Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-10

Inc announcement OF the vote, 30 to II
was no less surprise than Mr. Aliens first
move. MIR. Aldrich quickly interposed 9
motion to refer the bill to the committee or
finance with instructions to report back the
bill without the free silver amendment This
brought Mr.. Allen to his feet in an energetic
protest. He said the republican party had
prevailed at the recent election and wac
now looking forward to effecting tariff legis-
lation. Throughout the campaign, they had
promised the people tariff legislation. Why
therefore, should they Hesitate now? The
Nebraska senator declared that the senators
across the aisle did not want to take up the
tariff at all.
Mr.. Chandler responded suggesting that
the recent election had not only brought for
ward the tariff question but had retired the
silver question so far as Independent action
by the United States alone was concerned
He asked, therefore, whether Mr.. Allen was
ready in good faith to take up the Dingley
bill and free it from the silver amendment
TAUNTS TARIFF LEADERS.
Mr.. Allen replied that ne silver question
was far from settled by the recent election.
Six million votes had been registered for
silver. SO far as the tarim was concerned.
he wanted the republicans to get into the
saddle" Mr.. Allen declared that the re-
publicans had abandoned the Dingley bill
Nothing of the kind remarked Mr.. Gal
l!nger.
'It is 80 announced in republican news
papers today" declared Mr. Allen.
Let me ask the senator" interpoSed Mr.
Chandler 'if hc is so anxious about tariff
legislation. will he aid TO rid this bill of
the silver amendment SO that the original
tariff measure can be acted upon?"
II will act in my own way" responded
Mr. Allen. without bowing my neck to the
republican yoke"
Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Allen INDUCED in a
further colloquy, the former endelvoring to
secure Il time for final vote He wanted a
pnu or hare eA1~ htt lln,,
declared thsS 1t was futile to talk of a vote
now, when the republican senator's had no
idea of passing the Dingley bill in its orig
inal form.
Mr.. Hale came into the debate with an in
quiry of Mr.. Allen as to whether It wac
proper to proceed to tariff legislation now,
when the republican senator's expected to
have clear majority in the next senate, ca
pable of effectively cpndacting the debate.
Where win you get that majority ?'
queried Mr. Allen amid laughter.
II said expect" answered Mr.. Hale He
went on to say that it was manifest that
the republican party felt 1t wae not in the
position that II expected to be in the next
congress and that 1t was manifest from this
condition that more effective action could
come later.
Mr.. Harris democrat OF Tennessee, moved
a change of the Aldrch bill among the in
structions which was accepted.
At this point the morning, which lasts until
o'clock, expired and the heated controversy
went over. This leaves pending the melton
to refer the Dingley bill 70 the finance COM
mittee, but the motion has no privilege Civ
ing it preference tomorrow. Efforts to Sc
cure an adjournment and an executive aas-
sion were successfully resisted by Mr.. Lodge
who succeeded in having the immigration
bill taken up. He yielded however, to per-
sonal request from Mr.. Gibson, democrat
Of Maryland, for time to look into the bill.
and then at 2:20 the senate went into execu-
tive session and soon after adjourned.