The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-23
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Speeches by Messrs. Jones, Morgan
and Pettus, New Senator.

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and Pettus, New Senator.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Shortly before
the Senate adjourned to-day Senator Ali
son, in charge of the tariff BILL made a
strong effort to have a time fixed for the
final vote on the tariff conference report.
Failing in this, Mr.. Allison gave notice
that the session tomorrow would be pro-
tracted, with a view to securing a vote.
1t was the first definite movement made
thus far toward bringing the debate to q
close. Mr.. Allison'S first proposition was
for a vote at o'clock tomorrow, but this
was objected to by Mr. Pettus, of Alabama.
Then he proposed a vote some time before
adjournment tomorrow, which was object
ed to by Mr.. Morgan. The suggestion of
Saturday at l o'clock met with like objec-
ton from Mr.. Morgan. The Alabama sena-
tor explained his last objection by stating
that he thought all debate on the report
would be exhausted tomorrow so that it
was needless to make an agreement in adj
vance. Finding that there was no dispo-
sition to reach an agreement, Mr.. Allison
finally gave notice that hereafter While the
report was pending, the Senate would not
adjourn at o'clock without an aye and
no vote.
The debate on the report to-day was par
ticipated in by Senators Chiffon, Jones Of
Arkansas, and Pettgrew, in opposition
while Mr. AIdrich took frequent occasion to
defend the report against the criticism of
these senators.
The credentials of the new senator from
Tennessee, Thomas 3. Turley, who sue
ceeds the late Senator Harris, were pre-
scented to the Senate by his associate, Mr.
Bate. Mr.. Turley was then escorted to the
Vice Presidents desk, where the oath of
Office was duly administered. On the desk
to which he was assigned, on the Demo-
cratic side, was a superb bouquet of carna-
tons
Mr. Tillman offered a resolution discharg-
ing the committee on contingent EXPENSES
for an Investigation of alleged senatorial
sugar speculation. Before anything could
be said Mr. Jones, of Nevada, presented
a report from the committee on the same
resolutions.
Mr.. Tillman was quickly on his feet ask
ing that the report be read. He did not
want it siGetracked by any parliamentary
device, and he wished to secure a direct
vote on the resolution.
Mr.. Galnnger, a member of the COM
mittee, suggested that tie resolution would
go to the calendar and be reached in its
proper order Mr.. Tilman insisted on hav-
ing it read. Mr.. Galllnger objected, and
the presiding officer held that a single objec-
ton was sufficient to prevent the reading.
Then Mr.. Tillman moved that the report
was lost and the resolution went to the cal
endar.
TARIFF REPORT TAKEN UP.
Mr. Allison asked that the tariff confer
ence report be taken up, but was met with
several measures which senators desired to
hurry through in anticipation of 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 inquire into ques-
tons affecting agriculture and labor. The
motion was lost, and without further de-
lay consideration of the tariff report pro-
ceeded.
Mr. Chiffon took the floor for a speech
against the bill as p whole. with an analyt-
zeal criticism the schedules in detail
Concerning the sugar schedule he said it
was SO cunningly devised as TO make il
difficult TO determine the benefits conferred
The main point as to the loss suffered
by the people, and after q calculation Mr.
Chiffon concluded that the Sugar Trust
would be enabled by the bill to charge the
people 1 cent per pound more for sugar