New-York tribune., 1896-12-10
DINGLEY BILL CALLED UP.
A LIVELY POLITICAL DEBATE PRECIPI.
TATED IN THE SENATE.

MR. ALLEN GETS INTO AN ANIMATED COLLooUY
WITH SEVERAL REPUBLICANS. IN WHICH
THE DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF
TARIFF LEGISLATION AT THIS sEs-
SION ARE CLEARLY SHOWN.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TErbrNEl
Washington. Dec 9-Some Of the parliament
ary difficulties which embarrass any attempt to
secure Republican tariff revenue legislation
at this session Of Congress very pointedly
though Unexpectedly disclosed in the course OF
brief skirmish over the so-called Dingley bill
in the Senate to-day. The Dingey bill Of popu-
lar imagination is an emergency revenue meas
ure which increases the duties laid on articles
taxed under the Wilson German schedules uni
formy II per cent. The Dingley bill. however.
which now holds place the Senate calendar
Is quite different piece Of legislation. 1t Is.
In fact. a free silver coinage bill, pure and
simple, drawn by Senator Jones. of Arkansas
and substituted by the Senate Finance Com
mittee for the original Dngley measure.
This morning when Mr.. Allen. the Nebraska
Populist. more in spirit of mischief than legis-
latve sobriety. asked to have the Dingley bill
taken up the parliamentary straits into which
the Houses well-meaninS measure for the
relief Of the Treasu y has fallen were made only
too apparent Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Palmer for
forces objected to granting consent: but when
Mr.. Allen offered q motion to proceed to the
consideration of the bill he carried his point by
vote of 80 to II Most Of the Republicans
went on record. paradoxically. wishing to
take Up free coinage measure. while most Of
the Bryan Democrats. with equal absurdity;
were found op posing its consideration.
SENT BACK TO THE CALENDAR.
Mr.. Aldrich indicated the only possible method
by which a genuine revenue bill can now be
brought before the Senate by moving to recon-
nit the Jones substitute to the Finance Com
mitttee, with instructions to report back the
Dngley bill without amendments. Mr.. Harris.
for the Democratic half of the Finance Com
mittee objected to any instructions being given.
and at his suggestion the motion was changed to
one of simple recommittal. Mr.. Allen soon
forced to confess that he would either
to send free silver coinage bill back to the COM
mittee or to strike from the Jones substitute the
free coinage sections and allow some genuine
legislation 70 replace them.
After a confused debate Ct thirty minutes or
longer the morning hour ended and the Dingley
bill went back TO the calendar. 1t is evident that
in the weakened condition Of the Republican
forces in the Senate little ground exists for
believing that a motion to recommit the Jones
substitute can be carried The silver Senator's.
whether Democrats, Populists ex- Republicans.
not yet ready to stultify themselves
so openly as to vote to kill a free COIN
age bill by indrecton or otherwise: and
no vote apparently be reached on
tariff bill without first clearing the way by
side-tracking the Jones measure Even IL The
bill now on the saiendar were recomniitted to the
Finance Committee. that committee. being under
the control of the silver majority. could not be
counted to report II again in its original form
Only bargain more or less open. with the Pop
ulists and the boiling Republicans is likely 10
open the way for revenue legislation and rev.
enue legislation such terms can hardly COM
mend itself to the good sense Of the Republican
managers.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
The vote in detail on taking up the bill was a.
follows:
Yeas-Messrs: Aldrich. Allen. Butler. Cameron.
Gear. Gordon. Hale. iIansbrough Ifoar. Kyle.
G@fs MsMa Ssso @Sh' Pa
Pri,chard PuEh, n,o; Quay; Roach Sherman Smith.
Nays-Messrs. Baker. Blackburn. Blanchard, Can.
non Carter. Daniel Dubois Faukner, Gibson.
tin Mills. Palmer Pasco. Turpie Vest and Walthall
The bill having been taken up Mr. Aldrich
Rep X. ID moved that ii be recommitted to the
Committee on Finance with instructions to
port 1t back without amendment
Mr. Allen opposed the motion His Republican
friends he said had declared during the election
contest that what the country most needed was
a revision of the tariff and he was perfectly will
ing 10 give Republican Senator'S ample opportu-
nifty to bring the Dngley bill before the Senate
and have it discussed and general measure
| u ,h. rinaft 6orS Thara xyaQ
rot the slightest reason why there should be al
extraordinary session OF Congress Tor the pur'
lose of revising the tariff law.
Mr. Harris Dem. Tenn) declared his oppo-
s;tion TO the instructions; and after some dis
cussion Mr. Aldrich withdrew that part Of his
motion.
THE VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE.
Mr Chandler (Rep.. n. h reminded Mr. Allen
that the people had decided in the recent cleo
ton that they would not have the free coinage
OF silver alone. and said that II the free silver
substitute were voted down the Senate could go
on and act on the Dingley dill 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?
Mr. 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 concerned no obstruction should be placed
in It's way He dii not regard the question OF
free silver as having been settled at the last
election. 1t was a very important question and
had had G.OOOOOW votes In its favor. He did not
believe that the country could receive relief from
any kind OF a tarif act. Prosperity could not he
brought to the country by increasing the burdens
of taxation on articles which the people con-
sumed He was so thoroughly convinced OF that
fsc, 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