The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-22
new BLOOD AROUSED
Senator Mason Of Illinois Urges The
Senate 10 Do Something.
HIS WORDS ARE APPLAUDED
Hoar Offers Excuses for the In
activity OF the Body, Saying
That the Tariff Bill Occupies
the Members Attention.

Washington. April 2i,-The maturing
~ the tariff bill was Indicated by the
deluge OF petitions relating to tariff
rates presented To the senate to-day.
Spooner sent bundle containing sew
ual hundred petitions urging the re-
enactment Of the Mckinley rates on
lumber. Mantle. republican of Mon
tana. presented telegraphic memorial
from the Montana Stockgrowers' assoc
citation asking To have an amendment
Ia the tariff bill So that adequate pro-
lection would he given the hide indus
try. Morgan reported favorahly from
the rUmmitsee ON foreign relations an
amendment To the sundry civil hill pro-
posing an appropriation of t50OoO to inn
pIove Pearl harbor. Hawaiian islands.
A resolution by Hawley was agreed
Ia acknowledging the invitation Of
Mayor Strong of New York to particl-
pate In the coming Grant ceremonies
and providing that a committee of 10
senators be appointed by the vice presi-
dent to represent the senate. Cullcn's
resolution introduced yesterday. calling
on the secretary of the treasury for in
formation relative Ia internal rev.
enue taxes ON distilled spirits was
agreed To.
This cleared the way for an unexpeci-
ed and very breezy speech from the new
senator from Illinois, Mr.. Mason. which
aroused two out tbursls from the gallery,
II occurred ON the resolution of Mason.
introduced yesterday. directing the
committee on rules Ia report rule pro-
Viding fnr the closing of debate and for
III" previous question. II was Mr. Ma
sons maiden speech In the senate aud
he was followed with great interest. lie
said he desired tn have the rrsolut Ion
go Ia the committee on rules. hut he
gave notice that unless some report was
forthcoming at an early day he would
move To have the committee discharged
81 that the resolution could bc brought
before the senate II Is agreed on all
hands. proceeded the senator with a
vein Of sarcasm. that the United States
senate is a great body. That was the
view particularly of thos. within the
body and ON the pay roll. but every one
knew also that II was the only legislative
body In existence incapable Of doing
business. Mason said he hoped he
would he forgiven for these reflections,
for he was still Ia the kindergarten
class" and he recognized that he was
threshing over old straw, hut h. pro
posed tn keep thr.shing over this old
straw during the next six years In the
senate.
Mason referred to the approaching
tariff debate. The hill would he before
the senate soon. II rcmedi.d an act
which promised q ''tarif for revenue"
and give tariff for deficiency"
Il want To- deliver "A message from the
people before this hope of power pos
sesses me-" exclaimed the senator and
the galleries gave response by hearty
applause. Mason spoke of the paralysis
of business In the senate On all great
questions. At the close Of the 10Th cen
tury the great question was presented
whether International differences were
Ia lie settled by arbitration or by the
methods of Fitzsimmuns and curbeit.
The senate had listened Ia speeches. hut
on this. az In all other questions thrrc
was no action. The senator from Ala
hama tMorgan) had presented rcsniu-
tion as tu cuba, involving the great Gu
ban question, handed down to us by
Grover H. But where was that resn-
luton? II was Impossible to tear the
golden god uf the sDnat" rules in order
to act ou Cuba. The senator asserted
that there was majority NJ "insur-
gents" IN this body. hut II was held
back hy the minority IN control. II was
time tn de- away with these harnaclr
rules. II would not sruttlc the nld
ship" exclaimed the senator vigorously.
hut would like to put her in dry dock
long enough To have her bottom
sCraped 4"