The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-26
ON THE SHELF.
Tariff Bill Refused Consideration In
the Senate-33 to %.
LIVELY DEBATE INDUCED IN.
Republicans Exchange Some
Hot Compliments.


lished story attracted attention at the
Capitol TO the effect that the Republican
senator's of all factions had agreed that
there could and would be no tariff legisla-
tion this session, and had instructed Sem
ator Morrill, (Vt.) To make statement TO
that effect on the floor OF the senate at
the earliest opportunity.
Senator Morrill,, when asked yesterday
whether the story were true, answered:
"op the contrary, it is my purpose TO ask
the senate today TO take up the tariff bill
for consideration"
Senator Morrill, was ms good rs his word.
bringing the tariff question to n test vote
Mt the earliest practicable moment on
motion to take up tho tariff bill for con-
sidcrarion. The vote stood: Yeas, %;
nays, 33. At the close OF the vote he an
nolnccd that 1t was obvious that there
was not Republican majority in the sem
ate, and that he did not feel authorized,
under the circumstances, TO waste further
time on this bill; but he added that the
Republicans on the finance committee
were ready to consider any tariff measure
their colleagues in tho party might think
wise 10 pass.
The vote in detail was ms follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Cameron, Clark. Cullon, Davis,
Elkins, Gear, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Lodge, Mitchell or. Morrill,, Nelson,
Perkins, Proctor Quay, Sherman, Shoup
-22.
Nays-Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, CafTrey, Call, Cannon, Carter, Chill
ton, Cockrell, Dubois, George, Gordon,
Gray, Harris. Hill, Jones New, Kyle,
Lindsay, Mantle, Martin, Morgan,
Palmer, Pasco, PETER Roach, Stewart,
Teller, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, White-33.
TeiIer's Resentment.
Mr. Teller (Rep., Colo) took offense at
Morrill's remark that there was not Re-
publican majority. saying that it was the
attempt of Mr. Morrill, to read the silver
Republicans ont of the party. He notified
that senator that he and his colleagues,
who believed in the cause of silver, had
been as Jealous and worked as long in the
Republican party rs the senator from
Vermont or his colleagues. The silver
Republicans did not propose to be read
out of the party, they would only go
when they saw ft. They could, he as
sured the senate, get along as we'll with
out the party as the party could without
them.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep, o. said that every
day since the passage of the present law
the country had been running in debt
and there was no occasion for it. Already
there had been issued 1903, 000, 600 Of bonds
by this administration. The great body
of 1t was for deficiencies of revenue.
Speaking of the tariff bill, Mr.. Sherman
said: LET us take this bill up, and If it
a., lat L. -
Let us give the government revenue. Our
duty is not yet performed. IL the chair
man of the committee will not move to
take up the bill again, will. will make
the motion at the proper time"
Mr. Harris asked Mr.. Sherman why he
did not advise tho treasury to issue the
$50 900, 600 Of seigniorage and the balance
OF the silver to meet the deficiencies.
Mr. Sherman, in reply, said that ques-
tlon had been tried and tested. Tho house
of representatives pronounced their de-
nunciation Of that most foolish and dan
Rcrous fallacy by n vote of almost 2 to /.
This senate did not represent the people
IL represented the states, and sherman
called attention to the fact that more than
10 votes cast in the senate came from states
whose aggregate Of population did not
York.
Silver Sentiment Dying Out.
Sherman warned Harris that the cause
Of free silver would never be so strong in
the future as 1t had been in the past. The
sober second thought of the people of this
country, as expressed by their representa-
tives in the popular branch of congress,
was for sound money and against free
coinage, and the sentiment in that direc-
tion WAS rapidly and surely growing.
Mr.. Frye said that he had advised all his
constituents who were business men that
the house tariff bill was as dead as julius
Caesar. and that he hoped no attempt
would be made to rosurrcct it.
The senate was entertained later by an
interesting bimetallc coloquy Teller
declared, in reply to Morrilrs speech, that
the house tariff bill was nothing but an
electioneerlng scheme, got up to promote
the presidential interests of certain cam
didate. Sherman announced that he,
like Morrill,, was ready TO vote for any
tariff measure promising treasury relief,
whether taxing tea, coffee, or both.
Allen tNeb.), after Stewart's TRADE,
asked Senator Aldrich whether he would
vote for the tariff bill. with n free coinage
attachmentp Aldrich said che would
not" Allen declared that this reply
showed the hypocrisy OF the Republicans
I'm passing bin stailic resolutions every
where and yet refusing to vote for "A BIZ
metallic measure. A bimetailic colloquy
Of considerable warmth ensued.
Platt Comm maintained that he was a
true blmctallist, as was his party, hut OPP
posed TO silver monomctallism. Where
upon Teller, Mitchell (Or) and Stewart
Joined the nffray i'm charging bad faith in
interpreting the meaning Of the term
bimetallism, and cited the Republican
platform criticisms OF the first Cleveland
administration. because of its unfriendli.
ness TO silver
Platt declared that when the silver men
had reached a readiness To throw over pro-
lection by attaching free coinage To IL
the death knell OF the silver delusion and
craze had struck
Indian Appropriation Biii Passed.
Tho house passed the Indian appropria-
tion bill, the sixth Of the l3 general appro-
priation bills and sent IL 60 the senate.
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