The herald., 1896-02-14
THE F|FTY.FOURTA congress
Morrill, Moves to Take Up the
Tariff Bill
THE TARIFF TINKERERS
Meet an Unexpected Rebuff From 4he
Senators
After Ten Days Debate the House Rejects
the Senate Free Coinage Amends
ment to the Bond BIN

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The friends OF
the tariff bill met an unexpected repulse
this afternoon when, by the vote of 81 yeas
to 20 noes, the senate defeated the motion
of Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the finance
committee, to take up the tariff bill. The
negative vote which defeated tho motion
was given by Democrats, Populists and
four Republican senators. viz: Teller,
Mantle, Dubois and Carter.
The affirmative vote was entirely Repub-
lican, but it's total of 21 is less than half Of
the aggregate Republican strength. Mr..
Morrill's motion has been anticipated for
some days, but it was not pressed, pending
consideration of the urgent deficiency bill.
This measure was disposed of at o'clock
today, and the struggle to advance other
measures began. Morrill, was summoned
from the finance committee room to sub
nit his motion. In the meantime Mr.. Cali
had secured the enforcement of an agree
Cuban question should be taken up. Mr..
Morrill, was not deferred by the agreement,
however, and pressed his motion to lake
up the tariff bill. There was hurried as
sembling OF senators who remain without
the capitol, but this was considerably short
the Cuban resolutions as unfinished bu i
ness, although these have yielded tempor-
arily to the military academy and other
appropriation bills. The urgent deficiency
bill was passed. 1t carried about $4,000
900, a considerable increase over the bill
passed in the house.
A resolution was adopted directing the
Pacific railroad committee to make full
inquiry into the status of the Pacific rail-
roads. In this connection Allen criticised
the manner of hearing the interested rail-
road officials and not the disinterested per-
SONS who came before the committee.
Later in the day Mr.. Pettigrew made q
savage speech against the ''hiRhwaymen
and conspirators'' connected with the Pa.
ciflc roads, and urged the foreclosure Of
government liens. The adjournment Of
the senate was taken until Monday.
Consideration of the urgent deficiency
bill was then resumed and soon after was
passed substantially as reported.
Immediately there was q sklrmish to adj
vance various measures. Mr.. Teller sought
to take up the military academy appro-
| priation bill.
Mr.. Call insisted upon the Cuban resolu-
tions having the right of way by an agree-
ment entered into Tuesday last, and this
| was sustained by consulting the record.
This made the Cuban question the un-
| finished business.
Mr.. Call yielded to Mr.. Teller to proceed
with the military academy bill. ~
In tho meantime Mr.. Morrill, had entered
the chamber and vigorously protested
against further delay on the tariff bill. He
had waited, he said, two days and had
come to the senate today at much personal
inconvenience to urge that the tariff bill he
taken up. He would insist on this. and he
moved that the senate proceed to the con.
sideration of the tariff bill. This prccipi-
tated an unexpected tariff vote.
The vote proceeded amid considerable
excitement. There was some delay while
papers were being arranged. The vote in
detail is as follows:
Yeas-Aldricli. Allison, Brown, Cameron.
Clark, Cullom, Frue, Hawley. Hoar, Nc
MILAN, Mitchell of Oregon. Morrill,, Nell
son, Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor,
Quay, Sherman. Squire and Warren-2l.
Nays-Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry, Brice,
Butler, Calender, Chiffon, Cockrell, Du-
bois, George. German, Gray. Hill, Jones Of
Nevada, Mantle, Morgan. Pascoe, PETER,
Pugh, koach, Smith, Teller. Turpie, Vest,
Villas, Voorhees, and Waithall-29.
The pairs announced were as follows,
the first named would have voted to take
up the bill, SO far as their positions were
stated:
Eking with Faulkner, Gear with Gordon,
Hansbrough with Palmer. Nc Bride with
Daniel, Wilson with Lindsey, Shoup with
White, Wetmore with lrby, Gallinger with