The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-16

Action and Brings on DIscusSloH.
WAsHEGToN, Dec. 9.-The Dingley
bill was brought under discussion af-
ter the calendar had been disposed OF,
by request from Mr. Allen for unan-
imous consent to have the bill taken
up for consideration.
Objection was made By Mr. Aldrich
Rep, of Rhode Island in the phrase,
Let it 20 over" Mr. Allen moved
that the bill be taken up, notwith.
standing the objection" +" Let the bill
be read" said Mr.. Plat, SO that the
Senate may know what it is voting
upon"
The bill was thereupon read in full,
with the free silver substitute reported
for it last session from the finance
committee.
After the reading Mr. Aldrich with
drew his objection to take up the bill
and the objection was renewed by Mr..
Palmer, Dem, Of Illinois.
Mr.. Allen desired to make brief
statement, but objection was made and
the Senate proceeded to vote by yeas
and nays on the motion to take up the
bill. The motion was adopted by a
vote of 35 to 21.
The bill having been taken up, Mr.,
Aldrich moved that the bill be recon
mitted to the finance committee with
instruction to report it back without
amendment.
Mr.. Harris declared his opposition
10 the instructions and after some dis
cussion Mr.. Aldrich withdrew that
part OF his motion.
Mr.. Chandler. Rep. of New Hamp-
shire reminded Mr.. Allen that the pee,
pie had decided in the recent election
that they would not have the free
coinage of silver alone, and that If the
free silver substitute were voted down
the Senate could 60 on and act on the
lDingley bill proper. He asked wheth-
er Mr.. Allen would give his vote for
tbs bill without the free silver amend
uent. Would he help to remove the
obstruction to the passage OF the BILL
Mr.. Allen denied having said that
he would help to remove any obstruc
ton to the passage of the Dingley bill
He had said that so far as he was con
cerned no obstruction should be placed
in its way. He did not regard the
question of free silver as having been
settled at the last election. It was 9
very important question and had hac
10000, 1000 votes in its favor. He die
not believe that the country could re
ceive relief from any kind of 3 tariff
act. Prosperity could not be brought
to the country by increasing the our
dens of taxation on articles which the
Ipaople consumed. He was so thor
oue lilly convinced of that fact that hi
wanted to see his Republican friend!
| get into the saddle as soon as possible
| But he did not believe that they want
| ed to revise the tariff.
Then why not cooperate with US,
Mr.. Chandler asked, land get fra'
silver Off tfh this oi}f2 ii}}fi-22----~---'
IT will cooperate with the senate
and his party" Dir. Allen rejoined
Sin my own way. It is not necessar.
for me to bow my head and wear
Republican yoke and follow the die
tatiou of the Republican party, and
will not do it. I will say, however
that no obstruction in the nature o
diiatory tactics, so far as l am con
cerned, will be put in the way of tax
; ing up and considering tariff meas
ure at an early day"
1--WE can pass this bill in Is min
utes." said Mr.. Aldrich, eff the sena
tor and his friends will allow US to d
it."
will you present to the Senate an
$ the country" Mr.. Allen asked, s. .
tariff bill that you will consent to b
} bound by for the next four years.
5 this session of congress-"
This inquiry elected laughter anon
} | Republican senators and shouts c
; stNo."
my question" Mr.. Allen resumed
"provokes almost universal laughte
2 on that side OF the chamber. You sal
to the country this fall, that 20
would, at the first moment, take u
e the tariff question and settle it, an
< now you laugh when your attentio
e is called to it. What is there in tt
/ tariff question that would require col
4 gress to spend six or seven months
/. an extraordinary session to considt
;. it, Why not introduce the MckinIe
i bill, the panacea for all evils, and ha'
it reported here within the next
days and passed within the next {
days2 Do you want to threaten =
: country with an extraordinary sessio
J. Of congress? Do you want to sit he
e 30 days practically idle, and let th
). country suffer when you have it wit
J. in your power to put tariff bill Q
:. its passage and have it discussed lnte
|. ligently!'
.. LET me ask the senator" Mr.. a
y drich broke in, "wheiher he will vo
L u for this bill as it came from the hou
L Of representatives or for the Mcklnle
l or for any other bill that may be pr
u u sented by the Republicans, now,
= at any other time?"
&c e No" said Mr.. Allen. Il will n
g vote for this bill in its present shap
&c &c You can, however, put it in su'
,; shape that I can vote for it, and th
- other senators can vote for 1t who a
g not members OF your party.
~ "Dces the senator see, said N
~ Hale, Rep, of Maine, now breakll
u u into the colloquy, that it is an e
- - tirely different thing to ask the Repu
- lican party, which is in a mir ori
Le here-as it clearly is-to take up a
y, a. consider and perfect a general bi
:, - when the conditions are expected
- - be entirely changed in congress? 7
- Republican party expects to have
81 81 absolute majority in the senate ther
40 40 Where will you get your major!
- from2' Mr.. Allen queried.
VI VI Il say" repeated Mr.. Hale, I'll
"a "a the Republican party expects to ha
~ -. a Repub' lean majority in the sen;
20 next congress. " =,
H.,