The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-23
NO TINE AGREED ON
FOR THE SENATE VOTE ON THE
TARIFF CONFERENCE REPORT.


nesse sworn In and TiIlman's suefr In
vestigatioa Resolution Sent to the Cal
endar-Debate on the Conference Re
port Then Proceeds-A nticipatory In
structiOns to Customs Officers.
Washington, July 22.-Shortly before
the senate adjourned today, Senator Al
| lison, N charge Of the tariff bill, made ;
strong effort TO have a time fixed 10
the final vote on the tariff conference
report Failing in this, Mr.. Allison CAV
notice that the session tomorrow woulc
be protracted with a view TO securing {
vote. It was the first definite movement
made thus far toward bringing the de
| bate to a close. Mr.. Allison's first pro
position was for a vote at 5 O'clock 10
morrow, but this was objected to o3
Mr. Pettus (Ala.). Then he proposed
vote some time before adjournment TO-
morrow, which was objected TO by Mr.
Morgan. The suggestion of Saturday a.
| l O'Clock met with like objection from
Mr.. Morgan. The Alabama senator eX-
/ planned his last objection by stating
/ that he thought all debate on the report
would be exhausted tomorrow, and that
| i, was needless to make an agreement
| in advance. Finding that there was no
| disposition TO reach an agreement, Mr..
Allison finally gave notice that hereaf-
ter, while the report was pending, the
senate would not adjourn al O'Clock
| without nay and yea vote.
The debate on the report today was
participated in by Senators Chiffon.
Jones (Ark) and Pettigrew, inopposi-
ton, while Mr.. Aldrich took frequent oc-
casion to defend the report against the
criticism of the senator's
SENATOR TURLEY SWORN IN.
The credentials of the new senator
from Tennessee, Thomas B. Turley, who
succeeds the late Senator Harris, were
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 superb
bouquet OF carnations.
TILLMAN'S RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Tillman offered a resolution to dis
charge the committee on contingent ex-
penses from further consideration of the
resolution for an investigation OF an al
senatorial sugar speculation. Before
anything could be said, Mr.. Jones of
Nevada presented a report from the
committee on the same resolution.
Mr. Tillman was quickly on his feet.
asking that the report be read. He did
not want it sidetracked by any parlia-
nlentary device, and he wished to Sc
cure a direct vote on the resolution.
Mr. Gallinger On. HI a member of tie
committee, suggested that the resolution
would go to the calendar, and be reach
ed in its proper order.
Mr.. Tillman insisted on having Il
read
Mr. Gallinger objected, the presiding
officer holding that a single objection
was sufficient to prevent the reading.
Then Mr. Tillman moved that the re-
port be read On a viva voce vote, the
motion was lost, and the resolution went
to the calendar.
TARIFF TAKEN UP.
Mr.. Allison asked that the tariff con-
ference report be taken up. but was met
with several measures which senators
desired 70 have hurried through in an
ticipation of the adjournment Of con-
gress.
Mr. Allison would not yield. and Mr..
Allen finally made an issue by moving
to take I'D the bill for a non-partfsan
committee to inquire into questions er-
fecting agriculture and labor. The mo-
ton was lost, and without further de-
lay, the consideration OF the tariff re-
pert proceeded.
AR. Chiffon (Texas) took the floor for
a speech against the bill as a whole,
with an analytical criticism Of the
schedules in detail.
Concerning sugar, he sad il was so
cunningly devised as to make il difficult
10 determine the benefits conferred The
main point was as 10 the loss suffered
by the people and after a calcula ton,
Mr. Chiffon concluded that the sugar
trust would be enabled 10 charge the
people l cent more for sugar than under
the present law. He said the egricult-
ural schedule ought TO be taken as a
fraud schedule as il was designed to
be DIGESTIVE 10 the farmers.
THE FARMERS BENEFITS.
In connection with Mr. Chilton's dis
cuss:on of the agricultural schedule. Mr..
TiIlman was drawn into a vehement ar
gument on the benefit of an export
bounty on agricultural products. The
South Carolina senator declared that
the imposition OF such a bounty was the
most effective means Of destroying the
entire protective system, for IL the farm
er got one drop % blood in his mouth !
ne would want 10 swallow the whole |
carcass" ana it would end in a scran1- |
bic overturning the whole system.
Proceeding. AR Chiffon took VI the |
Democratic position on free raw mater |
ial. urging that raw wool and other raw
products were entitled 70 exactly the |
same consideration as manufactured |
y oolen goods, but neither OF them should |
De benefited as against the interests % /
the whole people. He did not believe |
me people Of Texas could be helped by /
: protective system. as a whole or in de- |
tail. A tariff on wool would he believed. /
axe more money out Of their pockets /
,han il would put INFO them, and the |
same was true OF hides ana Tea.
NJ. Chiffon said ne would not hold on; /
n his constituents the delusive nope that 4
they were TO receive a part Of the bene- 4
fi,s ~ protection. II Ney had reached I
the conclusion that il was time 70 join !
in the general scramble for protection. t
hey should send a Republican in his I
place Mr.. Chiffon spoke for more than /
TWO hours. and received many congratu- |
atoms as he closed his re2arks