Evening journal., 1896-02-26
DINeLEY BILL DEAD.

Five Silver Republican Senators Vote
with Democrats to XIII the Measure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga storm broke
over the senate. 1t has been gathering
force ever since the defeat of the motion
to take up the tariff bill. There was a
flerceness of debate which set aside all the
usual restraints of the senate and arrayed
Mr.. Teller of Colorado in a wordy war
against his party associates Mr.. Morrill,
of Vermont and Mr.. Sherman of Ohio.
The controversy arose unexpectedly on
the motion Of Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of
the. finance committee, to take up the
tariff bill. This motion was defeated
yeas, %; nays, 33.
The Republicans voting in the negative
were Cannon of Utah, Carter and Mantle
of Montana, Dubois Of Idaho and Teller
of Colorado. The announcement Of this
result was the signal for an outbreak.
Mr.. Morrill, declared that he accepted the
vote as defeating the tariff bill. It showed,
he said, that the Republican senators did
not have a majority in the senate, and he
would not again bring the subject before
that body.
Mr.. Teller responded in a speech which
will long be remembered for its directness
OF statement and deep earnestness. The
OblOIaQN ntn1luI DlQlIoAtQ AEaAhnN AAD
efforts of Mr.. Morrill, to read tho silver
Republican senators out Of the Republican
party. He asserted that they had the same
loyalty, the same devotion to the party as
the senator from Vermont.
1--WE can get along without the party as
we'll as the party can get along without
us, declared Mr.. Teller in an impetuous
manner. He closed with the declaration
that he and his Republican associates
could not be frightened or driven from the
Republican ranks by the sneers Of the
finance committee chairman.
Mr.. Sherman followed in a striking ap-
peal to the senate for action. He declared
that it was disgrace to civilization, a
disgrace to the country, that the govern
ment should be spending more than its
income The senator announced that he
would not abandon the tariff bill, but
would again move to take it up and give
the treasury the relief it required. He
warned congress that II an adjournment
was taken without action the people
would visit their condemnation on every
man responsible for the inaction.
Mr. Frye added his Judgment that the
tariff bill was dead-'as dead as Julius
Caesar, and there is no resurrection what
ever for it. "
The Cuban resolutions occupied the lat
ter part Of the session, and the debate was
in progress when the senate adjourned.
The house passed the Indian appropria-
tion bill, the sixth of the / 3 general ap-
propriation bills, and sent IL TO the senate.
The house also passed without debate the
Dingley bill authorizing the secretary
OF the treasury to take and kill the Alas
kan seal herd il q modus vivendi could not
bo concluded, before tho opening of the
present season, for the protection of the
seals, pending negotiations for permanent
protection to the herds with the countries
interested.
The Van Horn Tarsncy contested cleo
tion case from the Fifth Missouri district
occupied the remainder Of the session.
The majority report favors Van Horn, the
contestant, who is a Republican, while
the Democrats and one Republican favor
recommittng the case, with instructions
to reopen the testimony, purge the re-
turns OF fraud and recount the honest bal
lots.
The feature Of the day was the speech
Of the dissenting Republican, Mr. Taylor
OF Ohio. He was listoned TO with close
attention and made apalpable impression.
MIR. Cummings of New York introduced
bill providing for an international hui
name and sanitary conference. The pres
ident is authorized TO invite the govern
ments OF the maritime nations to send
delegates TO the conference for the purpose
Of formulating laws for the transportation
Of animals at sea, for the proper equip
mcnt Of vessels for animals, steerage pas
sengors and stokers in transit and for the
suppression Of infectious and contagious
diseases of man and beast and TO formu-
late and submit for ratification OF the gov
ernments represented proper international
regulations, laws and penalties.
Five thousand dollars IS appropriated
for the expenses OF the conference.