The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-10
OPPOSE THE DINGLEY BILL
OBSTRUCTION TACTICS ADOPTED BY
 FREE SILYER SENATOR'S.

ANNPuDiiCdhS Aeeduy bu Dispu-e ol Measure-Memories of the Recent Elec- tion Awakened in the Debate on the Bill No Action Was Taken, but the Subject
 Will Probably be Take Up A gain To- day
 Washington, Dec. 9.-In the absence of Vice President Stevenson, the senate was presided over to-day by MT. Frye, rep, of Maine, the president pro tenn pore. MT. Platt, rep, of Connecticut, from the joint select committee on the end the arts, made a partial report and introduced a joint resolution au- thorizing the committee to continue it's work. It was passed.
 After three Cuban resolutions had been disposed of MT. Allen, pop, of Nebraska, asked unanimous consent to have the Dingley bill taken up for con- sideration.
 Objection was made by MT. Aldrich, rep, of Rhode Island. MT. Allen moved that the bill be taken up, nothwith- standing the objection.
 Let the Dlll De Iedu, Sdlu MI. Ildll, "so that the senate may know what it is voting upon" The bill was there upon read in full, with the free silver substitute reported for it last session from the finance committee.
 After the reading MT Aldrich with drew his objection to taking up the bill; and the objection was re-made by MT. Palmer, dem, of Illinois. MT. Allen de sired to make brief statement but objection was made and the senate pro- ceeded to vote by yeas and nays on the motion to take up the bill.
 The vote in detail was as follows
 Yeas-Messrs Aldrich, Allen, Butler, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Davis, FL kins, Frye. Gallinger, Gear, Gordon, Hale Hansbrough, Hoar, Kyle, Lodge, McMillan, Mitchell (Oregon), Morgan, Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson, Peffer, Per kins, Pettigrew, Platt, Pritchard, Pugh, Quay Roach, Sherman, Smith, Stewart, Wolcott-35.
 Nays-Messrs. Baker, Blackburn, Blanchard, Cannon, Carter, Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner Gibson, German, Harris, Hill, Jones (Arkansas), Mantle, Martin, Mills, Palmer, Pasco, Turpie, Vest, Walthall-21.
 The bill having been taken up, MT. Aldrich, rep, of Rhode Island, moved that the bill be recommitted to the committee on finance with instructions to report it back without amendment
 MT. Allen opposed the motion. His (Allen's) republican friends, he said, had declared during the election con- test that what the country most needed was revision of the tariff; and he was perfectly willing to give republican senators ample opportunity to bring the Dinsley bill before the senate and have it discussed and a general meas ure acted on within the next ninety days. There was not the slightest reason why there should be an extra ordinary session of congress for the purpose of revising the tariff law.
 MT, Aldrich, rep, of Rhode Island, moved that the bill be recommitted to the finance committee with instructions to report it back without amendment.
 MT. Harris, sil. dem., of Tennessee, declared his opposition to the instruc- tions, and after some discussion, MT. Aldrich withdrew that part of his mo- tion.
 MT. Chandler, rep, of New Hamp- SHlIe, TGIllHueu MT. Alien CHdL the D6O pie had decided in the recent election that they would not have the free coinage of silver alone; and said that if the free silver substitute were voted down, the senate could go on and act on the Dingley bill proper. He asked whether Mr Allen would give his vote for the bill without the free silver amendment. Would he help to remove the obstruction to the passage of the bill?
 MT. Allen denied having said that he would help to remove any obstruction to the passage of the Dingley bill. He had said that so far as he was con- cerned no obstruction should be placed in it's way. He did not regard the ques- tion of free silver as having been set tied at the last election. It was very important question, and had had six million votes in its favor. He did not believe that the country could receive relief from any kind of tariff act. Prosperity could not be brought to the country by increasing the burdens of taxation on articles which the people consumed. He was so thoroughly con- vinced of that fact that he wanted to see his republican friends get into the saddle as soon as possible. But he did not believe that they wanted to revise the tariff.
 Then why not cooperate with us?" MT. Chandler asked, and get free sil- yer off this bill?"
 q will cooperate with the senator and his party" MT. Allen rejoined, ''in my own way. It is not necessary to bow my head and wear a republican yoke and follow the dictation of the republican party, and I will not do it. I will say, however, that no obstruction in the nature of dilatory tactics, so far as I am concerned, will be put in the way of taking and considering a tariff measure at an early day"
 Will the senator and his friends" Mir Aldrich asked, consent to have a vote on this bill to-day, or at any time to be fixed, or on the substitute?"
 q suppose" MT. Allen replied, that the bill ought to be discussed a req sonable length of time"
 MT. Aldrich-"Will the senator con- sent to take a vote on this bill now or at any time to be fiXed?"
 Mir Allen-''So far as l am concerned I will be prepared on this bill or any