The record-union., 1897-05-30
But Little Progress Made on the Measure
in the Upper House.
The Plate Glass Paragraphs the Sub
ject of Discussion.
r1Organ of Alabama Called to Order
by the Presiding Officer for Severe
Iy Criticising the lnaction of the
House of Representatives.

| I1OuSc Oh representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Progress
on the tariff bill in the Senate was
checked to-day, the plate glass para
graphs proving a source of controversy
lasting throughout the day. AS result
| little more than a page of the bill was
disposed Of
The Finance Committee succeeded
without difficulty in resisting proposed
amendments from Democratic members
of the committee, although each amend
ment was debated a great length
An exciting incident occurred during
the afternoon when Senator Morgan was
called to order by Gallinger, who was
| temporarily in the chair, for severely
criticising the naction of the House of
| Representatives.
/ Morgan declared that the Speaker of
| the House was enforcing an automatic
! trap door rule by which Representa-
tives were assembled and dispersed, and
| he characterized this action as an out
rage against popular rights.
Frye of Maine first gave warning that
a protest would be made against criti-
! cisms of the other house when Morgan
vehemently repeated his criticisms.
| Hale Of Maine made a point of order
| against him.
| The temporary presiding officer direct
ed Morgan to resume his seat, and then
ruled that he was out of order.
The Alabama Senator, somewhat cha
! grined, was about to appeal from the de-
cision, when I4ale withdrew his point of
order, and further friction was avoided.
| Morgan resumed his criticisms during
J the tariff debate, and made the point
! that Congress was not now in session.
in accordance with the Constitution, the
House having vacated it's functions.
! The debate on plate glass and the eX-
istence of a trust became protracted.
I Jones read a number of letters COM
planning of the methods of the Pitts
burg company and he declared emphat-
ically that the action of that company
was un-American and outrageous.
Aldrich defended the rates of the bill.
1t was not true, he said, that the rules
on plate glass were to be increased as
asserted by Jones, or that plate glass
was an article of necessity to the COM
mon people. Plate glass was not an ar
ticle of general use by the common peo-
| pie.
| The changes proposed were simply a
| rearrangement of the rates in the Will
son and the Mckinley Acts. The Sena-
tor from Arkansas Uones) had taken one
of the items, and rung the charges on
| that item as though it applied to all of
| them.
Commenting on Jones statement that
| the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company was
| the largest of its kind in the world,
| Aldrich declared that this was an evil
dence of American energy and enter
prise and was no cause for raising or
| lowering duties.
| Lindsay asked if the existence of a
| trust to control the trade was not a
| good reason for Withholding protection.
Il deny most emphatically," Aldrich
replied, that there is any combination
to control prices or to limit production
or to do anything else that is generally
understood as a restraint of trade
Vest pointed out what he considered a
that the rates were increased on the
grades in common use and decreased on
grades used by the favored class
Caffery of Louisiana spoke against the
| committee rates.
Mr. Chiffon of Texas also spoke
| against the committee rates.
| The debate on Mr.. Jones first amer nd
ment to the plate-glass schedule lasted
| over two hours, and then on a yea and
nay vote the amendment was defeated
! by u to %. The vote was a party
| one, the Democrats for and the Repub-
! licans against the amendment. Messrs
! Heitfeld, Kyle and Pettigrew voted
with the Democrats, and Mr. Jones OF
Nevada with the Republicans
! Mr.. Quay proposed at this point tina,
the understanding be reached as to the
adjourning over Monday, when Decora-
tion Day will be celebrated.
! Mr.. Chandler added his approval tC
| the fair way in which the Democratic
side was allowing the bill to proceed.
/ Mr.. Aldrich answered that he felt
| bound to urge the tariff bill at every
possible hour, and he did not approve
/ the loss of Monday for debate.
Mr. Frye of Maine said that the high.
est exhibition of patriotism on the part
| of the Senate would be to remain in
! session Monday, and he believed every
Union soldier would approve this
course.
Mr.. Morgan began to speak on the
desirability Of encouraging the patriot
ic spirit of the people, for, he said we
were not through with our wars, and
we would have need of all the patriotic
! impulses of our people.
Mr.. Morgan then diverted to a severe
| criticism of the inaction of the House
of Representatives, which speedil,
| brought protests. and threatened a Sc.
rious contest. He enumerated the i'm.
portant measures passed by the Senate
and unacted upon in the House. owine
/ to the failure to appoint House com.
| mittees. 1t had come to the point. he
said, when the Representatives of the
people in the other house were CON
vened and dispersed by an automatic
] resolution which worked like door
opening and closing to the representa-
tives of the people.
Here Mr.. Frye of Maine said the Ala.
| bama Senator was exceeding to sligh1
| degree the proprieties of debate II
criticising the procedure in the othe,
branch of Congress.
Mr.. Morgan answered that he shoulf
be congratulated that his offense was
| slight, as the evil required severe
| treatment
Mr.. Morgan went on with his severe
arraignment OF the condition in thu