The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-03

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Wsshinstoa, July 25.-Every stat b.
tho galleries was tiled sstin to day wh%n
the senate met. Resi- = ption Of the heavy
firil & against the executive Was autici
pated.
j When Mr.. Harris called up the con-
fsttr co report almost evury seat on the
dor was occupied. Mr.. HUI Of New
York was Immediately recognized. He
greed, hc said. at the outset with Alr
Gt rMun. thut the Democratic party was
in TIL. ntist Of great crisis. The Demo-
cratic party, after such lcng strrxsie In
the luinorlty, had at list Leen intrusted
With power. II had gpne to work to re-
d. em its pl..dges. Tile greatcst was that
to nform the tariff. Tho house had
l.n.scsl tariff bill hich, aside from its
inCtDle tax featur. .teinetl TO NEE. with
general satisfaction An It passed this
senate, however, aftnr l"ng. weary mouths
Of debate, It was not satisfactory, al,l II
vi"lsted The pledges of the party. It
went to conference. The house soilfere,.s
were confronted with the fact that tho
senate had made tie bill " worthy Of
1Scmocrati: support. They rejected tile
d. ty on coal and iron ere. They refused
to yield, ard there wls no hope that
they wouli yield. If they insist..l upon
tl:eir attitude and the senate was OBJ
3t'nnte, all prospect IT tariff legislation
Wis nj sn entl. -
do you see any signs of yielding on
tie rnrt Of the ho.te!" lie asked, ad-
dressing His Democratic colleagues
''lsackei l'y the public press of the coun-
try, ~ the Democr, tic makses, and the
president Of the United States, as Il un-
.l.ubtedly is, the lousc will never yield.
Why not yie:d on coal t..l iron, and SEQ
whether it dies not lead to an agree
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lie was not, he ssli, talking about Mr..
N;las' motion to rrrefle from the differ
ential In favor Of the srg,,r trust; but
tthctssions must III should be made II
tit. lnll was ~ ls.c. ire y law.
lie was In sy'upatly y with the prcsi-
dents letter. Its sentiments wers his
sri,t::ncnts. The pI., i.:ent viDlate,l u,
Clause Of the cs,nsti, utinn when he sent
t.Mt letter. He had the right to do It,
Mr Hill proposed to toke issue with
Mr.. Corn ans MN'ment yesterday that
the presto cnt had only recently li.coy.
cred the doctrine of free raw materials.
lie carefully quoted from the president .
n,tl fie uttrranc..s To demonstrate that MI.
Cleveland had tecn welded t. th,t doc
trii.e since llc sent bis fatmM,s tariff mes.
sage to congress In 1887. Neither did he
believe that Gle, Gland could be held re.
tponsible for the unofficial utterances Of
secretary Carlisle, bat, referring to the
official utterances Of the secretary of the
treasury, lie pointed out that until this
present question arose both Mr.. Clcve-
land aud Mr.. Carlisle were consistent In
their harm Ony.
when Mr.. Cleveland saw that the
senate bill placed lty on coal and iron
ore. the property of tue rich," said Mr.,
Hill dramatically, ''and removed the duty
from wool, the product Of the farmer.
ne would have been false to himself,
folse to his pledges nnd false to his marty
had he not called attention to the dis.
elimination and inconsistency.
Il do rot often tlt fend the pres idcnt. "
said MIR. Hill. raising lis voice until II
ra'.s through the chi aler, "but to-day
It Is my duty TO do 70. l hope l nm,
l.rMtl-lnin,lel and LIBERAL cl,rugh to de.
frn.l him when lie IL unjustly criticisa,,
lJlu Ottlcketl.
AS he was saying this tl,era were
az nor strations # approval in the gallery
that broke finally into app!asee whiri,
Z! 'npellel MIR. Harris. who was In the
cAair' I" caution the galleries to de.ist,
a suggestion from Mr.. HaMlov- A.
eiSh ~ een'ad adslisse val nna ,srsa REM s%a
llis.cd. ""o
Several times the presiding officer wa,
unable t. restrain the enthusiasm nj,
remarks evoked, ot,hly when Mr.. Hilj
declared that personal nsjd.rntio:s
would not prevent him from defentlins
tie president when lie wny uniustlv Al,
talked He defended Mr.. Clcveland'a let.
ter, his right to scrd It ind the senti.
lnents 1t tontuinei, end made a stuns
roiat against his ndvers,rics wh N he
pointed out that they criticised the nrcsi.
dent for siding will, The house when tl,ay
adhlittes' that they had used all their In.
husnce to induce him to intcrpos., in be.
aalf OF tile senate amendments to ths
tdiif bill. He t.ok M Mr.. Germany
argument nnd met it point by point in a
mrnncr satisfactory to hir self at least.
al;d eoncicded with ricr.. ef satire thar
stung those on the floor and tickletl the
galleri.s VI measurably. Mr.. Gormnn
ytstertlay coml.arel Mr.. Hill to IaRo.
To-day Mr.. Hill ikened those who Ind
joined in the assault on Mr.. Cleveland to
the conspirators who stabbed Caesar 10
death at the foot of Pompeii's statue in
the roman senate. Mr.. German he char-
acterizcd as the lean and hungry Cassi,ls. /.
Mr.. Jones. Marcus Brutus. the honest
brutns Of the senate; Mr.. Vest, who
struck the first blow on Friday. az
Casca: Mr.. Voorhees, as Trebonius.
eesfy but earnest" and Mr.. Harris az
Mletallas Climber. They had struck down
the president, Mr.. Hill said, NOT that
they loved Mr.. Cleveland less but that
they loved the senate compromise more
and yet" he concluded, aud each word
rang out like hammer on an anvil. II
ean say with Anthony, They are all
honorable men," A''
Mr.: Gallery of Louisiana, wbs fol.
lowed VI. Hill with q brief speech aiso
rS'e 10 the country Lis share Of tho
secrets of the political Prison horse. IIe
detailed Mt length the manner in which
III. sugar schedule had been prepare,.
iEslsti'ls that il was made by and in ths
interests of the sugsr trust. He then
gave way in er,:er to give the Democrats
a chance to cnueus Altogether # was
very exciting day and the Indications
are that others ts into resting will follow.