The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-26
Called to the Attention of The Senate by
Chairman of The Finance Committee.
A THING OF DUTY AND A JAW FOREVER
Fhr Consideration OF this Timeworn
Republicans VIII welcome Any
Decent Bill--Mr. Teller Gets Angry
with Mr.ArorriIl..Cubnn Resolution

Allen Pop) of Nebraska for the ap-
pointmcnt OF James I3. Lloyd. of North
Carolinn, as second assistant doorkcep-
or Of the Senate.
Some objections were made by Scna-
tors Chandler and Sherman. the former
stating that he would not consent either
to the displacement Of an empluyr or to
the creation of a new office; and the
latter rcmarking that an assistant door
Keeper and an acting assistant door
keeper had been maintained one on
each side of the chamber. and for each
political party. This latter remark was
taken up by Mr. Allen. who said, hu-
that the Populist party was
repeatedly obtaining accesslons 10 It's
ranks in the Senate and that even the
Senator from Maine Olale) had recent
ly declared himself an adherent OF Pop
ulist doctrines. G4auGhter.> The Pop
uiiSt Senators should. therefore. have
a representative among the officials OF
the Senate.
Mr.. Platt compared Mr.. Aliens popu-
liStic Growing tn the feliCitudc of Il
hen over her brood. After some further
colloquy the resolution went over.
MIR. morrill,. chairman of the Finance
Committee, called attention to the sub
icct of the House tariff bill. He said
there was Il dsticiency of revenue. month
hy month. which would amount to thir-
ty millions for the ycar-the second year
of the present tariff bill. II certainly
seemed as though something should he
done TO relieve the distress of the Treas
ury Department and to do something
looking TO the revival of the business
interests Of the country. Hc, therefore
moved to proceed tn the consid Grafton
of tho House tariff bill. The yeas ana
nays on that motion was demanded by
Senators Stewart and Teller. The vote
was taken and the motion to take up
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Morrill remarked that when on the
lS;h Of February the same motion
was defeated by Il vote OF q to 29. lie
though; that the hill was hopslessly
defeated. Still ne had felt that II was
his duty In 81 important n matter 10
give an opportunity for change or
mind on the pant OF some Senators. II
was perfectly clear now that the Re
publ!cans We're in a minority In the
Senate. daughter on the Demou attic
sldeD The hili had been defeated on
the 18th of February by n comhnaia ~
OF five Populist votes and four Ke-
publican votes with Democratic votes.
He did not think from the vote jus,
taken that there had been any change
so far The Republicans on the Finance
Committee wJnld welcome any accent
Iill that would increase the revenue of
me Government. But so far as The
present House bill was concerned. he did
h?' thihk that it would he Incoming i'm
hin 10 ask the Senate for any further
consumption of time
VII. TELLER made an angry speerb
against what he construed 10 ha thn
meaning OF some of MIR, Morrtll's rc-
tiiarks-the reading of the silver Repub
i,o.hs i our OF The Republican party. Ie
tsciarea 'a ms intention TO vote at AL
10 reESih In the Republican party In
spite of the suggestion of IN. Sn,,o 49,,
from Vermont ''te 'Sr'a or
MI Morrill, disclaimed having said
ahEinlhg about reading Senators ON nf
ahc republican party. He had merely
ia .n"t .he republican party was
IN minority In the Senate.
Mr.. Teller persisted in tho cor,oo,,.ss
0i ms CONSTRUCTION of Mr.. NorrIII,s
remarks, and In the course Of hia ra-
marks alluded contemptuously 70 .,ho
cleveland Democracy and tho NJo,,iu
kephhlica nism." He declared thai mo
SILVER Republicans could get along with
uut me party as well as the party could
sct aiong without them. They were
me chairman of the Finance Commit
lee. nor by the attacks of the Metropo-
litan press.
Mf sherman tried to relieve the uues.
lloh OF All partisan considerations and
appealed TO Senators not to infjct such
aisgrace on the country and on civili-
Zatlon as to adjourn Congress witbo,t
making n provision to supply the Trea-
sury with sufficient revenue, and said
that he would even favor. and the peo.
PIC would willingly pay, q tax on tea
ana coffee, or on anything else for that
purpose The discussion flowed into
the cross-channel of bimetallism and
and In the course OF II
Mr. Ptatt expressed the belief that the
Republican party would go into the
next campaign on the doctrine OF BIZ
metallisin as laid down In the last plat-
form Of the party. and that when the
silver monometallists proposed to an
tagoniZe protection with the unlimited
coinage OF silver. the death knell Of that
delus!on and craze had struck.
The last three hours OF the days ses-
sion were given up 10 the consideration
of the Cuban belliserency resolution.
Mr.. Morgan conclued his three day
speech In support OF the resolution, as
reported from the Committee on For
eign Relations. and Mr. Gray, another
member of the same committee, while
denouncing Spanish rule in Cuba. and
declaring the wafmest sympathy with
the revolutionists. argued that the decla-
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