Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-17
THE D|NGLEY BILL |S DEAD A Republican Grand Stand Play
 Broken Into. SOME SHARP REPARIEE Springs Up Tn the Senate While the Bill Was
 Being Discussed. SENATOR TELLER MAKES INSTALLATIONS Questions the Defeat of fBryan-Pension Ap- propriations Disposed of in the Sem
 ate - Army Appropriations
 Occupy the House.
SOME SHARP REPART EE
SENATOR TELLER MAKES INSTALLATIONS

Washington, Dec. 16.-A very interest ing and important discussion upon MT. Aliens (pop. Neb.) resolution to take up the Dingley bill for consideration in the senate was started today by MT. Vest, and was participated in by Senators AL len. Chandler, Gallinger, Frye, Hale Ald- rich, Sherman, Teller, Mills and German.
 In the course of the debate more than one allusion was made to frauds and corruption at the late presidential elec- ton, and MT. Teller remarked pointedly that he was not certain that his candi- date CMr. BryaD had been defeated. MT. Allen questioned whether any differ ence could be pointed out between the po- ritical principles of the republican party and of Mr. Cleveland; and said, jocu- larly, that the President and the repub- lican party would have to be tagged in order to enable a person to distinguish the one from the other. The upshot of the debate was a complete acquiescence, on both sides of the chamber. in the fact that the Dingley bill could not possibly be passed at the present session, and that the enactment of a new tariff bill would have to go over to new session of congress to be convened as early as possible.
 The debate began early in the day and displaced the regular order, the immigra- ton bill, at the expiration of the morn ing hour Senators Teller and German were the last two to come into the de- bate, and the ones to bring 1t to head. MT. Teller declared positively that it had been well known that if every republi- can senator voted for the Dingley bill 1t would have still lacked one of a ma jority, and that it was the merest pre- tence for anybody to say that he had expected that bill to become law. It had not been introduced to be passed, and was not a fit bill to pass. The re- publican party, he continued, was about to come into power. He would not be tempted now to express an opinion as to how it had secured that power. Some other time he would probably do so. It was coming into power with the promise and pledge to the American people that the distressed condition of affairs which had existed for many years would dis appear with the coming in of the repub- lican party. If the era of confidence had struck the country he (Mr. Teller) had failed to observe it. The republicans had a duty to do to the American people, and it would not do 1t by talking about the Dingley bill, unless it said to the country that that was the bill which it wanted. He declared emphatically that the Dingley bill would never become law and that there was not man on the floor who did not know it. Why, therefore, he asked, should the senate spend time over 1t?
 MT. Chandler remarked, with point of sarcasm, that republican senators had not begun the discussion, but that 1t had been gotten up by the senator from Ne braska MT. Allen, who had tried, with the senator from Colorado, to elect MT. Bryan. in, that we did not elect him." Uaugh- ter).
 Mir Teller repeated his assertion that the Dingley bill had not been introduced to be passed and that it was understood when 1t was introduced that 1t could not be passed. It was introduced for po- 1itical purpose and to gain political ad- vantage.
 MT Hale (rep. Me.) said that it had not occurred to him that the Dingley bill was not to be passed in an honest fashion and for an honest purpose, if republican senators could do 1t. 5
 MT Teller asserted that the Dingley bill was political movement to distract the attention of the American people from the financial question.
 MT German (dem. Md) agreed with MT. Teller in the last statement, and said that the Dingley bill, even If 1t had be- come a law, would not have improved the condition of the treasury, and that it was unjust and unequal "The pres idential election," he added, "has passed. The com DlndtlODS OI HIGH anu iuleICc lo made in that campaign are now matters of history. Republican senators have not the power to pass such mOnstroSity as the Dingley bill You have no time nor inclination to remodel 1t and make 1t a republican measure, and 1t is trif1ing with the business interests of the coun- try to hold out hope by continuous de- bate here that some action will be taken on the bill, when everybody knows that action is impossible"
 Mr Hale expressed hope that the sen- ate and the country would take notice, from the statements made by Senators German and Teller, of the difficulties un- der which the republican party in the senate labored. There was no use in fighting for a bill, the passage of which was clearly impossible. He agreed with MT. German in saying that 1t would be the business of the republicans at an early session of congress to take up the whole tariff subject and secure a pro- tectiye measure, moderate in it's terms, but sufficient to give revenue to the government and to properly protect American industries
 MT. Gorman-You have succeeded in the--I will not say how--in' having the responsibility. But you know that you cannot accomplish anything substantial at this session of congress You ought, therefore to stop this discussion and prevent the upturning of the business in- terests of the country.
 MT. Platt, (Rep) of Connecticut-The senator from Maryland is quite right. We never have had a chance 10 pass the Dingley bill in the senate and we have less chance now than ever.
 Mr. Sherman-I am inclined to think that, in view Of the statements as to the impossibility of passing the Dingley bill, that we ought not to waste any more time about it, We are not disposed to attempt impossibilitics.
 That was the last word of the impor- tant discussion and the senate after a short executive sesion adjourned until tomorrow.
 Before the debate on the Dingley bill began the senate passed the pension ap- propriation bill without amendment-- the only bin of general interest acted upQu. ---l