The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-10


Dubois, Mantle Total, Il.
: The announcement Of the vote was
no less a surprise than Mr.. Aliens first
move. Mr.. Aldrich quickly interposed a
motion to refer the bill to the commit
tee on finance, with instructions to re-
port back the bill without the free sill
yer amendment. This brought Mr.. AL
len to his feet in an
ENERGETIC PROTEST.
He said the Republican party had
prevailed at the recent election and
was now looking forward to enacting
tariff legislation. Throughout the cam
tariff legislation. Why, therefore,
should they hesitate now? The Ne
braska senator declared that the sena-
tor across the aisle 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 relegated the silver question,
SO far as independent action by the
United States was alone concerned. He
asked, therefore, whether Mr.. Allen was
really acting in good faith in his de-
sire to take up the Dingley bill and
free it from the silver amendment. Mr..
Allen replied, that the silver question
was far from settled by the recent cleo
tion Six million votes had registered
for silver So far as the tariff was
concerned, he wanted the Republicans
to get into the saddle. Mr.. Allen de-
clared that the Republicans had aban-
doned the Dingley bill.
Nothing Of the kind" remarked Mr..
Gallinger, sotto yoce, from his seat.
TT is so announced in Republican
newspapers today" declared Mr.. AL
LEM
Let me ask the senator" interposed
Mr.. Chandler, IF he is SO anxious
about tariff legislation, will he aid to
rid this bill of the silver amendment
so that the original tariff measure can
be acted upon
Il will act in my own way" respond
ed Mr.. Allen, without bowling my
aeck to the Republican yoke.
Mr. Aldrich and Mr.. Allen indulged
in a further colloquy, the former eli
deavoring to secure time for final
vote
He wanted a time fixed now or here
after, but Mr.. Allen declared it was
futile to take a vote now when the
Republican senators had no idea of
passing the Dingley bill in its original
form
Mr.. Hale came into the debate with
an inquiry of Mr.. Allen as to whether
it was proper to proceed to tariff legiS-
lation now, when the Republican sem
ators expected to have a clear majority
in the next senate, capable Of effective
ly conducting business.
when will you get that majority ~
queried Mr.. Allen, amid laughter.
Il said expect" answered Mr. Hale.
He went on to say that it was mani
fest that the Republican senators were
not now in the position that they eN-
pected to be in the next congress, and
that it was manifest, from this condi-
ton, that more effective action could
come later.
Mr. Harris Dem, Tenn) moved a
change of the Aldrich motion, omit
ting the constructions, which was ac-
cepted,
At this point the morning hour. which
lasts until 2 o'clock, expired, and the
heated controversy went over. This
leaves pending the motion to refer the
Dingley bill to the finance committee,
but the motion has no privilege giving
it preference tomorrow.
Efforts to secure an adjournment
and an executive session were sue
cessfully resisted by Mr.. Lodge, who
succeeded in having the immigration
bill taken up. He yielded, however. TO
a personal request from Mr.. Gibson
Oem, Md for time to look into the
bill, and then, at 2:20, the senate went
into executive session, and soon after
adjourned.