The morning news., 1894-07-26
THREE TALK ON THE TARIFF
The Days Debate In The Senate Be-
comes Tame Again.

On the Free List.
Washington, July 25.-To-day's debate
in the Senate on the question of agreeing
70 the resolution of the House of Repre-
seutatives for a further conference on
the tariff bill, was not of so exciting or
interesting a character as was the de-
bate on the first three days; and there
was not an allusion made, except very
remote one, to the Presidents famous
letter to Mr. Wilson. There were three
speeches made-the longes by Senator
Catfery of Louisiana, and two short ones
by Messrs. Daniel and Hunton.
Mr.. Caffery's speech was in advocacy
of his motion to have a modified sugar
bounty paid for 1894, and in favor of a fair
revenue duty on sugar. Failing in getting
such protection for the sugar interests of
Louisiana, Mr.. Gallery declared, "more
In sorrow than in anger" that himself
and his colleague would be forced to an
tagonize the bill and to part the ties
which now bound them to the Democratic
party.
The speeches of Messrs. Daniel and
Hnton were called out by desire to
correct an error in the report of Mr..
Germans speech Of Monday last which
represented them, with senators from
four or five other states, as being so
inimical to the House bill that they would
have voted against it. Mr.. Daniel de-
clared that he had named no conditions
TO command his vote, and that, whether
the bill as it would be finally fixed in con
ference suited HIM or not, it would have
his support. MIR. Hunton expressed him
self in favor Of the proposed duty of 40
cents a ton on coal and iron and 40 per
cent ad valOrem on sugar, as fair reve-
nue. duties, and hoped that there was pa
triotism enough in the democrats of both
houses Ito give and take"
QUAY PROPOSES FREE SUGAR.
A motion was made by Mr. Quay, rep,
II Of Pennsylvania to amend the motion of
II Messrs Villas and Gray so as to put su-
II gar on the free list. The whole matter
then went over till tomorrow without
action.
During the morning hour there were
ten bills taken from the calendar and
passed The conference report on the
executive, legislative and judicial appro-
priatiOn bill was presented and agreed to
and resolution was offered by Mr. Allen,
and went over till tomorrow, calling for
copies of all kilograms and correspond
ence Of the department of justice with the
representatives of railroad companies and
with the United States district attorney
OF Chicago on the subject of 1.-THE recent
industrial troubles in that city.
In the continued absence of the Vice
President the chair was filled by Mr..
Harris, president pro tenn. of the Senate,
who submitted communication from the
state department with report of the
proceedings in the French legislature on
the presentation of the resolutions of the
American Senate and House on the occa-
sion OF the assassination of President
Carnot They were ordered to be pub
Ashed in the Congressional Record.
DANIEL ON THE SITUATION.
Mr. Daniel, rising TO a personal ex-
pIanation, quoted from report of Mr..
Gormans speech in two of the Richmond
papers the Dispatch and Times-a para
graph to the effect that the representa-
tlVes from New York, New Jersey, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Virginia were so OPP
4 posed at the outset to the House bill that
they would not support it. He had been
assured by the senator from Maryland
mat he had not used that language, and
mat the report was erroneous. He MIR.
Danlel had simply to say that from the
outset OF the great struggle he had felt
4 profoundly convinced that no greater
calamity could befall the country,
II IN an economic sense, and under the
present conditions, than thelfailure of the
Democratlc party TO enact into a law a
reasonable tariff bill. In all his meetings,
discussions and suggestions he had
always stated, as he did now, that he
named no condition to command his vote;
mat whether the bill suited him or not,
would command his support. His
Judgment was that there was no subject
Oh which body like the Senate could be
called upon to legislate which so much
oemanded the spirit of conciliation
ana compromise as tariff bill
And it was still his opinion that
any "Whosoever he be, or in
Whatever department"-who laid down
au arbitrary statement that this
Iem or that item must not
Dc compromised, did not occupy
aS broad a position as patriotism de
manded. He regarded the delay in the
passage of the bill as a great misfortune
10 10 the country and TO all of its people,
me smallest might criticise, but only the
wise could achieve results; and, yet his
augment and wisdom as to so vast a
Sqolect would be found ever in the spirit
VI compromise and Cancellation.
HUNToN SAYS IT'S UNJUST.
Mr. Hunton, the other democratic SEN
ator from Virginia, said that the para
sraph in the report of Mr.. Gorman's
speech did injustice to himself and his
ooIeague, because there were not two
senator's who had made more sacrifices in
oluer TO obtain an early passage Of the
arm bill He confessed that he was
earnestly in favor of revenue duty Of 40
SenIs ton on coal and iron ore. but the
uay had never come, and never would
eome, when he was not willing TO make
Sacflnces in regard TO those duties
as 10 sugar, he thought that the
proposed rate of 40 per cent ad valorem
Has also fair revenue tariff. And these
Julles afforded at the same time, Incl
-yDtal protection 10 sugar, coal and iron
That was his idea OF proper tariff
s''ofun. AS 20 the one-elghth Of a cent
pound additional discriminating
CI.y on sugar, he said that he was not In
..D''F OF protecting trusts, but was, on
.I' o2ntrary violently opposed 10 IT, but
'.'u 10 was recOllectod that the Mckinley
gave one-half Of a cent discriminating
ana the Senate bill gave only one
+YlA oi "A cent, no one should hesitate
n"ehl ln allowing that One-elghth. lie
tHt That there was patriotism enough
."' D'uocratlc party OF both houses
..' and take. They would thus pet q
, WHICH, n not satisfactory % himself
Hhtf eenatOrs, wo.ia boz 30 mnch
lhan Tho Mckinley act that they
T' Take it, nnd take ~ gladly
was not y tlme Tor democrats ~