The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
DINGLEY BILL TAKEN UP.
The Action Of the Senate Was a
Great Surprise.

adopted motion to take up the Dingley
| tariff slvcr bill. Unexpected and sur
| prising as this action WAS it did not have
| the significance which the vote il self ap
pears to convey. Immediately following
| it Mr.. Aldriclf one of the Republican
members of the finance committee,
| moved to re-coumt the bill to that com.
| mittce and this motion was pending
| when at o'clock the morning hour eX-
| pired and the entire matter lapsed as
| though no vote had been taken. Neither
| the bill nor the Aldrich motion to re-.
commit enjoys any privilege or prece-
dence as n result of the action of to- day.
| 1t served, however, for some lively par.
liamentary fencing between Mr.. Allen,
the author of the motion, and Messrs.
Chan Her. Hale and Aldrich, as well as
FOR an exposition of the uncertain and
shifting element within the Senate when
II vote is preciritated on an important
public question:
The debate was ut times sharp and per-
| sonul. Mr. Allen is very blunt. in his ex~
pressions and he tainted the Republicans
Senators for shrinking from the Dingley
bill after conducting IL tariff campaign.
lit has gone out from the powers that
be in the Republican, party said Mr.
Allen ut one point, ''that with the in
coming administration we are to have an
extraordinary session of Congress for the
purpose of revising the tariff laws
Thus Mr.. Allen ran along, touching on
| many points that have hitherto been re-
served for caucus consideration. Mr.
Chandley reminded Mr.. Alien that not
only had the tariff won. but free silver
by the United States alone had lost in the
recent election, and he urged Mr. Allen
to aid in IL genuine effort TO execute the
will of the people.
Nj, 1Tuln fool orcnc;0n ...:.,
frankness that the Republican Senators
expected an actual majority in the next
Senate which would make tariff legisa.
ton more easy OF accomplishment than
it is now.
Mr. Platt gained time by having the
bill read in full.
After whispered conference between
Messrs Platt and Aldrich, the latter
Withdrew his objection to taking up the
bill.
Il renew it and object, - interposed Mr..
Palmer.
''Then move to take up the bill, ~ said
Mr.. Allen with emphasis.
This precipitated Il roll call, the ques-
ton being, shall the Dingley tariff bill.
with its silver substitute, he taken up.
The roll call proceeded amid the closest
attention and interest.
The vote to take up the Dingley bill re-
suited: Ycas-Republican-A ldrich,
Cameron, Chandler, CLARK, Davis, Elkns,
Frye, Gallingcr. Gear, HHle. Hansbrough,
Hoar, Lodge, McMillin, Mitchell. Nor.
rill, Nelson, Perkins, Platt, Priuchard,
Quay, Sherman and Wolcott-23
Democrats-Gordon, Morgan Murphy,
Pugh, Roach, Smith,
Populists-Alen, Butler, Kyle, PETER,
Stewart.
Observation-Disclosures l.
Noes ublicans-Baker, Carter.
Democrats Blackburn. Blanchard.
Daniel, Faulkner Gibson, German, IIar-
ris Hill, Jones, Martin, Mills, Palmer,
Pasco, Turpie, Vest, Wal1hall--1G
pendents-Cannon, Dubois, Man
tle-3. Total, II.
The result of the vote was no less
surprise than Mr.. Aliens first move
Mr.. Aldrjch quickly nterposed mo-
tion to refer the bill 20 The committee on
finance with Instructions to report back
without the free silver amendment. This
brought Mr.. Allen to his feet in an encr.
setic protest. He said the Republican
lsauty had prevailed in the recent election
and were now looking forward to effect.
ing tariff legislation throughout the
campaign they had promised the people
tariff legislation. Why, therefore, should
they hesitate now: The Nebraska Senator
declared that the Senators ueross the aisle
did not want 80 take up the tariff nues.
ton at all.
Mr.. Chandler responded, suggesting
that the recent election had not only
brought forward the tariff question, but
had retired the silver question, so far as
independent action by she United States
alone was concerned. He asked. there
fore, whether Mr.. Allen was ady in good
faith to take up the Dineley bill and free
it from the free silver amendment.
Mr.. Allen replied that the silver ques.
son WAS far from settled by the recent
election. Six million votes had been reg
istered for silver. So far as the tariff is
concerned he wanted the Republicans to
-set INFO the saddle Mr. Allen de-
clared that the Republicans had aban-
'loned the Dingley bill.
Nothing Of the kind remarked Mr.
Gailinger, sotto voce. from his seat
1T is 90 announced in Republican
newspapers to day" declared Mr. Allen.
Let me ask the Senator" intcrposed
Mr.. Chandler, III he is so anxious about
tariff legislation, will he aid to id this
BIZ OF the silver amendment 80 that the
original tariff measure can be acted
uponi'
~ will act in my own way, +" responded
Mr.. Allen, ''without bowing nv neck to
the Republican yoke"
Mr. Aldrich and Mr. \ Hen induced in
further coloquy, the former cndeav.
oring to secure time for final vote. He
wanted Il time fixed now or hereafter, but
Mr.. Allen declared that it was futile to
talk OF IA vote now, when the Republican
Senators had no idea Of passing the Ding
ley bill in its original form
Mr. Hale came into the debate with an
inquiry of Mr. Allen rs to whether it was
proper to proceed to tariff Legislation now,
when the Republican Senators expected