The herald., 1897-07-23
Fail to Fix the Time for a
Final Vote
WHEN DEMOCRATS GET TIRED
THE TARIFF BELL WILL BE
PASSED
Hereafter the Sen hte Will Not Ad-
journ Except by Aye and Nay
Vote-Ses sion Notes
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, July 22-shortly be-
fore the senate adjourned today Senator
Allison, in charge of the tariff bill, made
a strong effort to, have a time fixed for
the final vote on the tariff conference re-
port. Failing in this, Mr.. Allison gave
notice that the session tomorrow would
be protracted W ith view to secure a
vote. 1t was the first definite move
ment made thus far toward bringing the
debate to a closie. Allison's first propo-
sition was for vote at o'clock tomor-
row, but this W as objected to by Pettus
of Alabama. Then he proposed a vote
some time before adjournment tomor-
row, which wa 8 objected to by Morgan
The suggestion of Saturday at l o'clock
met with lik objection from Morgan.
The Alabama senator explained his last
objection by aging that he thought all
debate on the report would be exhausted
tomorrow; that it was needless to make
an agreement in advance. Finding that
there was no disposition to reach an
agreement A llison finally gave notice
that hereafte l., while the report was
pending the senate would not adjourn
at 5 o'clock W ithout an aye and nay vote.
The debate on the report today was
participated in by Senators Chiffon.
Jones of Ar kansas and Pettigrew, in
opposition, W lille Aldrich took frequent
occasions to defend the report against
the criticism of the senator's.
The creden tials of the new senator
from Tennessee, Thomas B. Turley, who
succeeds the late Senator Harris, were
presented to the senate by his associate,
Bate. Turle.y was then escorted to
the vice presidents desk, where the OATH
of office was duly administered.
Tillman off cred resolution, releasing
the committee on contingent expenses
from further consideration of the reso-
luton for the investigation Of alleged
senatorial sugar speculation. Before
anything could be said Jones of Nevada
presented a report from the committee
on the same resolution. Tillman was
quickly on his feet asking that the report
be read.
Gallinger objected, the presiding officer
holding that single objection was suf-
ficient to prevent the reading.
Then Mr.. Tillman moved that the re-
port be read. On viva voce vote the
motion was lost and the resolution went
to the calendar.
Mr.. Allison asked that the tariff con-
ference report be taken up, but was met
with several measures which senator's
desired to have hurried through in an
ticipation of the adjournment of con-
gress. without further delay the con-
sideration of the tariff report was re-
sumed.
Chiffon of Texas took the floor for a
speech against the bill as whole. Con-
cerning sugar, he said it was so cum
ningly devised as to make it difficult to
determine the benefits conferred. The
main point was as to the loss suffered by
the people, and after calculation Chill
ton concluded that the sugar trust would
be enabled to charge the people l cent a
pound more for sugar than under the
present law. He said the agricultural
schedule ought to be taken as fraud
schedule as it was designed to be de-
ceptive. In connection with Chilton's
discussion of the agricultural schedule
Mr.. Tillman was drawn into vehement
argument on the benefit of an export
bounty on agricultural bounties The
South Carolina senator declared that the
imposition of such a bounty was the
most effective means of destroying the
entire protective system, for if the farm
er got one drop of blood into his mouth
he would want to swallow the whole
carcass" and it would end in scramble
overturning the whole system.
Proceeding, Chiffon took up the Demo-
cratic position on free raw material,
urging that raw wool and other raw
products were entitled to exactly the
same consideration as manufactured
woolen goods, but neither of them should
be benefited as against the interests of
the whole people. He said he would not
hold out to his constituents the delusive
hope that they were to receive part Of
the benefits of protection.
Chiffon spoke for more than two hours
and received many congratulations al
he closed his remarks.
Jones of Arkansas followed in CRITICS.
ing the bill in detail. He asserted that
there had been no fair and free confer
ence. but a mere outward formality of
conference which the senate out of self
respect ought to repudiate by rejecting
the report. The senator referred to the
full meeting of the conferees, Democrats
and Republicans, and related the futile
efforts of the Democratic conferees to Sc
cure a hearing.
Mr. Jones asserted that it was the first
time in the history of the country that
such arbitrary action had been taken by
a conference committee.
Vote it down." suggested Mr.. Allison.
"The report is mere recommendation
to the senate
"Yes." declared Mr.. Jones. 'the senate
owes it to its dignity to respect the re-
port"
Aldrich, one of the Republican con-
ferees, interrupted to say that the course
of this conference committee was the
same that every conference committee
had followed.
Aldrich declared that Republican SEN
ators were responsible for the pending
bill and 1t was to be expected that
amendments by Democratic confereee
would not be engrafted on the bill