The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-07

WORK OF CONGRESS-
P~roeeedipys In h senate and House
Of Representative.
Washington, Feb. 27.-In the senate
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman OF the finance
committee, presented Il resolution to
take up the tariff bill. The roll call
proceeded with many Interruptions in
order to allow senators to pair. Tile
announcement that Mr.. Morrilrs mo-
ton had been defcated-:2 to Owns
not unexpected In view Of the vote
some days ago. The vote is as fol
lows:
Ayes - Aldrich, Allison. Baker.
Brown, Burrows, Cameron, Clark.
Cullom. Davis, Gear, Hale, Hans
brough. Hawlcy, Mitchell (Or.), Nor
rill. Nelson, Perkins. Proctor. Quay.
Sherman, Shoup. Lodge-22.
Noes-CanEon, Carter, Dubois, Man
tie and Teller tReps.), Bacon. Bate,
Berry. Gallery, Call. Chiffon. Cockrell,
George, Gordon. Gray. Harris. Hill,
Lindsay. Martin, Morgan, Palmer,
Pasco, Roach, Turpic, Vest, Walthall,
White Dems.); Allen. Butler, Jones
(Nev.), kyle, PETER, Stewart U'ops.)-
3d. So.
After the vote had been announced
OH the defeat of Mr.. Morri.I's motion,
a sensational coloquy occurred be-
tween Mr.. Morrill,, Mr.. Teller and Mr..
Sherman. MI. Morrill, said the tariff
was now shown that there was not u
Republican majority in the senate.
Mr.. Teller responded with intense feel
ing. He declared that he and his sill
YER Republican associates could not
be read out of the Republican party.
The house passed the Indian appro'
priation bill. the sixth of the thirteen
general appropriation bills, and sent
it to the senate. The house also
passed without debate the Dinglcy
bill authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to take and kill the Alaskan
seal herd If a modus vivendi could not
be concluded before the opening Of
the present season for permanent pro-
lection of the herds with the countries
interested.
Washington, Feb. %. - The tariff
day of intensely dramatic action, Of
impetuous debate and of stormy per-
sonal colloquy. The speech of Senator
Carter of Montana, one Of the five Re-
publican senators who voted against
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main formal event Of the day. Ihere
was added interest in the speech ow-
ing to Mr.. Carriers position as chair
man of the Republican national COM
mittee. The senator used very plain
words in denouncing what he termed
the movement to drive him and his
silver associates out of the Republican
party. In concluding his speech Mr..
Carter said:
''It is time Republicans who claim
to lie within the party should take
their cues from tLe party platform
rather than from the White House.
If it shall occur that this senseless cru
SADIE against the Republicans who Ee-
lieved in good faith in the Minneapolis
pla form when it declared for bimetal-
lism as we'll a S protection, shall be
carried to such an extent as may re-
suit in the adoption of President
scheme by the st. Louis
convention, l submit that the Isepub-
lican success will be rendered utterly
impossible. If the platform of 1896
announces to the country that the
plank of bimetallism adopted at Min
neapolis was a delusion. q fraud and
a snare, it would he just as well for
the Republican party not to make a
nomination at st. Louis at all"
This was but the prelude to o
stirring events. Mr.. Hoar questioned
Mr.. Carter as to whether he intended
to defeat any protective tariff bill un-
less senators surrendered. their CON-
victions to him, and whether his con.
struction Of the Minneapolis platform
agreed with the construction ri Ell to
1t by President Harrison. MI. Carter
responded with great vigor that Mr..
HarrisOn's course had not been all that
was desired, but it was ut least a
beacon Of hope for the future. But it
not the construction applicable to
the situation in the senate to-day. Mr..
Gear Qowa) sharply questioned Mr..
Carter upon the circumstances of franz
ing the financial plank of the Minncap.
oils platform, bringing out that Sem
ators Jones Nev.) and Teller (Colo.)
had taken part in shaping the docu-
ment. Mr.. Carter asserted that while
this was true, the men who framed
that plank never dreamed that the
English language would permit such
misconstruction Of it's terms. There
upon Mr.. Gear, referring to Mr.. Car.
ter's conduct of the national campaign
in 1892, asked If this plank was not
the one by which he (Cartcr) and the
senator from Colorado (Teller) sought
to carry the State of Colorado for the
Republican party. MI. Carter replied
that the plank was &c accepted he
cause the Republican party had always
kept It's promises, and 1t was nov in
cl.lnbent on that party to again re-
deem it's promises.
The reference to Mr. Teller's part in
framing the platform Brought him to
his feet with ar explanation of what
had been intended and a fiery de-
of bimetallism of Mr.. Sher-
man. The latter in turn arraigned
the dishonesty of the policy of fee
silver which would pay the laboring
man in a 5O-cent dollar.
The house discussed the Van Horn
Tarsney election contest, but no action
was taken.