The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
HIGH TARIFF AND silver
The Elements Calculated to Bring
Prosperity Are Discussed.
rRlTCnARD'S MAIDEN SPEECH
lie Argues for Advanced Doctrines Of
Protection - Senator Jones Speaks
for Free Siiver-popnlist He'll
Bubbles Over with ElOqusuec.

Washington, Jan. lO.-There were
three set speeches delivered in the sem
ate today on as many different sub
jects and they occupied practically the
whole Of the four hours that the session
lasted. They were made by the Repub-
licah senator from North Carolina. Mr..
Prltchard. and by the two Democratic
senators from California and Arkansas,
Messrs White and Jones. Mr.. Prit-
chard's speech (his maiden one) was in.
favor of high protective tariff and 1t
gave Mr.. Hill democrat, New York;
an opportunity of pointing out the an
amoly OF the state of North Carolina.
having recently. by one combination,
elected two senators, one of whom (Mr.
Butler) had declared the other day that
he had joined the Populist party be-
cause the Democratic party had been
false to its pledges of tariff reform;
while the other Mr.. Pritchard. now
professed the most advanced protec-
ZIONIST doctrines. How both of these
senators could be gratified. Mr.. Hill was
unable to perceive. Mr.. Whites speech
was in favor of such an amendment Of
the senate rules AS would enable the
majority to close debate and force a
vote on any pending measure.
MIR. Jones is the member Of the free
silver majority of the finance commit
tee who has charge of the substitute to
the house bond bill. He expressed his
belief that this free coinage substitute
would bring relief to the country, as no
other measure-either an increase OF
tariff duties, or the sale of bonds
would; and he stated his intention--
on reply to an inquiry-tO press the bill
to Il speedy determination. ,-
A concurrent resolution was offered
by the late chairman OF the committee
on foreign relations (Mr. Morgan, Dem
ocrat. Alabama) and was referred to
that committee without discussion con-
veying the earnest congratulation of
the people Of the United States through
their representatives in congress to the
president and people Of the Transvaal
republic upon their success in establish
ing free representative government Re-
publican In form. and In defending
their rightful liberties.
House Proceedings.
The discussion Of the amendments
proposed to be- made to the rules Of the
house by the committe on rules, upon
what the house entered today for time
apparently threatened to extend over
u weeks session. But II was only a
diversion. Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., Iowa.
proposed an amendment making II OBJ
ligatory upon the speaker to recognize
u member who. addresses him In. ac-
cordance with the rule. and said that
the prevailing practice smacked too
much of the schoolmaster In the chair
of the house. I'D
The motion was antagonized by Mr..
Henderson (Rep., Iowa. In charge Of
the committee report, on the ground
that no other custom was practicable
than that which obtained. of permit-
ting the speaker to determine who
should be recognized and who should
not
. Mr.. Bell (Pop.. COLI expressed his
qualification at Mr.. Hepburn's motion,
illustrating what he claimed to be the
unjust effect OF the present practice by
asserting that not since the session
opened had a POpulist member been
recognized by the speaker. He de-
nOunced the committee assignments
made by the speaker, describing the
present organization and management
OF the house as that of q body of
bosses: body Of tyranny" - .t.a a.
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Bells speech
Mr.. Hepburn raised general laugh by
dramatically withdrawing the amend
ment.
A motion by Mr.. DIS Almond to In
struct the sergeant.at-arms in the
rules to withhold pay of members alb
SeHI IOT any Otner cause tnan illness,
was voted down.
The Randolph Tucker proposition for
counting a quorum adopted by the
committee In place of the one followed
IN the Fifty first congress, met only the
objection on legal grounds. that it would
authorize the passage of a bill by the
votes of less than majority OF a
quorum. Before the discussion on the
proposition was concluded the house
adjourned till tomorrow.
MIR. Jones Rcicnts.
There will probably be no meeting of
the senate finance committee until
next Tuesday, the regularm Getting day.
The Republican members say that at
that time they expect to report the
tariff bill just as 1t came from the
house. They understand that Mr..
Jones, of Nevada, will not longer insist
upon the imposition Of the additional
l5 per cent.o n raw sugar. Messrs.
Allison and Aldrich, Of the committee,
are both out Of the city for q few days.