Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-21

| cumstances--with an income-tax remain
BEFORE e shi ans p Shall yc'es DO 80 ioF AGAIN ee sugar
| I'm my judgment the House cannot now
honorably retreat from It's position II
favor of free sugar. The Presidents sug,
| gestion came too late The Senate mus'
| recedc from its amendments"
| VEST.
Mr.. Vest, a member OF the Conference
| Committee. followed Mr.. Hill. Ii was. NJ
said, a subject OF congratuation for every
Democrat that the Senator from Ne~
States were at last able to stand together
on any platform at all. U.aughterD =.
They were both now urgently pieadin9
| for the enactment Of a law that would
| give absolutely free raw material. Tht
| distinguished statesmen had arrived al
! that unfication OF opinion after much In
/ tellectual struggling. and were now sub
| ject to the charge OF much Inconsistency
SO far as harmony could be produced
| even 10 limited extent. within tht
| Democratic party, he (NesD Joined ir
| the congratulations that must come from
| every portion OF the country on this union
| at last, of these TWO distinguished gem
| tlemen.
| "The political millennium" Mr.. Vest con.
| tinued, seems to have come upon us. al
| least in modified degree. The lion and
| the lamb OF New York have laid down
| together and the chairman Of the Ways
| and Means Committee OF the House now
| leads them. Which is the lion and which
| Is the lhilD 1 lcdNt 10
| ment, for | am not bold enough to enter
| now on that discussion.
| "The Senator from New York tells us
| as does the President OF the United
| States. that the cardinal principle OF
| Democratic faith in regard to tariff re-
| form is free raw material. The President
| even goes farther than the distinguished
| Senator and says that 1t Is perfidy tc
| consider reform unless free raw material
| be embodied in that REFORM.
In this connection Mr.. Vest referred
sarcastically to the fact that in the vote
/ 10y yeas and nays on motion TO put
wool on the free list Mr.. Hill had sat In
| his seat and not voted.
! Mr. Hin stated why this had been so.
| and Mr.. Vest exclaimed In tone OF
| satire: "If my soul were burning win
enthusiasm for free raw material; If ]
| could not rest at night because the
| Democratic party was going TO its death
| by placing "A duty on raw materials, i
| would stand on no petty technicalltes.
| but | would rush here at the peril OF
| my life and put myself on record for that
| great cardinal, elementary doctrine. But
| the yeas and nays were called and the
| Sena tor from New York declined 10 vote
| for free WOOL
TINE FOR PLAIN SPEAKING.
| Tn the further course Of his remarks,
| the Senator said: "The time has come
| for plain speaking In relation TO TINS mat
| ter. | have been consistent friend OF
| the present occupant of the Executive
| chair. | defended him in this senate
when his friends could be counted on
| the fingers of one hand, and shall sun
| continue To support him as long as j
| believe that his ends and objects are IN
| ronsonance with the success or the
| Democratic party, which is. | believe,
| necessary to the glory and honor OF thiS
| country But the Democratic party Is
| greater than any man. 1t survived Je1er-
| son. 1t survived Madison. Ii survived
| Cleveland. He does not embrace all the
| Democracy and all the tarin re,
| form Of this country: lie had
| no right to disregard the spirit OF legisia-
| tion. He had no right to trample on the
sensbilities Of other members Of ms party
| for any purpose whatever. Nhere dll
| the Pres. lent Of the United states tnd
| the right, by n private letter. TO Try to
declared that there should be three great
| coordinate officials of this government,
absolutely independent of oach other,
| did they mean that a President OF the
United States by the use of Patronage,
| bv the shadow Of the great Office which
the people have given him. should, In the
teeth OF legislation. put into me hahds
| Of conference committee, instructor 10
have q fun and free conference on mat
| ters in dispute between the two houses.
