Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-26
The vote on MorrilTs motion to tal
the tariff bill was as follows:

OF the senators voting yea, all are repuh~
licans OF those voting nay. five are repub-
licans, twenty-five are democrats ana SIX
populists.
The pairs were as follows, the names OF
those who would have voted aye being given
first Chandler with Murphy, Mcbride with
Smith, Hear with Pugh, Warren with Jones
of Arkansas Wilson with Irby Mcmillan
with Blackburn. Pritchard with Blanchard.
Wetmore with Voorhees, Pettigrew with Glib
son, Frye with German Squire with Daniel,
Wolcott with Brice, Platt with Villas, Elkins
with Faulkner, Sewell with Mitchell OF Wis
consn, Thurston with Tillman.
The announcement Of the vote was the
signal for remarkable collcquy between Mr..
Morrill, and Mr.. Teller Az soon as the vote
was announced Mr.. Morrill, again addressed
the senate.
1t was now evident he said, that the re-
publican party was in the minority in the
United States senate chorus of derisive
laughter came from the democratic side OF
the chamber at this statement Mr., morrill,,
not noticing the interruption proceeded to
state that in his judgment the tarih bill was
defeated by a vote including five silver re-
pubcans and six populists. There was no
substantial change in the present and former
votes. 1t settled all questions OF doubt. The
senator said the republican members OF the
finance committee would be ready at any
time before congress adjourned to come to
the relief Of the treasury. But as to this
bill" concluded Mr.. Morrill,, II do not think
Il would become me to ask any further time"
Mr. Teller secured recognition soon as
Mr.. Morrill, concluded. The Colorado senator
smoke with intense earnestness and feeling
and at times a vein Of sarcasm and bitter
ness was evident. He referred scornfully
to the assertion Of Mr.. Morrill, that there
was not republican majority in the senate
That was fact that had long been UNDER
stood This statement, said Mr.. Teller, came
with a motion out Of time and out Of place
to proceed with the tariff bill. The senator
from Vermont, Morrill,, declared that certain
senator's on the republican side Of the
chamber are no longer members of the re-
publican party. The senator from Montana,
Carter, who was in the judgment OF Mr..
Teller as good republican as the senator
from Vermont, Morrill,, had moved to recon-
nit the bill.
TELLER MAKES SOME CHAGEs.
II charge" proceeded Mr. Teller, land
will seek to prove later that this tariff bill
was never presented with any purpose OF
passing It.
Mr.. Teller thinks he can embarrass those
who have been as devoted to the republican
party as he has been, then he is mistaken.
will follow my own Judgment on this
question. And will stay in the republican
party in spite of the senator from Vermont.
"This sham effort to pass tariff bill"
added Mr.. Teller, WAS degrading to the
American senate. IT was degrading to those
who took part in it," Mr.. Morrill, interrupted
TO say. nave Iedu no out VI tHo
republican party"
Mr.. Teller responded that the whole spirit
Of Mr.. Morrills course was In this line OF
driving out OF the party all those who did
not agree with him. 1t was the same intol-
erance shown by the metropolitan press,
which had already read the silver republicans
out OF the party
Mr.. Sherman replied to Mr.. Teller and
urged the senate to adopt some measure for
the relief of the treasury
Mr.. Frye said: Let us accept the ver-
dict let us consider the bill as dead and let
the responsibility for its fate rest where 1t
belongs"
II was ten minutes past 2. the hour for
taking up the Cuban resolution, when Mr..
Morgan was recognized to proceed with hiJ
speech on this question.
Mr.. Gray spoke Of the forbearance the
United States had long shown toward the
Spanish rule over Cuba, which was a con-
slant source OF irritation. We could not stife
the feelings aroused by the sad conditions
and the sufferings OF the Cuban people.
Mr.. Gray proceeded to urge that the rec
ogniton OF beligerency was not within the
powers OF congress. The president had the
sole power In that direction.
This statement brought out sharp legal
difference between Mr.. Morgan and MI Gray,
the former asserting that the president had
no power to recognize belligerents without
the approval Of congress. The senator urged
the adoption OF sympathetic resolutions.
Messrs Lodge, Stewart and Call also spoke
briefly At o'clock the resolutions were
laid aside. and, after Mr.. Squire had sub
mltted the report OF the Committee on coast
defensen, the senate held brief executive
session and at sos adjourned until tomoI-
row.