Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-10
54th CONGRESS.
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vote upon it without further discus
sion?
Allen-At this precise moment?
Aldrich-Yes, or at any time to be
fixed
1t is idle to ask such Il question, Al
len replied, with an air of contempt
Does not the senator understand thai
the Republican caucus has abandoned
the bin?"
THAT is not So broke in Gallingei
of New Hampshire.
1T is so reported in Republican
newspaper of this city," said Allen.
1t is not so" Gallinger repeated
We can pass this bin in Is minutes
said Aldrich, IF the senator and his
friends will allow us to do it.
Will you please present to the Sen
ate and the country Allen asked, "a
tariff bill that you will consent to be
bound by for the next four years-at
this session of Congress-
This inquiry ELECTED laughter among
the Republican senators and shouts OF
No
My question" Allen resumed. pro
vokes almost universal laughter or
THAT sue Vi the Clidillpti- IOu Sdlt
to the country. this fall. that you
would, at the first moment. take up the
tariff question and settle it: and you
laugh when your attention is called to
it. What is there in the tariff ques-
ton that would require Congress to
spend six or seven months in an extra
session to consider it? Why not in
troduce the Mckinley bill pancea for
all evils and have it reported here
within the next 10 days and passed
within the next SO days? Do you want
to threaten the country with an ex-
.raordinary session of Congress? Dc
you want to sit here 80 days, practi-
cally idle, and let the country suffer
when you have it within your power
to put the tariff bill on its passage and
have it discussed intelligently?"
Let me ask the senator. Aldrich
broke in. whether he will vote for this
bill as it came from the House, or for
the Mckinley bill. or for any other bin
;hat may be presented by the Republic
cans now or n any other time?'
NO said Allen Il will not vote for
this bin in its present shape. You can
pat ii in such shape that | can vote for
ii. and other senators can vote for it who
are not members If your party.
Does not the senator see said Hale.
mat IL Is an ellllfNtN hluSlelll tnlllS u
ask the Republican party. which is in. a
minority here-as ii clearly is-to take
ana consider and perfect a general bill.
whou the conditions are expected to ht,
entirely changed in tho next Congress !?
The Republican party expects TO have
an absolute majority in the Senate then.
Where will YOU, get your majority
| from" Allen asked.
publican party expects to have a Repub-
| lican majority in the Senate next Con-
greSS.
"Expects?" Alien echoed with a sneer.
Then Hale went on, we can take NJ
Il general tariff bill: and ] have no DOUBT
we will. All we ask now is The passage
If this Dingley bill, which is temporary
measure--a measure that WAS intended
| to eniow the Democratic administration
| with enough revenue to pay the house
keeping bills Of the government If the
| senator and his friends were IN favor o.
| ii. a vote could he had once, without fur
| Their discussion. The senator from
Rhode Island could withdraw his motion
| to refer, and a yea ana nay vote on the
| free coinage OF silver substitute had. II
| that were voted in. the bill would so to
conference and it would be seen whether
something would not come out of it, If
| it were voted down. the Senate would be
| brought farce to face with the Dingley
| bill. and could take a vote upon it at
once without further discussion. Why IS
not the senator ready 10 agree to that!
| Does he not see that the Republican
party in this Senate is not, as it hopes
| 10 be in the next Congress, able to re-
port IA general tariff revision bill?''
| II believe" said Allen. that the Re-
publican party is in better shape than ii
| will he in the next Congress- daugh-
| ter.)
| Hale reiterated his belief that the Re
publican senators would be able to re-
port a general tariff bin in the next Con-
gress. but. he said. they We're ready to
vote at once on the Dingley bill.
| While the discussion was in progress
| the morning hour expired and the whole
matter went over without action 1t
| will not come again. tomorrow. under
|any rule of the Senate. but motion to
| take UP the bill and proceed to its con-
sideraton may be made at any time
The immigration bill was then formally
| taken up as the unfinished business,
bat before its reading was finished the
| Senate proceeded to executive business
and at go adjourned until tomorrow.