The times., 1897-06-23


was this condition that had caused hin
to fail in reporting a amendment in line
with any lrnpfied agreement. He hat
been willing to pass by the paragraph
but did not want to delay the whole
woolen schedule. An amendment was be
Ing prepared by experts to ohviate the
difficulty declared Mr.. Allison, We
hemently. Continuing, he asserted, witt
increased emphasis, that while this was
being doEe the Senate was thrown into
an excited state because it had voted
for certain amendments on first and second.
class woods. I'VE ere told that we alt
in a con- bination here 80 secure lower
rates, but that the combination viii not
vote for the bill in the end,' said the
Senator FROM Iowa.
His face was iivid with excitement and
he talked angrily and hotly. Il will
not allow IL to be charged. either di-
rectiy or cuvertly, that | am dealing &
unfairly or In violation OF any agreement,
ne asserted, land therefore / will not
be driven by anybody's S threats
Mr.. Foraker answered that if any one
was excited the members only had 10
cast their eyes about the chamber and
see who lie was. Again did Mr.. Foraker
Ieiterate his claim to an agreement, say
ing it was By written rates in the gin
of the bill He approved OF proposition
to postpone consideration, but he could
not understand how because the word
combination had been used it was plo-
posed not to accede 20 the request.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut said he WAS a
member OF the committee, and had never
known of any agreement reached such rs
was described by the Senators frun Mon
t8na and Ohio.
To this Mr. Foraker responded that Mr.
Platt had himself written in blue ,.encil the
rates agreed upon. He had written them
on the committee bill aud upon Mr.. Allison's s
bill. Mr.. Platt said he did not deny being
present " hen che agreement W as presented,
but lc WAS not present when 1t was as
serted to
Mr.. Penrose asserted that Mr.. Foraker
and several others had sat up until midnight
seeking AN adoption of the agreement. but
il had not been accepted
II simply state the fact retor.ed Mr.
Foraker. I've been taken here by sur
prise 10y the statement that there was no
agreement when here was one. l think
we should have the right TO reconsider
this matter and there is good reason why
it should nat 20 over
Then NJ. Tale sought to throw oil upon
the troubled waters. 1T is apparent, >
said he, THAT Senators are not so far
apart. | TO not believe the Senators who
seem to differ will be so very much ut
odds when they study the descriptive
classifcations of the bill. | suggest
that for the time being these paragraphs
be passed over
Il would he very willing TO have them
passed over on account Of these apparent
MISUNDERSTANDING replied Mr. Alison,
who, by this time, had cooled down some
what and saw whittier things were drift
ing.
"Ali I have asked up TO this time was
that they be passed over replied the
senior Senator from Ohio, 'and | now
learn for the first time that the
Senator IN charge of the bill is VIII ing
that they should be passed over
Here MIR. Carter go5 into the discussion
again. ''It is not and has not bcea NY
purpose to increase the burdens OF the
Finance Committee" said he. Before this
matter was reached earnest efforts were
until some satisfactory arrangement had
been made 1t was suggested that TO pass
them over for "a day would be an inposs
blity; that if this were done consideration
of the tiil would be stopped and we would
be forced TO take a recess. II mist he
borne in mind that, in connection viIh
tbird-clasS wool. there are certain COM
peasatory duties that cannot be considered
without the question of the duty IN The
wool itself having been first agreed upon
] would suggest that all sections de-
peLdent upon this duty ON third-class wool
be passed over
Mr.. Allison agreed to this, but Mr. Vest
objected. lie had, he said, enjoyed
novel experience. He had been enabled 10
hear the debates of n Republican caucus
MI. A lison retortcd warnlyth that he wasin
error; ti;at the subject of wool had never
come up in Republican caucus
''It certainly has been discussed in Il
Republican caucus tins morningin our pres
ence," said Mr. Gray.
"And unless my hearing is defective
retorted Mr.. Vest. Il heard the Senate:
from ohio say that this matter had been
discussed in our caucus y
Senator's. corrected Mr.. Foraker.
We'll. at all events, you have been
it, replied Mr.. Vest, "a7d
now the great pacificator from Maine
assures US that peace reigns supreme. ]
ave heard that Senator declare so often
that peace reigned in Cuba that / am
inclined to doubt the accuracy of his
statements on this question. We are
asked now, when prosperity is returning,
when the farmers and the agriculs0riSts
are crying 10 you TO pass this bill and
let prosperity Hume the land-we are
asked to stop this returning tide OF pros
perty By delaying the public business
and not proceed with the consideration
md final passage OF this measure Mr
Vests tones were fun of iIony and sar-
casm as he proceeded: ''If our friends
cannot 20 on with the public business,
then let them retire to the privacy Of
their council chamber, and get together,
il possible. Don't let the protective or
gans accuse the Democrats of causing All
the delay, when it is the Republicans
who arc preventing the transaction OF
public business and quarreling among them
selves as to who shall get the biggest
part of the swag."
Mr.. Teller also edded to the irritation
# the Republican managers. This bill"
aid lie. had no proper consideration where
proper considers alton should have been
iven IL. 1t came to the Senate crude
lnd in the rough. 1t had been here a
aonth and twenty days before it was re-
'orted to the Senate. If this bill is to
ring TO the country the great good that
vas promised for it, it was criminal 10
ostpone its consideration for the two
yeeks during which it lay upon the table