The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-04
THE TARIFF BILL DEAD.
TIE SENATE REFUSES TO TAKE 1T
UP FOR CONSIDERATION.

To Bring About this Result Five Kcpubli-
cans Vote With the Democrats and Pop
ulists--Shermnn ard Morrill, Fought
Hard to Take Up the Bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-A storm
broke over the Senate today. 1t has
been gathering force ever since the de-
feat of the motion to take up the tariff
bill. There was a fierceneSs Of debate
which set aside all the usual restraints
of the Senate and arrayed Mr. Teller
OF Colorado in a wordy war against
his party associates, Mr.. Morrill, OF
Vermont and Mr.. Sherman Of Ohio.
The controversy rose Unexpectedly on
the motion of Mr.. Morrill,, chairman
of the Finance Committee. to take up
the tariff bill. The motion was de-
feated-yes %, nays 23. The follow
ing is the vote IN detail:
Yeas--Republicans: Aldrich. Ali
son. Baker, Brown. Burrows, Gamer
on, Clark. Cullom, Davis, Gear. Haze. Haze
Hansborougn, Hawlev. Lodge. Mitch
ell Oregon .HIiorrill, Nelson, Perkins,
Proctor, Quay, Sherman and Shoup-
90.
Nays Republicans: Cannon, Car
ter, Dubois, Mantle and Teller.
Democrats: Bacon. Bate, Berry, CAT
ferry. Call. Chiffon, Cockrell, George,
Gordon, Gray, Harris, Hill, Lindsay,
Martin, Morgan, Palmer, Pasco,
Roach, Turpie, Vest, Walthail and
White-22. Populists: Allen, But.
Ter, Jones (Nevada), Kyle, PETER and
Stewart-6.
The pairs were as follows, the names
of those who would have voted aye
being given first Chandler with
Murphy; Mcbride with Smith; Hoar
with Pugh; Warren with Jones Of
Arkansas; Wilson with Irby; McMil-
Ian with Blackburn; Prltchard with
Blanchard; Wetmore with Voorhees,;
Pettigrew with Gibson; Frye with
German: Squire with Daniel; Wolcott
with Brice; Plat with Villas, Elkins
with Faulkner; Sewell with Mitchell!
of Wisconsin; Thurston with Tillman.
The announcement OF this result
as the signal for an outbreak. Mr..
Morrill, declared that he accepted the
vote as defeating the tariff bill. 1t
showed, he said, that the Republicans
did not have majority in the Senate,
and ne would not again bring the suo-
ject before that body.
Mr.. Teller responded in a speech
which will be long remembered for its
directness Of statement and deep ear.
nestness. The Colorado Senator pro-
tested against the efforts of Mr.. Nor
rill to read the silver Republican Sen
ators out of the Republican party. He
asserted that they had the same 10y
atty, the same devotion 10 the party
as the Senator from Vermont. I'VE
can get along without the party as
well as the party can get along with
out US, declared Mr.. Teller. in an i'm
petuous manner. He closed with the
declaration that he and his Republl-
can associates could not be frightened
or driven from the Republican ranks
by the sneers of the finance Chairman
or the press.
Mr.. Sherman followed, in striking
appeal to the Senate for action. He
declared that it was a disgrace to civil
lization. a disgrace to the country,
that the government should be spend
ing more than its income. The Senator
announced that he would not aban-
don the tariff bill, but would again
move to take up and give the treasury
the relief it required. He warned
Congress that if an adjournment was
taken without action, the people would
visit their condemnation on every man
responsible for the inaction. Mr. Sher-
man, continuing, disclaimed all partl-
san feeling in respect to the bill. lie
said:
That bill does not belong to any
party; it is not the representative of
any party. The only merit in the bill
is that it proposes to furnish $40, o00,-
900 of revenues for the support of the
government, enough to meet the cur
rent expenses of the government. l
do not think any one can claim that
that bill is a Republican measure, or
that it is to be voted for by any one
on that ground, or that it has any
merit whatever except the fact that 1t
would relieve the treasury from the
Deficiencies now occurring and accru-
ing and increasing every day. 1t is
bill prepared for an occasion, not
political one. The gentlemen who
prepared that bill in the House of Rep
resentatives did it in order to secure
revenue for the support of the govern
ment. l say now, Mr.. President, |
shall vote for any tax whatever, which
may be proposed by anyone, whether
Democrat Populist or Republican,
which shall supply sufficient revenue
for the support of the government; l
will vote for tax on tea, on coffee,
on anything, in order to meet this de.
fciency."
Mr.. Peffer-"The President asserts
that we do not need any more rev
enue.
Mr.. Sherman-"I do net care what
he President says"
Mr.. Peffer-''I thought so.
Mr.. Sherman-''Every man within
the sound of my voice knows that we
need more revenue. Here is a state
ment that since the first day of last
July and up to the present month OF
February, 1896, there has already been
deficiency in the current revenue OF
s20, 696, 900 and that before the end
of the first fiscal year, at the same
ratio, the amount of deficiency will be
$50, 900. 900. If such a condition should
occur in Great Britain or any other
country where they have a parliamen-
tary law it would dethrone any
party in power, and an immediate Ell
fort would be made to increase the in
come tax, or to provide some other
form of taxation to meet the current
expenses. Yet now, and every day
and every hour since the passage of
the present law, and even before, in
view Of its passage. we have been