The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-15
STRONG LANGUAGE IN THE SENATE.
Troubled Waters of Debate Which
oil Did Not Quiet.
The Standard Trust and Senator
Hoar's Statement.
What Is Said About the Republican
Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-In the Senate, to
day, Mr.. Platts resolution of yesterday in
reference to the copper syndicate was taken
up, and Senator Vest replied to the remarks
made yesterday by Senator Hoar, based on
IN article in the New York World, to the eff
feet that the President and prominent Demo-
Gratis had made voluntary contributions to
the campaign fund. Senator Vest read a
despatch from VIM. l.. Scott, saying: "There
is not word of truth in Senator Hoar's
statement"
Senator Hoar remarked that his point was
that while the Democrats, from the President
down, were talking about trusts, it was proper
that the people should know that the great
monopolieS and trusts of the country were on
the Democratic side, were contributing to the
Democratic campaign fund, and were Jealous
Tor the election of the present occupant of
the White House.
Senator Vest-I understand the Senator
from Massachusetts to state now that he
makes no objection or criticism on the v0lun-
tary contributions by members Of the Demo-
cratic party, or by executive officers.
Senator Hoar-l will make my. own sub
scrptlon to the extent of my ability, and be-
yond my ability, before this campaign gets
through.
Senator Vest asked Senator Hoar to make
good MS statement in yesterdays debate in
reference to there being representative of
the Standard Oil Company in President
Cleyeland's cabinet, or to admit that it was
groundless. He then drifted to the question
OF the tariff bill and charged the Republican
members with having deliberately avoided
the consideration of the Mills bill, in spite of
promise by Senator Sherman that they
would take the bill and dispose of it at once.
senator Sherman replied at length to Sen
ator vest that the Democratic House had
taken from the first Monday in December
until July 23d TO frame meagre tariff bill
lt was impossible to accept so imperfect a
Dill and the Republican Senators decided TO
produce bill of their own. When six months
had rolled around, and when the committee
on hnance had taken as much time as the
ways and means committee did. there would
De De grounds for complaint. Senator Sherman
tnen Went onto state what the Senate tariff
PHI would be and compared it with the Mills
s, siil, which he said was an entering wedge of
Senator Sherman proceeded also to discuss
the Mugwumps, and declared that barisee
was the only appropriate name for them.
Senator Vest replied to Senator Sherman.
Inc Democratic party, he said, shirked no
issue. President Cleveland, if he had chosen
TO skulk behind any other issue than that of
the tariff, would have been reelected by the
largest majority ever known in American
history, but, like an honest man. he had sent
with steel point the shield of the protect
i've system. President Cleveland had said
in that message, and the Democratic party
had said In the Mills bill, that no injury was
proposed to any American interest. All
that 1t was proposed to do was to reform the
inequalities OF the tariff, and on that issue
the Democratic party was ready to go to the
country.
Senator Allison, chairman of the sub-com-
mittee Of the committee on finance, said that
even II there were no tariff bill in the way of
adjournment, Congress could not yet ad-
journ on account of the fact that all the ap-
preparation bills had not yet become laws.
Referring to the preparation of the tariff
bill, Mr.. Allison said if there had been
any delay on the part of the Republican ma
Jority in the Senate it was delay of sixty
days as against a delay of three years on the
part OF the present administration and against
delay of more than IA years on the part of
the Democratic party that controlled the
House of Representatives. He promised
that as soon as the work of the subcommittee
was complete, the result would be brought
before the senate. Senator Butler asked if
Senator Allison thought the report would be
made before the next presidential election.
Senator Allison replied that he did. The
Dill when reported accomplished reduc-
tion of from sixty to seventy million dollars
of revenue. He believed the revenue could
be reduced to that extent without detriment.
When that bill would come in it was impos-
sible for him to say.
. AT Ino ciOSe OF Senator AllS0n remarks
the Chinese exclusion bill was taken up and
the vote taken. Senator Blair's motion to
reconsider the vote on passing it. The vote
resulted: yeas Is, nays II. As no quorum
voted or was likely to vote today, the ques-
ton was further postponed until one o'clock
Monday.
The House amendments to the Interstate
commerce. bill were non-concurred in, and a
committee of conference Senators Cullom,
Platt and Harris) appointed.
n Ia,
tion having been resumed, Senator Hiscock,
member of the subcommittee on finance,
said, as far as he was concerned, it was his
Intention that every industry in the country
should have fair and complete hearing be-
lore the committee. He intimated that the
bill would reduce the revenue quite as much
as the Mills bill proposed, but would do so by
a reduction of internal revenue taxes. As to
import duties, some would be reduced and
some increased.
At the close of Senator Hiscock's remarks,
Senator Platt's resolution was adopted.
Senator Payne, speaking in reply to Sena-
tor Hoar's speech OF yesterday, denied the
truth OF the charge of his connection with
from Secretary Whitney. Senator Payne re-
ferred to Mr.. Hoar's speech as dishonorable.
senator Hoar Indignantly replied and said
the speech OF the Senator from Ohio, be-
longed rather to the foul ,grogshops and to
places where ruffans and their companions
congregate, than the Senate of the United
States. He said he had made no insinua-
tions or charges but merely suggested
question as to some half dozen trusts to two
Senators, Senators Reagan and Georgel who
appeared to know all about the subject. He
received good many letters on the subject
of the Standard Oil Company and had one
of them now before him, stating the great
danger to the Republican vote growing out
of the activity of that company
Senator Payne-Will you read it?
Senator Hoar-I will not.
Senator Payne-l guessed you would not.
Senator Hoar proceeded to justify what he
said on tie subject of trusts and added: l
am not very much moved to any feeling that
deserves to be described as indignation or
anger or anything above feeling of con-
tempt, by the utterances that have just come
from the Senator from Ohio. The history of
that Senator's accession to this body is fresh
in the memory of the country.
After some further tart remarks ON each
side, Senator Hoar exclaimed: ''Mr. Pres
ident, this style of behavior on the part of
the Senator from Ohio had better be stop
ped" Further on Mr.. Hoar again broke out:
"Mr. President,the Senator from Ohio is dis
orderly and insolent in his style of inter-
ruption. If he has anything to say let HIM
rise in his place in an orderly way and ask
me to yield to him. 1t is certainly not be-
coming in him to ask my courtesy for such
Interruption. The whole style of them be-
longs to low groggery rather than to the
Senate of the United States. -
In reply to a question by Senator Butler
the chair said the proceedings were disor-
derly but such colloquies were so FREQUENT
that the chair did not desire to be called
upon daily to rebuke them. Senator Hoar
said that If he had said anything out of order
he withdrew it.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
Gathering of Doctors.