The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23

81 say in all seriousness" he said
that if this Congress adiourns without
giving the Treasury relief it will be
an outrage and a shame"
Mr. Sherman said he would appeal
to the leaders of the Democratic par
ty, that great party which had existed
so long, to shake off the passions of
the moment and take up the tariff
bill sent here by the House.
''If we do not act" concluded Mr..
Sherman, "the Senate will fall below
the standard it has long held, and the
President of the United States will be
justified in calling us back here by
the first of July to do our duty"
Mr.. Gray, Dem, Del), followed.
II agree with the Ohio Senator that
crisis in the history of the country
and the history of the Senate is at
hand" he said. Il agree that an adj
iournment without measure of relief
would be an outrage and a shame.
And I say to the Senator if his COM
mittee will propose a measure to in
crease the revenue, a measure truly
non-partsan. and solely to raise rev
enue-that he will find support on this
side of the chamber. And l make that
offer now, with the belief that such
support will be given"
THE Senator's propositions" an
swered Mr.. Sherman" is that we
should disregard the bill of the House
that body charged with initiating
revenue legislation; that we should
tear up the Dingley bill and make an
other He must be more broad and
liberal in his offers"
Il thought the Senator (Sherman)
| did not understand, himself" said Mr..
Gray, when he spoke of non-parti-
| san, patriotic measure. He now pro-
| poses that we must accept the Ding
ley bill, which in my Judgment will
not yield sufficient revenue to afford
relief.
"Why not amend it then?" queried
Mr.. Sherman.
Il want a revenue measure" an
swered Mr.. Gray, ito raise revenue
| and not in raising revenue to raise
| tolls
Mr.. Chandler interjected the inquiry
why Mr.. Gray did not move to take up
| the tariff bill.
'I'n move to take up an honest bill,
not a fraud Mr.. Gray answered.
"The bill to which he (Sherman)
refers is to increase the revenues OF
the protected class and not of the gov
ernment."
Mr.. George now came forward with
| detailed proposition which attracted
marked attention, He said he would
| pledge his one vote to the Republican
| Senators if they would get together
| and frame a proper relief measure. lie
would accept IN such measure taN
| on beer. a revenue tax on wool, lum-
| ber, tea, coffee; an increase on tobacco,
| cigars and cigarettes, and fair reVe-
rue duty on any agricultural products
| imported from Canada to the United
| States.
"Win the Senator join with Repub-
lean Senators in trying to pass the
| tariff BILL" asked MIR. Mitchell
| Il don't like to answer the question
| in that FORM answered Mr.. George.
| There should he an understanding
| in advance"
| Mr. Dubois, (Rep., Idaho), one of the
| five Republicans who voted against
considering the tariff bill, rose at this
| l1oint, and in ironical tones, said that
| Of course it would be easy 10 get to-
| oether and pass a revenue tariff bill,
| with free silver amendment. "IOn
| viii recall" he said, that five Sena-
| tors voted against taking up the Ding
| ley bill. Every one Of those five Sena-
| tors has been endorsed by his State.
| Every one of those five Senators will
| be a delegate TO the National cOnyen-
| ton"
Mr. Hill then resumed his speech.
There would be no tariff bill passed,
| he said, either this session or next.
1 4 IA.
| man outside Of an insane asylum, prom
| se a tariff for revenue. Yet in the
| face of this fact, Senators propose to
take the government by the throat
| and deprive it of the only source Of
| revenue it has.
| Mr.. George asked if Mr.. Hill proposed
| to continue to meet the deficiency by
| the issuance of bonds, in view of his
admission that the Senate would con-
| tinue to be divided
Mr.. Hill replied that the situation
was a grave one, but if a tariff bill
| could not be passed, it would not be
wise to repeal the law which furnish
| ed the means for conducting the gov
| ernment. 1t was not, he said, dishon-
cradle to borrow money.
| At 2 p. m. the Chair laid the regular
| order of business before the Senate,
| but the Senate, by a vote of 20 to 27,
| decided TO contiue the consideration of
| the bond bill. Mr.. Hill closed at 3
o'clock and was followed by Mr.. Haw-
| ley (Rep., Connecticut) in a short but
| impassioned exhortation against this
| bond prohibition.
IF this measure is passed." he de-
clared, sit will be one of the foulest
| bills-the foulest blot and the only
| one-op the history of this honorable
| body. $If he had heard while on the
| other side of the globe that the United
States Senate was about to do such
horrible thing he would resent the in
suit, and yet the Senate was face to
face with proposition for repudia-
ton.
'This is reputation. This is bank
ruptcy. This is anarchy and infamy,"
exclaimed Mr.. Hawley.
Mr.. Mills (Dem., Texas supported
the bill, characterized the speeches of
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Hawley as the most