Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-14
Discussing Campaign Contributions
PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The Bill to Prevent Infection Passed.
The Senate.

World as to contributions to the democratic cam.
paign fund. He read dispatch which he had re-
not word Of truth in Mr. Hoars S Statement" ami
stated, In reference to the World, that that jour-
nal was not. In his Judgment, democratic paper.
II exercised the liberty (Which 1t unQuesti0nably
had) OF supporting the Administration OF MI.
Cleveland or not supporting it.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN FUND.
Mr.. Hoar asked what the misstatement In re-
gard to Mr.. Scott was?
Mr. Vest replied that Mr. Scott stated in his tele-
gram that there was not word OF truth In the as
sertion read from the New York World yesterday.
The Senator from Massachusetts, had arraigned
prominent democrats for having made voluntary
Mr.. Hoar remarked that his point was that while
democrats, from the President down, were talking
about trusts, 1t 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 for the election Of the present
cupanJ Of the White House.
Mr.. Vest-I understand the senator from Massa.
chuSetts to state now that he makes no objection
or criticism on these voluntary contributions by
members or the democratic party or by executive
officers.
Mr.. HoAR WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE OTHER SIDE.
Mr.. Hoar-I will make my own subscription to
the extent OF my ability, and beyond my ability,
before this campaign gets through.
THE DUALITY OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE FAT CIR
CULAR.
Mr.. Vest referred to the satirtcal article on the
duality Of the President which was quoted last
week by Mr.. Blair from the New York Tribune;
attributed that Jekyl and Hyde Characteristic to
the republican party; and in that connection
quoted
THE "FAT" CIRCULAR.
Qir Forster's letter representing that he would
"fry the fat" out OF Pennsylvania manufacturers)
He would like to know where the STAT"
n.
cred from the Pennsylvania manufacturers
He would like to know where those millions had
luded to in the "fat" circuar) had spoken to MIR.
FOrster-which millions had been gathered up for
years under the tarin system, and which were now
party. 1t would be impertinence for him TO say
from whom that statement TO Mr.. Forster ema-
mated: He did not share In the confidence OF the
republican party, and had no right to make an as
sumption.
THE TARIFF QUESTION
Mr.. Vest then drifted into the question of the
tariff bill He said the democrats had been
taunted for years Decause OF their failure pro-
duce q tar1n bfl The House had passed such q
bill, and it was referred 10 the finance committee
on July %; there 1t remained; nothing had been
heard from It,
lie remembered that Mr.. Sherman had, time and
again, stood in the Senate chamber and said to
the democrats: Bring your tariff Dill here
once @ and dispose Of M it, Where. % he asked was as
the Mills bill to-day? What had become OF the
declaration In the republican platform
that To be the nssSa'ss NO in S III a Saa
reported back from the committee on finance, and
he doubted very much whether any tariff Dill
TO see whenever 1t did come Dack) that
knight, armed In proof, who like the dlsinherited
knight at the tournament OF Ashly de la Fonche,
would come into the arena and make good the
statement Qn the 'rat" circulaT that strange
votes and speeches would be heard from the
republican side OF the chamber On the tariff Ques.
lam
menI
COMING BACK TO Mr.. HoAR's REMARKS
Mr.. Vest cAlled upon that gentleman 10 make his
statement good in reference to their being repre-
sentative OF the Standard Oil Co. in Mr.. Cleve-
groundless.
WHAT Mr. SHERMAN SAYS OF THE SENATE TARIFF
BILL
Mr.. Sherman took up Mr.. Vests challenge as TO
the tariff, and declared that the committee on
finance would report a republican tariff bill
designed to protect and foster American indus
tines, as against the free-trade Mills tarif Which
was in;ended TO. and did, weaken many OF the
industries OF the county,"
the finance committee wou be careful revision
revenue laws; Il would give to the men
unlaxed and would sweep away the tobacco tax
giving that great agricultural project fair and free
play in TINS country, but the committee would take
Its time about It. Ii the House OF Representatives
wished to prolong the session until the tarin bill
was reported It would have TO walt until the com.
mittee was ready TO report.
Mi. Sherman protested that when the democrats
had taken months In the preparation ana passage
OF tarin bill 1t did not rest with them charge
republicans would not be hurried in preparing q
Dill; that they intend to take all the time they
deem necessary for the framing OF a bill; they DID
not care how much time It might require. 1t might
as well be understood that
THIS WAS THE REPUBLICAN FIAT.
(Mr. Sherman's remarks were regarded as sig
nificant as indicating that the republicans viii
not report tarin bill before the election.
He intmated that the subject win be held bacl
the people may lie known. He said II the country
votes for free trade by the reelection OF the Pres
dent then It would be well to give them such q
dose as the Mills bill. but should protection be
maintained thea perhaps the democrats would be
willing TO accept the republican bill.
SENATOR ALLISON SAYS THE sENATg Is NOT RHsPoN.
SIBLR Fok THE DELAY.
In response tO Mr.. Vests remarks CONCERNING
the delay in reporting the Senate tarin bill. sena
tor Allison said that Congress is not detained BY
the tariff bill; that the sundry civil bill the most
important @ Of All the appropriation billA has no!
yeI Oec1me law: he said that the House had
primary charge Of these appropriation biils anC
tue senate was not responsible ior the delay.
THE sURPLus
Mr. Allison said that in view of the surnlu,
being reduced to twenty millions. there va,
not that ex1gency for q reduction OF revenue
which had existed, but that nevertheless
tar1n bill would be reported that WouIC
reduce the revenue at least sixty mfiifons
IL was impossible for him to say when that pil
would come In 1t would be reported BY the sub
committee to the fuil committee at the earites
possible moment, and how long the full COMMITTEE
would take 70 consider 1t he could not say, But
that IL would be reported he gave the Senstol
from Missouri (Mr. vest) absolute assurance,
TEE CHINESE EXCLUSION BuI.
At the close OF Mr.. Allison's speech the reeolu
ton was laid aside without action, and the Senat,
took up the Chinese exclusion bill A vote va,
taken on Nj. Blar's motion to reconsider the yot,
Dy which the blu was passed, and it resulted
yeas. Ii; nays, IL.
Az there was no quorum voting or likely 70 vote
IL was arranged, by unanimous consent that tn
next vote should be taken at O'Clock next Mon
day.
House of Representative.
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sent 70 have read telegram received By NJ
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