The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-10
LIVELY TARIFF TILT
Senators Allen and Chandler
Fuss Over the Dingley Bill.
THEY VOTE TO TAKE 1T UP
Motion Made by Allen, and Bill
Referred to Committee.
LADY HALE's EXPECTATIONS.
Is Waiting for the New Senate, But is.
Discounted by Aliens Question:
Three Brisk Cuban Resolu-
tions Introduced.
tions Introduced.

| Discounted by Aliens Question:
Three Brisk Cuban Resolu-
tions Introduces.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The Senate to-
| day, by a decisive vote of 80 to u
| adopted a motion to take up the Dingley
| tariff-siiEer bill. Unexpected and sur
| prising as this action was it did not have
| the significance which the vote itself ap-
/ pears to convey. Immediately following
/ it, Mr.. Aldrich, Of Rhode Islead, one
| Of the Republican members of the Fi-
| nance committee, moved to recommit the
/ bill to that committee and this motion
was pending when, at o'clock, the
/ morning hour expired and the entire
| matter lapsed as though no vote had been
| taken. Neither the bill nor the Aldrich
motion to recommit enjoys any privilege
/ or precedence, as result of the action
of to-day. 1t served, however, for some
lively parliamentary fencing between Mr..
| Allen Populist, of Nebraska), the author
of the motion, and Messrs. Hale and
| Aldrich, as well as for an exposition Of
the uncertain and shifting elements
| within the Senate, when a vote is pre-
cipitated on an important public ques-
| ton.
4 az 0NDLtG naE CIT IlllGS budEp Anu
1 personal. Mr.. Allen was very blunt in his
| expressions and he taunted the Repub-
1 lican Senators for shrinking from the
| Dingey bill after conducting a tariff
| campaign.
| 1T has gone out from the powers that
/ be in the Republican party" said Mr.
Allen at one point, that with the incom-
/ ing administration we are to have an
/ extraordinary session of Congress for
| the purpose of revising the tariff laws"
| Thus Mr.. Allen ran along, touching on
many points that have hitherto been re-
| served for caucus consideration.
Mr. Chandler reminded Mr. Allen that
| not only had tariff won, but free silver
| by the United States alone had lost in the
/ recent election, and he urged Mr. Allen
| to aid in a genuine effort to execute the
viii Of the people. Mr. Hale took occa-
sion to state with frankness that the Re-
| publican Senators expected an actual
majority in the next Senate, which would
make tariff legislation more easy OF ae-
complishment than it is now.
Mr.. Platt gained time by having the
bill read in full.
After whispered conference between
| Messrs Platt and Aldrich, the latter with
drew his objection to taking up the bill.
Il renew and object" interposed Mr..
Palmer.
Then move to take up the bil,"
said Mr.. Allen, with emphasis.
This precipitated a roll call, the ques-
tion being shall the Dingley tariff bin,
with its silver substitute, be taken up. The
roll call proceeded amid the closest atten-
ton and interest
The vote to take up the Dingley bin
resulted:
Yeas-Republicans Aldrich, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark, Davis, Elkins, Frye,
Gallinger, Gear, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan, Mitchell (Ore-
gop), Morrill,, Nelson, Perkins, platt
Pritchard, Quay, sherman and Wolcott
Total, %
Democrats: Gordon, Morgan Murphy.
Pugh, Roach, Smiths.
Populists; Allen, Butler, Kyle, PETER,
Stewart--5.
Independent Pettigrew-1.
Total, 35.
Nays Republicans: Baker, Carter-2.
Democrats: Blackburn, Blanchard,
Daniel, Faulkner, Gibson, German Har-
ris, Hill, Jones (Arkansas), Martin.
Mills, Palmer, Pasco, Turpie, Vest and
Walthall-16
Independents: Cannon, Dubois, Man
tle-3
Total 81.
The announcement Of the vote was no
less a surprise than Mr.. Aliens first |
move
Mr.. Aldrich quickly interposed mo-
tion to refer the bill to the committee on /
Finance, with instructions to report |
back the bill without the free silver /
amendment This brought Mr. Allen TO
bis feet in an energetic protest He said
the Republican party had prevailed at the
recent election and were now looking for
ward to effecting tariff legislation
Throughout the campaign they had prom
ised the people tariff legislation: why. |
therefore, should they hesitate now? The
Nebraska Senator declared that the Sena-
tors across the aisles did not want to
take up the tariff question at all.
Mr.. Chandler responded suggesting
that the recent election had not only
brought forward the tariff question, but
had retired the silver question, so far as
action by the UDited States
alone was concerned. He asked, there
fore, whether Mr.. Allen was ready. in
good faith, to take up the Dingley bin and
free 1T from the silver amendment.
Mr.. Allen replied that the silver ques-
tion was far from settled by the recent
election. Six million votes had been reg
stored for silver. So FAR as the tariff was
he wanted The Republicans Ia
get into the saddle" Mr.. Allen declared |
hat the Republicans had abandoned the I
Dingley bill. II
Nothing OF the kind" remarked Mr..
aallinger, soto voce, from his seat.
cit is announced in Republican newspa-
oers to-day" said Mr. Allen.
''Let me ask the Senator" interposed I
Mr. Chandler, "if he is so anxious about s
.ariff legislation, will he aid to rid this /
oill Of the silver amendment so that the /
original tariff measure can be acted '
Ipon?' III