The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-25
Ex-Sena tors Abusing Their
Floor Privilege.
HALE'S PAT RESOLUTION
BUT SENATOR ALLEN WANTS
ALL EXCLUDED.
Mr.. CAFFERy ON DEMOCRACY
Tariff peform Should Cling to Basic
Principle OF Revenue in Spite of
Seeming Temporary Local Adj
vantage Not Join in Plumber.

Seeming Temporary Local Adj
vantage. Not Join in Plumber.
Washington. u. c.. June PA stub
born contest over the duties on manufac-
tured wooden goods occupied the attention
of the Senate throughout to-day. 1t was
a day of constant roll calls and of cross
fire debate on the effect Of the duties in
advancing rates. Many amendments
were proposed to reduce the rate, but
these were rejected by decisive majori-
ties. Less than five pages were disposed
of during the day, carrying the Senate
through paragraph $40, the first Of the
paragraphs relating to carpets. During
the day Mr.. Gallery louisiana spoke
at length against the protective system
and severely arraignCd those Democratic
Senators who had voted for duties on
wool and other raw materials.
Resolutions of deep regret were passed
on the death of Repr sentative Cook, of
Illinois, and committee of Eve Sena-
tors was named AS n funeril escort.
was a mild passage between Mr.. Platt
New York; nd Mr.. Allen (Nebrsk.) The
former desired to place in the record a
petition from the Manufacturers Asso-
citation of Brooklyn for the speedy pas
sage of the tariff bill.
Mr. Allen objected to having petitions
go into the record unless from State
Legislature or executive department.
Mr.. Plat thereupon accomplished bis
purpose by reading the petition As "A part
of his remarks. ia
Mr.. Hale (Maine) then came forward
with a surprise in the form of a proposed
amendment to the Senate rules admitting
to the privileges of the floor of the Senate
only ex-Senators ''who are not interested
in any claim or in the prosecution of the
same, or directly in any bill pending be-
fore Congress-" Added to the text of
the proposed change is the following:
'"The purpose of the proposed amend
nfent is to prevent ex-Senators from en-
joying- the privileges of the floor Of the
Senate for the purpose of urging or OPP
posing claims or bills in which they are
employed as attorneys"
Mr. Hawley suggested that there might
be some objection to any pointing out of
ex-Senators and Mr.. Allen asked what
had taken place in recent days to call
attention to. the subject.
Mr.. Hale asked that he be not re-
quested to particularize.
Mr.. Allen declared that there had been
no more lobbying Of late than there had
been for years. At one time he had in
troduced bill making it a crime to come
on the capitol grounds with view to
lobbying ON pending measures. 1t was
at time when the pooling bill and other
measures were bringing lobbyists from
all parts of the country. Why not make
it a crime, covering all lobbyists? he
asked.
Mr. Hale explained that he was not
seeking any such drastic measure. He
desired only to call the attention of the
Senate to the desirability of being re-
lieved from lobbying on the floor. He
regarded the opportunities of lobbyists
Of little avail to the interests they rep
resented, and he regarded it as unfortu-
note that ex-Senators should be seen on
the floor carrying their papers relating to
pending questions.
Mr.. Allen again asserted that lobbyists
crowded the corridors and galleries like
crows in the trees. The proposed
amendment finally went over, Mr.. Hale
stating that he would ask tomorrow that
the amendment be referred to the COM
mittee ON Rules.
The consideration of the wool schedule
Of the tariff bill was then resumed and
Mr.. Vest (Mo.), asked Mr.. Allison to in
dictate what was to be the programme
for the future handling of the bill.
Mr.. Allison replied that it was the
purpose to complete the wool schedule
then the silk schedule, then tobacco.
When that was done the bill would have
been gone over once, with some excepted
paragraphs, sdch as lead, hides, ETC. The
purpose then was to begin with the
chemical schedule and consider in order
such paragraphs as had been passed over.
Mr.. Caffery Ua.), was then recognized
for a speech ON the general subject of
the course Of legislation, particularly
on the tariff, to restrict individual eff
fort and to build up giant industries.
He reviewed the economic views of our
early statesmen, to show the gradual ex-
tension of the protective policy far be-
yond the expectations of Hamilton, Jack
son, Madison and Clay.
Referring to the recent course Of sever
al Democratic Senators, Mr.. Caffery said:
SoIT. we near StUdlOTS ol ILLS lcOI De-
longing to the Democratic party stating
four propositions:
First that the doctrine of free raw
material is not Democratic; second, that
if one article is dutied, all ought to be;
third. that if protection is going the
rounds, Democrats might as well get the
benefits of it by asking to be protected
in home industries; fourth, that there
is no principle involved in tariff bill,
but it is a mere question of schedules"
Mr.. Gallery examined each Of these
propositions, pointing out what he re-
garded as their fallacies, and said: "Prec-
edent and principle alike refute these
propositions. Veteran Democrats who
were born and will die with true Dem
acrotic faith in their minds and hearts,
repudiate them. They look upon them as
an effort to cruelty their creed, and like
the Christian who embraces the image
of his crucified Saviour as the last hour
of mortality approaches, so will they
embrace and cling to, with love and