The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-10
VOL IO-NEW SERIES. NO. 259.

cd within tho next sixty days? DO you
want TO threaten the country Win an
extraordinary session OF Congress. 10
you want 90 sit here ninety ntys 3ac-
ticady idlc and lct the country suHer
when you have 30 within your power 10
put tariff bin on its passage ana nave
/ il discussed intcllicently?'
WOULD NOT VOTE FOR 1T.
LET me ask the Senator Mr. Aldflch
| broke in. whether hc viii vote for thls
| bin. assit came from the House oi Repre-
sCutatiyes. or for the Mckinley or for
| any other biz hat may hc presented 10y
the Republicans now or at any other
umo2"
NO" SAID air. Alien II VIII not vote
| for this bin In its present shape. You can.
/ however. pat it in such shape that ! can
| vote for d. and that other senators can
vote for 10 who are not members OF your
party
Does not the Senator soe." said Mr..
! Hale iRcp. Of Maincl, now breaking into
| the CollOQuy. that lt S. AN entirely diifcr-
cut thing 90 ask the Republican party.
| which is iu a minority hcle-as II clearly
1 is-tO take up and consider ana perfect
o general bin. when the conditions are
expected 90 Doe entirely changed n the
next Congress? The Republican party
expects 90 have am absolute majority in
ihe Senate then"
"Wnere viii YOU get your mt j0rlty
from N1r. Allen Qusrlcd-
"f say repeated Nr. Hale. "thnt the
| Republican party expects TO have Re
| publican majority in The Senate mex Con-
grcss"
Expects" Mr. Allen echoed with
4 TEMPORARY MEASURE.
Then Alr. Hale went on. "wc can
take up general tarin bin. and l have
no doubt that We Will All that We ask
now is the passage ot this Dinrlcy bill.
which is temporary measure meas
are that was intended TO endow Demo
I far .fr.f 1rf ffI
10 p3y tho housekeeping bills of ule Gov
crnmcnt. ~ the Senator and his friends
Nci- ln favor or g. vote could bc had
al once without further discussion.
The senator from Rhode Island c0rld
NilnorsW his motion o. refer and % yea
ana nay vote on Tho free COINAGE Of sil-
Yer substitute had. IF that were voted on.
tho bill would 20 10 conference. and 10
would be cen whether something would
nor come ont Of IT. II it were voted
| down the Senate would be brought face
| 10 face with The Dinglcv bin and could
take vote on II at once without further
| "Why is not tho senator ready 20 agree
| 20 that?' he asked. Does he not see
| that the Republican party in this Senate
| is not as 10 hopes 20 be I'm the next Con-
| grcss ablo to report a general tariff re-
| vision hiu2"
81 believe" was Mr.. Aliens comment
! on this point. chat the Republican party
| next Congress" Oauehtor)
| Continuing, Mr.. Hale cxpr,s.od his be-
| lief that in the next Congress Republic
can senators would De able TO report a
| general tariff bin which they could not
| do now. But they were rcallv 20 come
/ a. "a vote al once ON tho lnrley bill
| first on the proposition for free coinage
| of silver. and II that were voted down.
| on tho House bin.
| While tho discussion was etiil in nro-
/ grcss the morning hour expired ana the
| whole matter went over without action.
|
| any rule Of the Senate. but the motion 10
! take MP tho bill and proceed to ifs cone
s'oer2,59lff NolfrN Il7T KT1ovs IS IN vAcATIoN.
The President sent 10 the Senate to-day
the nominations Of consuls district
| Judges and United states attorney made
| during the recess Of Congress. including
/ those Of David r. Francis. 10 De Score
tarv Of the Interior McGrane Cox. or
| New York TO be Minister TO GuatemaI \
and Honduras. and Charles Mott 'hei
| Justice. and Charles y. Howry, Judge OF
tho Courts Of Claims.
In fhc House.
The session Of the House to-day was
conducted under the influence Of the
spirit Of labor, which marked the body
Yesterday And while 10 lasted less
than three hours. nine bills were con-
sidcrod and two conference reports agreed
To- I'm addition 10 some other business.
Such industry at the opening Of session
even a short one IS unprecedented in tho
annals of CONGRESS. All of the days
/ business. however. related 10 states OF the
| middle West and Pacific coast
The usual resolution distributing the
I topics OF the Presidents message TO the
! Appropriation Committee was reported
/ from the Ways and Means Committee
| and agreed TO.
! At 2.25 o'clock the House adjourned un-
/ I'll tomorrow.