St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26
BACK TO TARIFFS
THAT is WHERE MIR. SHERMAN DE-
SIRED TO TAKE THE SEN
ATE.
VOTE WAS AGAINST HIM.
NELSON AND DAVIS VOTED AGAINST
a REOPENING OF THE SUB
JECT.
NELSON TALKED POSTAGE STAMPS.
The Minnesota Senator Objected to
IN Amendment to the Sundry
Civil Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The tariff
question made it's appearance unex-
pectedIy in the senate today, and for
a time it looked as if the routine of
appropriation bills would give way to
the general tariff debate. Mr.. Sherman
endeavored to secure action on the
bill relating to fruit, brandies and al
cohol used in the arts. Mr.. Chandler
gave warning, however, that if the bill
were taken up it would involve a debate
on the entire tariff question. Mr.. Platt
went further by stating that If this
correction Of the revenue law were at
tempted he would urge that the Will
son law be repealed and the former
Mckinley law revived. After these
announcements the mutton to proceed
was followed with great interest, re-
sulting in the defeat of the motion
22-27 The srndry civil appropriation
bill was completed and passed during
the day. AS it passed the house it
carried about s30,000OO0: as reported
to the senate it reached $35, ,000, 900, and
with amendments added the total was
raised to $4,000, 900.
The novelty of Saturdays session
of the senate resulted in a meager at
tendance today, and some time was
consumed in drumming up a quorum.
Mr.. Lodge secured the adoption of a
resolution asking the postmaster gen.
eral to take steps for eXpediting dis
tributior of seeds through the postof-
flee. The resolution seeks to overcome
a congestion in the washington post
office, owing to the pressure for ship
ments, the number of seed packages
received being so great as to block
passageways and obstruct business.
Mr. Sherman again sought to proceed
with the bill concerning the tax on
fruit brandies, to which the finance
committee had offered an amendment,
repeating the rebate tax on alcohol
used in the arts.
Mr.. PETER objected. Thereupon Mr.
sherman moved to take up the bill,
and test vote was in prospect Mr..
Chandler again urged that Mr. Sher-
mans course invited a discussion of
the entire question, a subject which,
as had been announced, was as dead
as Julius Caesar: With a tariff debate
inaugurated, other pressing subjects
would be crowded out, said Mr. Chand-
Ter.
Mr.. Sherman responded that there
was no purpose to precipitate the whole
tariff question, and explained that mill
ions were being lost by the failure to
correct the errors of the present tariff
bill. Mr. Platt (Rep. Comm opposed
going on with the bin, and added: eff
we are to enter upon the correction
of tariff mistakes, then I think we
should correct the greatest mistake of
all, the Wilson bill, by repeating it,
with the repeal of that law, the
Mckinley law would be revived" said
Mr.. Platt
''And then we would have less reve-
nue. instead Of more" interjected Mr..
Gray Oem. Del).
''It would bring more" declared Mr..
Platt
Bring it in here, and we'll discuss
that" said Mr.. Gray.
''Yes, we are ready to discuss it,"
said Mr. Platt.
The vote was then taken, much in
terest being manifested in it, as 1t was
felt to involve the chance of a general
reopening of the tariff question. Mr..
Shermans motion was defeated. Yeas
%. nays 27 as follows:
Yeas-Republicans-Al Brown Sher-
man, Teller and Wolcott. Democrats-Bate,
Berry. Blackburn, Brice Caffery Call, Chill,
ton, Cockrell, Gordon, Gray, Martin Mills,
Palmer, Pasco, Pugh, Vest and Walthall.
Total, %.
Nays-Republicans- Burroughs,
Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Clark Cullom,
Davis, Frye, Gallinger, Gear Hansbrough
HaWley, Lodge, Mantle, Nelson, Pettigrew,
Platt, Proctor, Warren, Wilson-21 Demo-
clats-Bacon, Tillman, Turpie-3 PopuIists-
Allen, Butler and Peffer-5. Total 81.
After this furry the consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
resumed Mr. Perkins secured a. new
amendment, appropriating $25O,OOO for
q revenue cutter of the first class for
the Pacific coast, and Mr. Frye Rep
Me) had the number Of revenue cutters
for the great lakes increased from
one to two to cost 100000 for both.
Another amendment carried $4,000 FOR
the military post at Bismarck, N. D.
Mr.. Hawley Rep. Conn.) offered an
amendment directing that the printing
OF postage stamps at the bureau of
engraving be discontinued, and that
the printing be done by contract after
public competition. This opened an
extended discussion. The amendment
was finally ruled out on a point of or
der made by Mr.. Nelson Rep Minn.o
whereupon Mr.. Platt appealed from the
decision of the chair (Air. Chiffon pre-
siding).
Considerable feeling was shown in
the discussion. Mr.. Nelson declared
that this move was in the interest of
disappointed bidders. The appeal was
afterward withdrawn. The amendment
was later offered in another form. and
defeated on vote.
The claims under the Bowman act
were ruled out on point Of order. AS
thus amended the sundry civil bill was
passed.
Mr.. Chandler asked for early action
on the resolution for a senate inyesti-
cation into Alabama elections. This
brought out a statement from Mr..
Allen Pop. Neb) that his vote and that
of. other Populists would be given for
the investigation, so that If the forty
four Republican votes were given for it,
the resolution would pass. Mr.. Pugh
Oem. Ala.) said it would be the most
remarkable event in the history of the
senate If the senate voted for this in
vestigation. AT o'clock the senate
held an executive session, and soon
after adjourned.