The National tribune., 1896-03-05
CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the More Important Pro-
ceedingS of Both Houses
Trrsphy. FEB. %.

In the Senate, the lafih Oiii o
deHth to-day. ~ .b. FL
nanse Committed directed the attention OF Tue
Senate TO the bnl. he said that there vac
deficiency of revenue, month by mohct WIZ
would are cunt &c $4,000 Oe0 Tor inc year
second wear of the existing tarin Oii' IL oei
tainIy seemed as il something should be o"ne
:" .aiiors tbo distress of the Treasury Depart
nent and 10 do something looking to the re-
yiral of the business interests of the country
Ve therefore moved TO proceed to the consioei"
ton of the House Tariff bill. a.
Tho veos and nays on that motion were ue
manded by Senators Stewart lNev-, roP' az IL
Teller Col, r.. The vote was taken siiu a sc
motion TO take up the bill was reJecueu ''
%; nays. 80; as follows;
vrAs-Aldrich Allison. Baker Brown, Bur low
Cameron, Clark, Cuom, Davis, Gear, hale, NJ
broueh Bawley. Lodge, Mitchell oi vi spnrnasn
rin Nelson. Perkins, Proctor quay
N1Ys-Hlen. Bacon Bate, Berry. Butler GSi,eriy'
f>aii Cannon Carter. Chiffon Cockrell. DuDois'
1h,., SorSon GRAY Harris, TIill. Jones OF Ne
vnda' kyle Lindsay, Mantle Marlin, " TiIIar
Palmer. Pnsco. ps-ffsr R'aheA: stewart Ae''s''
TuFpie Vest, Wnlthai Whlte-oo -
u-ban tbo vote was announced, Mr.. Morrill,
remarked that when, on Feb. 13, the same mo-
tion was defeated by a vote OF u TO y ne
thought that the bill was hopelessiy deieateu'
Still he had felt that il was his duty, IN SO I'm
portaut a matter, TO give an opportunity loF
change of mind the part OF some SehaVois'
II was perCectly obvious now that the hepupL-
can nartv was in a minority in the Senate.
TIaurhter on the Democratic sldel Inc OH
nod haen defeated on Feb - by combination
of FIVE Populist votes and four Republican votes
with Democratic votes lie did not THINK from
the vote lust taken that there had been any
change. The Republicans on the Finance Com ),
mittee would welcome any decent bill that
would increase the revenue OF the Government
Rpt. AS far as the present House bill was con-
cerned he did not think that it would be be-
coming in him to ask the Senate Tor any iuFthef
consumption OF time.
Mr.. Teller Cello. r. made speeoh against
what he construed 10 be the meaning OF some
of Mr.. MorTill's remarks-the reading Oh lhe
silver Republicans out of the Republican party
He declared his intention. to vote all TIC time
against the House Tariff bill, and TO remain
in the Republican party in spite OF The sug-
restion OF the Senator from Vermont
Mr. Morrill, disclaimed having said anything
about reading Senators ont of the Repuoii can
marty. He had said merely that the Repubiican
marty was IN 4 minority in the Senate
Mr. Teller persisted in the correctness OF NE
construction of Mr.. MorrilRs remarks. and al
luaed contemporary TO the Cleveland Dem
ocraey and the Morrill, Repubheanish- ht
declared that the silver Republicans could gel
along without the party well as the party
could get along without them. They were mol
70 he frightened by the 6ueers OF the Chairman
of the Finance Committee nor by the attacks
of the metropolitan press.
Mr. sherman Ohio, L. a member OF tn
Finance Committee, Unclaimed all partiZal
feeling regarding the House Tariff bill. ina
bill lid not belong TO any party. Its only meri
was 10 furnish SO 00e, eco additional revenu
10 the Government. Itwas bill 10 provide 10
an occasion He declared that IL was ols
grace to the country and 10 CIVILIZATION thst To-
Government Of the United States was nov
nae. han how and 4 &c M
THE President says" Mr.. Petier thsh
P.O broke in, that We do not need any NOR
revenue"
81 do net care" Mr.. Sherman declared e.
eitealv T" what the President says. Eyerybod
within the sound Of my voice knows that
need more reveHue."
Mr., Harris Tenn. d. asked Mr.. Sherma
why he did not ad v ss the Treasury Departmei
70 cein the $55. 600 Of seigniorase. and n
rest OF the silver lying idle in the Treasury, al
utilize II for the purposes of the Treasury, as
was bound TO do under the third section OF Il
Sherman ACT
been tested il the House Of Representative
and that, by a vote of more than two to on
that foolish and dangerous policy Of departir
from the lawful standards OF money OF u
country had been denounced.
in closing up the debate in respect TO q
Honse Tariff bill. Mr.. Frye (Me., r. made
writing 20 his constituents for months that IN
hill was dead and the votes taken to-day, al
two weeks ago, showed that he Was right, a
that the bill was as dead as Julius Cesar.
trusted that the bill would not be heard fro
again and that no Republican Senator,
friend Of protection, would ask the Senate
give it any further consideration. =" Let il
be exclaimed, be dead, and let the respon
bility lie where il belongs"
Mr. Morgan then concluded his third da
speech in support OF the Cuban resolution.
In the House. Mr.. DIugley, Chairman of
WAYS and Means Committee. called up the
reported from that Committee yesterday
thoriziag the President 10 conclude negotiate
with Russia, England and Japan, or either
them. Tor a commission 70 inquire into
habits of the Alaskan fur seals and the
methods of preserving the seal herds, pend
which the President WAS authorized by
bill TO conclude mOdus vivendi 10 termin
Jan. j, 1883, for the protection Of the SCI
and IN case snch a nodus vivcnui could not
concluded before the opening Of the pres
season the Secretary Of the Treasury
tborized to take and kill all the seals while
their feeding grounds on the pribylov lslaI
Mr. Dngley explained that the necessity
immediate action arose from the fact that
Canadian pcl8gie scalers, whose rayaFes the
sought TO prevent, were already fitting
their vessels and would begin TO sail in
course Of "A week.
The bill was passed without debate
Mr. johnson. Chairman Of Elections Conn
tee No. 2, called mp tho contested election cas-
Van Horn rs. Tarsney from the Fifth MISC
District. There were three reports in
case. The majority report, signed by all
Republican the committee save one,
Taylor of Ohio, was in favor of the contest
On the face Of tho returns Tarsncy had
jority of 745, but allegations of fraud. ba
box stufiing, ETC., were made against
returns in several precincts in the ninth
second wards Of Kansas City. which the
joTity regarded rs SO completely proven
they favored the throwing out of these
cincts, which gave Tarsney pleuralit.
Jl02 votes. thereby giving Van Horn,
Republican pleuraiiy ia the district of
votes. The majority, considering the cr'
stances, opposed the reopening Of the {
mony.
The case was discussed without action.
WEDNESDAY. FEE. 26.
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