The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-27
DEFENDED BY Villas.
The Wisconsin Senator Applauds
the Chief Magistrate
AND DDENoUNoBs SENATOR GoRMAN.

Mr.. Hire Motion to Place Conl and Iron
Ore on the Free List Defeated-Repre-
sentative Holman Predicts Another Con-
ference Disagreement on tho Tariff Bill.
, WASHINGTON. July Ex-senator Villas,
of Wisconsin, who was secretary of the
interior and later postmaster general dur
ing Mr.. Clevelaud's first administration,
replied at great length yesterday to SEN
stor Germans attack upon the president.
Four two hours he held the floor. amid
the rapt attention of the senate and gal
1eries, delivering his scathing rebuke OF
the Maryland senator. He denounced
Mr.. Germans assault as wanton, reckless
and unjustifable, and though he declared
that Mr. Cleveland needed no defense Mt
his hands, he took up scriatim the
charges made by Mr.. German and met
them with mastery skill and logic.
He made his statement. he said, in the
interest of the truth of history. Mr.. Cor
man was not in the senate at the time,
and to this fact the Wisconsin senator
called attention with regret In conclu-
sion he eulogized the personal character
and public integrity of Mr.. Cleveland in
the most glowing terms, declaring with
dramatic fervor that the president of the
United States, who had received so many
evidences of the honor and respect Of the
American people, could not suffer from
this unjustifiable attack of the Maryland
senator.
AT the conclusion of his speech Mr..
Villas explained that, in view of the fact
that Messrs. German, Brce and Smith
had assured him that his motio, to reccde
from the one, eighth ditferential in favor
of the reaners of sugar must fail, and the
further fact that Democratic caucus had
decided to agree TO a further conference
without instructions, he would withdraw
his motion.
After some general remarks by MI
Stewart against the interference of the
executive with the legislative branch oi
the government Mr.. Hills motion that
the senate recede from its amendments
placing duty of forty cents ton on Goa
and iron ore We're voted upon and de
feated, the Republicans, except Mr.. Hans
brough, of North Dakota, joining will
the Democrats bound by the caucus agree
ment against IL. The vote on free iroI
stood @ to &c and OH free coal G toH. Mr.
Irby, of South Carolina, was the onl.
other Democrat except Mr.. Hill who votet
for free coal aud iron. The Populists-
Allen, Kyle and Peffer-also voted in tn
Affirmative
Mr. Washburne (Me.) renewed MI
Villas motion to instruct the conferees t
recede from the one-eighth differentia
on refined sugars, but Mr.. Gray immed
ately made the point of order against
that IL was not competent for the senat
TO instruct in "full and free" conference
The point of order was debated for som
time, but had not been decided when tn
Benate adjourned There is no doub,
however, that 1t will be sustained an
this motion ruled out. The general in
pression is that the bill will go back I
conference today. IT,.
The days proceedings In the house wer
dull In the extreme, and one by one tn
members left their desks, until by 3:S
O'Clock there were not q half hundre
members in the chamber. The confereuc
report on the Notifications appropriate
bill was agreed to. The day had been a
signed to the committee on interstate an
foreign commerce, and some twenty c
thirty bills reported from this committt
were passed.
Representative Holman, the chnrma
of the house Democratic caucus, says tht
the house Democrats will probably caucG
on tho tariff bill when II is returned frol
the next conference. lie does not thin
an agreement will bSreachrd by the col
ferees without instructions, and antiC
pRtes that another report Of n disagree
nent will be returned to both houses.
that event, he says, n caucus of the hou!
Democrats will be called to decide upo
instructions to be given the house CO..
ferees.