Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-14
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tnelr Watchful representatives.
Mr.. Gray said he desired to call pub
lie attention to the remarkable propo-
sltion coming from the other side of the
chamber. Senators had made clear
that there was a compact, we'll man
aged organization for the purpose Of
raising the taxes to the highest point on
their respective lines of goods. Both
ofthese industries were represented, &C.
cording to the statements made, but
the great body of American people,
who were consumers of these taxed
goods, were not represented here.
"They are represented by the demo.
cratic side," remarked Mr.. Frye.
81 am glad to know that this side
represents the great body of the PEG.
ple," responded Mr.. Gray. He went
on to say that this plea in behalf of
tariff b~eneiciaries would be followed
soon by pleas in behalf of hides and
other articles, without reference to the
people who used these articles.
MIR. Hawley expressed regret that
| the Delaware Senator should seek to
stir up ill-feeling and to impugn the
motives of honorable men.
At this point Mr.. Morrill, stopped
/ the discussion by calling for the regular
| order, adding that he expected the tariff
| bill would be reported at an early day.
This terminated the breezy debate on
this line of the tariff, but it soon came
up again on the resolution of Mr.. Vest
| declaring illegal the recent order OF
| the Secretary of the Treasury TO Gus.
toms officers relative to goods i'm
| ported after April 1st.
Mr.. Vest said the secretary's only au.
lhority vas to execute existing law.
This order nullifed existing law and
sought to anticipate the retroactive
/ clause of the tariff bill not yet enacted
as law.
Mr.. Morrill, precipitated an unexpect,
ed tariff vote by moving to refer Mr..
Vests resolution declaring the secre.
tary's order illegal to the finance com
nittee. A yea and nay vote was taken
and the motion prevailed, yeas "a.
nays %.
The only republican vote cast against
the motion was that of Mr.. Chandler
while the democrats voted solidly
against it. They had the assistance Of
all the silver republicans and the popu-
lists present except MIR. Mantle, silver
republican of Montana who voted with
he straight republicans. Mr.. Cannon.
silver republican. and Messrs. Butler,
4 Harris of Kansas, Heitfeld, Pettigrew
and Turner, populists, were recorded
against the motion. Messrs. Teller and
Jones, and Stewart of Nevada, were
absent. Senator Kyle, whose position
is a question of interest, and Senator
Allen, populists. were also absent.
The Indian appropriation bill was
hen taken up. 1t afforded Mr.. 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
,lition ofthe country required the strict.
est governmental economy. And yet
it was proposed TO pass appropriation
bills aggregating more than $73,0OO,O 00
without the consideration of a duly or
ganized committee of the Senate. Mr..
German said that careful consideration
of these bills might lead to their reduc-
ton by $4,000, 900. Appropriations
were piling up, increasing and doubling
within the last II years until the stu
pendous figure Of a billion dollars for a
single Congress had been reached. 1t
was time to call q halt in these vast ex.
p%enditures. The democrats could do
no more than call the attention OF
! Senator'S on the other side to the urgent
need of retrenchment.
HOUSE.
The House was is session but ten
minutes today and then adjourned un-
| til Saturday without transacting any
business. The session was long enough,
however, to furnish occasion for q dis
play of the division among the demo-
| cratic members which the recent caucus
had not been able to heal. In this di-
vision Mr. DeArmond, of Missouri, ap-
peared as the leader of the opposition
to the leadership of Mr.. Bailey.
As soon as the journal had been read
Mr.. Dingley made a motion that when
the House adjourn it be until Saturday.
Mr.. DeArmond and Mr.. Simpson i'm
mediately demanded q division. The
| vote on the motion was 131 to IS. Mr..
| Bailey and his followers voted with the
| republicans while Mr.. DeArmond and
other democrats and populists opposed
the motion. Many democrats refrain
ed from taking sides while those who
rose for the division seemed equally d.
vided on the question. Mr.. Dear
mond, Mr.. Terry, of Arkansas, and
other democrats tried to secure q yea
and nay vote, but only 81 members
supported the demand, which was not
a sufficient number. AS Don as the
House had adjourned the democrats
.raiharad in nro1ns discussing their