The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-29

mess yeH' rudy MT. Alien (fCp.) or Ne
braska of pred resolution for the APP
pointment Of James B. Lloyd OF North
Carolina g second assistant doorkeep-
CT OF the senate. This speedily devel-
oped hot controversy.
Mr.. Sherman called attention to the
fact that by an arrangement on both
sides OF the senate two young men,
one satisfactory to the Republican SEN
atOrs and the other to the Democrats,
were appointed 1t is needless that
another Office should be created.
Mr.. Allen responded that as one had
been chosen to look after Republican
caucus secrets and another for Demo-
cratic caucus secrets, it was most ap-
propr}ate, in view of the proportions
which the Populist party was assum-
ing in the senate, that Populist officer
be chosen.
There was considerable further dis
cusson, but the resolution finally
went over.
Mr. Morrill,, chairman of the finance
committee, Immediately followed with
distinct surprise in the form of a
resolution to take up the tariff bill.
Mr.. Morrill, began with brief state
ment as to the complication on the
tariff bill. He said it had been appar-
ent for many months that there was a
deficiency in the revenues. During
every month Since the present tariff
bill went into effect there had been a
deficiency.
How was it before" interjected
Mr.. Cockrell
Mr.. Morrill, went on to state that the
deficiency at this time reached 100000
600. If we went on at the same rate
the deficiency would be $30,OO0,00O for
the year. 1t was certainly manifest
that congress should do something to
assist in the revival of business. There
fore, concluded the senator, he moved
that the senate proceed to the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill. The roll call
proceeded with many Interruptions in
order to allow senator's to pair. The
announcement that Mr.. Morrill's mo-
ton had been defeated, % to 80, was
not unexpected, in view of the vote
some days ago. The detailed vote was
as follows:
Yeas-(Rep.)-Aldrich, Allison, Ba-
ker, Brown, Burrows, Cameron, Clark,
Cullom, Davis, Gear, Hale, Hans
brough, dawley, Lodge, Mitchell of
Oregon, Morrill,, Nelson, Perkins, Proc
tor, Quay, Sherman and Shoup.
Nays-(Rep cannon, Carter, Du-
bois, Teller and Mantle.
Nays-Dem Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Caffery, Call, Chiffon, Cockrell, George,
Gordon, Gray, Harris, Hill, Lindsay,
Martin, Morgan, Palmer, Pasco Roach,
Turple Vest, Walthall and White.
Nays-Pop)-Allen, Butler, Jopes
of Nevada, Kyle, PETER and Stewart
The pairs were as follows, the names
of those who would have voted aye be-
ing given first: Chandler with Muir
ply, Mcbride with Smith, Hoar with
Pugh Warren with Jones (Ark), Will
son with Irby, Mcmillan with Black
burn, Pritchard with Blanchard, Wet
more with voorhees,, Pettigrew with
Gibson, Frye with German, Squire
with Daniel, Wolcott with Brice, Platt
with Villas, Elkins with Faulkner,
Sewell with Mitchell (Wis.), Thurston
with Tillman.
During the debate that followAl the
motion to take up the tariff bill Mr..
AldriCh, replying to certain question
by Mr.. Allen as to whether the Repub-
lican party would accept a tariff bill
with free coinage attachment, stated
that he would not, and added that he
desired to have it understood that he
made the statement with as much en-
phasis as he was capable of.
Are there" asked Mr.. Allen, amy
circumstances Under which the Repub-
llcan party would accept free coinager"
To this Mr.. Aldrich replied that
there were none except under an IN
ternational agreement.
Then" responded Mr.. Allen, "the
Republicans have lied. l speak meta
phorically." He quoted the Republi-
can platform of 1892 to show that the
party then pronounced for bimetal-
lism.
Mr.. Frye spoke briefly, saying thst 1t
must be seen by all that the tariff bill
was as dead as julius Caesar, and
that there was no resurrection for it.
The business men of the country ought
to know us.
LET us accept the verdict" said he:
"let us consider the bill as dead and
let the responsibility for its fate rest
where it belongs"
Loss S?5O,OOO.
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