Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-10

you iaugh when your attention Is called
10 1t. What is there IN the tariff ques-
ton that would require Congress to spend
six or seven months IN an extraordinary
session to consider Il? Why not intro
duce the Mckinley bill, TIN panacea FOR
all evils. and have 1t reported here within
the next ten days and passed within the
next sixty days? DO you want 10
threaten the country with an extraord;-
nary session OF Congress? DO You want
TO sit here ninety days. practically idle.
and let the country suffer. when you have
1t within your power TO put tariff bin
on It's passage and have IT discussed in
tclligenty?"
Let me ask the Senator" Mr..
Aldrich broke IN. whether he VIII
vote for this bill. as IT came from tho
House Of Representatives, or for the
Mckinley or any other bill that may be
presented by the Republicans, now or at
any other time?'
NO" said Mr.. Allen. 81 will not vote
for this bill in It's present shape. You
can. however put II I'm such shape that !
can vote for II, and that other senators
can vote for it who are not members Of
your party"
Does not the Senator see" said Mr..
Hale Rcpublican). Of Maine now break
ing into the colloquy. that IT IS an en-
tirely different thing to ask the Republi-
can party which is in "A minority here
as II clearly is-tO take up and consider
and perfect a general bill. when the con-
ditions are expected to be entirely
changed I'm the next Congress? The Re
publican party expects to have an abso-
Lutte majority in the Senate then.
Where will you get your majority
from?" Mr. Alien aueried.
Il say" repeated, Mr.. Hale, that the
Republican party expects 10 have a Re
4oVffx h. rtsNf
gress"
Expects" Mr. Allen echoed. with a
sneer.
REPUBLICAN PROPOSITION.
"Then," Mr. Hale went on, 1--WE car
take uD a general tariff bill; and l have
no doubt that we will. All that we ask
now is the passage Of this Dingley bill.
which is a temporary measure-a mea-
sure that was intended TO endow a Demo-
cratic administration with enough revenue
to pay the housekeeping bills Of the gov
ernment. If the Senator and his friends
were In favor of it. vote could be had
at once without further discussion.
The Senator from Rhode Island could
withdraw his motion 10 refer, and yea
and-nay vote on the free coinage of silver
substitute had. If that were voted on
the bill would 20 to conference, and II
not come out Of II. If il were voted down.
the Senate would be brought face to face
with the Dingley BILL and could take
vote upon it at once without further dis
cussion.
"Why is not the Senator ready to agree
to that?" he asked. docs he not see
that the Republican party in this Senate
is not, as IL hopes 10 be in the next
Congress. able TO report general tariff
revision bill?"
Il believe" was Mr.. Aliens comment
on this point, "that the Republican party
is in better shape now than it Will be
IN the next Congress" Q-aughter)
Continuing Mr.. Hale expressed his be-
lief that in the next Congress the Re
publican senators would be able to re-
port general tariff bill. which they
could not do now. But they were really
to come TO a vote at once on the Dingley
bill-irst on the proposition for free coin
age of silver; and, II that were voted
down. on the House bill.
While the discussion was still in pro-
gress the morning hour expired. and the
whole matter went over without action.
1t does not come up tomorrow under
any rule of the Senate; but a motion TO
take up the bill and proceed to its
consideration may be made at any time.
House of Representatives.
The session OF the House to-day was
conducted under the influence Of the
spirit of labor which marked the body
Yesterday. And while IL lasted-less than
three hours-nine bills were considered
and two conference reports agreed to,
In ADDITION 10 some other business. Such
industry at the opening Of session. even
a short one, is unprecedented In the an
mails OF Congress. All OF the days busi-
ness. however. related 10 States of the
Middle West and Pacific coast.
The usual resolution distributing the
topics Of the Presidents message 10 the
appropriate committees was reported from
the Ways and Means Committee, ana
agreed TO- At 2:25 o'clock the House ad-
iourned until tomorrow.