The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-23
'ANAA VUFE EXPECTED ON THA
TARIFF BEFORE THE SENATE
ADJOURNS.
10 DEFINITE AGREEMENT.
N fhoThACTED SESSION PROMISED
IN CASE THE DEBATE DRAGs
ALONG.
PLAIN TALK FROM MIR. PErrIGREw
He VIII Not Vote for the Pending
Measure and Is Not Afraid to
Tell Why.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Shortly be
lore the senate adjourned today, Sem
ator Allison, in charge of the tariff
bill, made strong effort to have
time fixed for the final vote on the tariff
conference report. Failing in this, Mr..
Allison gave notice that the session
tomorrow would be protracted with
view to securing a vote 1t was the
hrst definite movement made thus far
toward bringing the debate to close.
Mr.. Allison's first proposition was for
vote at o'clock tomorrow. but this
was objected to by Mr.. Pettus (AIa.).
Ihen he proposed a vote some time be-
Iore adjournment tomorrow, which was
OBJECTED to by Mr. Morgan. The sug-
SeStlon or Saturday at / o'clock met
with like objection from Mr.. Morgan.
Inc Alabama senator explained his last
objection by stating that he thought
all debate on the report would be ex-
hausted tomorrow, so that if was need
less to make an agreement In advance.
Flndlng that there was no disposition
10 reach an agreement, Mr. Allison
finally gave notice that hereafter. while
the report was pending, the senate
would not adjourn at o'clock without
nay and yea vote.
The debate on the report today was
participated in by Senators Chiffon
CTex9, Jones (Ark.), and Pettigrew Is.
D. in opposition, while Mr.. AIdrich
took frequent occasion to defend the
report against the criticism of these
senator's.
The credentials of the new senator
from Tennessee, Thomas B. Turley, who
succeeds the late Senator Harris, were
presented to the senate by his associate,
Mr.. Bate. Mr.. Turley was then escort
ed to the vice presidents desk, where
the oath of office was duly administer
ed. On the desk to which he was as
signed on the Democratic side, was a
superb bouquet of carnations
Mr.. Tillman offered a resolution dis
charging the committee on contingent
expenses from further consideration of
the resolution for an investigation OF
alleged senatorial sugar speculat ton
Before anything could be said Mr.. Jones
(Nev) presented report from the COM
mlttee on the same resolution.
Mr.. Tillman was quickly on his feet
asking that the report be read. He did
not want it side-tracked by any parlia-
mentary device, and he wished to Sc
cure direct vote on the resolution.
Mr.. Gollinger On. H, a member Of
the committee, suggested that the reso-
luton would go to the calendar and be
reached in its proper order. Mr. Till
man insisted on having it read. Mr..
Gallinger objected, the presiding officer
holding that a single objection was
sufficient to prevent the reading. Then
Mr.. Tillman moved that the report be
read. On viva Voce vote the motion
was lost and the resolution went to
the calendar. 4
Mr.. Allison asked that the tariff
conference report be taken up, but
was met with several measures which
senator's desired to have hurried
through in anticipation of the adjourn
ment of congress- Mr. Allison would
not yield, and Mr.. Allen finally made
an issue by moving to take up the bill
for a non-partisan commission to in
qufre into questions affecting agricuI-
ture and labor. The motion was lost,
and without further delay the consider
alton of the tariff report proceeded
Mr.. Chiffon (TeX) took the floor for
a speech against the bill as a whole,
with an analytical criticism of the
schedules in detail.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) followed. criticising
the bill in detail. He asserted there
had been no fair and free conference,
but a mere outward formaIity of con-
ference 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
secure a hearing. Mr.. Jones asserted
that it was the first time in the history
of the country that such arbitrary ac-
ton had been taken by a conference
committee.
Vote it down." suggested Mr.. ALI
son, the report is a mere recommends
ton to the senate"
Yes" declared Mr.. Jones, "the sem
ate owes it to its dignity to reject the
report"
Mr.. Jones maintained that there was
about four times as much margin to the
sugar refineries under the conference
report as in the present law. This, he
said disclosed why there was so much
anxiety in rushing the bill through the
conference and house.
Mr.. Pettigrew 6. d. announced his
purpose to vote against the confer
ence report, although he expected that
the bill in its present form, with all its
iniquitieS, would become a law. Its in
EQUITIES would make it difficult to re-
peal, as the favors it gave. brought it
such tremendous strength that the Re-
publican party would be able to COL
lect a fund of $4,000, 900, $40, 900, 900 or
SOO,OUU,UOu, II neeueu, III Oruef 10 carry
an election. He believed, however, that
the contest of the future was not on
the tariff bill, but between republican
institutions and plutocracy.
The senator closed with the declara-
ton that when he left the Republican
party he left it for good, and the eau
Gus dictatiOn in behalf of this iniqui-
tous bill' had amply justified his ac-
ton.
Shortly before o'clock Mr.. Teller
was about to begin a speech. He yield
ed, however, to Mr.. Allison, who made
the first movement toward bringing the
debate to a close.
The house joint resolution was pass
ed requesting the president to make in
vestigation as to the exclusion of
American tobacco from foreign coun-
tries under the Reggie contract system.
At 5 o'clock the senate held an exec
utive session and then adjourned