The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-23

which Mr.. Foraker had referred.
The Ohio. senator said that the agree
! mint was Informal. but Mr.. Quay was
informed as 10 il, having been invited 10
attend meeting when sena .ors consii-
cred what could be done toward an agree
ment On certain features OF the wool
schedule. Subsequently the result Of this
meeting had been laid before the finance
committee.
in fact, you were present. ard a par
~ TO the agreement" said Mr. Foraker
blandly 10 Mr.. Quay.
The Pennsylvania senator sat down
and shook his head.
Mr.. Foraker referred in general terms
TO the agreement, until asked by Mr..
Burrows to specify the agreement. Then
Mr.. Foraker said:
I'VE understood that If third class
woods We're given specific duty, then
secured third class WOO. should have the
triple duty, just as first and second class
wools have triple duty. We did not
suppose there was any dissent from that.
Everybody acquiesced in il when consult
ed in regard to il, and our agreement,
was made with that distinct understand
ing. Now, for the first time, we are mott
fed that there il objection 10 IL"
FORAKER'S GOOD MEMORY.
Mr.. Plat; Rep., Conn., here arose and
declared that the finance committee had
never heard Of this proposition.
II suggest that the senator did hear OF
it." insisted Mr.. Foraker, land ne may
have forgotten il. I carried il 10 the
committee room, and the senator himself
PlatO wrote 1t down with blue pencil
in his copy OF the tariff bill. The senator
from Iowa (Mr Allison) also wrote it in
his copy.
He added that some twenty senators
were present at the time, and every item
of the agreement was gone over and
writer down in the bills of Mr.. Allison
and Mr.. Plat
Thus reminded. Mr.. Plat said that ne
would modify his statement. There was
a meeting al which certain suggestions
were presented as to what was wanted,
but these We're not -asSented 20.
Mr.. Foraker asserted that Mr. Allison
had said that in case specific duties were
placed or third class woods the duties on
secured woods would be tripled.
Mr.. Penrose took part in the debate to
briefly assert that the agreement which
the senator from Ohio said existed could
not have been, as he and Mr.. Foraker
were up until after midnight last night
trying to adjust differences.
Mr.. Foraker replied that the difference
,i<rI,t til -.
but another matter.
MIR. VEST OBJECTS.
Mr.. Hales effort to calm the disturb
ance byssuggesting postponement in or
der TO secure united action seemed about
to quiet the storm, when Mr.. Vest smil-
ingly arose and said: Il object"
Attention was now directed to the Mis-
souri, senator, who spoke in ironical
terms.
u have had novel experience today
he began. For the first time in my life
I have been accorded the privilege Of lis
tening to the deliberations of a Repu5-
Iican caucus"
Let me say" interrupted Mr.. Allison,
that the question of wool was never dis
cussed before the Republican caucus"
Mr.. Vest gave a derisive shrug of his
shoulders and proceeded. The senate had
just heard, ne said, that twenty senators
were present during the consideration Of
a certain agreement, formal and written,
so that the statutes Of frauds would not
apply against it.
Senators had heard also. Mr.. Vest went
together until the wee. sma' hours Of las
night in fruitless effort 70 harmonic.
and now" he proceeded I'VE hear the
great pacificator from Maine (Hale) ap-
pealing for peace, but I have so often
heard his assurances that peace prevail
ed in Cuba that 1 am inclired to doub, !
him now"
Just as prosperity was in sight, Mr.. |
Vest went on ironically; just as the sun
shine was Illuminating the land. the SER |
ate was asked to stop in the consideration !
IF the tariff bill and wait while Republi- |
IAN senators held a caucus.
II demand that the public business !
proceed" exclaimed Mr.. Vest. eff Re |
publican senators cannot agree, then lei |
hem retire and confer. But do not halt |
he business Of the senate and the coun-
ry while Republican senators reach an
agreement as to who shall have the great |
at part of the swag.
LIKEWISE, MR.. TELLER.
Mr.. Teller (Colo) followed Mr.. Vest in
opposition to any postponement Of the
,ill. He referred to the many delays in
the bill. He had supposed that
here was an agreement among Republi-
an senator's toward united action. al
hough. he added. Tot being a member
v ,he Republican caucus, he was not con
'ersant with its secrets Mr.. Teller
lwelt a. length upon the ante-election
'-omise that the passage Of the tariff bill
vas to result in the certain prosperity Of
he country.
He referred 10 a recent utterarce OF
he president indicating his confidence
hat the enactment OF the bill into law
would have this effect, and said that he
Wished this could be 60. yet he could not
relieve that the bill would accomplish
his benign result. He could not assent 10
he idea, he said. which was implied.
hat all the country was suffering for
as want OF more taxation. But IL the
essage OF the bill was 20 have the effect
redlctei for it, certainly it was not fair
or those who have the bill in charge 10
SIX any delay in It's consideration.
NJ. Teller referred 20 the inte-es: Of
he western senators in the rates on wool.
the bill, he said, could no; be perfected
\ committee or caucus. the bill must be
c.ed on in the senate. AS for himself.
2 was anxious 70 see the bill pas, but