO TA2lt'F BILL THIS YEAR.
The upshOt Of the debate was a COM
plete acluies2ence. on botn sides of the
Chb'ut er, II the fact that the Dingley
bill could rot possibly be passed at the
present session, and that the enactment
OF new tariff bil would have 10 go
over 10 Il new session of Congress, TO
be convened as early as possible.
The debate began early in the day
and Displaced the regular order the
Immigration hill at the expiration of
the morning hour. Teller and German
We're the last two to come inio the de-
bate and the ones to bring II to n head
Mr. Teier declared positively that it
had been we'll known that IL every Re-
publican Senetor voted for the Dingley
mn mn ,,''.u n"fG s'I,i irNeu one Oh u
pretense for anyrne to saw thai he ha Il
expected that bill to become q law. 1t
had not been introduced to be nassed
ana was not fit bill 10 pass. The Re
about to cone into DOW ar
TrT,,Jp v,O>,,T rrrI
" ~ Ei-~'
re would not be tempted now to ex-
pres an eLlW3n as to how 1t had Sc
cured that power. Some other time he
would probably do 50. II was coming
INTO power with the promise and pledge
10 the people mat the distressed condi-
tlon OF aHairs which had existed for
many years would disappear with the
.'l"'"S III Oh me kepuhllcan party. ar
thn era al eonhdence had struck the
fnuNtrF ne ,Mr lelleio had failed TO
o"serVe II. inc Republican party had
1u TO 90 10 me american people
,'n ,bn ~, N.Y." g,., h' ,', 90 IL ny taiEnS about
tnv IisISE pl!i' uhtli II SAID TO the
country that was the bill which 1t
"aIttu,
NlI. lhan"ier reinarRed with point
" NH'C"S'H INA, NeHun!ican senators
t"I I"' "ESuh the discussion, but that
- nad oe"n got up by the Senator from
-Nvn't sha WI. NHea). VINO mad tried.
"" W" senator from Colorado. TO elect
w. niEI'',
,IitHu ItHu IN hot sure. Alr Teller
y, ~ oMt ~. lhat we dic not eject him.
>,H,,
,r. ~ - ~ fASS'
y" t;Ier rS?th'eu ms assertion that
.''e ,',Is!lE pm mao not heen introduced
-; ~ ~ pasSeu. IL was introduced for n
5,.o,,, o,,,,, ,,'' .'oae ana TO gam political
~
- TIE lePuoilcah OF Maine. said
~ ~ :; iliu never occurred to him that
E Ely p!i was not 10 be passed
r,,,..'- a., 80 'aSMl1h ahu lor an honest
E"' ,o't' IL Nepup'icah senators could
10 IT,
ra,t.,c!,i c.'t' ~ SaIu the Dingiey bill was
o.,,,t ~ c,'Ieht 10 distract the
.i m.,"l' va lme Ntnerlcan people from
t:',',.. '.''.'r! = i"GStn"t' l,,
man a%feed with Mr.. Teller
SNiehenl' ana that the
iu even mad become Il
iIM ~. g'I ne, nave improved the con-
M,';,... ~ 'v lrsHsUf!' ana that II was
uilJuS' anu uHepuHl Tie Presidential