The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
Five Republicans and as Many
Populists Also Oppose the
Measure.
MORRILL, AND THE SILVER MEN
Sherman Appeals for Legislation tc
Supply the Treasury With Suff-
cient Money.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 25.-There
was quite an animated scene in the Senate
to-day over the second attempt to have the
House tariff bill taken up for considera-
ton, Notwithstanding the defeat OF that
proposition on the 10th inst. by vote OF
81 to 49, Morrill, of Vermont, chairman OF
the Finance Committee, felt it his duty to
renew the attempt, but the motion was de-
feated to-day by still larger majority
% to 80.
The Democratic votes were all cast
against the motion and they were backed
by the votes of five Republican Senators
Cannon OF Utah, Carter and Mantle oi
Montana, Dubois of Idaho, and Teller OF
Colorado, and by the votes of five Popu-
lists, Allen OF Nebraska, Jones and Stew
art of Nevada Kyle of South Dakota, and
PETER of Kansas.
After the announcement of the vote
Morrill, stated that he would make no
further attempt to get up the bill; that it
was hopelessly defeated and it was per-
fectIy obvious that the Republican party
was in a minority in the Senate.
Morrill's remarks were construed by
Teller of Colorado as Indicating purpose
10 read the Republican silver Senators
out of the party, and Teller made an angry
and defiant speech on that point. Sher-
man of Ohio tried to relieve the question
of all partisan considerations and ap-
pealed to Senators not TO infiict such a
disgrace on the country and on civiliza-
tion as to adjourn Congress without max
ing a provision to supply the treasury
with sufficient revenue, and said that he
would even favor and the people would
willingly pay tax on tea or coffee or on
anything else for that purpose.
The discussion flowed into the cross
channel on bimetallism and monomet-
allism, and in the course of it Plat OF
Connecticut expressed the belief that the
Republican party would go into the next
campaign on the doctrine of bimetallism
as laid down in the last platform of the
party, and that when the silver mono.
metallists proposed to antagonize protec-
ton with the unlimited coinage of silver
the death knell of that delusion and craze
had been struck.
The last three hours of the days session
were given up to the considera ton of the
Cuban belligerency resolution. Morgan oi
Alabama concluded his three days speech
in support Of the resolution as reported
from the Committee on Foreign Relations
Gray of Delaware, another member o1
the same committee, while Genouncine
Spanish rule in Cuba and declaring the
warmest sympathy with the revolution
lists, argued that the declaration OF bel.
Hgerency was solely an executive function
and outside of the constitutional power oi
Congress.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate yesterday passed the
House bill extending for five years the
time for beginning suits to annul railroad
land patents was made by Davis (R.) o.
Minnesota, the time under existing law:
expiring next Monday. He subsequently
withdrew the motion and the bill now
goes to the President.
During the course of the morning bust
ness a resolution was offered by Aller
(Pop.) of Nebraska for the appointment O
James B. Lloyd of North Carolina a!
second assistant doorkeeper of the Senate
Some objections were made by Senators
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire ant
Sherman (R.) of Ohio, the former stating
that he would not consent either to tn,
displacement of an employe or to the crea
ton of new Office, and the latter remark
ing that an assistant doorkeeper and ar
acting assistant doorkeeper had beer
maintained, one on each side of the
chambe and for each political party
This latter remark was taken up by Allen,
who said humorously that the Populisi
party was repeatedly obtaining accession.
TO its ranks in the Senate and that ever
the Senator from Maine (Hale) had re
Gently declared himself an adherent o
Populist doctrines. Laughter. The
Populist Senators, he said, therefore have
representative OF their party among the
officials OF the Senate.
I'VE expect" he added, "and are liviny
in the confident hope that before the clos,
of this Congress large proportion of the
Democrats and Republicans will, by stres
OF circumstances, be driven into the Popu
list tent. The Democrats and Republi
cans are at war with each other. The Re
publican party is not harmonious on the
question OF finances by any means. and tn,
Democratic party and its chief executiv
are engaged in parrot and monke,
fight" Laughter)
Platt tR.) OF Connecticut compared AL
lens Populistic Growing to the felicitud,
of a hen over her brood. After some fur
ther colloquy the resolution went owe
until tomorrow.
Morrill, (R.) OF Vermont. chairman O
the Finance Committee, called attentio,
to the subject Of the House tariff bill. HI,
said there was a deficiency of reyenu,
month by month which would amount t,
$30,000,000 for the year, the second year O
the existing tariff bill. 1t certainly seemed
as though something should be done to re
lieve the distress of the Treasury Depart
ment and to do something looking to tn,
revival Of the business interests OF tn
country. He therefore moved to proceed
TO the consideration of the House tarif
bill.
The ayes and noes on that motion wer
demanded by Senators Stewart (Pop) @
Nevada and Teller (R.) of Colorado. Th
vote was taken, and the motion to take VI
the bill was reiected-ayes %. noes 80
as follows:
Ayes-Aldrich, Allison. Baker, Brown
Burrows. Cameron, Clark, Cullom, Davis
Gear. Hale, Hansbrough. Hawley, Lodge
Mitchell of Oregon, Morrill,, Nelson, Pei