The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-04
VESTDOWN ON SUBSIDIES.
He INTRODUCES A CLIPPING CIV
ING BLAINE FITS.

Hawley Resents it and Denounces It's |
Author as Blackgusrd and Liar
The Writer a Resident of Buenos !
Ayres Who Attended the Pan Amer |
ican Conference.
WASHINGTON, July Sin the Senate this
morning MIR. Allison moved that the ad-
journment to-day be till Monday. Mr..
Edmunds and Mr.. Sherman opposed the
motion and Messrs. Plumb and German
advocated it, and it was agreed to.
At2 o'clock the unfinished business"
was taken up, being the postal and ship
subsidy bill Mr. Vest continued his argu-
ment against the bills. As to MIR. Blaines
anxiety in the matter, he said that he was
as anxious as Mr.. Blaine to bring back the
supremacy of the United States on the
ocean, and as to the carrying trade he was
as axious as Mr.. Blaine to open the ports OF
South America to American products. He
sincerely desired. ..an extension of commerce,
and that the American flag might again be
seen in every port and on every
sea. But the question, was one
as to the means to bring about
that end The senator from Maine (Mr.
Frye wanted subsidies He (Mr. Vestl op-
posed them in toto. He had seen in New
u
ascribed to Mr.. Blaine that he would give
one year of his life for two hours on the
floor of the American Senate on this ques-
tion. He had been surprised, in view OF that
statement, at finding that MIR. Blaine had
injected into this discussion an argument in
the Presidents message read in the Senate
this morning urging postal subsidies.
A CLIPPING FROM A NEWSPAPER.
Mr.. Vest went on ito speak of the late
pan-American conference, and he sent to
the clerks desk and had read clipping
from the New York Herdtd's Buenos Ayres
correspondent, to show what prominent
and intelligent citizen of Buenos Ayres,
Senor Piorra, who accompanied the Argen-
tine delegates to Washington, thought OF
the conference, of Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Curtis
and the United States delegates. As soon
as the clerk had finished the reading of this
very caustic criticism, Mr.. Hawley asked
Mr.. Vest whether he knew who wrote that,
and whether it was quite fair and decorous
to have printed such a mass of irresponsible
blackguardism.
Mr.. Vest replied that the gentleman's
name was given in the communication.
Mr. Hawley-T reaffirm what | said, that
a man who speaks as he does of honorable
gentlemen, and who says Of American col
leges that degrees can be obtained for $50,
says willfully that which is false.
ignorance of American colleges.
Mr.. Hawley-And to his ignorance of all
the laws that govern gentlemen.
Mr.. Vest-He Is secretary of society in
Buenos Ayres, and accompanied the delega-
tion from the Argentine republic to this
pan-American conference.
Mr.. Hawley-And you may add to that
description that he is liar and a black
guard.
Mr.. Vest-That is q question between
him and the senator from Connecticut.
TRYING TO MAKE VEST RESPONSIBLE.
| Mr.. Hawley-The senator from Missouri
| introduced his friend here.
! Mr.. Vest-The article was published in
| New York paper, extracted from paper in
| Buenos Ayres, and has gone broadcast over
the country.
Mr. Hawley-The senator from Missouri
will not indorse what that bleckguard said.
| Mr.. Vest-I have not indorsed it, but if
| the senator will contain himself a moment
| will state my object IN quoting it here. |
have not indorsed it, There is nothing in
the communication that affects the respect
ability, moral character or integrity OF any
of the persons mentioned in it. 1t is, then,
ordinary criticism Of public assembly, and
l had it read to show the impression made
on prominent men who attended the
| conference in respect to the per-
1
1t was in order to show that no wining and
dining, no public exhibition, nothing but
| self interest would affect our commercial
relations with the people of South America.
| We have assumed, to a large extent, that
| these people could be cajoled into CONNER
| cial relations with us. 1t has been assumed
| by this administration and by others that
they could be brought here and carried
through the country in a sort of spectacular
exhibit at public expense, and that
we could by such means secure
their trade. | have had that article read
as a communication published all over the
country and in South America to show that
| the men who came here from South America
| are among the keenest, shrewdest and most
far seeing merchants of the world. They
are men who control the coffee trade. They
are enlarging their cattle trade so
that they will soon become rivals
| in the dressed meat trade with
| the most enterprising citizens
Of the United States. l wanted to show
that they understood their interests. that
they intend to follow them, and that when
we, by any international American confer
| ence, or by any other spectacular means
seek to draw them from self-interest, we are
simply fooling ourselves aud throwing away
the money of the public.
PURCHASE OF SHIPS.
Mr.. Vest went on to discuss the merits of
the bill and to criticize the system which
prevents American mer chants from buying
| their ships abroad.
Mr.. Wilson Of Maryland also spoke in op-
position to the bill, and made tariff reform
| speech.
| The bill went over without action.
| Mr.. Edlnunds offered a resolution, which
was agreed TO, instructing the committee
on appropriations to prepare and report to
| the Senate statement of the gross amounts
already appropriated and proposed to be
appropriated IN the several appropriation
| bills Of this session.
Mr.. Allison said that he hoped to be able
| to make such a statement Monday.
The conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to.
The Senate at 4;50 o'clock adjourned till
Monday