The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-05
THE WHITE METAL.
Senate Committee Kills Tariff Bill
With Silver.
APPROPRIATION BILLS SENT
BACK FOR DISTRIBUTION.

The A. p. A. Accused of Stalking in the
Sectarian Debate-Doings of the Day
in Washington-AIr. Anderson is Con-
firmed
Washington, February 4. The action of
the Senate committee on finance this
morning in substituting a provision for
the free coinage of silver for the tariff
members of that com mittee, for they did
not believe, as one of them remarked
after the meeting, that the silver men
would carry out their threat of supstitu-
ting silver for every proposition that
came before that committee
The absentees were Senators Walcott
and Jones of Arksansas, but it was
agreed that every Senator should be
recorded on any vote that was taken.
Shortly after the committee met at IL
O'Clock Mr.. Morrill,, the chairman, an
nounced that he and his Republican as
sociates were determined that the tariff
bill should be reported to the Senate to-
day in some shape, either as it came
from the House with amendments or ad-
versely. Action, final and definite, so
far as the committee was concerned,
must be had, and he called upon the
members to make their wishes known
Then Mr.. Vest said that the matter had
hapn al hu bo oil luor, -
committee and they believed that the
proper disposition of the subject was
to be found in motion which he
would make. He then moved to strike
out all after the enacting clause and
free and unlimited coinage of silver
Ihls motion prevailed by the follow
ing vote: For the subtituts-Jones of Ne
vada, Voorhees,, Harris, Vest, Jones,
White and Walthall, all Democrats,
total q; against the substitute Morrill,,
sherman, Allison, Aldrich, Platt and
Woleott. all Republicans, total 8.
IS recorded against the substitute for
the reason that at the last meeting of
the committee he stated that he was in
favor of the bill as it came from the
House. With Mr.. Wolcott so voting the
majority for the substitute is one, that
eioudOiou peiug uletuo posi- Die InIOuSh
the action of Mr.. Jones of Nevada, who
has hitherto acted in unison with the
republicans on tariff questions
Soon after the Senate convened, Mr.
Morrill, reported the bill with the sub
stitute to the Senate. 1t was understood
in committee that he will endeavor 50
call it up tomorrow and have it made
the unfinished business.
The Republicans believe they have
sufficient. votes TO do this and they think
they may be able to eventually pass the
bill as it came from the House.
There are many obstacles in it's path
way, however, and it was rumored today
that number of anti-silver Democrats
would vote with their colleagues to pass
Tor the sole purpose of defeating the
tariff bill just as Mr.. Hill and several
others voted for some of the Populistio
amendments to the free silver bill of last
week in order to kill the measure itself
If possible.
The Republicans will refrain from de-
batting the bill to any great extent, oon-
tenting themselves with a brief state
ment of their reasons for supporting the
measure. II there should be protra cted
debate it will be the outgrowth of a de-
sire on the part of those opposed to the
tariff measure to postpone the final vote.
Republicans, while protesting to be-
lieve that they can pass ths bill, have
reached a point where they are willing
to permit the silver element of the SEN
ate to do anything of which it may be oapa-
BILE, and for which, 1t may have the
strength, so that the country may know
in whose hands the power in the Senate
lies. They will therefore urge speedy
action SO that the result may be def
nitely determined and the question, SO
far as this Congress is concerned, dis
noSed of finally
The House bond bill with the free
silver substitute, agreed to by the SEN
ate, was taken up by the House ways
and mean committee this morning.
The call for the meeting was issued
late yesterday afternoon and requested
the members to be on hand py IL this
morning.
Messrs. Dingley, Dalzen, Hopkins,
Grosvenor, Steele. Johnson, Evans and
Tawney, Republicans, and Crisp, Turn
er. farsney and MoLaurin, Democrats.
were present when the committee was
called to order and Mr.. Wheeler arrived
a few minutes later.
Mr.. Crisp, as soon as the committee
had begun its session, moved to concur
in the Senate amendments The vote
was taken and resulted yeas 4, nays H.
The vote in detail was: Yeas-Crisp,
McMillin, Wheeler and McLaurin. Nays,
Dalzell, Hopkins, Grosvenor, Dolliver
Steele. johnson, Evans, Tawney, Tarsney
and Dingley.
A motion by Mr. Dingley to non con
cur was agreed to without division.
After the vote an attempt was made
to agree to programme when the meas
ure reached the House. Nothing def
mite was agreed upon, but general un