The record-union., 1896-02-26

Republicans and Five PopuIists-An
Animated Scene During the Pro-
ceedings-Doings in the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .25.-There was
quite an animated scene in the Senate
to-day over the second attempt to have
the House tariff bill taken up for con-
sideration, Notwithstanding the defeat
of that proposition on the 10Th of Feb
ruary by a vote of 81 to %. Morrill,
OF Vermont, Chairman of the Finance
Committee, felt it his duty to renew the
attempt, but the motion was defeated
to-day by a still larger majority-22 to
33. The Democratic votes were all
cast against the motion, and they were
backed by the votes of five Republican
Senator's, Cannon of Utah, Carter and
Mantle of Montana, Dubois of Idaho
and Teller Of Colorado, ar$ Dy the votes
of five Populists, Allen OF Nebraska,
Jones and Stewart OF Nevada, Kyle of
South Dakota and PETER of Kansas.
After the announcement of the vote,
Morrill, stated that he would make no
further attempt to get up the bill, that
it was hopelessly defeated and it was
party was in a minority in the Senate.
Morrills remarks were construed by
Teller as indicating a purpose to read
the Republican silver Senators out of
the party, and Teller made an angry
and defiant speech on that point.
Sherman of Ohio tried to relieve the
question of all partisan considerations,
and appealed to Senators not to inflict
such disgrace on the country and on
civilization as to adjourn Congress
without making a provision to supply
the treasury with sufficient revenue,
and said that he would even favor, and
the people would willingly pay, tax
on tea and coffee or on anything else
for that purpose.
The discussion flowed into the cross
channel on bimetallism and monomet-
allism, and in the course of it Platt of
Connecticut expressed the belief that
the Republican party would go into
the next campaign on the doctrine of
bimetallism as laid down in the last
platform of the party. and that, when
the silver monometallists proposed to
antagonize protection with the unlim-
tied coinage of silver, the death kneu
of that delusion and craze had been
struck.
The last three houls of the days ses-
sion were given up TO the consideration
Of the Cuban benigerency resolution.
Morgan of Alabama concluded his
three days speech in support Of the
resolution as reported from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
Gray of Delaware, another member of
the same committee, while denouncing
Spanish rule in Cuba and declaring the
warmest sympathy with the revolu-
tionists. argucd that the declaration of
belligerency was solely an executive
function and outside of the constitu-
tional power of Congress.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. pa motion
to reconsider the vote by which the
Senate yesterday passed the House bill
extending for five years the time for be-
ginning suits to annul railroad land
patents. was made by Davis (Rep) of
Minnesota, the time under the existing
laws expiring next Monday. He subse-
ouentIy withdrew the motion, and the
bill now goes to the President.
During the course of the morning
business a resolution was offered by
Allen Pop.) of Nebraska for the ap-
pointment of James B. Lloyd of North
carolina as Second Assistant Door
keeper of the Senate.
Some objections were made by Sena-
tors Chandler (Rep.) Of New Hampshire
and Sherman (Rep) Of Ohio, the former
stating that he would not consent either
to the displacement of an employe or
to the creation of a new office, and the
latter renarking that an assistant door
keeper and an acting assistant door
keeper had been maintained, one on
each side of the chamber, and for each
political party.
This latter remark was taken UP by
Allen. who said humerously that the
Populist party was repeatedly obtaining
accessions to its ranks in the Senate,
and that even the Senator from Maine
(Hale) had recently declared himself an
adherent of Populist doctrines.
O4aughter) The Populist Senator's, he
said. therefore have a representative Of
their marty among the officials of the
Senate. I'VE expect" he added. ''and
are living in confident hope that before
the close of this Congress large pro-
norton of the Democrats and Republi-
cans viii by stress of circumstances be
driven into the Populist tent. The
Democrats and Republicans are at war
with each other The Republican party
is not harmonious on the question of
finances by any means, and the Demo-
cratic party and its chief executive are
engaged in a parrot and monkey fight"
Laughter.)
Platt (Rep.) Of Connecticut compared
Aliens Populistic growing to the solicit
tude Of a hen over her brood.
After some further colloquy the reso-
luton went over until tomorrow.
Morrill, fRep.) of Vermont, Chairman
of the Finance Committee, called at
+ention to the subject of the House tariff
bin He said there was a deficiency of
revenue month by month which would
amount to $4,000, 000 for the year-the
second wear of the existing tariff bill.
IT certainly seemed as though some
thing should be done to relieve the dis
tress of the Treasury Department and
to do something looking to the revival
Of the business interests of the country.
He therefore moved to proceed to the
consideration of the House tariff bill
The yeas and nays on that motion
were demanded by Senators Stewart
Rop) of Nevada and Teller tRep) of
Colorado. The vote was taken. aud the
motion to take up the bill was rejected
yeas p. nays 33, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Baker, Brown.
burrows. Cameron, Clark, Cullom. Da-
Wis. Gear. Hale, HansbTough, Hawley.
Lodge. Mitchell (0regon), Morrill,, Nell
son. Perkins, Proctor. Quay, sherman.
Shoup-02
Nays-AIlen, Bacon. Bate, Berry.