Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-11
AMOUNTS TO NOTHING
Senate Decision to Take Up
the Dingley Bill Does
, Not Advance 1t.
Motion Adopted by a Good Ma
jority, but Was Then Al
lowed to Lapse.
Only Result Attained Was a
Sharp and Very Per-
sOnal Debate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-The senate,
by the decisive vote of IS to 81, adopted
a motion to take up the Dingley tariff
silver bill. Unexpected and surprising
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 Island, one of the Republican
members of the finance committee,
moved to recommit the bill to that COM
mittee, and this motion was pending
when at 2o'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.
1t served, however, for some
Lively parliamentary Fencing
between Mr.. Allen ePop., Neb.) the
author of the motion, and Messrs.
Chandler, Hale all Aldrich, as we'll as
for an exposition of the uncertain and
shifty elements within the senate when
q vote is precipitated on an important
public question. The debate was at
times sharp and personal. Mr.. Allen
is very blunt in his expressions and he
tainted the Republican senators for
shrinking from the Dingley bill after
conducting tariff campaign. 1T has
gone out from the powers that be in
the Republican party" said Mr.. Allen
at one point, "that with the incoming
administration we are to have an ex-
traordinary session of congress for the
purpose of revising the tariff laws"
Thus Mr.. Allen ran along, touching on
many points that have hitherto been
Reserved 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 exc
cute the will of the people. Mr.. Hale
took occasion to state with frankness
that the Republican senators expected
an actual majority in the next senate,
which would make tariff legislation
more easy of accomplishment. than it is
now. 81 5~'-.
Mr.. Aldrich's first move was to ask
to- have the bill referred back to the
finance committee with instructions to
strike off the silver amendment, but
later he accepted the suggestions of Mr..
r Tow fn %1o
in this form that the question Of recon-
initial was pending when O'Clock ar
rived and cut off the debate.
Vigorous Cuban Resolutions.
Early in the day three sets of vigor-
Gus resolutions for Cuban independence
furnished an interesting feature. They
came from Mr.. Cameron of Pennsyl-
vania,. Mr.. Mills of Texas and Mr.. Call
of Florida, and, while differing in
TERMS. breathe the same spirit Of recog-
milton by the United States of Cuban
Independence. Mr.. Cameron's came
first and wos as follows:
Resolved, BY the senate and house of
representatives, that the independence of
the Republic of Cuba be, and the same is
States Of America.
Resolved, That the United States should
use it's friendly Offices with the govern
ment of Spain to bring to close the war
between Spain and Cuba
From Mills and Call.
Senator Mills of Texas came next, his
resolution being as follows:
Resolved, That the president Of the
United States is hereby directed to take
possession of the Island of Cuba, with the
military and naval forces of the United
States ard hold the same until the p"H]e
of Cuba can organize a government deriv-
ing it's power from the consent of the gov
erned, and arm and equip such military
and naval forces as may be necessary to
secure them against foreign invasion.
Without comment the Mills resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on
foreign relations. Mr.. Call followed
with another joint resolution as follows :
Resolved, By the senate and the house of
representatives, that the United States Of
America recognize the Republic of Cuba
asa free and independent government,
and accord to the people of Cuba all the
rights of sovereign and independent gov
eminent in the ports and within the juris-
diction of the United States
The Call resolution went to the table.