The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-27
Silver Senator Dubois Thinks
They Go Together.
AMENDMENT LIKELY TO STAY.
The Silver Threat to Prevent Rev.
enue Legislation Carried Out.
Houss P..ses the Bin to Repeal Re-
bate on Alcohol for Art. and Meai-
cines-senate Accepsa Two Appro-
pr1aeion Conference Reports.

Washington City. May &-rhe tari1
and finance each came In for a share OF
consideration IN the senate today.
A hill was passed TO pension at SIS per
month the widow of Gen. George Spen-
Ger. at one time United States senator
from Alabama
Thurs,on. In vier OF his departure. ox-
ing 10 sickness in his family. defined his
position on a number OF important pend
ing measures. viz: Favorable to the elec-
ton OF senators by the people. to the cfil
amending the Law for punishment for
contempt OF court: to the filled cheese
nsIl. and opposed to the bin prohibiting
the issue Of bonds As to the last meA-
sure Thurston explained that his oppc-
ss,ion was not due to the principle Of the
biii. which he might approve at another
time. bat he felt IL vas too late In the
session TO withhold from the administra-
tion the means Of avoiding a monetary
crfsia.
A. soon a. the flled cheese bill Was Ia
ken up Dubois offered an amendment 70
the cheese bill. placing an additional tax
of y cents per barrel on beer. porter and
ale. In supporting the amendment Du-
bots said IL offered an opportunity to
sherman to execute the patriotic pur-
poses he had recently expressed without
resorting TO the Dlngiey tarin bill. which
just. unsatisfactory. sectional bill. which
cannot pass the senate" This blli Was
a trap. transparent and unfair. This beer
amendment would yield 81. 900 Of addi-
tional revenue. Dubois said. and the SEN
ators could accept this or else .ouit pos
ing before the country as the only patrt-
OTIS"
Sherman replied briefly. urging that this
was a move to cripple the cheese bill.
which was In no sense a general revenue
hill. Thirty millions OF revenue already
was raised from that very useful and
comfortable drink" and he tSherman)
thought the consumers OF beer paid about
enough. He moved TO table the beer
amendment. which motion was defeated.
yeas 2S. nays %. as follows:
Yeas-Republicans: Aldrich. Allison.
Baker, Burrows. Culjom. Davis. Gallinger.
Hawley. Mitchell, Oregon. Morrill,, Nelson.
Perkins. Plat, Quay. Sewell. sherman.
Shoup and Wilson'S Democrats. Cock
erell, Hill. Mitchell. Palmer. Pasco. Tur-
pie, viias-7. Total. Is.
Nays--Republicans: Brown. Cannon.
Carter, DUBOIS Iiansbrough. Peitigrcw.
Telier--7. Democrats: Bacon. Bate. Ber-
ry, Gallery, Chiffon. Daniel. Faulkner.
Gray, Harris. Jones. Ark, Lindsay. Mills.
Morgan. Push. Roach, Vest. Walthan.
White--ls. Populists: Allen. Butler. Kyle.
PETER, Stewart-S Total. 40.
The refusal to table created something
OF str through the senate.
= Al oclock the cheese bill. with the hesr
amendment pending. was lad aside. Sher-
man announced that he would call 1t up az
soon as the bond bill was disposed OF.
Pritchard spoke In opposition to the issue
of bonds In time of peace.
Lindsay opposed the bond bill While he
did not regard 1t as an act OF reputation,
yet he believed it would lead to the sus-
pension Of specie payment within sixty
days from the time OF its adoption. The
bond bill was then laid aside.
Stewart asked that the financial report
of John G. Carlisle in 1878 be printed as
a public document. but Lindsay, Aldrich
and Piatt objected to it as antiquated-
The final conference report on the legis-
lative. executive and judicial bill was
agreed to.
A partial conference report on the SUM-
dry civil bill was agreed to. the re-
naming items, including public buildings.
being sent back for further conference.
At 6 o'clock the senate held brief execu-
tive session and then adjourned.