The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-20
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Senate Defeats a Motion to
Take 1t Up.
URGENT DEFICIENCY ELL PASSED.
The House Reiects the senate free Coinage
Amendment to the Bond BiIi-Ihe
strength of the silver
hen.

WAsHINGrOS, Feb. 1.-THE friends
of thu tariff bin met an unexpected re-
pulse this afternoon, when, by II yeas
to 20 nays, the senate defeated the mo-
tion of Mr.. Morrill,. chairman of the
finance committee, 10 take up the tar
if bill. The negative vote which de-
feated the motion was given by demo-
Gratis, populists and four republican
senator's, viz: Teller. Mantel, Dubois
and Carter The affirmative vote was
entirely republican, but its total vote
of II is less than half of the aggregate
republican strength.
Mr.. MOrrill'S motion mas been anti
cipated for some days, but it was not
pressed pending consideration of the
urgent deficiency bill. The measure
was disposed Of at fonr o'clock yester-
day and the struggle to advance other
measures began at once. Mr.. Morrill,
was hurriedly summoned from the
finance committee room TO submit his
motion. In the meantime, Mr.. Call
had secured the enforcement of an
agreement entered into some days ago
that the Cuban question should be
taken up. Mr.. Morrill, was not de-
TERED by the agreement, however,
and pressed his motion to take up the
tariff bill. There was hurried assem-
bling of senators who remained with
out the capitol but this was considera-
bly, shorL of full vote. The result of
the vote left the Cuban resolutions as
un finished business. although these
hap ria = ba i
tary academy and other appropriation
bills.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed.
1t carries about $4,000, OOO consider
able increase over the bill in the house.
The resolution was adopted instruct
ing the Pacific railroad committee to
make full inquiry into the status of
the Pacific railroads In this connec-
tion Mr.. Allen criticised the manner of
hearing the interested railroad officials
and not the disinterested persons of
the roads. Later in the day Mr.. Petit
grew made n savage speech against the
"highwaymen and conspirators" con-
nected with the Pacific roads and urged
the foreclosure of government liens.
The ad djOurnment of the senate was
until Monday.
THE HOUSE.
WAsnINGTON, Feb. 14-After ten
days debate the house yesterday, by a
vote of so to l9@. in committee of the
whole, rejected the senate free coinage
amendment to the bond bill and re.
ported the bill to the house with a
recommendation to non-concur and in
sist on the house bin. The strength
developed by the silver men was dis
appointing. They had been confident
ly claiming over 100 votes After two
hours debate to-day the final vote will
be taken. Mr.. Dingley will close TO,
the majority and Crisp for the mi
nority.
Propositions were offered during the
day to concur with amendments as fol.
lows: To coin the American silver
product; for the retention of the seign
forage by the government, and to open
the mints to the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 1515 to l when Ger
many and France should have agreed
upon similar action. All were defeat
ed by large majorities. The last prop
osition, offered by Mr.. Towne. of Min.
nesota, mustered 50 votes, the largest
number of any. Mr.. Towne had stat
ed to the house that similar PROPOSE
tions would be submitted to the reichs
tag and French parliament at the pres
ent sessions. The most significant
statement came in the form of an init
nation from Mr.. Dingley that bill
might be reported from the ways anC
means committee, looking to the init
alton by this country of a project fol-
another international monetary con
ference to meet within a year