The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-04-16
FIRST TARIFF SKIRMISH.
PRELIMINARY TEST IN
THE SENATE.
In Republican victory IA to ss-
Vest Resolution was = Criti-
oism OF Secretary cages
order-Indian Bln Tn
der Confederation.

WASHINGTON, April 15-The frat
skirnisb on the tariff question oc-
Cured in the Senate yesterday. IL
was followed by vote which served
as test of strength of the various
elements of the Senate. The vote
occurred on a motion by Mr. Morrill,,
Republican, of Vermont, chairman Of
the committee on finance, to refer a
resolution by Mr.. Vest. one of the
Democratic members Of that commit
tee. This made the issue between
representatives of the two leading ele-
ments in the Senate Aside from this
the resolution was in the nature of q
criticism Of Secretary Gage and de-
clared Illegal his recent order relative
to goods imported after April /, when,
according to the retroactive clause Of
the pending Dingley bill, the new
tarif rates are 10 apply Mr. Morrill't
mo-ion prevailed by the close vote Of
"a to 20. The detailed vote was as
follows:
Yeas-~Baker. Burrows, Carter, Clark,
Culiom, Davis, Foraker, Frey, CALM
ger, Hawley Hanna. Hansbrough,
Hoar, Mcmillan, Mantle Mason, Nell
scn, PlRtt OF New York, Pritchard,
Proctor, Quay, Spooner, Warren, We'll
ling ton-24.
Nays-Bate, Butler, Cannon, Chan
dler, Chiffon, Coclsrell, German, Gray,
Harris of Kansas, Heitfeld Lindsay,
McEnery, Martin, Mills, Morgan, Pas
co, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Tu-
ner, Turpie, Vest and Walthall-2s.
The only Republican vote cast
against the motion was that OF Mr..
Chandler, while the Democrats voted
solidly against IT, They had the as
sistance of all the silver Republicans
and the Populists present, except M
Mantle, silver Republican OF Montana,
who voted with the straight Repub-
licans. Mr.. Cannon, silver Republic
an, and Messrs Butler, Harris Of Kan
sas, Heitfeld, Pettigrew and Turner,
Populists, were recorded against the
motion. Messrs Teller. Jones and
Stewart of Nevada were absent.
Senator Kyle, whose position is a
question OF interest, and Senator Al
len, Populists, also were absent
The indian appropriation bill was
then taken up. 1t afforded MIR. Cor
man of Maryland an opportunity TO
speak of the disorganized condition of
the Senate. The President had stated
in his inaugural address that the con-
dition OF the country required the
strictest governmental economy. And
yet it was proposed TO pass appropria-
tion bills aggregating more than S7J.-
600, 600 without the consideration OF
a duly organized committee of the
Senate. Mr.. German said that care
ful consideration OF these bills might
lead 10 their reduction by $40, 600,
600. Appropriations were piling up,
increasing and doubling the last
twelve years, until the stupendous
figure of a billion dollars for single
Congress had been reached. IL was
time to call halt In these vast
expenditures. There should be a
limitation of expenditures on the navy
and on Notifications, now that an era
of peace appeared 10 be at hand. II
was time, too, TO limit the expendi-
lures on rivers and harbors. Mr.. Cor
man said the Democrats could do nc
more than call the attention Of sena-
tors on the other side to the urgent
need of retrenchment The Senate
should enter upon thorough and com
plete consideration of those appropro-
priation bills, so that no question OF
extravaganza could be raised. The
formal consideration of the Indian bill
was then proceeded with.
The committee amendment opening
the Uncompaghre Indian reservatior
10 public entry led to a long contest
A point of order was made against Il
! by Mr. Jones of Arkansas, and, pend
ing the decision, the Senate, at 8 p
m, went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.