The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Agreement Reached to Vote After a
Day Spent ina Heated Talk.

Day Spent iu Heated Talk.
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. July 23.-The final vote
on the tariff conference report will be taken
in the Senate at p IN. tomorrow. A
unanimous agreement to that effect was
reached in the Senate late this afternoon
after an exciting and dramatic debate. The
proposition for the final vote came most
Unexpectedly from Democratic sources, the
senior senator from Alabama, Mr.. Morgan
presenting it, 1t was greeted with shouts
of good goodr from senators on the Re-
publican side, who for the first time saw
the path clear for the final enactment of
the tariff bill. Mr. Morgans proposition
was coupled with one that the Senate meet
at 10 a. m. tomorrow in order that speeches
may be heard before the vote is taken. This
was accepted as a whole, and the agree
ment was formally announced. Mr. Nor
gan expressed profound reluctance in SUBJ
mitting the proposition, but said he recog
nized the right of the majority to register
their will. The agreement was preceded
by the most heated personal colloquy that
has occurred during the consideration of
the tariff bill. Senators Foraker of Ohio
and Allen, of Nebraska, Joined issue over
Mr. Aliens charges of fraud in the Ohio
thets as "balderdash," and to pointed ref
erences to the methods of court "pettifog-
gers"
At the opening of the session, the Senate
passed House bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to suspend discriminating duties i'm
posed on foreign vessels and commerce. Mr..
Allison then moved to proceed with the tar
iff conference report, but Mr.. Tillman con-
Cd faIx
resolution adversely reported yesterday for
an investigation of alleged senatorial spec
ulaton in sugar stock. Mr.. Tillman was
about to begin a speech when Mr.. Allison
made the point of order that debate was not
in order and the presiding officer sustained
the point. Mr.. Tillman thereupon asked
for a yea and nay vote on which his mo-
ton was lost-Yeas, Is; nays, 50. Those
who voted for the motion were Allen, Bacon,
Bate Berry, Cannon, Chiffon Clay. Harris,
Kenney, Mills, Roach, Tillman, Turley,
Turner and Walthall.
A joint resolution was passed for the
erection of a government building at the
transmississippi international exposition at
Omaha.
SPEECH BY TELLER.
Consideration of the tariff conference re-
port was then resumed and Mr.. Teller took
the floor for a speech. He said he did not
favor the pending bill and did not believe
it would accomplish the purpose of its
friends. It's passage, however would dis
pose of the question and enable Congress
to devote it's attention to other subjects
He regarded the money question as the par
amount one. The last campaign was not
in his judgment, an Endorsement of the gold
standard. A great many people who voted
for the Republican candidate did not be-
leve in the gold standard, but felt that
the tariff question was more important
than that affecting finance.
Mr. Teller turned his attention to the DO
Htical methods of the last campaign. 1t
was the most remarkable contest in our
history. he said, remarkable for the agen-
Cios set at work and the methods en-
ployed for the first time A system of ter
rorism, of deception Of frauds, the like of
which had never before been seen was put
in operation and having been successful in
this, the senator expressed the fear that
such methods had become q permanent part
of our political system, until the people
were aroused and repudiated them. If any
one challenged these statements then Mr.
Teller said he would go into details He
would show that the press had teemed with
falsehoods as to the Democratic candidate
who was charged with having views which
he had expressly repudiated. The same
methods of misrepresentation were directed
against the Democratic platform. The SEN
ator referred TO the intolerance and bigotrv
of Republican campaign speakers, saying
their bitterness exceeded that of the
heated DAYS OF the civil war Mr. Teller
spoke ironically of Republican promises Of
prosperity first during the election, then
preceding the inauguration, then when the
tariff bill was framed. The senator said he
had not found q man ia the Senate who
was satisfied with the pending bill, except
perhaps the Republican members of the
finance committee, and certainly that was
the limit of those who approved the mea-
sure. The bill was. he asserted. full Of