Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-02
TARIFF MOVES ON SLOWLY Party Lines Strictly Drawn On
 All Amendments. McLAURIN TAKES THE OATH Smith of New Jersey Refutes TIlman's Asser- tion-Sockless Jerry Gives Reed
 Few Lines of Thought.

. good progress on the tariff bill today, advancing the important metal schedule. During the day the paragraphs covering marble and stone, china, glass, bllek ana tile, were completed with few minor exceptions. Messrs. Vest and Jones, of Arkansas, on behalf of the minority of. the finance committee, proposed numer- ous amendments, which were defeated by majorities of to IA. The votes were on party lines in the main, although Messrs Rawlins and White, democrats, voted with the republicans to increase the rate on onyx and MT. McEnery, dem ocrat, voted with the republicans against Mir Jones proposition for a reduction of the rate on china.
 Mr McLaurin, of South Carolina, was sworn in early, raising the membership of the senate to eighty nine.
 During the debate on the glass sched- ule, MT. Smith, of New Jersey, rose to a question of personal privilege and made the following statement, reading from manuscripts:
 MT President, during my absence from the senate the other day l ascer- tained from the record that in very re- markable deliverance by the senator from South Carolina Crillman) in which he became sponsor for newspaper clip ping connecting my name with the sugar schedule pending in the senate. It Is only necessary for me to say That the newspaper clipping in question is abso- lutely and wholly untrue. l have not, ! during this session of congress bought or sold, directly or indirectly single share of sugar stock nor at any time prior to this, when any legislation affecting the value of sugar or sugar stock was pend- ing"
 Mr. Tillman sat at his desk while the statement was being read but made no move toward replying. The considera- tion of the tariff bill was quickly re- vkoktkkkbodyW W4ss ssetheykkks1v.s .surcljb q sumed, MT. Smiths question of personal privilege not taking more than two min uteS.
 When the marble and stone schedule was taken up, MT. Vest raised a contest on the paragraph relating to manufac- lures of agate, etc, moving a reduction of the rate from 50 to 20 per cent. The amendment was defeated: Ayes. IT; nays, 29.
 The committee proposed the amend ment relating to marble and onyx, leaV- ing the marble rate as reported and plac- ing onyx in blocks at $1.50 per cubic foot After some debate the committee amend ment was agreed to-31 to 17.
 The committee amendment as whole relating to marble and onyx was then agreed to- Another contest was made on free-stone and other classes of un- dressed stone, MT. Vest moving reduc- tion from II to cents per cubic foot, which was disagreed to-1S to 27.
 At o'clock the senate held an execu- tive session and soon afterwards ad- journed
 IN THE HOUSE..
 There was a lively session of the house today, at which the policy of Speaker Reed ard the republican majority " again made the subject of attack by msm- bers of the minority. MT. Rlchalds in democrat eff Tennessee, and MT. Slmp- son, populist, of Kansas Id the on- slaught for the minority. The majority positflion was defended by MT. Hend sr- son. republican, of Iowa, and MT. Gros- venor, republican, of Ohio.
 After calling the house to order tie speaker announced that the pending qdf s-1 tfon was MT. Dirgley's motion to lay on the table MT. Lewis appeal from the deci- sion of the chair by which the spaaker decided last Thursday that MT. Lew. s resolution relating to Cuba was not privil- eged. Upon this question the yeas and nays had been ordered.
 MK Lewis was on his fset anu un Ter the guise of a. parliamentary inquiry IT. quested the privilege of withdrawing temporarily his demard fer the yeas and nays vote to present to the hou~e what he termed the "exsct rsc arj" re'ative to the decision given in the Fifty-third con- gress by which resolution decarins the foreiea policy cf the United States w s decided to be privileged. Ire p-aker rather abruptly decided that h's request Was IiDl d pdT1ld1utIl It Wy lUQulIy dIlu rected the clerk to call the rol.
 MT. Dingley's motion was carried-S9 10 55. Present and not voting, 37.
 MT. Renders n, republic n, of Iowa, e~d MT. Terry. democrat. of Arkarsas b fth q manded recoeni ion upon tn an ounce- ment of the vote. The sneaker recooni ed the former who from the committee cn rules, presented a specias ordsr for the immediate corcIlde.ra'io1 of the s-nlte resolution to amend the resolution of An,,il f0r r7c,, rt ion, rof supplies to India
 MT. Henderson exnlained the necessity of the passage of the reso ution in the ability to secure a ship of Amerisan reg ister to transport these supplies
 MT. Richardson. democrat of Jern~,-- see. said hiN hsd no objection ta the ep'- cial order. but he rrct ested vlgnrou-1y against the presert houses method of do- inc business
 "TIere we are" he said. "wi'h onr hands tied. with no cNmmitt7es rona of the conWenienceS CT necessities of legis- lation nothinc' except the cnmmittne en rules which dictates what WE shall d. and sh9 II rot do Tho honas never was n such a dispdated and di-org 'n'z d crn- dition for such length of tir'".'
 MT. Simpson. popuESt of Kansas, re- marked upon the remarkable spect7ce presented by the house "bsc7use of the refusal of the speaker to obey the rules and appoint committees. We must come," he contirusd. ito the committee on rules as suppicants."
 Coninuirg, MT. Simpson said: "The house was at the mercy of the commit ee on rules" and ''wh1 ave the ccm mite on rufes?' he asked. "There he is." sa d he. pointing his finger at the speaker, and tho minority fBowled with del ght. Tie speaker looked flushed, and ltrifle ds- comfitted Mir. Simpson descr be1 the committee on rulss as the speakers CTS atons. who march to his music ani d. his bidding.
 Mir. Terry. democrat. of Kansas. can- tributed some brief remarks t1 tha d. bate in which he described tho m j"r ty as having lain down anl be,nH buck q and sagged" by the speaker.
 Mir. Henderson then came fnrwarl with a rather clsbrrate defense cf tho speaker ard the course ofthe majority generally.
 '.Why why this hell in a~tpapat?" ha asked: this boiling nver of fhs realms e Kans,ts?"
 In reply tn tho criticism of MT. Srp-. son, he safi 1t was in a ssflse true that the members of the committee on rules