The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-27


Washington, July %. = Shortly be-
fore the senate adjourned yesterday
Senator Allison, in charge of the tariff
bill made a strong effort to have q
time fixed for the final vote on the con-
ference report Failing in this, Mr..
Allison gave notice that the session to-
day would be protracted with view
to securing q vote. 1t was the HIST
definite movement made thus far to-
ward bringing the debate to a close.
Mr.. Allison's first proposition was for
q vote at o'clock to-day, but this
was objected to by Mr.. Pettus of Ala
banla. Then he proposed vote some
time before adjournment to-day, which
was objected to by Mr.. Morgan. The
suggestion of Saturday at l o'clock
met with like objection from Mr.. Nor
gan. The Alabama senator explained
his last objection by stating that he
thought all debate on the report would
be exhausted to-day so that 1t was
needless to make an agreement in adj
vance. Finding that there was no dis
position to reach an agreement MI.
AlliS on finally gave notice that here
after, While the report was pending,
the senate would not adjourn at D
o'clock without Il nay and yea vote.
The debate on the report was partlc1-
pated in by Senators Chiffon of Tex
as, Jones of Arkansas and PettigreW
of South Dakota in opposition, while
Mr.. Aldrich took frequent occasion to
defend the report against the criticism
of these senator's.
The credentials of the new senator
II. slsNNY
who succeeds the late Senator Harris,
We're presented to the senate by~his
associate, Mr.. Bate. Mr.. Turley was
then escorted to the vice presidents
desk where the oath of office was duly
administered. On the desk to which
he was assigned on the Democratic
side was Il superb boquet of carna-
tiOnS.
Mr.. Tillman offered a resolution dis
charging the committee on contingent
expresses from further consideration OF
the resolution for an investigation of
alleged senatorial sugar specul ltion-
Before anything could be said Mr..
Jones of Nevada presented a report
from the committee on the same reso-
luton. Mr.. Tillman was quickly ON
his feet asking that the report be
by any parliamentary device, and he
wished to secure direct vote on the
resolution. Mr.. Gallinger of New
Hampshire, n member of the commit
tee, suggested that the resolution
would go to the calendar and be
reached in its proper order. Mr.. Till
mar insisted on having it read. Mr..
Gallinger objected, the presiding Of
hcer holding that a single objection
was sufficient to prevent the reading.
Then Mr.. Tillman moved that the re-
port be read. On viva yoce vote the
motion was lost and the resolution
went to the calendar.
Mr.. Allison asked that the tariff con-
ference report be taken up, but was
met with several measures which SEN
atorS desired to have hurried through
III anticipation of the adjournment OF
congress. Mr.. Allison would not yield
and Mr.. Allen finally made an issue
by moving to take up the bill or
hon-partisan commission to inquire
INTO questions affecting agriculture
ana labor The motion was lost ana
without further delay the consldera-
ION of the tariff report proceeded
Washington, July 24.-The final vote
ON the tariff conference will be taken
III the senate at 3 p. III. to-day. An
unanimous agreement to that effect
WdS rea ehed in the senate late yester-
uay afternoon after an exciting ana
dramatic debate. The proposition Tor
the hnal vote came most unexpected
l! from Democratic sources. the senior
senator from Alabama, Mr. Morgan,
presenting it. 1t was greeted with
shouts of good, good" from senators
on the Republican side, who, for the
nrst time, saw their path clear for the
nnal enactment of the tariff bill. Mr..
Morgan's proposition was coupled
win one that the senate meet at 10 q.
III. to-day in order that speeches may