Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-07-26
NO COMPROMISE YET
And None in Sight in the
Tariff Deadlock.

III 1t by senator Hill tdem., n. \. as the
defender of President Cleveland against
the assaults of democratic senators in con-
nection with the presidents now fans US
letter to Mr.. Wilson, the Chairman of he
house conferees on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Hill took the ground that the letter
being unofficial was no violation of the
constitution; that it was no attack upon
the senate, or upon any senator, but that
it was an honest effort to carry out the
policy and theories Of the democratic
party, and to advance the interests of the
people. As to its being an unwarranted
attempt to interfere with pending legisla-
tion, Mr. Hill asserted that the blame lay
with those senators who instead of acting
on their own judgment and responsibility,
"badgered" the president to give them his
views upon the compromise bill which
they had prepared
He ewOund up a two hours speech lbrist-
ling all over with the spikes and spears
of wit and sarcasm) by comparing the
senatorial conspiracy against President
Cleveland to that which Compassed the
assassination of Julius Caesar. In this
historical parallel Senator German, of
Maryland stood for the lean and hungry
Cassius,n of whom Caesar said: 'IIe thinks
too much; such men are dangerous;" Sen
ator Jones, of FArkansas, for Honest
Brutus;n Senator Vest, of Missouri, for
the "cnvious Casca;n Senator Voorhees,
for Trebonious; and 'the distinguished SEN
ator from Tennessee Mr.. Harris for
CHINA. He carried out the parallel by de
Claring that these senators made the same
plea which the conspirators Of old made
mot that they loved Caesar less, but that
they loved Rome more'-"not that they
loved Cleveland less, but that they loved
their party and the country more
Mr.. Hill was followed by Senator CAT
fer, of Louisiana who submitted "A motion
looking to the restoration in the sugar
schedule of bounty for 1894 In short
speech (Which was however not concluded
he accused the democratic managers of
bad faith in striking out the sugar bounty
and declared explicitly for himself and his
colleague (lr. Blanchard that they would
not vote for the tariff bill ifit put sugar on
the free list.
Democratic Caucus.
a few minutes after the senate ad-
journed the democratic senators went into
caucus for the purpose of formulating a
programme in regard to the disposal of the
tariff bill. For three hours the discussion
continued, and at that time without hav-
ing reached any conclusion, an adjourn
ment was taken until to-day at the same
hour.
Three members of the democratic party
were conspicuous by their absence from
this conference. These men were Senators
Hill, Murphy and lrby, two of whom are
said to be ready to vote against the bill
i'll certain emergencies, and one, Mr.. Hill,
who has time and again declared his op-
position to the bill so long as the income
tax remains part of it. Every other sem
ator now in the city was present, except
Mr. Voorhees, and Mr.. Daniels, but their
absence was due to Illness
Hill Declined to Attend.
gNNIr. Hill was not notified otiiciall OF
the caucus until few minutes before
the adjournment Of the senate He was
then notified in the cloakroom by Mr.
German and requested to be present. Mr..
Hill frankly told the chairman of the eau
Gus that inasmuch as he was opposed tc
the bill, and would do all he could to de
feat it SO long as the party saw fit to keep
the income tax in it, he did not believe he
ought to participate in a conference that
had for its object the passage of the meas
ure and the settlement of party quar-
rels
The caucus discussion partook of the ma
ture of conversation more than of speech
making, although there were some very
pertinent and emphatic observations in
dulged in.
Soon after the caucus convened Mr.
Jarvis, of North Carolina, offered resolu-
tion that the bill be sent back to confer
cnce without instructions of any sort to
the conferees, and upon that resolution
all of the discussion was based.
Insist on the Senate Bill.
The conservatives, 80 called, the men
who formulated the present bill, did none
Of the talking, but one Of the senators said
after the caucus was over that those who
did falkland there were few who did not
were as Jealous in their advocacy of the
senate bill as any member of the conserva-
tives could lie and insisted as strenuously
that the senate bill should prevail,
Almost all of the debate and cross fire
between senators was directed at Mr.
Villas in an effort to induce him to with
draw his motion to strike out the ditferen-
tial on refined sugar. Mr.. Villas did not
indicate to the caucus just what he would
do i'll this connection, but made plea foI
the dminstraton saying that in view o
the strong letter the president had writer
there should be some sort of concession on
the part Of the senate and he believed tn,
concession should be, among other things
on TIC sugar schedule.
House of Representatives.
Tie committee on rules gave the day
session to the committee on public lands
and in two and half hours Mr., McRa
Mem., Ark, chairman, succeeded in hav.
ing passed fourteen bills reported from hi
committee Two of these were of particu
lar importance, one providing for settle
ment Of the claims by and against tn
stute of Arkansas and the United States
and the other providing for the separation
of the mineral lands in the Northern Pa
cifo grant in Idaho and Montana AM
granting patents to the settlers thereon.
The bill which came over from Saturda
and Monday as unfinished business wa
passed, directing the unemployment a
fast as vacancies occur of the railway pos
tai clerks who were discharged betwee
March Is and May |, 1889.
An hour of the session was spent in n
unavaiiing effort to consider the bill di
recting the payment to West Virginia O
the amount of direct tax collected from il
irrespective of claims by the federal goI