| a personal appeal to his party friends
| to stand by his view on any pupllc ques,,
| ton? Mrs. Adams the wife OF the second
|
| memoirs. has given reason why the
| Capitol was placed at one end OF the Ave-
nue. and the White House AT the otncr emu
| saying that il was to prevent the Iresl-
| dent from exercising undue influence on
| the deliberations Of Congress. But, IN q
| conference committee, where the con-
| fcrrecs are instructed to have fun and
| free conference. the President of the
| United states has deliberately in
iectcd his personal appeal ana per
sOnal opinion. in ORDER in ad-
vance. TO influence measure on
tfcfr. to pass He Is II part or me law
making power of the government. but
his functions only begin after the two
houses of Congress. unswerved ana un-
Influenced by the Executive Office, have
passed upon the questions and placed
them before him. But the President,
without waiting until the Constitution put
| the duty upon him, In private letter To
the chairman Of TIE cOnferrees on the
mart of the House OF Representatives.
| throws his personal authority. the weight
| of his great office, his hold upon the
American people. into the scale, and de-
mdnds of this Senate that ii shall accede
| to MS views in reference 10 taflH reiortl'
STRUCK WITH ALARM
"Thtt potion OF the letter which has
.rIcs ,,., .i,h more alarm than anything
/ IA, .v.'d i'm the course Of my pul"lc
life. ...s 'ba declaration OF war betWe. n
| the r.. '.rs thirty years ago, - the
declaral.Jn 10y the President that II Is I'M
possible without treason TO the party 10
which we belong. without periidy to the
principles which we profess. for this tarin
| hin to become law by the votes OF MS po-
litical associates. IN
What a mockery II is to talk of fun
and free conference when one conlerfee
| has i'm his pocket at the time he goes
| into the conference the views. II not the
| instructions. of the President or the
| United States as to what should be done
Il was "A tariff reioriner before tn'
| President commenced his phenomenai ca
| recr and to be now told that we are
| false 10 the great principles OF the party
| * beyond the limit of human endurance.
| The traveller who tolls up ms coui -
| along the mountain side knows that ne
| cannot reach the summit in single houi
| or day. He is confronted by some marble
| cliff. some icy glacier He must by strate-
| gy make his way around II. But, II am
| mated by the certainty that he must
| succeed at last. he will eventually stand
| upon the highest peak, and then look
| back upon the tolls and dangers ana
| time viu come when the fuiI fruition of
| my hopes in relation 10 tarin reform shail
| be Witnessed; but until ] can get better
| bill, | shall take such measure as can
| be enacted by the Congress of the United
| States, and | shall not receive my IN
| structiOns from any other source III re-
| gard to my duties as conferree than
from this Senate No President. no ad-
| ministration. has the right to dictate 10
me in the performance Of what | consider
| my duty TO the people of Missouri and of
| the United States. This bill, as II passed
| the Senate, Will become a law, or the
| Mckinley act will remain on the statute
| books | wish il were otherwise"
| Mr.. Aldrich asked Mr.. Vest If ne wanted
| Il understood that tho Senate Democratic
conferrees were not aware Of the Pres-
dents letter of the 2d of July until yester-
| day. the 18Th.
MIR. Vests reply was: II speak only for
myself. / never heard of that letter until
| ii was read yesterday in the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES. / had no more knowledge
| of its existence than | have of what
| is passing now In Asia Minor or Africa.
THE LOUISIANIANS.
In the further course OF debate Mr..
came to a question between his party and
| his State. he would stand by his State,
and that if the promise of the Finance
| committee was not complied with, the
bin would not receive his support or
sanction.
MIR. blanchard. of louisiana intlmated,
without stating II in so many words, that
| II the Villas motion was carried the votes
~ the two Louisiana senator's would not
| be for the bill.
House of Representatives.
Very different from that of yesterday
was the scene In the House to-day The
galleries. contained only such persons as
could not gain admission 10 the Senate,
while on the floor. at least until near
| the hour of recess, were scarcely suficient
members TO do business: certainly not
enough TO impede its transaction. The