The San Francisco call., 1897-07-22
READING OF THE BILL.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., July 21.-The
reading of the tariff conference report
was resumed soon after the Senate met
to-day and continued with various inter
missions for discussion until 5 80 clock,
when the Senate proceeded to executive
business
Five paragraphs OF the report, from
amendment So to amendment 588, were
disposed of without question, but at that
point Jones (Ark.) said be had not been
able to keep track of the matter, and the
reading was begun over again. Nothing
of Importance or interest developed in the
interrogatories or explanations as. to the
various amendments until tie amend
ment (650) as to printing paper was
reached. There the question was raised
against the right of the conference COM
mittee to inject retahatory clause in the
shape of an additional duty where an ex-
port tax is placed upon wood pulp.
Vest inquired the source from which the
suggestions as to the retalialory clause
came. He was told it came from House
conferee.
Teller asserted that the conference CON-
mittee had no right to put in retallatory
clause, as such thing had not been sug-
gested by either House in the bill. But
there was no use, he said, in protesting
against it, for the Republican Senators
would say nothing and simply suggest
by their silence the question, What are
you going to do about it2"
Jones raised a formal point of order
against it and demanded a decision of the
question.
Chandler expressed his surprise that the
Senator from Arkansas had made such a
point of order, and recalled the case of the
conference report on the Indian appropri-
alton bill where the same question arose
and where Jones, said Chandler faceti-
ously swallowed two tribes of Indians"
Laughter.
Adrich argued that the retaliatory
clause OF the paragraph was clearly within
the power of the conference committee.
He was surpr sed at the position OF Sena-
tors on the other side, who might find
something more serious to discuss than
point OF order which had not a peg to hang
an argument upon.
White made some facetious remarks in
reply; then quoted from speech of Sena-
tor Chandler on the Wilson bill, which.
White said, fitted exactly the pending bill.
Chandler had spoken OF the Wilson bill as
having been CONSTRUCTED in the dark
places of the Capitol, and had said it
ought to be smitten to death, if not by the
sum- gut VI uedNeH thell Wy lcSlSldIIOu LlaB
would smash il TO pieces.
Chandler expressed his obligation TO
White for reproducing his anathema OF
the so-called Wilson bill. His charac err
ization had, he regretted TO say, fallen on
deaf ears in the Senate; but he fiaftered
himself that it had influenced tie D D,mo-
cratic President 10 descr be the measure
as "a bill OF perfidy and dishonor." Il
think" Chandler added humorously, II
ba A la ha
ready 10 make 'shoIt speech aughter]
or he point OF orier.
The Senator from New Hampshire"
rejoined Morgan, docs himself an injus-
tice IN that inslnuation. ! am lost in ad-
miratiou of the versatility, genius and
want of conscience of the Senator from
New Hampshire" Laughter
MY loss of conscience" Chandler re-
piled, 'grows largely out of my gradual
preparation for adm ssion into the Demo
cratic party, which has been improving so
much of late years that think it needs
more recruits"
Morgan proceeded to argue the point of
order at length, declaring the injection oil
NV matter into the conference report 10
be piece of arrogant assumption. He
soon drifted into philosophical speech
on tariff bills in general, which should
have no connection at all, he argued, with
politics But 1t had come around to the
fact that a tariff bill is no longer bill OF
taxation TO raise revenue, but bill O con-
fer benefits upon partisan followers.
Morgan referred TO an incident occurring
when tie Union Pacific resolution came
up last week, when Gear made motion
hostile to IL.
Il violated no privilege in tina" said
Gear.
Not at ALL" said Morgan with bitter
sarca m. "There is great difference be-
tween privilege and good taste"
IL never attempt TO justify anything
done by the Democratic party" Gear
broke in at another point in the argument.
The Democratic party has not taller SO
low as that yet" was Morgan's s comment.
ut is not vet, thank God, PROSTATE.
Some OF US are left who have respect for
tie rules OF procedure and Tor the constl-
tuition; respecI Tor something besides cor
porate rover and the rule OF autocrats.
Morgan spoke the conference report
On The sugar schedule as reward 10 the
trust. He referred o Speaker Reed as the
"spend d ana ponderou Speak r OF the
House" d added: "Notwltnstanding
his ponderosity, II seems mat the harder
he sits down upon this thing the more 1t