The herald., 1896-12-10
TALK, ONLY TALK,
ON TARIFF TOPICS
Some Surprise Caused IN
the Senate
D|MaEY'S TARIFF BILL TAKEN D
But Its Chances Of Passing Not
Improved
VIGOROUS RESOLUTIONS
Looking TO the Recognition Of Cubao
BelIigereney
A Flood Of Bills Introduced Covering Every
Conceivable Subject
The House Holds a Three Hour Seo.
sion and Passes e Dozen Bills o9 i,
Looking TO the Recognition Of Cubao
BelIigereney
A Flood of Bills introduced Covering Every
Conceivable Subject
The House Holds a Three-Hour Seo-
sion and Passes e Dozen Bills o9
Minor mportance-Discus-
sion in Committee
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The senate
today by the decisive vote of 35 to II
adopted a motion to take up the Dingley
tariff bill. Unexpected and surprising
as this action was, it did not have the
significance which the vote itself aps
pears to convey.
Immediately following it, Mr.. Aldrich
of Rhode Island, one of the Republican
members of the finance committee
moved to recommit the bill to that COM
mittee, and this motion was pending
what at o'clock, the morning hour ex-
pired and the entire matter lapsed az
though no vote had been taken. Neither
the bill nor the motion to recomulit Will
any privilege or precedence as the re-
suit of this action today. 1t showed, how
ever, some lively parliamentary fencing
between Mr.. Allen, Populist, of Nebras-
ka the author of the motion, and Megsrs.
Chandler, Hale and Aldrich, and was an
exposition Of the uncertain and shifting
elements within the senate when vote
is precipitated on an important public
! question
The debate was at times sharp and
| personal Mr. Allen is very fluent in
I his expressions, and he taunted the Re-
publicans for shrinking in the Dingley
| bill after conHucting tariff campaign
! 1T has gone out from the powers that
| be that in the Republican party" said
Mr.. Allen, with the incoming admins
tration we are to have an extraordinary
session of congress for the purpose o&f0-
storing the tariff laws" Thus Mr.. Allen
went on touching many points that have
hitherto been reserved for caucus con-
sideration. ~
Mr.. Chandler reminded Mr.. Allen that
not only had tariff won, but free silver
had lost in the late election, and he urged
Mr. Allen to aid in genuine enort to
execute the will Of the people.
Mr.. Hale took occasion to state with
frankness that the Republicans expected
an actual majority IN the next senate.
which would make tariff legislation
more easy of accomplishment than it il
now.
Mr.. Aldrich's trst move was to ask to
have the bill referred back to the finance
committee with instruction to strike out
the silver amendment but later he ac-
cepted the suggestion of Mr.. Harris TO
omit the instructions. 1t was in this form
that the question of recommittal was
pending when o'clock arrived and cut
off debate.
Early in the day three sets of vigorous
resolutions for Cuban independence fur
nished an interesting feature. They
came from Mr.. Cameron of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Mills of Texas and Mr.. Call
of Florida. and while differing in terLne
breathe the same spirit of recognition by
the United States of Cuban independ-
ence.
Mr.. Frye Republican, of Maine. presi.
dent pro tempore, occupied the chair to-
day in the absence of the vice president.
The prayer of Rev. Mr.. Mil6uru made
eloquent reference to the late Charles
f. Crisp of Georgia, "a man faithful and
loyal in all his relations. an admirable
presiding officer, an earnest and faithful
servant of the people, may his name be
craven on the tablet of his nations
memory.
Mr. Platt, Republican, of Connecticut
presented the report of the joint select
committee of congress relative to the
question of alcohol used in the arts, etc,
and offered a resolution for the contins
uance of the committee.
This cleared the way for series o1
vigorous Cuban resolutions.
The first. offered by Mr. Cameron, Re.
publican, of Pennsylvania. was as fol-
lows:
Resolved by the senate and house Of
representatives, That the independence
of the republic of Cuba be and the same
is hereby acknowledged by the United
States of America.
should use its friendly offices with the
government of Spain to bring to a close
the war between Spain and Cuba.
The Cameron resolution went to the
committee OH foreign relations.
Mr.. Mills, Democrat. of Texas followed
at once with his resolution:
Resolved, That the president of the
United States is hereby directed to take
possession of the island of Cuba with the
military and naval forces of the United
States and to hold the same until the
people of Cuba can organize govern
ment deriving its powers from the con.
sent of the governed. and arm and equip
such military and naval forces as may
be necessary to secure them against for-
eign invasion.
Without comment the Mills resolution
eign relations
Call. Florida, Democrat followed
with another joint resolution, as follows
Resolved. BY the senate and house OF
representatives that the United States
of America recognizes the republic Of
Cuba as a free and Independent country
and accord the people of Cuba all the
rights of a sovereign and independent
government in the ports and within the
jurisdiction of the United States"
The Call resolution went to the table
Mr.. Call announcing that he would
speak on 1t at an early day. The three
Cuban resolutions came in. quick success
sion, each being read In full and occa-
stoned marked attention owing to the
directness and vigor Of the language
used by the three senators.