The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-10

party, ana L Will not 10 IL 4 Wlll say,
however that no obstruction in the nature
of dilatory tactics, so far as l am con-
cerned, will be put In the way of taking
up and considering a tariff measure at an
early day"
I'VE can pass this bill in fifteen min
utes," said Mr.. Aldrich, 'if the senator
and his friends will allow us to do H."
will you present TO the Senate ANA the
country" Mr.. Allen asked, "a tariff bill
that you will consent to be bound by for
the next four years--at this session of con-
gress?'
This inquiry elected laughter among
the republican senators and shouts Of
mo-
My question" Mr.. Allen resumed. pro
vokes almost universal laughter on that
side of the chamber. You said to the coun-
try this fall that you would at the first
moment take up the tariff question and
settle it, and now you laugh when your
attention is called to 1t. What is there in
the tariff question that would require con-
gress to spend six or seven months in an
extraordinary session to consider it? Why
not introduce the Mckinley bill, the pan
acea for all evils, and have II reported
here within the next ten days and passed
within the next sixty days? Do you want
to threaten the country with an extraord-
mary session of congress? Do you want
to sit here ninety days, practically idle and
ANA NiAC COhilNiS SullCt NHtu gOu nave II
within your power to put tariff bill on
its passage and have il discussed intelli-
gently?
Let me ask the senator" Mr.. Aid
rich broke in, whether he will vote for
this bill as it came from the House of
Representatives, or for the Mckinley or
for any other bill that may be presented
by the republicans, now or at any other
time
NO" said Mr.. Allen. 81 will not vote
for this bill in its present shape. You can
however put it in such shape that / can
vote for it. and that other senators can
vote for it who are not members of your
party"
Does the senator see,'' said MIR. Hale,
republican of Maine, now breaking into
the colloquy," that it is an entirely differ
ent thing to ask the republican party,
which is in a minority here-as it clearly is
to take up and consider and perfect a
general bill, when the conditions are ex-
pected to be entirely changed in the aext
congress? The republican party expects
to have an absolute majority in the Senate
then"
Where will you get your majority
from?" Mr.. Allen queried.
Il say" repeated Mr. Hale, that the
republican party expects to have a re-
publican majority in the Senate next con-
gress."
"Expectsj" Mr. Allen echoed, with a
sneer.
Then" Mr. Hale went on, I'VE can
take up a general tariff bill and have no
doubt that we will. All that we ask now
is the passage of the Dingley bill, which
is a temporary measure-a measure that
was intended to endow a democratic ad-
ministration with enough revenue to pay
the housekeeping bills of she government.
If the senator and his friends were in IA
vor of 1t, vote could be had at once,
without further discussion. The
senator from Rhode Island could
withdraw his motion to refer
and yea and nay vote on the
free coinage of silver substitute had. If
that were voted in, the bill would go to
conference, and it would be seen whether
something would not come out Of it. If il
were voted down. the Senate would be
brought face to face with the Dingley bill
ana could take vote upon 1t at once
without further discussion.
why is not the senator ready TO agree
to that| he asked. Does he not see
that the republican party in this Senate
IS not, as it hopes to be in the next con-
gress' able to report a general tariff re-
vision bill?'
Il believe" was Mr.. Aliens comment on
this point, that the republican party is
in better shape than 1t will be in the next
congress-" Qaughter)
Continuing, Mr.. Hale expressed his be-
lief that in the next congress republican
senators would be able to report a general
tariff bill. which they could not do now.
But they were ready to come to a vote at
once on the Dingley bill-first on the prop
osition for free coinage of silver: and if
that were voted down, on the House bill
While the discussion was still in prog
ress, the morning hour expired and the
whole matter went over without action.
1t does not come up again tomorrow un-
der any rule of the Senate; but the motion
to take up the bill and proceed to its con-
sideration may be made at any time.
There will be no opposition to the con-
firmation Of Secretary Francis, or any of
Mr.. Cleveland's late appointments by the
Senate, except in cases where the ap-
pointees are Objectionable for reasons
other than political. This sentiment was
freely expressed during the first executive
session of the present congress held to-
day. For some time past II has been
limited that the republicans might seek to
block some of Mr. Cleveland's late ap-
pointments on purely political grounds, in
order to give the incoming administration
as much patronage as possible to distrib-
ute among the "pie brigade" after the
Inauguration of Mr.. Mckinley.
The situation i'm the states of North
Carolina, Kentucky, South Dakota and
Washington, with respect to the election
Of United States senators was discussed
and it was decided that every honorable
method should be employed to elect SEN
ators there. IL possible.
1t was also the judgment of the commit
tee that an extra session Of congress
should be called at as early a day as pos
sible after the inauguration of Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
DIAz GIVEN AN OVATION.