Evening star., 1897-06-04
LESS THAN A QUORUM PRESENT
Half nm Hours Delay Caused by Alb
Sence of Senators.

Half an Hours Delay Caused by Ab-
sence of Senators.
The Senate met at IL am. today with a
view to e&pedtfng the tariff bill. Two
speeches were announced for the day, one
by Mr.. Mantle (Mont) on the wool
schedule Of the tariff DILL. and another
by Mr.. Butler IN. c. on his joint
resolution to amend the Constitution so as
come taxes: Mr.. Mantle was recognized at
the opening of the session. and spoke at
lergth. %
Mr. Manfle's speech will be found in
another cohlmnD ~
The attendance of senators was small,
and at 11:15 am Mr. Pxttigrew IS d. m
terrupted Mr.. Mantle to call attention to
the absence of quorum. A call disclosed
only fhtrty-two senator's preSent-thirteen
less than quorum Ehis brought business
to halt. Senators came in from time to
time and gradually swelled the attendance,
but not beyond thirty-eigat-seven short of
quorum.
On motion of Mr.. Gray Del) the SER
geant-at>arms, was. dispatched to request
the presence of senator's.
II was half an hour before a Quorum was
secured and business proceeded Before
Mr.. Mantle. resumed 1.-THE bill was passed
appropriating S225.OOO for public buil.ling
at Wilkesbarre, Pa. and the House amend
ments to the relief resolution for the suf-
ferers by the Rio Grande river overflow
were agreed to.
Mr.. Mantle then resumed his speech.
nnal.,oa While Mr. Mantle It was referring to the
against the wool growers. Mr.. Platt
Comm who. with Mr. Allison, was in
charge of the tsal for the day. arose to
fair to the bulk Of the wool manufacturers
Some wanted free wool: some did not But
he believed that the general sentiment of
wool manufacturers throughout the coun-
f0 % fn 2x,t-
wool.
Mr.. Mantle answered that he did not
nean % NAT there was an active We fare.
a hostility by the wool manufacturers
against the growers.
Mr. Mantle received close attention from
the republican side of the chamber Mr..
Hanna (Ohio), who was referred to during
the speech, taking a seat beside him and
attentively following the entire speech,
while Mr.. Foraker (Ohio) and other sena-
tors from wool-producine states were in
terested listeners.
Mr.. Mantle closed at 1:a5, and Mr. Butler
followed Immediately on the subject of an
iI.come tax. Mr.: Allison showed some i'm
but was assured by Mr. Butler that he
would not speak long.
"Indecent Haste" Churxed.
Mr.. Butler had no sooner started than
he was involved in lively colloquy with
Mr.. Cullom Qll.). The North Carolina SELL
ator referred at the outset to the recent
Supreme Court decisions on the income tax
and on the antitrust law. He added an
expression Of surprise at the indecent haste
with which the pooling bill was being
urged before Congress Immediately after
the decision of the Supreme Court on the
antitrust law.
This aroused Mr.. Cullom. chairman of
the interstate commerce committee, now
considering the pooling bill, to a spirited
reply. The senator from North Carolina
was making statement about which he
knew nothing. said Mr. Cullom The pool
ing bill had been before Congress for
months before the Supreme Court decision
and 1t sought to strengthen the interstate
law. He resented the statement of '.inde-
cent haste" and such characterization
was Misrepresentation of facts.
Mr.; chil.Sns Isxas. another member of
took hand IN the controversy. joining is
sue with Mr.. Cuilom. Mr.. Chiffon said he
had been on theocomEittee for two years,
and he had never kIowE of the pooling bill
being pressed until after the rec ent Su-
preme Court decision against railway pool
ing. II j.
He differed in, toto. he said, with the
chairman OF the committee, that the pool
ing bin sought to strengthen the law In
his judgment. 1t would destroy the inter-
state law, and the passing of the bill would
be fatal experiment.
Mr.. Butler. reauming. said Mr. Chilton.s
statement had fully Justified his original
lie to judge whether there was Indecent
haste. oe :.
He would. het said. insist ON the con-
sideration Of a measure authorizing an In
come tax sbefo-s any pooling bill was
brought before the Senate. He declared
that the pooling bill was in the interest of
the Eiost gigantic trust in existence. COM
pared with which sA other trusts are Mig
mics. -if.
The senator then spoke on the merits n,
an income tax. He pointed out the in
equalities OF our present system Of taxa
tion and declared that the tarifr bill when
enacted. would impose its burdens ON The
w per cent Of poor people who were least
able to bear 1t. while 1t benefited the per
cent Of those who did not need assistance.
Tartn Dill Again Up.
At 2:5O the consideration of the tariff b.l,
by paragraph was resumed in the Senate.
CoRBETTs CASE POSTPONED.
Attempt, to Secure, Vote In the SEM
nae Elections Committee